Steve Carpenter holding strands of loose native pondweed that floated to the surface. Photo by Jeff Miller.
Steve Carpenter, the Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor of Zoology and Director of the Center for Limnology, was featured in the Wisconsin Ideas series.
The story- "Limnologist casts the human factor into the study of lakes" - profiles Carpenter's work in freshwater ecosystems.
Carpenter is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science, a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science and is one of the most cited researchers in all of environmental science.
The Center for Limnology carries a strong national and international reputation. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is considered the birthplace of limnology in North America - and that caliber and prestige continues today.