Dr. Helena Novak

Associate Professor of Environmental Science

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(734) 555-0163
Ann Arbor, MI
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Summary

Environmental scientist studying freshwater ecosystems and climate adaptation. Author of 38 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 21) and principal investigator on $3.2M in external funding. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in hydrology and data methods.

Work Experience

Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceAug 2021 – PresentGreat Lakes UniversityAnn Arbor, MI

Lead a research group of 3 PhD students, 2 postdocs and 6 undergraduates
Principal investigator on $3.2M in external grants, including two NSF awards
Teach 3 courses a year (hydrology, environmental data science) with mean evaluations of 4.7/5
Chair of the departmental graduate admissions committee

Assistant Professor of Environmental ScienceAug 2015 – Jul 2021Great Lakes UniversityAnn Arbor, MI

Established the Freshwater Resilience Lab and its long-term monitoring network of 24 sites
Supervised 4 PhD dissertations to completion

Postdoctoral ResearcherSep 2013 – Jul 2015Institute for Water StudiesBoulder, CO

Modelled nutrient loading in agricultural watersheds; 6 first-author publications

Education

PhD Environmental ScienceMay 2013University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WI

BSc BiologyJun 2007Charles UniversityPrague, Czech Republic

Publications

Novak, H., & Ortiz, J. (2024). Thermal refugia in warming lakes. Freshwater Biology, 69(3), 412–428.

Novak, H., et al. (2022). Long-term nutrient trends across Great Lakes tributaries. Water Resources Research, 58(7).

Awards

Early Career Research Award2019Society for Freshwater Science

Skills

Hydrology · Freshwater ecology · R · Python · GIS · Field monitoring · Grant writing · Graduate supervision

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