Michael F Meyer, PhD
Dr. Michael F Meyer is a Research Ecologist and Limnologist in the Oregon Water Science Center.
Michael Meyer works in the Oregon Water Science Center's Ecology Team to develop novel datasets and interpretive pieces that help the aquatic sciences fully take advantage of the wealth of publicly available environmental data. In particular, Michael uses his training in limnology and aquatic ecology to help expand remote sensing of water quality studies beyond individual constituents and into a whole-ecosystem space. Michael’s main research themes include: (1) understanding shifts in lake trophic state at continental and decadal scales, (2) creating dynamic datasets that allow for immediate access to remotely sensed water quality data, (3) data harmonization of in situ collection with remote sensing imagery. Michael also serves as an Associate Editor for Limnology & Oceanography – Bulletin and is a founding member of the Community for Data Science and Open Science in the Aquatic Sciences (DSOS).
Professional Experience
2025 - present: Research Ecologist / Limnologist, Oregon Water Science Center
2021 – present: Affiliated Researcher, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2021 – present: Affiliated Researcher, Colorado State University
2021 – 2025: Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, Observing Systems Division
2015-2020: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Washington State University
2014 – 2015: Research/Study Fulbright Fellow, Irkutsk State University
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University, 2021
B.S., Biology, Saint Louis University, 2014
B.A. Russian Studies, Saint Louis University, 2014
B.A. International Studies, Saint Louis University, 2014
Affiliations and Memberships*
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network
American Geophysical Union
Community for Data Science and Open Science in the Aquatic Sciences
Honors and Awards
U.S. Geological Survey Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2021-2025
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2015 – 2020
Washington State University Robert Lane Scholarship, 2015-2021
Fulbright Research/Study Scholarship, 2014-2015
U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship, 2014
Outstanding Student for Modern and Classical Languages, Saint Louis University, 2014
U.S. Department of Education Biotechnology Exchange, 2013
Abstracts and Presentations
Meyer, M. F., S. Topp, T. V. King, and others. 2023. National-scale, remotely sensed lake trophic state, 1984-2020. 2023: ASLO-SS012
Meyer, M., M. Brousil, V. Salvatore, X. Yang, A. Cramer, and S. Hampton. 2021. Global Lake area, Climate, and Population (GLCP) Dataset: Extending the GLCP to include ice, snow, and radiation-related climate variables. 2021: H41G-02.
Science and Products
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Cyanotoxin mixtures and taste-and-odor compounds in cyanobacterial blooms from the midwestern united states Cyanotoxin mixtures and taste-and-odor compounds in cyanobacterial blooms from the midwestern united states
The mixtures of toxins and taste-and-odor compounds present during cyanobacterial blooms are not well characterized and of particular concern when evaluating potential human health risks. Cyanobacterial blooms were sampled in twenty-three Midwestern United States lakes and analyzed for community composition, thirteen cyanotoxins by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and immunoassay...
Authors
Jennifer L. Graham, Keith A. Loftin, Michael T. Meyer, Andrew C. Ziegler
Use and environmental occurrence of pharmaceuticals in freestall dairy farms with manured forage fields Use and environmental occurrence of pharmaceuticals in freestall dairy farms with manured forage fields
Environmental releases of antibiotics from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are of increasing regulatory concern. This study investigates the use and occurrence of antibiotics in dairy CAFOs and their potential transport into first-encountered groundwater. On two dairies we conducted four seasonal sampling campaigns, each across 13 animal production and waste management...
Authors
Naoko Watanabe, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Keith A. Loftin, Michael T. Meyer, Thomas Harter
Determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate, in water by isotope dilution and online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry Determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate, in water by isotope dilution and online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry
The U.S. Geological Survey method (0-2141-09) presented is approved for the determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and glufosinate in water. It was was validated to demonstrate the method detection levels (MDL), compare isotope dilution to standard addition, and evaluate method and compound stability. The original method USGS analytical...
Authors
Michael T. Meyer, Keith A. Loftin, Edward A. Lee, Gary H. Hinshaw, Julie E. Dietze, Elisabeth A. Scribner
The Evolution of analytical technology and its impact on water-quality studies for selected herbicides and their degradation products in water The Evolution of analytical technology and its impact on water-quality studies for selected herbicides and their degradation products in water
This chapter aims to describe advances in analytical instrumentation and methods for the analyses of herbicides and their degradation products and to assess their impact on major findings of broad surveys of herbicides in water conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) over the last two decades. Standards for water purity have been set and continually revised by governments as new...
Authors
Michael T. Meyer, Elisabeth A. Scribner
Fate of sulfamethoxazole, 4-nonylphenol, and 17β-estradiol in groundwater contaminated by wastewater treatment plant effluent Fate of sulfamethoxazole, 4-nonylphenol, and 17β-estradiol in groundwater contaminated by wastewater treatment plant effluent
Organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) were measured in samples collected from monitoring wells located along a 4.5-km transect of a plume of groundwater contaminated by 60 years of continuous rapid infiltration disposal of wastewater treatment plant effluent. Fifteen percent of the 212 OWCs analyzed were detected, including the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SX), the nonionic surfactant...
Authors
Larry B. Barber, Steffanie H. Keefe, Denis R. LeBlanc, Paul M. Bradley, Francis H. Chapelle, Michael T. Meyer, Keith A. Loftin, Dana W. Koplin, Fernando Rubio
Occurrence of transformation products in the environment Occurrence of transformation products in the environment
Historically, most environmental occurrence research has focused on the parent compounds of organic contaminants. Research, however, has documented that the environmental transport of chemicals, such as pesticides and emerging contaminants, are substantially underestimated if transformation products are not considered. Although most examples described herein were drawn from research...
Authors
Dana W. Kolpin, William A. Battaglin, Kathleen E. Conn, Edward T. Furlong, Susan T. Glassmeyer, Stephen J. Kalkhoff, Michael T. Meyer, Douglas J. Schnoebelen
Non-USGS Publications**
Meyer, M.F., Brousil, M.R., Lee, B.W., Armstrong, M.L., Bloom, E.H., Crowder, D.W., 2024. Identifying drivers of sewage-associated pollutants in pollinators across urban landscapes. Apidologie 55, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-023-01046-4
Meyer, M. F., T. Ozersky, K. H. Woo, and others. 2022. Effects of spatially heterogeneous lakeside development on nearshore biotic communities in a large, deep, oligotrophic lake. Limnology and Oceanography 67: 2649–2664. doi:10.1002/lno.12228
Meyer, M. F., T. Ozersky, K. H. Woo, and others. 2022. A unified dataset of colocated sewage pollution, periphyton, and benthic macroinvertebrate community and food web structure from Lake Baikal (Siberia). Limnology and Oceanography Letters 7: 62–79. doi:10.1002/lol2.10219
Atkins, K. S., T. P. Shannon, M. F. Meyer, I. A. Oleksy, N. T. Framsted, D. Gurung, and R. Ladwig. 2022. Integrating periphyton and surface water–groundwater methods to understand lake ecosystem processes. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 20: 61–88.
Meyer, M. F., R. Ladwig, J. P. Mesman, and others. 2021. The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” Workshop Series & Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 30: 140–143. doi:10.1002/lob.10475
Meyer, M. F., R. Ladwig, H. A. Dugan, and others. 2021. Virtual Growing Pains: Initial Lessons Learned from Organizing Virtual Workshops, Summits, Conferences, and Networking Events during a Global Pandemic. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 30: 1–11. doi:10.1002/lob.10431
Meyer, M. F., M. R. Brousil, A. N. Cramer, B. P. Lanouette, J. C. Padowski, and S. E. Hampton. 2020. The Global Lake Area, Climate, and Population Dataset: A New Tool for Addressing Critical Limnological Questions. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 29: 110–116.
Labou, S. G., M. F. Meyer, M. R. Brousil, A. N. Cramer, and B. T. Luff. 2020. The global lake area, climate, and population dataset. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/834e2d4e8ee7eb2fa9a5a5b32d759683
Meyer, M. F., S. G. Labou, A. N. Cramer, M. R. Brousil, and B. T. Luff. 2020. The global lake area, climate, and population dataset. Scientific Data 7: 174. doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0517-4
Meyer, M. F., and J. A. Zwart. 2020. Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 29: 144–146. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10411
doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005799
doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005799
Sharma, S., M. F. Meyer, J. Culpepper, and others. 2020. Integrating Perspectives to Understand Lake Ice Dynamics in a Changing World. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 125: e2020JG005799. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005799
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 122
Cyanotoxin mixtures and taste-and-odor compounds in cyanobacterial blooms from the midwestern united states Cyanotoxin mixtures and taste-and-odor compounds in cyanobacterial blooms from the midwestern united states
The mixtures of toxins and taste-and-odor compounds present during cyanobacterial blooms are not well characterized and of particular concern when evaluating potential human health risks. Cyanobacterial blooms were sampled in twenty-three Midwestern United States lakes and analyzed for community composition, thirteen cyanotoxins by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and immunoassay...
Authors
Jennifer L. Graham, Keith A. Loftin, Michael T. Meyer, Andrew C. Ziegler
Use and environmental occurrence of pharmaceuticals in freestall dairy farms with manured forage fields Use and environmental occurrence of pharmaceuticals in freestall dairy farms with manured forage fields
Environmental releases of antibiotics from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are of increasing regulatory concern. This study investigates the use and occurrence of antibiotics in dairy CAFOs and their potential transport into first-encountered groundwater. On two dairies we conducted four seasonal sampling campaigns, each across 13 animal production and waste management...
Authors
Naoko Watanabe, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Keith A. Loftin, Michael T. Meyer, Thomas Harter
Determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate, in water by isotope dilution and online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry Determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate, in water by isotope dilution and online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry
The U.S. Geological Survey method (0-2141-09) presented is approved for the determination of glyphosate, its degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and glufosinate in water. It was was validated to demonstrate the method detection levels (MDL), compare isotope dilution to standard addition, and evaluate method and compound stability. The original method USGS analytical...
Authors
Michael T. Meyer, Keith A. Loftin, Edward A. Lee, Gary H. Hinshaw, Julie E. Dietze, Elisabeth A. Scribner
The Evolution of analytical technology and its impact on water-quality studies for selected herbicides and their degradation products in water The Evolution of analytical technology and its impact on water-quality studies for selected herbicides and their degradation products in water
This chapter aims to describe advances in analytical instrumentation and methods for the analyses of herbicides and their degradation products and to assess their impact on major findings of broad surveys of herbicides in water conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) over the last two decades. Standards for water purity have been set and continually revised by governments as new...
Authors
Michael T. Meyer, Elisabeth A. Scribner
Fate of sulfamethoxazole, 4-nonylphenol, and 17β-estradiol in groundwater contaminated by wastewater treatment plant effluent Fate of sulfamethoxazole, 4-nonylphenol, and 17β-estradiol in groundwater contaminated by wastewater treatment plant effluent
Organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) were measured in samples collected from monitoring wells located along a 4.5-km transect of a plume of groundwater contaminated by 60 years of continuous rapid infiltration disposal of wastewater treatment plant effluent. Fifteen percent of the 212 OWCs analyzed were detected, including the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SX), the nonionic surfactant...
Authors
Larry B. Barber, Steffanie H. Keefe, Denis R. LeBlanc, Paul M. Bradley, Francis H. Chapelle, Michael T. Meyer, Keith A. Loftin, Dana W. Koplin, Fernando Rubio
Occurrence of transformation products in the environment Occurrence of transformation products in the environment
Historically, most environmental occurrence research has focused on the parent compounds of organic contaminants. Research, however, has documented that the environmental transport of chemicals, such as pesticides and emerging contaminants, are substantially underestimated if transformation products are not considered. Although most examples described herein were drawn from research...
Authors
Dana W. Kolpin, William A. Battaglin, Kathleen E. Conn, Edward T. Furlong, Susan T. Glassmeyer, Stephen J. Kalkhoff, Michael T. Meyer, Douglas J. Schnoebelen
Non-USGS Publications**
Meyer, M.F., Brousil, M.R., Lee, B.W., Armstrong, M.L., Bloom, E.H., Crowder, D.W., 2024. Identifying drivers of sewage-associated pollutants in pollinators across urban landscapes. Apidologie 55, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-023-01046-4
Meyer, M. F., T. Ozersky, K. H. Woo, and others. 2022. Effects of spatially heterogeneous lakeside development on nearshore biotic communities in a large, deep, oligotrophic lake. Limnology and Oceanography 67: 2649–2664. doi:10.1002/lno.12228
Meyer, M. F., T. Ozersky, K. H. Woo, and others. 2022. A unified dataset of colocated sewage pollution, periphyton, and benthic macroinvertebrate community and food web structure from Lake Baikal (Siberia). Limnology and Oceanography Letters 7: 62–79. doi:10.1002/lol2.10219
Atkins, K. S., T. P. Shannon, M. F. Meyer, I. A. Oleksy, N. T. Framsted, D. Gurung, and R. Ladwig. 2022. Integrating periphyton and surface water–groundwater methods to understand lake ecosystem processes. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 20: 61–88.
Meyer, M. F., R. Ladwig, J. P. Mesman, and others. 2021. The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” Workshop Series & Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 30: 140–143. doi:10.1002/lob.10475
Meyer, M. F., R. Ladwig, H. A. Dugan, and others. 2021. Virtual Growing Pains: Initial Lessons Learned from Organizing Virtual Workshops, Summits, Conferences, and Networking Events during a Global Pandemic. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 30: 1–11. doi:10.1002/lob.10431
Meyer, M. F., M. R. Brousil, A. N. Cramer, B. P. Lanouette, J. C. Padowski, and S. E. Hampton. 2020. The Global Lake Area, Climate, and Population Dataset: A New Tool for Addressing Critical Limnological Questions. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 29: 110–116.
Labou, S. G., M. F. Meyer, M. R. Brousil, A. N. Cramer, and B. T. Luff. 2020. The global lake area, climate, and population dataset. Environmental Data Initiative. doi:https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/834e2d4e8ee7eb2fa9a5a5b32d759683
Meyer, M. F., S. G. Labou, A. N. Cramer, M. R. Brousil, and B. T. Luff. 2020. The global lake area, climate, and population dataset. Scientific Data 7: 174. doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0517-4
Meyer, M. F., and J. A. Zwart. 2020. Virtual Summit: Incorporating Data Science and Open Science in Aquatic Research. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 29: 144–146. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10411
doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005799
doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005799
Sharma, S., M. F. Meyer, J. Culpepper, and others. 2020. Integrating Perspectives to Understand Lake Ice Dynamics in a Changing World. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 125: e2020JG005799. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JG005799
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government