Joanna R. Blaszczak
French Family Science Center, Room 3304, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
email: joanna.blaszczak[at]duke[dot]edu
EDUCATION
Duke University
August 2013 - Present
PhD Candidate in the University Program in Ecology (UPE)
Advisors: Dr. Emily Bernhardt, Dr. Dean Urban
Cornell University
August 2008 - May 2011
B.S. in Science of Natural & Environmental Systems
Cum Laude, Honors Distinction in Research
Honors Thesis: Landscape Scale Variation in Soil Respiration in a Northern Hardwood Forest, Massachusetts, Advisor: Dr. Joseph Yavitt
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($20,660), Pulsed and Pressed: the Interactive Effects of Disturbance Intensity and Complex Chemical Exposure on the Productivity of Urban Stream Ecosystems, 2016
NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award ($755), 2016
Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Bentley-Holden Scholarship ($2,300), 2016
Millbrook, New York Garden Club Association Scholarship ($1,500), 2015
Society for Freshwater Science Best Student Oral Presentation in Applied Research ($400), 2014
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2013-2018
Fulbright Scholar, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway, 2011-2012
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Scholarship ($4,000), Harvard Forest, 2010
New York Soil & Water Conservation Society Scholarship ($1,000), 2010
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Scholarship ($4,000), University of Idaho, 2009
Cornell University Dean’s List, 2008-2010
PUBLICATIONS
1. Bernhardt, E.S., Blaszczak, J.R., Ficken, C.D., Fork, M., Kaiser, K., & E.C. Seybold. (All authors contributed equally.) 2017. Control Points in Ecosystems: Moving Beyond the Hot Spot Hot Moment Concept. Ecosystems, doi:10.1007/s10021-016-0103-y
2. Baalousha, M., Yang, Y., Vance, M.E., Coleman, B., McNeal, S., Xu, J., Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Bernhardt, E.S., & M.F. Hochella Jr. 2016. Outdoor urban nanomaterials: the emergence of a new, integrated, and critical field of study. Science of the Total Environment, 557-558: 740-753.
3. de Wit, H.A., Granhus, A., Lindholm, M., Kainz, M.J., Lin, Y., Braaten, H.F.V., & J.R. Blaszczak. 2014. Forest harvest effects on mercury in streams and biota in Norwegian boreal catchments. Forest Ecology and Management, 324: 52-63.
PRESENTATIONS
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. (Oral). Benthic Habitat Susceptibility to Perturbations Influences Urban Stream Metabolism. Society for Freshwater Science, Sacramento, CA, May 21-26, 2016.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. (Oral). Disentangling the Landscape Drivers Behind Urban Stream Degradation. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology, Asheville, NC, April 2-6, 2016.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. (Oral). Linking Urban Landscapes to Aquatic Ecosystem Processes. Research in Progress Seminar Series, Eastern Carolina University, March 21, 2016. *Invited talk
Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Badgley, B., Hobbie, S., Heffernan, J., Bernhardt, E.S., & Groffman, P. (Poster). Nitrous Oxide Yields from Urban Stormwater Ponds Across US Cities. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD, August, 9-14, 2015.
Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Badgley, B., Hobbie, S., Heffernan, J., Bernhardt, E.S., & Groffman, P. (Oral). Nitrous Oxide Yields from Urban Stormwater Ponds Across US Cities. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 17-22, 2015.
Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Heffernan, J., Groffman, P., & E.S. Bernhardt. (Poster). Nitrous Oxide Yields from Urban Stormwater Ponds Across US Cities. Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, March 18-19, 2015.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. 2014. (oral) Is all impervious cover created equal? A study of variation in stream chemistry across 10% impervious surface watersheds. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR. *Received Award
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. 2014. (poster) Moving beyond impervious surface cover in predicting the impacts of development on urban streams. 3rd Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology, Portland, OR.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. 2014. (poster) Is all impervious cover created equal? A study of variation in stream chemistry across 10% impervious surface watersheds. Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, March 17-18, 2014.
Blaszczak, J.R et al. 2012. (poster) Boreal wetland porewater and stream mercury dynamics in two Norwegian catchments. BIOGEOMON 7th Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, Maine.
Blaszczak, J.R et al. 2012. (poster) Biodegradability of boreal wetland and streamwater DOC with different NO3- concentrations. BIOGEOMON 7th Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, Maine.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant - Microbiology, Duke University, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant - Landscape Ecology, Duke University, Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant - Duke University Civil & Environmental Engineering Trip to Puerto Rico, Spring 2014 & 2015
Teaching Assistant - Introductory Geography, University of North Texas, Summer 2011
Teaching Assistant - International Conservation, Cornell University, Fall 2010
Cornell Outdoor Education (COE) Instructor, Spring 2009-2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Freshwater Science
American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
North Carolina Water Resources Association
Ecological Society of America
US International Association for Landscape Ecology
OUTREACH & OTHER
Society for Freshwater Science, Board of Directors Student Representative, 2016-present
4th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology Planning Committee, 2016-present
Nicholas Student Advocacy Council, Co-treasurer, Fall 2015 - Spring 2017
Hillside High School Science Fair Judge, February 2016 & 2017
North Carolina International Science Challenge Judge, Fall 2014, 2015, & 2016
Duke Ecology Oosting Lecture Committee, Fall 2014 - Fall 2016
Society for Freshwater Science Student Resource Committee, Chair, 2015-2016
Duke Ecology Seminar Co-Coordinator, Fall 2014 - Spring 2016
Hope Valley Elementary Science/Career Day, NC, April 2016
Invite-A-Scientist Day, Chatham Middle School, NC, March 2016
Society for Freshwater Science Instars Application Reviewer, Spring 2016
Rising TIDE (Training for Inclusion & Diversity in the Environment), Spring 2015 & Spring 2016
Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Live Auction Sub-Committee Chair, Spring 2015
Hillside High School Science Fair Preparation Workshop, Fall 2014
Duke International House Global Engagement Program, Fall 2014
FEMMES (Females in Math, Science, & Engineering) Capstone Day volunteer, February 2014
Updated: May 2017
French Family Science Center, Room 3304, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
email: joanna.blaszczak[at]duke[dot]edu
EDUCATION
Duke University
August 2013 - Present
PhD Candidate in the University Program in Ecology (UPE)
Advisors: Dr. Emily Bernhardt, Dr. Dean Urban
Cornell University
August 2008 - May 2011
B.S. in Science of Natural & Environmental Systems
Cum Laude, Honors Distinction in Research
Honors Thesis: Landscape Scale Variation in Soil Respiration in a Northern Hardwood Forest, Massachusetts, Advisor: Dr. Joseph Yavitt
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($20,660), Pulsed and Pressed: the Interactive Effects of Disturbance Intensity and Complex Chemical Exposure on the Productivity of Urban Stream Ecosystems, 2016
NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award ($755), 2016
Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Bentley-Holden Scholarship ($2,300), 2016
Millbrook, New York Garden Club Association Scholarship ($1,500), 2015
Society for Freshwater Science Best Student Oral Presentation in Applied Research ($400), 2014
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, 2013-2018
Fulbright Scholar, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway, 2011-2012
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Scholarship ($4,000), Harvard Forest, 2010
New York Soil & Water Conservation Society Scholarship ($1,000), 2010
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Scholarship ($4,000), University of Idaho, 2009
Cornell University Dean’s List, 2008-2010
PUBLICATIONS
1. Bernhardt, E.S., Blaszczak, J.R., Ficken, C.D., Fork, M., Kaiser, K., & E.C. Seybold. (All authors contributed equally.) 2017. Control Points in Ecosystems: Moving Beyond the Hot Spot Hot Moment Concept. Ecosystems, doi:10.1007/s10021-016-0103-y
2. Baalousha, M., Yang, Y., Vance, M.E., Coleman, B., McNeal, S., Xu, J., Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Bernhardt, E.S., & M.F. Hochella Jr. 2016. Outdoor urban nanomaterials: the emergence of a new, integrated, and critical field of study. Science of the Total Environment, 557-558: 740-753.
3. de Wit, H.A., Granhus, A., Lindholm, M., Kainz, M.J., Lin, Y., Braaten, H.F.V., & J.R. Blaszczak. 2014. Forest harvest effects on mercury in streams and biota in Norwegian boreal catchments. Forest Ecology and Management, 324: 52-63.
PRESENTATIONS
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. (Oral). Benthic Habitat Susceptibility to Perturbations Influences Urban Stream Metabolism. Society for Freshwater Science, Sacramento, CA, May 21-26, 2016.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. (Oral). Disentangling the Landscape Drivers Behind Urban Stream Degradation. US-International Association for Landscape Ecology, Asheville, NC, April 2-6, 2016.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. (Oral). Linking Urban Landscapes to Aquatic Ecosystem Processes. Research in Progress Seminar Series, Eastern Carolina University, March 21, 2016. *Invited talk
Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Badgley, B., Hobbie, S., Heffernan, J., Bernhardt, E.S., & Groffman, P. (Poster). Nitrous Oxide Yields from Urban Stormwater Ponds Across US Cities. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, MD, August, 9-14, 2015.
Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Badgley, B., Hobbie, S., Heffernan, J., Bernhardt, E.S., & Groffman, P. (Oral). Nitrous Oxide Yields from Urban Stormwater Ponds Across US Cities. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 17-22, 2015.
Blaszczak, J.R., Steele, M., Heffernan, J., Groffman, P., & E.S. Bernhardt. (Poster). Nitrous Oxide Yields from Urban Stormwater Ponds Across US Cities. Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, March 18-19, 2015.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. 2014. (oral) Is all impervious cover created equal? A study of variation in stream chemistry across 10% impervious surface watersheds. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR. *Received Award
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. 2014. (poster) Moving beyond impervious surface cover in predicting the impacts of development on urban streams. 3rd Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology, Portland, OR.
Blaszczak, J.R., Delesantro, J., Urban, D.L, & E.S. Bernhardt. 2014. (poster) Is all impervious cover created equal? A study of variation in stream chemistry across 10% impervious surface watersheds. Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, March 17-18, 2014.
Blaszczak, J.R et al. 2012. (poster) Boreal wetland porewater and stream mercury dynamics in two Norwegian catchments. BIOGEOMON 7th Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, Maine.
Blaszczak, J.R et al. 2012. (poster) Biodegradability of boreal wetland and streamwater DOC with different NO3- concentrations. BIOGEOMON 7th Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, Maine.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant - Microbiology, Duke University, Spring 2016
Teaching Assistant - Landscape Ecology, Duke University, Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant - Duke University Civil & Environmental Engineering Trip to Puerto Rico, Spring 2014 & 2015
Teaching Assistant - Introductory Geography, University of North Texas, Summer 2011
Teaching Assistant - International Conservation, Cornell University, Fall 2010
Cornell Outdoor Education (COE) Instructor, Spring 2009-2011
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Freshwater Science
American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
North Carolina Water Resources Association
Ecological Society of America
US International Association for Landscape Ecology
OUTREACH & OTHER
Society for Freshwater Science, Board of Directors Student Representative, 2016-present
4th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology Planning Committee, 2016-present
Nicholas Student Advocacy Council, Co-treasurer, Fall 2015 - Spring 2017
Hillside High School Science Fair Judge, February 2016 & 2017
North Carolina International Science Challenge Judge, Fall 2014, 2015, & 2016
Duke Ecology Oosting Lecture Committee, Fall 2014 - Fall 2016
Society for Freshwater Science Student Resource Committee, Chair, 2015-2016
Duke Ecology Seminar Co-Coordinator, Fall 2014 - Spring 2016
Hope Valley Elementary Science/Career Day, NC, April 2016
Invite-A-Scientist Day, Chatham Middle School, NC, March 2016
Society for Freshwater Science Instars Application Reviewer, Spring 2016
Rising TIDE (Training for Inclusion & Diversity in the Environment), Spring 2015 & Spring 2016
Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Live Auction Sub-Committee Chair, Spring 2015
Hillside High School Science Fair Preparation Workshop, Fall 2014
Duke International House Global Engagement Program, Fall 2014
FEMMES (Females in Math, Science, & Engineering) Capstone Day volunteer, February 2014
Updated: May 2017
