MICHAEL J. LEMKE
Associate Professor

 

Director of the Emiquon Field Station

(click HERE to link to real-time water data at Emiquon)

 

University of Illinois at Springfield
Biology Department, HSB 227
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL  62703
(217) 206-7339 voice; (217) 206-6162 fax
e-mail:  lemke.michael@uis.edu

 

Curriculum Vitae (also as *.doc )

 

Students and Student Projects

 

Current Research Topics and Collaborators

 

Recent Awards

·          Research Associate.  2006-2008. American Museum of Natural History.

·          American Society for Microbiology best on-line learning exercise:   Wohl, D., M. J. Lemke, M. Levandowsky, and T. Gorrell.  2005.  Microbial Diversity Workbook:  Creating a “Microbe Collection.”  American Society for Microbiology MicrobeLibrary.org-Curriculum Resources. http://www.microbelibrary.org.

·          University Scholar.  University of Illinois.

Recent Publications and Funding

·          Lemke, M.  J. and L.  G.  Leff.  2006.  Culturability of stream bacteria:  Assemblage and population level responses.  Microbial Ecology.  51:  365 - 374.

·          Rogan, B., M. J. Lemke and M. Levandowsky.  2005.  Exploring the sulfur nutrient cycle using the Winogradsky column.  American Biology Teacher.  67:279-287.

·          Lemke, M. J., K. Miller and S. Jennings. 2006.  Cooperative education pilot program: Exploring land-use practices for river floodplains.  Lumpkin Foundation. $15,000.

·          Lemke, M. J. 2006.  Exploration of the bacteria community at Emiquon Preserve and Illinois  River floodplain. University of Illinois at Springfield Competitive Scholarly Research Awards Program.

·          Lemke, M. J. 2006.  Development of an on-line courses

1.       Ecological Restoration in The Upper Mississippi River.  UIS College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. 

2.       Aquatic Ecology for Teachers.  Illinois Department of Natural Resources

·         Dungey, K. (director), L. Vasquez, A. McEuen, G. Trammell, W. Gade, and M. Lemke. 2006-09.  Merck/AAAS Grant for Undergraduate Science Research:  Microbial Community Diversity and Its Relationship to Water Quality at the Emiquon Preserve.

Courses and Teaching

·          BIO141 & 241:  Majors Biology

·          BIO345:  General Microbiology

·          BIO346:  General Microbiology Laboratory

·          PAC404:  Science and the Human Future

·          BIO444:  Aquatic Ecology

·          BIO561/ENS561:  Microbial Ecology

·          BIO445/ENS445:  Biology of Water Pollution

·          BIO302/BIO502:  Honor’s & Graduate Seminars

·          LSC423:  Emiquon Floodplain Restoration

·          PAC413:  Public Issues in Water Resources

Research Interests

·          microbial ecology focusing on bacterial population interactions in freshwater ecosystems

·          incorporation of traditional ecological approach with molecular biology techniques

·          microbial processes in interface habitats (i.e., oxic-anoxic layers)

·          bacterial populations in streams

·          nutrient cycling

·          decompositional processes

  • floodplain aquatic habitats

Professional Preparation

·          B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wildlife Management/Biology - 1980

·          M. S., University of British Columbia, Zoology - Cell Biology - 1985

·          Ph. D. , Michigan Technological University, Biological Sciences-Limnology - 1992

·          Post-Doctorate Research Associate, University of Alabama, Limnology and wetland ecology - 1992-94

·          Post-Doctorate Research Associate,   Kent State, University, Microbial Ecology  - 1995-97


Research Associate:  American Museum of Natural History

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