Faculty Profiles

Dr. Weston Hugh Nowlin

Professor — Biology

FAB 200A

phone: (512) 245-8794

wn11@txstate.edu

Received BA in Biology from Austin College, MS in Biology from Texas Christian University, and PhD from University of Victoria (Canada).

Freshwater ecosystems, Biogeochemistry, Ecological stoichiometry, Aquatic community ecology, Stable isotope ecology

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Nair, P. R., Gibson, J. R., Schwartz, B. F., & Nowlin, W. H. (2023). Temperature responses vary between riffle beetles from contrasting aquatic environments. Journal of Thermal Biology, 112, 103485.
Worsham, W., Nair, P. R., Gibson, R., Rodriguez, D., Schwartz, B. F., & Nowlin, W. H. (2023). Phylogenetically independent behavior mediating geographic distributions suggests habitat is a strong driver of phenotype in crangonyctid amphipods. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1234244.
Bowles, D., & Nowlin, W. H. (2023). Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates in Springs and Headwater Streams: Imperiled Habitats in a Changing World. Hydrobiology, 2(3), 463–466.
Saltus, C., Johansen, R., Reif, M., Nowlin, W. H., Schwartz, B. F., & Perkin, J. (2023). Next Generation Ecological Models-Central Texas Watersheds: Geospatial Layers and Related Tables. Engineer Research and Development Center (US). https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/47608
Perez, K. E., Noreika, N., Norris, C., Kelly, M., Lopez, M., Ortega, C., … Nowlin, W. H. (2022). Population density and reproductive seasonality of Tryonia cheatumi (Gastropoda: Cochliopidae), the Phantom Tryonia. Freshwater Mollusk Biology and Conservation, 25, 82–90.

Award / Honor Recipient: Foundations of Excellence Award, Texas State University Student Foundation. October 2020
Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University. 2008
Award / Honor Recipient: Student Travel Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. 2000
Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Graduate Student of 1998, Texas Christian University, Department of Biology. 1998

Hardy, Thomas (Principal), Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Co-Principal), Williamson, Paula S (Co-Principal). Effects of suspended sediments on Texas wild rice, other macrophytes, and macroinvertebrates, Edwards Aquifer Authority (Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan), Federal, $75000. (Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.
Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Schwartz, B (Co-Principal), Sansom, A (Co-Principal). Spring Lake Nutrient Sources Identification and Nutrient Management Plan, $293689. (Funded: March 2009). Grant.
Schwalb, A N (Principal), Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Benjamin F (Co-Principal). Integrating Long Term Datasets with Next Generation Ecological Models to Quantify Ecological Response in Aquatic Systems, US Army Corps of Engineers, $2494820. (Funded: 2023 - 2024). Grant.
Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Schwalb, Astrid Nadine, Schwartz, Benjamin F. Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, U.S. Army Crop of Engineers, Federal, $2253674.16. (Funded: October 2022 - September 2023). Grant.
Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Schwalb, Astrid Nadine, Schwartz, Benjamin F, Hardy, Thomas (Co-Principal). Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, U.S. Army Crop of Engineers, Federal, $2253674.16. (Funded: October 2021 - September 2022). Grant.

Co-Chair

Texas Research Institute for Aquatic and Groundwater Ecology (TRIAGE)

2021-Present

Speaker

Highland Lakes Master Naturalists

2019-Present

Member

Mentoring Committee - Jason Martina

September 2019-Present

Member

JEDI Committee (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee)

January 2019-Present

Member

Space Committee

January 2018-Present