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John Lehman
Professor
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Washington, 1978
U-M affiliation(s)
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Contact information
University of Michigan
1053 Kraus Natural Science Bldg.
830 N. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
Phone: (734) 763-4680, office
(734) 647-2465, lab
Fax: (734) 763-0544
Email: jtlehman@umich.edu
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Fields of study
Limnology, aquatic science, nutrient and trophic dynamics
Academic background
Professor Lehman received his B.S./M.S. in Biology from Yale University in 1974, and then received the Ph. D. in Zoology from the University of Washington in 1978. He joined the University of Michigan as Assistant Professor in 1978, and became Professor of Biology in 1988. Professor Lehman is recipient of the Henry Russel Award, the highest recognition by the University of Michigan for achievements of junior faculty (1982), and the Distinguished Faculty Governance Award, the highest elected award conferred university-wide by faculty at the University of Michigan (1999).
News
Lehman improves area lakes
Professor John Lehman has been appointed to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Lake St. Clair. The goals are to develop recommendations and policy to improve water quality. Lehman’s research to improve the quality of the water in Ford Lake is featured in a U-M News Service video.
Lehman’s algae research spotlighted in Ann Arbor News
Professor John Lehman discovered a way to manipulate the dams at Ford Lake to decrease algae-causing nutrients. As a result of the research, toxic algae blooms that can kill fish and hamper lake recreation may be dramatically reduced. The article was published October 8, 2006.
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