Carmen Aguilar

	Carmen Aguilar Associate Scientist Phone: (414) 382-1755 Fax: (414) 382-1705 E-Mail: Web Site: Aguilar Lab Great Lakes WATER Institute 600 E. Greenfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53204
Research Interests Geomicrobiology and microbial biogeochemistry. Interactions between minerals and microorganisms in freshwater and hydrothermal vent systems. Stable isotopes in marine and freshwater environments. Ecological dynamics of phytoplankton in freshwater. Research Science education: REU(Research Experience for Undergraduates), Aquanaut program for Science teachers.

Education 1992 Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Great Lakes Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Biogeochemistry. 1985 M. Sc. Biology, UNAM (National Autonomous University of México). Phytoplankton Ecology. 1983 B. S. Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Early Evolution and Origins of Life.

Publications Aguilar, C. and R. Cuhel, 2006. Changes in phytoplankton community structure in Lake Michigan by filter-feeding bivalves, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS36D-12. Aguilar, C. Cuhel, R. and J. Hensgen, 2006. From Funded Aquatic Science Research to Clay Models: Inquiry-based Modules for use in the Classroom, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS11H-06. Balistrieri, L.S., Shanks, III, W.C., Cuhel, R.L., Aguilar, C., and J.V. Klump, 2007. The Influence of sublacustrine hydrothermal vents on the geochemistry of Yellowstone Lake p. 169-200. In: Morgan, L.A. (ed.), Integrated Geoscience Studies in the Greater Yellowstone Area- Volcanic, Tectonic and Hydrothermal Processes in the Yellowstone Geoecosystem. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1717, 532p. Cuhel, R., C. Aguilar, 2006. Hypothesis-testing Research Cruises as Awards for Performance in National Ocean Science Bowl Competitions: Boosting Both Research and Education Progressions, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS16L-09. Cuhel, R., Aguilar, C. and J. Janssen, 2006. A Seamount in Lake Michigan: Hydrodynamic and Ecological Characteristics of the Mid-Lake Reef Complex, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS43M-05. Aguilar, C., Fogel, M.L. and H.W. Paerl, 1999. Dynamics of Atmospheric Inorganic Nitrogen Utilization in the Coastal Waters of North Carolina. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 180: 65-79. Beard, B.L., Johnson, C.M., Cox, L. Sun, H., Nealson, K.H. and C. Aguilar, 1999. Iron Isotope Biosignatures. Science 285: 1889-1892 Aguilar, C. and K.H. Nealson, 1998. Biogeochemical Cycling of Manganese in Oneida Lake, New York; Whole Lake Studies. J. Great Lakes Res. 24(1): 60-71. Aguilar, C. and K.H. Nealson, 1994. Manganese reduction in Oneida Lake, New York: Estimates of spatial and temporal manganese flux. Can. J. Fish. and Aquat. Sci. 51: 185-196.