Professor Presents at Ecological Society of America Conference Monday, August 24, 2015

Matthew Opdyke, Ph.D., associate professor of environmental science at Point Park University, gave a presentation Aug. 14 at the Ecological Society of America's 100th Anniversary Conference on the wetland ecology research he conducted with Allegheny Land Trust, a nonprofit regional land conservation organization in Sewickley, Pa.

His presentation was titled "Plant succession in a restored floodplain wetland: 2010-2014." An abstract of Opdyke's presentation is published on the Ecological Society of America's website.

Opdyke earned his Ph.D. studying the connection between stream geomorphology and nitrogen cycling in streams impacted by agriculture. His postdoctoral research focused on novel, stable isotope techniques to differentiate among sources of nitrous oxide in soils.

As a professor at Point Park, Opdyke has received external grants to fund research projects with students and send them to international conferences.

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