Résumé

Curriculum Vitae
Marcel Dijkstra, Ph.D.
(Jan/2021)

Assistant professor of Environmental Engineering Technology

Department of Engineering Technology - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI

E-mail: Dijkstrm@UWO.edu  Phone (920) 424-7106

EDUCATION

·       Michigan Technological University                                                Houghton Michigan

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering                                                             2015

Master of Science, Environmental Engineering                                          2011

·       Rijks Universiteit Groningen                                                         Groningen, Netherlands

Master of Business Administration (MBA)                                                 1992

·       Hogere Technische School                                                          Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Bachelor of Business Administration                                                       1987

ACCADEMIC APPOINTMENT

·       Assistant professor of Environmental Engineering Technology         2015 - present

Department of Engineering Technology

·       Classes taught: Solid Waste Management, Air Quality, Fundamentals of Engineering Technology, Building a Sustainable World, Fluid Control, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Field Sampling and Analysis, Water Resources, Industrial Safety and Hygiene

RESEARCH INTERESTS

·       Environmental engineering - basic principles and concepts in management of eutrophication in surface waters including determination of bioavailable phosphorus concentrations / fractions of total phosphorus

·       Surface water quality modeling – kinetic determination, regulations, TMDL reporting and ecosystem simulations.

·       Aquatic primary and secondary production modeling - capturing ecosystem dynamics

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

UW-Oshkosh Engineering Technology Department    2015 – present    Oshkosh, WI

·       Determination of the impact of zebra mussels on nutrient cycling in Lake Winnebago, WI, 2018-2020, WDNR

·       Determination of dynamics in bioavailable phosphorus in the Fox River, WI, 2016 / 2019, NGRREG / FDR-UW Oshkosh

·       Nutrient dynamics in Lake Shelbyville and Carlyle lake, IL, 2018, NGRREG / FDR-UW Oshkosh

·       Assessment of dynamics and trends in (bioavailable) phosphorus in Lake Decatur, IL, 2017, NGRREG / FDR-UW Oshkosh

MTU Civil & Environmental Engineering Department    2010-2015    Houghton, MI  

·       Conducting quality control testing and analyzing field and laboratory data

·       Data analysis for trends and signals

·       Developed model kinetics for Lake Superior to calculate primary production

·       Utilizing a 3D mathematical model (RCA) to describe ecosystem dynamics

·       Reporting and presenting project results (to the Principal Investigator and project director)

·       Calculating primary production, focusing on spatiotemporal signals

·       Calibrating and validating the 3D water quality model (RCA)

RESEARCH FUNDING RECEIVED

·       Lake planning grant: "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Breakwall Restoration in the Winnebago Pool Lakes", Terrell's Island breakwall project, 2020 – 2021, (I am subcontracted to measure phosphorus concentrations pre and post-intervention, total budget $37,000: granted)

·       NGRREC proposal "Phosphorus retention behind locks and dams in the Lower Fox River" leveraging FDR funds was granted for 2020 (PI, Budget of ~$12,000 was granted, but funding was pulled due to COVID)

·       Green Fund proposal "Electric Vehicle Chargers", 2020 (co-PI, Budget $8,000: granted)

·       Green Fund proposal "Biomimicry Inspired Impellor Demonstration", 2020 (co-PI, Budget $1,500: granted)

·       WDNR proposal to study the “Impacts of Zebra Mussels on P uptake in Lake Winnebago” was submitted and granted (grant# AIRD11218). A follow-up proposal for additional funding ($11,086) to increase the budget to $142,715 was accepted as well. For this project I am the PI and Dr. R. Stelzer from the Biology Department I co-PI

·       NGRREC proposal "Fox River nutrient dynamics”, leveraging FDR funds, 2019 (PI, Budget ~$12,000: granted)

·       Keweenaw Historical Society proposal to do a pilot project to establish an heirloom orchard in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Central Mine MI, 2019 (PI, Budget $2,000: granted)

·       Green Fund proposal "UW-Oshkosh Heirloom Apple Orchard", 2019 (co-PI, Budget $2,474: granted)

CONTRACT WORK

• COVID wastewater sampling and analysis for care facilities in the Oshkosh area executed in 2020 (project initiator and project leader, invoiced amount: $33,350)
• COVID wastewater sampling and sample preservation on our UWO campus during the Fall 2020 semester (project initiator, leadership in collaboration with ERIC lab, budget ~ $96,000)
• Ultra-low phosphorus measurements for projects executed by White Water Associates, Amasa, MI in 2019 and 2020
• Bioavailable phosphorus determination of phosphorus in zebra mussel fecal pellets for the Upstate Fresh Water Institute, Syracuse, NY in 2019

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

·       Dijkstra, Marcel L., Auer, Martin T., Kuczynski, Anika, and Lambert, Renn. "Determination of bioavailable phosphorus in water samples using bioassay methods." MethodsX 7 (2020): 100807.

·       Dijkstra, Marcel L., Corcoran, Miles J., Sloan, John J., and Lutz, Brittany L. "Assessing phosphorus distribution and bioavailability in Lake Decatur, IL." Lake and Reservoir Management (2020): 1-15.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

• Presentation (online) for DNR nutrient experts panel working in Wisconsin "Dynamics in Bioavailable Phosphorus in the Lower Fox River", Spring 2019
• Presentation at SIRT seminar "Drinking Fox River Water" Oshkosh, WI, Spring 2019
• Presentation Lamping, Xander, Dijkstra, Marcel L., and Corcoran, Miles. "Assessing Spatial Dynamics in Phosphorus Bioavailability in the Lower Fox River, WI" NGRREC symposium, East Alton, IL, 2019
• Presentation Dijkstra, Marcel L., "Dynamics in Lake Winnebago Algal Blooms" Audubon programs, Fond du Lac, WI, January 2019
• Presentation "Dynamics in Lake Winnebago Algal Blooms", Sierra Club, Appleton, WI, May 2018
• Presentation "Impact of zebra mussels on Lake Winnebago Phosphorus cycling" Water Quality Techteam meeting, Neenah, WI May 2018
• Presentation "BIG HEAT and BIG Chill: Impact on the Timing and Magnitude of Primary Production in Lake Superior", Graduate seminar, Houghton MI, September 2018
• Scientific tours to the general public at the Strawberry Festival in collaboration with Michigan Technological University, Chassell, MI 2011 through 2018
• Presentation "BIG HEAT (2012) and BIG CHILL (2014): Impact of Climate Extremes on Primary Production in Lake Superior", SOLS conference, Houghton MI, October 2018
• Presentation "The State of Lake Superior" at the annual Celebrate Lake Superior Day, Copper Harbor, MI. Lectured on the current state of Lake Superior's ecosystem and the effects of climate change. July 2013 and 2014

POSTERS

• Poster presentation Lamping, Xander, Dijkstra, Marcel L., and Corcoran, Miles. "Assessing Spatial Dynamics in Phosphorus Bioavailability in the Lower Fox River, WI" NGRREC symposium (2019), East Alton, IL
• Poster presentation Befus, Tyler, Dijkstra, Marcel L., and Corcoran, Miles. "Assessing Phosphorus Bioavailability in Lake Shelbyville and Carlyle Lake Carlyle, IL" NGRREC symposium (2018), East Alton, IL
• Poster presentation Lutz, Brittany, Dijkstra, Marcel L., and Corcoran, Miles. "Phosphorus Dynamics in Lake Decatur, IL" at Research in the Rotunda (April 2018), Madison, WI
• Poster presentation Lutz, Brittany, Dijkstra, Marcel L., and Corcoran, Miles. "Phosphorus Dynamics in Lake Decatur, IL" NGRREC symposium (2017), East Alton, IL

PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS