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
2.d.7 Lake water levels 2.d.7 Lake water levels
Report of the Science Community Workshop on the proposed First Sample Depot for the Mars Sample Return Campaign Report of the Science Community Workshop on the proposed First Sample Depot for the Mars Sample Return Campaign
Improving ecological data science with workflow management software Improving ecological data science with workflow management software
Juxtaposition of intensive agriculture, vulnerable aquifers, and mixed chemical/microbial exposures in private-well tapwater in northeast Iowa Juxtaposition of intensive agriculture, vulnerable aquifers, and mixed chemical/microbial exposures in private-well tapwater in northeast Iowa
Pesticide prioritization by potential biological effects in tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes Pesticide prioritization by potential biological effects in tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Watershed-scale risk to aquatic organisms from complex chemical mixtures in the Shenandoah River Watershed-scale risk to aquatic organisms from complex chemical mixtures in the Shenandoah River
The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” workshop series & virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” workshop series & virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research
Occurrence, fate, and transport of aerially applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18 Occurrence, fate, and transport of aerially applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18
Migration patterns and wintering distribution of common loons breeding in the Upper Midwest Migration patterns and wintering distribution of common loons breeding in the Upper Midwest
Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of contaminants in agricultural watersheds with implications for land management Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of contaminants in agricultural watersheds with implications for land management
Virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research Virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research
Integrating perspectives to understand lake ice dynamics in a changing world Integrating perspectives to understand lake ice dynamics in a changing world
Non-USGS Publications**
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
2.d.7 Lake water levels 2.d.7 Lake water levels
Report of the Science Community Workshop on the proposed First Sample Depot for the Mars Sample Return Campaign Report of the Science Community Workshop on the proposed First Sample Depot for the Mars Sample Return Campaign
Improving ecological data science with workflow management software Improving ecological data science with workflow management software
Juxtaposition of intensive agriculture, vulnerable aquifers, and mixed chemical/microbial exposures in private-well tapwater in northeast Iowa Juxtaposition of intensive agriculture, vulnerable aquifers, and mixed chemical/microbial exposures in private-well tapwater in northeast Iowa
Pesticide prioritization by potential biological effects in tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes Pesticide prioritization by potential biological effects in tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Watershed-scale risk to aquatic organisms from complex chemical mixtures in the Shenandoah River Watershed-scale risk to aquatic organisms from complex chemical mixtures in the Shenandoah River
The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” workshop series & virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” workshop series & virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research
Occurrence, fate, and transport of aerially applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18 Occurrence, fate, and transport of aerially applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18
Migration patterns and wintering distribution of common loons breeding in the Upper Midwest Migration patterns and wintering distribution of common loons breeding in the Upper Midwest
Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of contaminants in agricultural watersheds with implications for land management Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of contaminants in agricultural watersheds with implications for land management
Virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research Virtual summit: Incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research
Integrating perspectives to understand lake ice dynamics in a changing world Integrating perspectives to understand lake ice dynamics in a changing world
Non-USGS Publications**
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