Curriculum Vita

Current contact information:
Science Museum of Minnesota
St. Croix Watershed Research Station
16910 152nd St. N.
Marine on St. Croix, MN  55047
Phone: (651) 433-5953, FAX: (651) 433-5924
email:  mbedlund@smm.org

Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences
University of Michigan
721 Dennison Bldg.
501 E. University Ave.
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1090
Phone: (734) 763-4300, FAX: (734) 647-2748
email (USA): mbedlund@umich.edu
email (Mongolia): mbedlund@SES.edu.mn
 

INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED AND ACADEMIC DEGREES
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1993-1998)
Ph. D., Natural Resources & Environment (1998)

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1987-1992)
M. S., Natural Resources (1992)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus (1981-1987)
B. S., Biochemistry and Botany (1987)

University of Minnesota-Forestry and Biological Station (summer coursework, 1989)
 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 1998-2001, Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, University of Michigan
International Research Fellow, National Science Foundation, 1998-1999, Mongolian State University and University of Michigan
Rackham Predoctoral Fellow, May 1997-May 1998, University of Michigan
Research Assistant I, September 1987-April 1997, Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, University of Michigan
Expedition Researcher, June 1996, Catherwood-NSF Expedition to Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia
Field Technician, March-December 1990, Freshwater Physicians, Inc., 5293 Daniel, Brighton, Michigan 48116
Research Assistant, Summer 1987,  University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station
Research Assistant, Summer 1985, Department of Botany, University of Minnesota

TEACHING
Visiting Professor, Nov-Dec 1998, Biology Faculty, Mongolian State University, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Biology, Ecology, and Taxonomy of Diatoms
Teaching Assistant, summer 1995, Department of Botany, Iowa State University and University of Iowa Lakeside Laboratories, Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms
Guest Lecturer, 1992-1999, various invited seminars and courses, University of Michigan, Mongolian State University, John Carroll University, Western Michigan
University, Eastern Michigan University, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Teaching Assistant, summer 1987, University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station, Great Plains and Boreal Flora
Teaching Assistant, spring 1987, Department of Botany, University of Minnesota, General Botany
 

PROFESSIONAL AND HONOR SOCIETIES
Phycological Society of America (1987-present)
International Phycological Society (1987-present)
International Society for Diatom Research (1987-present)
International Association for Great Lakes Research (1994-present)
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (1985-present)
North American Diatom Symposium
1997 Meeting-Organizing Committee, 1989 Meeting-Host Committee
 

GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS
Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood Options in the Grasslands of Eastern Mongolia Research Grants Program, United Nations Development Program,
"Biodiversity and Conservation of Buir Nuur-An International Inventory of the Diatom Flora," (with co-PI N. Soninkhishig)
International Research Fellow Awards Program, NSF, "A Mongolian-American Cooperative - Biodiversity and Training in Mongolia's Lake Hovsgol National Park."
Biotic Surveys Program, NSF, "International Partnership for Research and Training in Mongolia - The diatom (Bacillariophyta) flora of ancient Lake Hovsgol,"
(with co-PI E.F. Stoermer)
International Partnerships Program, University of Michigan, "A Mongolian-American Cooperative - Biodiversity and Training in Mongolia's Lake Hovsgol National Park,"
(with E.F. Stoermer)
Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, 1997-1998
International Association for Great Lakes Research, Doctoral Scholarship Winner, 1997-1998
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment Merit Scholarship, 1993-1998
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources Merit Scholarship, 1988
University of Michigan Biological Station Grant-in-aid, 1988
Caroline M. Crosby Fellowship, 1987, award for summer research at Itasca Forestry and Biological Station, "Algae of Itasca State Park:  Diatoms of Chambers Creek."
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Award, 1985, "Regulation of hydrolases in a caffeine-resistant mutant of Schizophyllum commune."
University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Grant, 1984
 

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH CRUISES AND SCIENTIFIC SAMPLING
R/V Sükhbaatar, algal and limnological sampling, Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia (1998)
R/V Grayling, USGS, Great Lakes Science Center, hydroacoustic fisheries sampling, Lake Michigan (1996)
R/V Shenehon, NOAA, fisheries sampling, Lake Michigan (1993)
R/V Laurentian, plankton, water chemistry, and sediment sampling-Lakes Erie and Ontario (1988), Lakes Huron, Superior, Michigan (1989-1992)

PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, R/V Laurentian (1990-1996)

SCIENCE JUDGE
National Oceans Science Bowl, Midwest Regionals, February 1999
 

PUBLICATIONS IN REVIEW
Edlund, M. B. and Andresen, N. A. (in review) Morphology of Oestrupia zachariasii and its transfer to Biremis.  submitted to Diatom Research

Edlund, M. B. and Jahn, R. (in review) Biogeography and endemism of diatoms.  In Economou-Amilli, A. (Ed.) Proceedings of the XVIth International Diatom Symposium, Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein.

Soninkhishig, N. and Edlund, M. B. (in review) Biodiversity and conservation of Buir Nuur-an international inventory of the diatom flora.  submitted to Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

Soninkhishig, N. and Edlund, M. B. (in review) Freshwater algae of the Khogno Khaan Protected Area. Part 1: Diatoms.  In Kim, Y. H. (ed.) Ecosystem and Biodiversity of Khogno Khaan Protected Area, Mongolia. The Korean Council for Conservation of Nature.

Edlund, M. B. and Soninkhishig, N. (in review) A new collection of Batrachospermum gelatinosum (Batrachospermaceae, Rhodophyta) from Lake Hovsgol National Park.  submitted to Proceedings of National University of Mongolia, Biology Section.

Donar, C. M , Fisher, D. C., Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. (in review) Diatoms from the Heisler Mastodon Site.  submitted to Journal of Paleolimnology

Edlund, M. B. and Bixby, R. J. (in press) Intra- and inter-specific differences in gametangial and initial cell size in diatoms.  In Economou-Amilli, A. (Ed.)
Proceedings of the XVIth International Diatom Symposium, Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N. and Stoermer, E. F. (in press) The diatom (Bacillariophyta) flora of Lake Hovsgol National Park, Mongolia.  In Goulden, C., Sitnikova, T., Gelhaus, J., and Boldgiv, B. (eds)  The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hovsgol (Mongolia).  Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
 

PUBLICATIONS
Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N., Williams, R. M. and Stoermer, E. F. 2001. Biodiversity of Mongolia:  Checklist of diatoms, including new distributional reports of 31 taxa.
Nova Hedwigia 72:59-90.

Andresen, N. A. and Edlund, M. B. 2001. Index to Diatom Research, volumes 1-14. 1986-1998.  Diatom Research 16(1).

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N., Williams, R. M. and Stoermer, E. F. 2000. Taxonomy and morphology of Eunotia clevei.  Diatom Research 15:209-219.

Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 2000. A 200,000-year, high-resolution record of diatom productivity and community makeup from Lake Baikal shows high correspondence to the marine oxygen-isotope record of climate change.  Limnology and Oceanography 45:948-962.

Edlund, M. B., Taylor, C. M., Schelske, C. L. and Stoermer, E. F. 2000. Thalassiosira  baltica (Bacillariophyta), a new exotic species in the Great Lakes.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57:610-615.

Soninkhishig, N., Jamsran, Ts., Edlund, M. B. 1999. Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of the Tuul River and their use as water quality indicators.  Proceedings of Mongolian State University, Biology, No. 9, (146):296-313.

Williams, R. M., Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1999. Taxonomy and morphology of Cymbella  stuxbergii from lakes in the Baikal Rift Zone.  Diatom Research 14(2):381-392

Edlund, M. B. and Francis, D. R. 1999. Diet and habitat characteristics of Pagastiella ostansa (Diptera:Chironomidae).  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 14:293-300.

Edlund, M. B., Soninkhishig, N. and Vis, M. L. 1999. Distribution, taxonomy, and conservation value of Batrachospermum (Batrachospermaceae, Rhodophyta) in Mongolia.  Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences 1999, No. 3, 47-54.

Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1999.  Taxonomy and morphology of Amphora  calumetica(B.W.Thomas ex Wolle) Perag., an epipsammic diatom from post-Pleistocene large lakes.  In Mayama, S., Idei, M. and Koizumi, I. (Eds) Proceedings of the XIVth International Diatom Symposium, Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, pp. 65-76.

Stoermer, E. F. and Edlund, M. B. 1999.  No paradox in the plankton? - Diatom communites in large lakes.  In Mayama, S., Idei, M. and Koizumi, I. (Eds) Proceedings of the XIVth International Diatom Symposium, Koeltz Scientific Books, Koenigstein, pp. 51-62.

Brandriss, M. E., O'Neil, J. R., Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1998.  Oxygen isotope fractionation between diatomaceous silica and water.  Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 62:1119-1125.

Edlund, M. B. 1998. Paleoecological evidence of climate change and historical patterns of planktonic diatom diversity inferred from the Lake Baikal (Russia) sediment record.  Ph.D. dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 166 pp.

Edlund, M. B. and Brant, L. A. 1997. Frustulia bahlsii sp. nov., a freshwater diatom from the eastern U.S.A.  Diatom Research 12(2):207-216.

Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1997. Review: Ecological, evolutionary, and systematic significance of diatom life histories.  Journal of Phycology 33:897-918.

Julius, M. L., Estabrook, G. F., Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1997. Recognition of taxonomically significant clusters near the species level, using computationally intense methods, with examples from the Stephanodiscusniagarae complex (Bacillariophyta).  Journal of Phycology 33:1049-1054.

Edlund, M. B. and Wynne, M. J. 1996. Proposal to conserve the name AcanthocerasHonigm. (Bacillariophyceae) against Acanthoceras Kütz. (Rhodophyceae). Taxon 45:529-530.

Edlund, M. B., Stoermer, E. F. and Taylor, C. M. 1996. Aulacoseira skvortzowii  sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a poorly understood diatom from Lake Baikal, Russia.  Journal of Phycology 32:165-175.

Czarnecki, D. B. and Edlund, M. B. 1995. New combinations for some taxa of Achnanthes. Diatom Research 10:207-209.

Edlund, M. B., Stoermer, E. F. and Pilskaln, C. H. 1995. Siliceous microfossil succession in the recent history of two basins in Lake Baikal, Siberia. Journal of Paleolimnology 14:165-184.

Kociolek, J. P., Stoermer, E. F. and Edlund, M. B. 1995. Two new freshwater diatom species. In Kociolek, J. P.  and Sullivan, M. J.  (Eds.) A Century of Diatom Research in North America:  A Tribute to the Distinguished Careers of Charles W. Reimer and Ruth Patrick.  Koeltz Scientific Books, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 9-19.

Stoermer, E. F., Edlund, M. B., Pilskaln, C. H. and Schelske, C. L. 1995. Siliceous microfossil distribution in the surficial sediments of Lake Baikal. Journal of Paleolimnology 14:69-82.

Edlund, M. B. 1994. Additions and confirmations to the algal flora of Itasca State Park.  II.  Diatoms of Chambers Creek.  J. Minn. Acad. Sci. 59(1):10-21.

Edlund, M. B. and E. F. Stoermer. 1993.  Resting spores of the freshwater diatoms Acanthoceras and Urosolenia.  Journal of Paleolimnology 9:55-61.

Edlund, M. B. 1992. Silica-related morphological variation in natural and cultured populations of Stephanodiscus niagarae (Bacillariophyta). M. Sc. thesis,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 102 pp.

Edlund, M. B. and E. F. Stoermer. 1991. Sexual reproduction in Stephanodiscus niagarae (Bacillariophyta).  Journal of Phycology 27:780-793.
 

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
"The Mongolian Diatom Home Page," http://www.umich.edu/~mongolia, a website dedicated to information management on Mongolian diatom biodiversity and initial distribution of results from the International Partnership for Research and Training in Mongolia.  Webmaster: Rebecca M. Williams.
 

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1997. Patterns of diatom diversity in large lake ecosystems. Phycologia 36 (suppl.):27.

Brandriss, M. E., O'Neil, J. R., Edlund, M. B., Langusch, S. R. and Stoermer, E. F. 1996. Temperature dependence of oxygen isotope fractionation between diatomaceous silica and water.  Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 28(7):428.

Edlund, M. B. and Stoermer, E. F. 1996. Auxospore size and expansion in diatoms.  Journal of Phycology 32 (suppl.):15.

Stoermer, E. F., Edlund, M. B. and Julius, M. L. 1995. Diatom succession on different time and space scales in Lake Baikal.  Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 27(6):133.

Francis , D. R. and Edlund, M. B. 1994. Diet and habitat characteristics of Pagastiella ostansa (Diptera:Chironomidae).  Bull. North Amer. Benthol. Soc. 11:188.

 Edlund, M. B., Stoermer, E. F. and Evans, M. S. 1993. Silica-related morphological variation in natural and cultured populations of Stephanodiscusniagarae (Bacillariophyta).  Journal of Phycology 29 (suppl.):3

Stoermer, E. F., Edlund, M. B. and Schelske, C. L. 1993. Siliceous microfossil abundance trends in the surficial sediments of Lake Baikal, Siberia.  Journal of Phycology 29 (suppl.):4.

Stoermer, E. F., Edlund, M. B. and Schelske, C. L. 1993. Distribution and concentration of siliceous microfossils and biogenic silica in surficial sediments of Lake Baikal.
Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Diatom Algae: Diatom algae as indicators of the changes of climate and environment. pp. 122-124.
 

DIRECTED UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS
Rebecca Williams, University of Michigan, NSF-funded undergraduate work study, Sept. 1998-present. "Biodiversity of Mongolian diatoms: Scientific journalism moves to cyberspace" < http://www.umich.edu/~mongolia >

Rebecca Williams, University of Michigan, NSF Undergraduate Research Experience, Sept. 1997-Apr. 1998. "Ultrastructure of Cymbella stuxbergii."

Laura Cyrocki, University of Michigan, NSF Undergraduate Research Experience, Sept. 1995-Dec. 1996. "Speciation, endemism, and gigantism in Lake Baikal diatoms."

Amanda Bell, University of Michigan, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Jan. 1996-Apr. 1996.  "Biological illustration of diatoms.  I. Amphora calumetica."

Stephanie Langusch, University of Michigan, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Sept. 1995-April 1996.  "Relationship between oxygen isotope ratios and temperature in freshwater diatoms."

Naomi Brenner, University of Michigan, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Sept. 1994-April 1995.  "Morphology and taxonomy of Aulacoseira baicalensis."