Daniel K.

Szydlowski
dannyszydlowski1@gmail.com | 680 N. Park St., Madison, Wisconsin 53705

EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI June 2021—present
PhD Student | Freshwater and Marine Science
Advisor: Dr. Grace Wilkinson
Overall GPA: 4.00

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL August 2019—May 2021

Master of Science | Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Eric Larson
Overall GPA: 4.00

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN August 2015—May 2019

Bachelor of Science | Environmental Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.65

PUBLICATIONS
(4) Sawyer EK, JH Hartman, DK Szydlowski, and ER Larson. In press. Investigating calico crayfish (Faxonius
immunis, Hagen 1870) as a possible “sleeper” invasive species in northern Wisconsin, United States. Aquatic
Invasions.

(3) Szydlowski DK, AK Elgin, DM Lodge, JS Tiemann, and ER Larson. 2023. Long-term macrophyte and
snail community responses to declines of invasive rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus). Ecological Applications
e2818.

(2) Szydlowski DK, MK Daniels, and ER Larson. 2022. Do rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) invasions affect
water clarity in north temperate lakes? Limnology 23(1):219-230.

(1) Bertolet BL, CR Olson, DK Szydlowski, CT Solomon, and SE Jones. 2020. Methane and primary
productivity in lakes: divergence of temporal and spatial relationships. Journal of Geophysical Research:
Biogeosciences 125(9): e2020JG005864

Manuscripts in preparation or review:

(5) Szydlowski DK, SR Carpenter, ML Pace, EH Stanley, and GM Wilkinson. In preparation. Phytoplankton
response to summertime storms is mediated by antecedent winter conditions.

(6) Szydlowski DK, Bollini KA, and Grace M. Wilkinson. In preparation. Phytoplankton response to
heatwaves in three north temperate lakes. Target journal: Limnology and Oceanography.

(7) Dornelas M… Szydlowski DK et al. BioTIME 2.0: expanding and improving a database of biodiversity
time series. In preparation. Target journal: Global Ecology and Biogeography.

CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND POSTERS

Szydlowski DK. Emphasizing exchange: getting the most out of international collaboration. Ocean Sciences
Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 19-23 February 2024. Poster presentation.
Szydlowski DK, SR Carpenter, ML Pace, EH Stanley, and GM Wilkinson. Phytoplankton response to summer
storms is mediated by antecedent winter conditions. Water@UW-Madison Fall Symposium, Madison,
Wisconsin, 7 November 2023. Poster Presentation.

Szydlowski DK, SR Carpenter, DT Ha, ML Pace, H Schlimm, and GM Wilkinson. Can we measure and
manipulate resilience? An upcoming whole-lake experiment. Science in the Northwoods, Kemp Station,
Minocqua, Wisconsin, 18-20 October 2023. Oral presentation.

Bollini K, DK Szydlowski, and GM Wilkinson. Effects of heatwaves on phytoplankton on three north

temperate lakes. Science in the Northwoods, Kemp Station, Minocqua, Wisconsin, 18-20 October 2023. Oral
presentation.

Gorsky A and DK Szydlowski. Joint presentation on Wisconsin limnology abroad: new ecosystems and new
ideas. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography annual meeting, Palma de Mallorca, Spain,
4-9 June 2023. Oral presentation.

Szydlowski DK, DT Ha, and GM Wilkinson. Vertical responses of phytoplankton to storm events in three
north temperate lakes. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography annual meeting, Palma de
Mallorca, Spain, 4-9 June 2023. Oral presentation.

Szydlowski DK, SR Carpenter, ML Pace, EH Stanley, and GM Wilkinson. Phytoplankton response to

individual storm events is mediated by antecedent climate conditions. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand
Rapids, MI, 15-20 May 2022. Oral presentation.

Sawyer EK, JH Hartman, DK Szydlowski, and ER Larson. Investigating calico crayfish (Faxonius immunis) in
northern Wisconsin lakes: phylogenetic and behavioral studies of a possible “sleeper” invader. Joint Aquatic
Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, 15-20 May 2022. Oral presentation.

Wilkinson GM, DK Szydlowski, and H Schlimm. Mechanisms supporting methane hotspots at river-lake
interfaces. Join Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, 15-20 May 2022. Oral presentation.

Szydlowski DK, AK Elgin, DM Lodge, JS Tiemann, and ER Larson. Community responses to the decline of a
major freshwater invasive species. Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting, online, 23-27 May 2021.
Oral presentation.

Szydlowski DK, MK Daniels, and ER Larson. Do rusty crayfish invasions affect water clarity in north
temperate lakes? Graduates in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (GEEB) Symposium. Urbana-Champaign, IL,
8 February 2020. Oral presentation.

Szydlowski DK, MK Daniels, and ER Larson. Do rusty crayfish invasions affect water clarity in north
temperate lakes? 80th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Springfield, IL, 26-29 January 2020. Oral
presentation.

Szydlowski DK, BL Bertolet, CR Olson, and SE Jones. Relationships between ecosystem primary productivity
and sediment mineralization in temperate freshwater lakes. Notre Dame College of Science Joint Annual
Meeting (COS-JAM). Notre Dame, IN, 3 May 2019. Poster presentation.

DATA PRODUCTS
Szydlowski, D.K., A.K. Elgin, D.M. Lodge, J.S. Tiemann, and E.R. Larson. 2022. Aquatic snail and
macrophyte abundance and richness data for ten lakes in Vilas County, WI, USA, 1987-2020 ver 2.
Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/29733b5269efe990c3d2d916453fe4dd.

Szydlowski, D.K., Daniels, M.K., and Larson, E.R. (2021): Data for Do rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus)
invasions affect water clarity in north temperate lakes? University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-4293962_V1

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lane and Juday Graduate Fellow and Mentor—Trout Lake Station, WI Summer 2023
 Mentored 15 undergraduate students on their summer research projects
 Helped design and teach a summer course to help students with professional skills including
presentation, coding in R, and developing scientific questions

Co-instructor, Zoology 316—Limnology Laboratory Fall 2021, 2022

 Presented material to students on the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes
 Prepared and led students through laboratory exercises to reinforce material
 Graded and provided feedback to students on their work and their writing

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, Madison, WI
Graduate Researcher—Grace Wilkinson Limnology Lab May 2021—present
 Contributed to field sampling of methane at multiple sites in Lake Mendota
 Currently researching the context dependency of storm impacts on lakes
 Using weather radar data to characterize storm spatial statistics
 Investigating the effect of storms on the vertical distribution of phytoplankton

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Graduate Researcher—Eric Larson Ecology Lab August 2019—May 2021
 Analyzed relationships between rusty crayfish and water clarity in north temperate lakes
 Investigated whether snails and macrophytes can recover after population declines of rusty crayfish with
systematic trapping of crayfish, macrophyte transects, and sediment samples in northern Wisconsin

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Undergraduate Researcher—Stuart Jones Ecology Lab August 2017—May 2019
 Processed water samples for total phosphorous and nitrogen using spectrophotometry
 Examined field data in R to identify relationships between phosphorous uptake, DOC, and retention time
 Analyzed data on the relationship between primary production, CO2, and methane in lakes using R

Undergraduate Researcher—Na Wei Microbiology Lab August 2017—May 2019

 Collaborated in a project aimed at the development of genetically-modified, yeast interfering RNA
larvicides which target disease vector mosquitoes

University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC), Land O’ Lakes, WI

Field Assistant—‘FishScapes’ Fisheries Management Project May—August 2019
 Supervised and managed undergraduates while conducting electrofishing surveys
 Drove an electrofishing boat, which included boat trailering, team safety, and equipment maintenance
 Conducted creel surveys and boat counts to track recreational usage of lakes

Undergraduate Researcher—Comparative Whole-Lake Experiment May—August 2018

 Sampled benthic invertebrates, measured individuals, and identified down to species
 Conducted fish surveys with both angling and minnow trapping, administered and read PIT tags
 Performed gastric lavage and identified stomach contents of largemouth bass

Undergraduate Researcher—Long-Term Lake Monitoring Project May—August 2017

 Contributed to a long-term database by sampling 14 lakes for dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, ORP,
conductivity, light penetration, zooplankton, and fish.

HONORS AND AWARDS

 Japanese Society of Limnology Excellent Paper Award (Szydlowski et al. 2022 Limnology), 2023
 Gillum Award for Outstanding Graduate Achievement ($1,000), Trout Lake Station, 2023
 Midwest CASC Graduate Fellowship (full research stipend and tuition for one year of graduate studies),
United States Geological Survey, 2023
 Anna Grant Birge Memorial Award 2023 ($1,000), UW-Madison Center for Limnology
 ASLO LOREX 2023 (funding for travel and 4 weeks of research at the University of Montreal),
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
 Anna Grant Birge Memorial Award 2022 ($1,780), UW-Madison Center for Limnology
 Kenneth Malueg Scholarship ($1,000), UW-Madison Center for Limnology
 John Jefferson Davis Travel Award ($800), UW-Madison Department of Integrative Biology
 ASLO Student Travel Grant, ($1,000), Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
 Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship ($20,000 and tuition waiver), University of Illinois College of
Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, member, Spring 2021—present
 Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society, member, Spring 2019—present
 University of Notre Dame College of Engineering Dean’s List Honors: Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring
2019

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer: R, MATLAB, PARAFAC analysis of dissolved organic matter, GIS (ArcMap), BioWin, basic Java
Field: Boat operation, trailering, maintenance, and safety certification; boat electrofishing; macroinvertebrate
ID; macrophyte ID; creel surveys; crayfish trapping; limno sampling; PIT tag administration

SERVICE
 UW-Madison Center for Limnology Aquatic Scientist III Search committee, member, 2023
 TLS Use committee, member, August 2023-present
 Trout Lake Station 100-year celebration planning committee, member, October 2023-present
 UW-Madison Center for Limnology DEI Committee, member, Aug 2022—present
 UW-Madison Center for Limnology, Limnology and Fisheries Science social group, co-chair, Aug
2022-August 2023
 UW-Madison Center for Limnology Social Committee, co-chair, Aug 2021—August 2023
 UW-Madison Center for Limnology Outreach Committee, member, Aug 2021—Aug 2022
 University of Illinois, Graduates in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, member, Aug 2019—May 2021
 University of Illinois, Graduate Student Advisory Committee, member, Aug 2019—May 2021
 Notre Dame Adopt a Family Christmas Initiative, member, September 2016—May 2019
  Notre Dame Environmental Engineering Society, member, January 2018—May 2019
 Notre Dame Fishing Club, member, August 2015—May 2019

OUTREACH
 ASLO LOREX international collaboration blog posts and Instagram takeover 2023
 Trout Lake Station Open House, Boulder Junction WI, August 2023
 Exhibit featuring limnology artwork, Madison WI, February 2023
 Garden Club of America event, Madison WI October 2022
 Trout Lake Station Open House, Boulder Junction WI, July 2022
 Wedding limnology presentation, Boulder Junction WI, June 2022
 Clean Lakes Alliance Frozen Assets Festival, Madison WI, February 2022
 UW-Madison Center for Limnology Outreach Committee, member, Aug 2021—Aug 2022

Popular press coverage: Newsweek Magazine, Wisconsin State Journal, Green Bay News

REFERENCES
Dr. Grace Wilkinson Dr. Eric Larson
Assistant Professor | University of Wisconsin-Madison Associate Professor | University of Illinois Urbana-
Relation: PhD Research Advisor Champaign
gwilkinson@wisc.edu Relation: MS Research Advisor
(217) 300-3197
Dr. Stuart Jones erlarson@illinois.edu
Professor | University of Notre Dame
Relation: Undergraduate Research Advisor, Supervisor
(574) 631-5703
sjones20@nd.edu