
Member Since 2005
Emily S. Bernhardt
Professor, Duke University
President, Biogeosciences Executive Committee; Section President, Council
Professional Experience
Duke University
Professor
2004 - Present
Las Cumbres Observatory
Professor
2004 - 2004
Education
Cornell University
Doctorate
2001
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelors
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2022
Citation
For groundbreaking contributions to aquatic biogeochemistry, ecosystem science, and restoration
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Publications

Microbial Ecology and Site Characteristics Underlie Differences in Salinity‐Methane Relationships in...
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas emitted by archaea in anaerobic environments such as wetland soils. Tidal freshwater wetlands are predicte...
June 06, 2024

Patterns and Drivers of Dissolved Gas Concentrations and Flu...
November 23, 2022

Excess Nitrate Export in Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Wat...
December 26, 2019
AGU Abstracts
Clearing Blackwaters: Detecting Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Blackwater Rivers using Optical Imagery
REMOTE SENSING OF RIVERS, LAKES, RESERVOIRS, AND WETLANDS VI POSTER
hydrology | 13 december 2024
Spencer Rhea, Emily S. Bernhardt
Sea level rise and drought cause saltwater to move upstream into freshwater ecosystems. Because of a lack of in-situ salinity data in many coastal riv...
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A Novel Approach to Assess Spatial and Temporal Variability of Contaminant Mixtures in Urbanized Waterways: Contaminant Source Indicators and PFAS
FRONTIERS IN WATER QUALITY II POSTER
hydrology | 13 december 2024
Jonathan Behrens, Emily S. Bernhardt
Thousands of novel and legacy chemical contaminants persist in urban waterways but are time and cost prohibitive to completely monitor. Thus, identify...
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Using Machine Learning to Quantify Streamside Particulate Organic Carbon Input Regimes
MISSING CARBON: MECHANISMS CONTROLLING CARBON TRANSFER FROM TERRESTRIAL TO AQUATIC SYSTEMS I POSTER
biogeosciences | 12 december 2024
Danielle K. Hare, Audrey Thellman, Emily S. Bernha...
Autumn leaf senescence within forested ecosystems is a central example of pulsed-resource dynamics, providing a superabundance of particulate organic ...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2026
President
Biogeosciences Executive Committee
2025 - 2026
Section President
Council
2023 - 2024
Chair
Biogeosciences Fellows Committee
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