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Nathan  Reaver    Research Hydrologist  /ARSUserFiles/59823/Nathan1Resize.jpg
 **Position Description** I joined the Soil Drainage Research Unit as a Research Hydrologist in 2024. I use a multidisciplinary systems approach to understand the dynamics of hydrological systems and their associated ecosystems. Currently, I am investigating the coupled biogeochemical and ecohydrological dynamics driving nutrient cycling and transport within headwater streams and ditches of agricultural watersheds. Additionally, I provide my expertise in hydrology to the LTAR and CEAP efforts of the SDRU. Within my research, I employ a diverse set of technical skills and often use a combination of theoretical, observational, and experimental methodologies. While I am motivated by a deep curiosity of the natural world and by the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, I also believe the practical application of science is of equal importance. Accordingly, I endeavor to produce societally relevant knowledge and tools that provide stakeholders with pertinent information for resource and land management planning and conservation.
 **Education** **University of Florida**, Gainesville, FLPh.D. Environmental Engineering Sciences, 2018Dissertation Title: Linking Landscape Hydrologic Processes to Spring Ecosystem Dynamics **University of Florida**, Gainesville, FLM.E. Environmental Engineering Sciences, 2018Thesis Title: Comparison of Rill Erodibility Parameters as Influenced by Long-Term No-Till Farming **University of Toledo**, Toledo, OHM.S. Bioengineering, 2013 **University of Toledo**, Toledo, OH B.S.Bioengineering, 2011 Minors: Chemistry and Renewable Energy  **Experience** **Water Institute, University of Florida**, Gainesville, FL ***Research Assistant Scientist***, 2021-2024 Primary Research Project: Ecological and Economic Impacts of Land Use and Climate Change on Coastal Food Webs and Fisheries. Click here for more information. ***Postdoctoral Associate,*** 2019-2020 Primary Research Project: Floridan Aquifer Collaborative Engagement for Sustainability (FACETS). Click here for more information. **Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida**, Gainesville, FL ***Graduate Research Fellow***, 2014-2018 Primary Research Project: Collaborative Research Initiative on Sustainability and Protection of Springs (CRISPS). Click here for more information. **Biomedical Optics Laboratory, University of Toledo,** Toledo, OH ***Graduate Research Assistant,*** 2011-2013  **Building Ohio's Sustainable Energy Future, University of Toledo**, Toledo, OH ***Graduate Fellow*** 2011-2013  **CdTe Photovoltaics Laboratory, University of Toledo**, Toledo, OH ***Researcher*** 2008-2010  **Cornerstone Research Group Inc.,**Beavercreek, OH ***Research Associate*** 2008-2009  Click here to view Google Scholar entries for Nathan Reaver in a new tab  PublicationsNo publications listed for this employee.  ProjectsNo projects listed for this employee.


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