Daniel Hiatt, M.S.

Daniel studied water quality and its influence of biota in experimental streams for his master's thesis. Here, he is a core member of the Alaska headwater stream team and is studying the influence of nutrient availability on periphyton growth and enzyme activity in salmon-rearing streams of the Kenai Peninsula and in subtropical limestone streams in Texas. He has published 2 papers from his dissertation (Freshwater Scienceand Hydrobiologia, respectively) and is wrapping up his third chapter with intent on graduating in 2019. Dan is currently a Research Associate at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, his home state.