Max L. Bothwell

Max L. Bothwell
Position
Research Scientist
Credentials

BA, MA, PhD

Contact
250-756-7037

Education

BA, MA - University of California-Santa Barbara
PhD - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Expertise

  • Effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems
  • Nutrient dynamics in rivers
  • Algal and primary productivity in flowing water

Ongoing studies/current activities

  • Effects of UV radiation on stream ecosystems
  • Effects of logging on UV exposure of stream ecosystems

Major affiliations/memberships

  • Adjunct Professor, University of Victoria
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta

Research accomplishments/awards

  • Elected to Outstanding Scientists of the 2000 Century (1998)
  • Selected by the editorial staff of Discover Magazine for one of the most important scientific discoveries of 1994
  • Provasoli Award winner (1994)
  • Wallace Chair Lecturer-University of Louisville
  • National Science Foundation Fellow
  • Elected to Phi Beta Kappa