Scientific Advisory Board - Biographies
Edmund “Ned” Andrews (CV)
Current Position: Chief, River Mechanics Project, National Research Program, USGS, Water Resources Division. Boulder, CO.
Expertise: Research on river mechanics, especially river channel change in response to variations in flow and sediment supply; developing and improving methods to measure and calculate the entrainment and transport of sediment particles from a riverbed with mixed particle sizes.
Education: Ph.D. Geology/Aquatic Ecology.
Other Appointments: International Joint Commission Poplar River Water-Quality Board, Research Affiliate for Institute for Artic and Alpine Research, Investigator for National Science Foundation Joint Japan-United States Project on River Meanders, U.S. Geological Survey Representative, National Academy of Sciences Review Panel for Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, Expert Witness for the U.S. Government in application for federal reserved water rights, U.S. Geological Survey Science Advisory Committee, Scientific Advisor, Upper Colorado Endangered Fish Recovery Program.
Josh Korman (CV)
Current Position: Systems Ecologist, Ecometric Research Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia.
Expertise: Fisheries stock assessments. Statistical analysis of environmental and fisheries data; development of computer simulation models for resource management; experimental design for environmental monitoring, fisheries stock assessment; development of decision support systems.
Education: M.Sc. Biological Oceanography.
Other Appointments: Participation with Adaptive Management Programs for the Florida Bay, Upper Mississippi River, Bridge River, Kootenai River, Columbia River, Colorado River (Grand Canyon); External Review Panel member for CALFED environmental restoration program.
Dr. JoAnna Lessard
Current Position: Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Garcia and Associates, San Francisco, CA
Expertise: Stream ecologist with over 10 years of combined experience carrying out research and consulting on many topics related to stream ecology and aquatic resource management.
Education: B.S. and M.S. degrees in Fisheries Biology and Management and a Ph.D. in Aquatic Entomology.
Other Appointments: Dr. Lessard has spent most of her professional career determining the extent and type of biological responses to human-induced disturbances in watersheds. She has researched temperature effects of dams on stream systems, the impacts of recreational boating flows on stream biota, and has been involved in several projects evaluating methodologies to quantify effects of multiple stressors on stream systems. Dr. Lessard also has extensive experience in aquatic research study design, data manipulations and statistical analyses.
Clair Stalnaker (CV)
Current Position: Retired, formerly senior scientist with U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
Expertise: Research, method development and implementation, and policy for instream flows.
Education: Ph.D. Animal Ecology.
Other Appointments: Co-author of Trinity River Flow Evaluation Report; Chief, Riverine and Wetland Ecosystems Branch, National Ecology Research Center; Leader, Cooperative Instream Flow Service Group and Cooperative Fisher Research Unit, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Adjunct Professor, Colorado State University.
Michael F. Merigliano Jr. (CV)
Expertise: Riparian ecology management.
Education: Ph.D. Forestry.