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Education
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point BS 1966 Chemistry
University of Wisconsin, Madison MS 1979 Water Resources Management
University of Minnesota, St. Paul MS 1986 Soil Chemistry/Fertility
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Ph.D. 1986 Soil Chemistry/Fertility
Career Outline
11/66-12/68 and 10/72-12/74: Peace Corps Volunteer
Served in Liberia, West Africa and the Fiji Islands as a secondary school teacher. Taught chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics grades 9 through 12
1/69-6/69: Secondary Teacher for the "Ben Franklin Program" in Stroudsburg, PA
Taught math to men 20 to 40 years of age. Most had been imprisoned and listed as "hard-core" unemployed by the State of Pennsylvania. My job was to get them to pass the High School Equivalency Examination for mathematics.
8/69-6/72: High School Teacher in Waterloo and Neillsville, Wisconsin
Taught chemistry, physics, general science and physical science grades 9 through 12
10/7210/74: U. of WI-Stevens Point, Water Chemistry Laboratory.
Established and supervised a State certified bacteriology laboratory, water chemistry laboratory, training student workers, monitor area lakes, rivers, and groundwater for nutrient and microbial content, alerted concerned parties if results indicated a potential health hazard.
5/77-7/79: Water Chemistry Dept. and State Laboratory of Hygiene, U. of WI- Madison.
Verification of Henry's Law Constant for mercury vapor at the air/water interface, analysis of mercury by cold vapor atomic adsorption. Organic and inorganic water chemistry analysis, particulate analysis of air samples, and quality control of quantitative techniques.
7/79-12/80: Environmental Protection Specialist, Illinois EPA, Planning Section, Springfield, Ill.
Responsible for writing, coordinating, and processing of US-EPA 314 Lake Restoration grant applications for local governments, lake associations, and other agencies. Coordinated Lake Restoration funding with state agencies and local governments. Monitor, analyze, and interpret water quality data for lake assessment programs, write water quality reports, and assess relative importance of land use and lake morphology on lake water quality.
12/80-12/81: Physical Science Research Specialist, Water Resources Center, Madison, WI
Supervised the pesticide laboratory and five student employees. Sampled and analyzed groundwater monitoring wells in urban areas and irrigated agricultural fields for the analysis of pesticides, fuel spills, nitrates, and other water quality variables. Analyzed fish tissue and surface water for PCBs. Assessed and reviewed monitoring data for health risks.
9/82-3/88: Graduate Research Assistant, Soil Science Dept., U. of MN. St. Paul
Research included biogeochemical nitrogen transformations in wetlands and flooded organic soils using N15 isotope. Soil fertility factors related to wild rice growth, health, and production. Investigated and modeled the adsorption of boron and silica with humic acids. Worked with wild rice growers and presented research results at annual meetings (including representatives of Minnesota Indian Tribes) and field days. Graduate level teaching assistant for soil chemistry/fertility.
4/88-10/2000: Principal Env. Scientist, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, St. Paul, MN.
Scientific leader for planning, executing and reporting nonpoint source (NPS) research projects. Supervised NPS event monitoring network, coordinated NPS personnel and activities, and maintained QA/QC protocol for hydrology and water chemistry. Designed and installed automonitoring equipment (dataloggers, programming of dataloggers, and various flow measuring and water quality sensing devises). Assessed feasibility of agricultural/urban Best Management Practices (BMPs) for watershed-based control of NPS pollution. Initiated, funded, and guided three longer-term paired watershed soil erosion/water pollution studies with the U. of MN Extension Service. WEPP was selected to model the watersheds.
1/2001 to present: Assistant Professor, Natural Science Department, NMHU, Las Vegas, NM.
NMHU activities: A) Teaching: surface hydrology, water science, limnology, soil science, risk management, research methods, and environmental science 1 and 2. B) Research: focused on hydrology, climatology and water quality assessment for watershed-based land use and management in Las Vegas and San Miguel County.
NMHU Grants and Fellowship
PI: NIH-MBRS, Influence of Land Use and Forest Wildfires on Waterborne Pathogens and Water Quality. The purpose of this proposal is to assess pathogen (Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Escherichia coli and Enterococci) concentrations and numeric transport in runoff from three ecologically diverse watersheds to establish pathogen risk to human health. Specific aims will be directed at developing indicators of pathogen risk related to stream water quality, hydrologic response to storm events, base flow, watershed land use and catastrophic wildfires. This research project is important to provide and assist decision makers with management decisions concerning water supplies to protect human health. Awarded $205,000, September 2002.
Co-PI (Dr. J. Lindline PI): NASA Grant, Impact of Cerro Grande and Viveash Forest Fires. Comparing and contrasting the soil texture and mineralogy in soils from the burned and unburned areas to determine the effects of fire on soil color, texture, chemical properties and vesicular-arbuscular (V-A) mycorrhizal populations. Awarded $80,000 Spring 2002.
Co-PI on NSF Grant (Dr. J. Lindline PI), Acquisition of Powder X-Ray Diffraction and Spectroscopy Instrumentation for Mineral and Soil Research at New Mexico Highlands University. Proposal is aimed at (1) providing high quality analytical capabilities for earth materials research; (2) facilitating teaching and applying key concepts in geology, environmental science, and natural resources management courses; and (3) training students in modern analytical methods. Awarded $91,080 Summer 2002.
Fellowship Award: Awarded for July 2003 Fellows Program, United States Department of Agriculture, Hispanic Serving Institutions Fellows Program, Washington, D.C.
Student Publications
Pedro, Steven; M.L. Meyer, and M.L. Lujan. 2004. Viveash Fire Impact on the Gallinas Watershed Water Quality. Poster Presentation at the 4th Annual Graduate School Fair and Student Research Conference of the Minority Education - Mountain States Alliance. Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ. Note: the poster received a Second Place award.
Huey, G.M., M.L. Meyer, and B. Nelson. 2004. Influence of Land Use and Forest Wildfires on Waterborne Microorganisms and Water Quality. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
2003-2004 Student Research Grant Program - Oral Presentation at the August 2004 New Mexico Water Research Symposium, NM Institute of Science and Technology, Socorro, NM.
Meyer, M.L. G.M. Huey, B. Nelson, and C. Cudia. 2004. E. coli, Enterococci and Protozoan Transport in New Mexico Watersheds. General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology. New Orleans, LA. Presentation Number: Q-227 Poster Number: 515
Tabe-Ebob, Catherine E., M.L. Meyer, and Jennifer Lindline. 2004. Arsenic Concentrations and Sources in the Gallinas Watershed. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute. 2003-2004 Student Research Grant Program -Poster Presentation at the August 2004 New Mexico Water Research Symposium, NM Institute of Science and Technology, Socorro, NM.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Balogh S.J., Y. Huang, H.J. Offerman, M.L. Meyer, D.K. Johnson. 2002. Episodes of Elevated Methylmercury Concentrations in Prairie. Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 1665-1670.
Balogh, Steven J., M.L. Meyer, N.C. Hansen, J.F. Moncrief, and S.C. Gupta. 2000. Transport of Mercury from a Cultivated Field during Snowmelt. J. Environ. Qual. 29:871-874.
Balogh, Steven J., D.R. Engstrom, J.E. Almendinger, M.L. Meyer, and D.K. Johnson. 1999. History of Mercury Loading in the Upper Mississippi River Reconstructed from the Sediments of Lake Pepin. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33:3297-3302.
Balogh, Steven J., M.L. Meyer, and D. K. Johnson. 1998a. Transport of Mercury in Three Contrasting River Basins. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32:456-462.
Balogh, Steven J., M.L. Meyer, and D. K. Johnson. 1998b. Diffuse and Point Source Mercury Inputs to the Upper Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix Rivers. Sci. Total Environ. 213:109-113.
Balogh, Steven J., M.L. Meyer, and D. K. Johnson. 1997. Mercury and Suspended Sediment Loadings in the Lower Minnesota River. Environ. Sci. Technol. 31:198-202.
Chesters, G., M.P. Anderson, B. Shaw, J.M. Harkin, M. Meyer, E. Rothchild, and R. Manser. 1982. Aldicarb in Groundwater. Water Resources Center, University of Wis. 38.
Meyer, M.L. G.M. Huey, B. Nelson, and C. Cudia. 2004. E. coli, Enterococci and Protozoan Transport in New Mexico Watersheds. General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiology. New Orleans, LA. Presentation Number: Q-227 Poster Number: 515
Meyer, M.L. and G.M. Huey. 2004. Telemetric System for Hydrology and Water Quality Monitoring in Watersheds of Northern New Mexico, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (in review).
Meyer, M.L., S.M. Schellhaass, S.J. Balogh and D.K. Johnson. 2002. Sources of Phosphorous, Nitrates, Suspended Solids and Mercury to the Mississippi River Upstream of Lake Pepin. Hydrological Science and Technology. 18:145-154
Meyer, M.L. and P.R. Bloom. 1997. Boric and Silicic Acid Adsorption and Desorption by a Humic Acid. J. Environ. Qual. 26:63-69.
Meyer, M.L., P.R. Bloom and J. Grava. 1989. Transformation and Losses of Applied Nitrogen-15 Labeled Ammonium in a Flooded Organic Soil. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 53:79-85.
Sharpley, A. and M.L. Meyer. 1994. Minimizing Agricultural Nonpoint- Source Impacts: A Symposium Overview. J. Environ. Qual. 23:1-3.
Society Memberships
American Society of Microbiology
Society of American Foresters
Sigma XI
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