UPSTATE
FRESHWATER
INSTITUTE
 Lake Champlain
 Lake Ontario
 Oneida Lake
 NYC Reservoirs
 Adirondack Lakes
PO Box 506
Syracuse, NY 13214
A forum presenting the most
recent findings by the research
community concerning Onondaga
Lake and other New York
ecosystems, including:
14th Annual
Onondaga Lake
Scientific Forum
Critical Information for
Resource Managers
Who should attend:
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researchers/consultants
public officials and regulators
teachers/students
environmentalists and lake advocates
Research Topics:
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water quality modeling
hydrodynamics
optics
mercury control
phosphorus cycling
aquatic biology
Presenting Recent Research
on Onondaga Lake and Other
New York State Surface Waters
The Gateway Building
SUNY ESF Campus
Friday, March 22, 2013
Sponsored by
Poster Presentations
Space is available for a limited number
of posters concerning the freshwater
systems of New York. Those
considering presentation of a poster
need to e-mail a title and abstract to:
UFIcontact@upstatefreshwater.org
by March 13, 2013. Posters should be in
place by 8:00 AM, the day of the forum.
UPSTATE
FRESHWATER
INSTITUTE
8:00
Check-in/Late Registration, Continental
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
8:30
Introductory Comments
8:40
The ESF/SUNY – UFI Announcement
8:55
Invited Talk (45 minutes)
“The Nearshore of Lake Ontario and the Genesee
River Watershed”
Joseph C. Makarewicz
Distinguished Service Professor
Dept. of Environmental Science and Biology
SUNY Brockport
9:40
“Trophic State Responses of Onondaga Lake
Following Advanced Wastewater Treatment”
D. Matthews, S. Effler, A. Prestigiacomo, S. O'Donnell
Upstate Freshwater Institute
J. Powers, J. Suryadevara, A. Deskins
Onondaga County Dept. of Water Environment Protection
10:00 "Contributions of Particulate Inorganic
Phosphorus to the Phosphorus Pools of
Onondaga Lake and 94 other New York State
Lakes”
C. Hurteau, D. Matthews, S. Effler, F. Peng
Upstate Freshwater Institute
D. Nover, M. Auer
Michigan Technological University
S. Kishbaugh
NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
N. Mueller
New York State Federation of Lake Associations
10:20 Break (10 minutes)
10:30 “A Retrospective Analysis of Phosphorus and
Ammonia Efflux from the Profundal Sediments of
Onondaga Lake, NY: Regulating Mechanisms
and Implications for Recovery”
D. Matthews and S. Effler
Upstate Freshwater Institute
1:20
1:40
2:00
11:30 Poster Viewing (30 minutes)
12:00 Buffet Lunch (provided)
1:00
“Salinity, Density and Entry Depths of Municipal
Wastewater in Onondaga Lake"
D. Matthews, C. Hurteau, S. O'Donnell, and S. Effler
Upstate Freshwater Institute
“Using Passive Sonic Receivers to Understand
Habitat Utilization of Walleye (Stizostedion
vitreum) and Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus
dolomieu) in the Tributaries and Outlet of
Onondaga Lake, Syracuse, NY”
Others:$55.00 pre-registration*
$65.00 at the forum
“Emerging Technologies for Phosphorus
Removal: Application for Management of Water
Quality in the Great Lakes Nearshore”
2:20
Break (20 minutes)
2:40
“Characterization and Modeling of Turbidity in
Rondout Reservoir Following an Extreme
Runoff Event”
S. Effler, R. Gelda, A. Prestigiacomo, F. Peng, A. Effler,
B. Wagner, M. Perkins, D. O'Donnell, S. O’Donnell
Upstate Freshwater Institute
D. Pierson
NYC Environmental Protection
“Optical Characterization of Lake Champlain:
Spatial Heterogeneity and Closure"
D. O'Donnell, S. Effler and C. Strait
Upstate Freshwater Institute
3:20
“Bottom-up and Top-down Influences on
Phytoplankton Community Dynamics in Oneida
Lake from 1975 to 2011"
N. Idrisi
Atlantic States Legal Foundation
L. Rudstam,
Cornell University
3:40
11:10 “Fate and Transport Modeling of Plunging
Inflows to Onondaga Lake"
E. Owens, S. Effler, D. O'Donnell, D. Matthews
Upstate Freshwater Institute
Student: (student ID required at check-in)
$25.00 pre-registration*
$30.00 at the forum
M. Auer and B. Downer
Michigan Technological University
R. Lambert
LimnoTech, Inc.
3:00
“Characterization of the Light-Scattering
Attributes of Mineral Particles in Lake Ontario
and the Effects of Whiting"
F. Peng and S. Effler
Upstate Freshwater Institute
4:00
Registration
14th Annual Onondaga Lake Scientific Forum
L. Kirby and N. Ringler
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
S. Johnson, L. Kirby, C. Karboski, N. Ringler
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
M. Murphy
Anchor QEA
10:50 “Simulation of Long-Term Seasonal Water
Quality for Onondaga Lake”
S. Chapra, J. Walker
Tufts University
D. Matthews, S. Effler
Upstate Freshwater Institute
“An Evaluation Of Epiphytic Macroinvertebrate
Communities Within Four Relatively Distinct
Submerged Aquatic Macrophyte Beds in
Onondaga Lake”
“Sources of Mercury and Pathways of Inputs
and Exposure to Coastal and Marine
Ecosystems"
C. Driscoll
Syracuse University
R. Mason
University of Connecticut
C. Chen
Dartmouth College
K. Lambert and E. Sunderland
Harvard University
Includes: Coffee/Buffet Lunch
Please see website for location and parking
details. Due to limited parking, carpooling is
encouraged.
Checks payable to:
Upstate Freshwater Institute Inc.
Check-in & Late Registration:
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
UFI
PO Box 506
Syracuse, NY 13214
UFIContact@upstatefreshwater.org
http://upstatefreshwater.org/html/annual_olsf.html
*pre-registration payment must be received
by Wednesday, March 13, 2013
[ ] Parking required.
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