Jemma Fadum, PhD

I'm a Simons Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Science in Stanford, CA.  As a limnologist and ecosystem ecologist, I study the interaction of local and global stressors on aquatic ecosystems. My research focuses on trophic state development in tropical lakes and the cryptic biogeochemical impacts of aquaculture.   

I've always loved lakes and rivers. As a kid, I traveled with my family across much of the US and Canada as my parents followed the art show season. Along the way, Dad (an avid fly fisherman) introduced me to new waters everywhere we went. I loved it all, from the Florida Keys to the Manistee River. And I guess I never really grew out of it. 

I did my PhD with Dr. Ed Hall at Colorado State University in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology. Most of my research was based in Lake Yojoa, Honduras where I worked with Asociación de Municipios del Lago de Yojoa y su Área de Influencia (AMUPROLAGO). It has left me with an undeniable love for tropical ecosystems and an appreciation for biogeochemistry of these warm, seasonally anoxic systems. 

Outside of the office I enjoy hiking and mountain biking. I'm a mediocre fly fisherman but always enjoy getting out on the water. I love travel (and travel novels between trips) and in the last year started boxing.  I also coach volleyball at a local High School.