Research

Research projects carried out by FLI faculty and collaborators are primarily interdisciplinary and focused on issues relevant to the Finger Lakes region. Research projects provide background information and insights about the local environment, and include, but are not limited to:

• Exotic species introductions and their ecological impacts
• Watershed/Limnology, hydrogeochemistry, and ecology
• Hydrology and water resource issues
• Human interactions and their effects on water quality
• Records of environmental and climatic change
• Energy generation, utilization and environmental impact
  

Annual Finger Lakes Conference

Aquatic Plant Workshop

Current FLI Research Initiatives

A Preliminary Water Quality Study Of Owasco Lake, NY, And Its Watershed
Comparative Limnology & Hydrogeochemistry of the Finger Lakes
Historical Seneca Lake Data
The William Scandling, our 65 foot research vessel
Zebra Mussels Impact on Seneca Lake
Atrazine in Seneca Lake
HWS Data Loggers
How Healthy are Seneca Lake's Ecosystems?
PPCPS—Professor Jim Ryan (PDF)

Data

Seneca Lake Water Quality Buoy

Related departments at Hobart and William Smith Colleges:

Environmental Studies: Prof. Thomas Drennen-Chair
Geoscience Department: Prof. Brooks McKinney-Chair
Biology Department: Prof. David Droney-Chair
Chemistry Department: Prof. Walter Bowyer-Chair
Physics Department: Prof. Theodore Allen-Chair

For more information contact:

Bin Zhu, Research Scientist

(315) 781-4384