University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Jennifer Kostrzewski

Jennifer Kostrzewski

  • Lab Technician
    Senior Research Assistant
  • Kling Lab

Contact information

  • University of Michigan
    1041 Kraus Natural Science Building
    830 North University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
  • Phone: (734) 647-0898
  • Email: jkostrze@umich.edu

Fields of study

I am the senior research assistant with George Kling for the Land-Water Interactions component of the Arctic Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site at Toolik Field Station. We focus on the fluxes of nutrients (Nitrogen & Phosphorus), carbon, and energy between the land, water, and atmosphere. In the field we sample water from the streams, lakes, and soils in the surrounding areas and analyze them to determine their chemical composition. In 2009, we have additional projects including studying the recovery and chemical/energy fluxes of one of the largest known tundra fires, studying the potential effects from thermokarsts (areas of melting permafrost and slumping/subsidence of the land) on the ecosystem, and investigating the microbial diversity and distribution in lakes and streams across the North Slope. 

Academic background

B.S. University of Michigan, Biology
M.S. University of Arizona, Hydrology

UM affiliation

  • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • College of Literature, Science, and the Arts