Biological Systems Engineering
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Anna Apostel

Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher

Email: apostel@wisc.edu

Address:
Agricultural Engineering Building
460 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706

Anna headshot

Program Affiliations

Biological Systems Engineering

Education and Certificates

  • B.S. 2014 – Biology, Denison University
  • M.S. 2016 – Civil Engineering, Ohio State University
  • Ph.D. 2021 – Agricultural Engineering, Ohio State University

Fields of Interest

  • Water Quality Modeling
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Watershed Management
  • Scientific Literacy

Publications

  • Anna Apostel., Margaret Kalcic, Awoke Dagnew, Grey Evenson, Jeffrey Kast, Kevin King, Jay Martin, Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, & Donald Scavia, 2021. Simulating internal watershed processes using multiple SWAT models. Science of the Total Environment, 759, 143920. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143920
  • Grey Evenson, Margaret Kalcic, Yu-Chen Wang, Dale Robertson, Donald Scavia, Jay Martin, Noel Aloysuis, Anna Apostel, Chelsie Boles, Michael Brooker, Remegio Confesor, Awoke Teshager Dagnew, Tian Guo, Jeffrey Kast, Haley Kujawa, Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, Asmita Murumkar, & Todd Redder, 2021. Uncertainty in critical source area predictions from watershed-scale hydrologic models. Journal of Environmental Management, 279, 111506. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111506
  • Jeffrey Kast, Anna Apostel, Margaret Kalcic, Rebecca Muenich, Awoke Dagnew, Colleen Long, Grey Evenson, & Jay Martin, 2021. Source contribution to phosphorus loads from the Maumee River watershed to Lake Erie. Journal of Environmental Management, 279, 111803. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111803
  • Jay Martin, Margaret Kalcic, Noel Aloysius, Anna Apostel, Michael Brooker, Grey Evenson, Jeffrey Kast, Haley Kujawa, Asmita Murumkar, Richard Becker, Chelsie Boles, Remegio Confersor, Awoke Dagnew, Tian Guo, Colleen Long, Rebecca Muenich, Donald Scavia, Todd Redder, Dale Robertson, Yu-Chen Wang, 2021. Evaluating management options to reduce Lake Erie algal blooms using an ensemble of watershed models. Journal of Environmental Management, 280, 111710. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111710
  • Lorrayne Miralha, Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, Donald Scavia, Karlie Wells, Allison Steiner, Margaret Kalcic, Anna Apostel, Samantha Basile, Christine Kirchhoff, 2021. Bias Correction of climate model outputs influences watershed model nutrient load predictions. Science of the Total Environment, 759, 143039. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143039
  • Donald Scavia, Yu-Chen Wang, Daniel Obenour, Anna Apostel, Samantha Basile, Margaret Kalcic, Christine Kirchhoff, Lorrayne Miralha, Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, Allison Steiner, 2021. Quantifying uncertainty cascading from climate, watershed and lake models in harmful algal bloom predictions. Science of the Total Environment, 759, 143487. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143487
  • Haley Kujawa, Margaret Kalcic, Jay Martin, Noel Aloysius, Anna Apostel, Jeffrey Kast, Asmita Murumkar, Grey Evenson, Richard Becker, Chelsie Boles, Remegio Confesor, Awoke Dagnew, Tian Guo, Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, Todd Redder, Donald Scavia, & Yu-Chen Wang, 2020. The hydrologic model as a source of nutrient loading uncertainty in a future climate. Science of the Total Environment, 724, 138004. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138004
  • Shanshui Yuan, Steven Quiring, Margaret Kalcic, Anna Apostel, Grey Evenson, Haley Kujawa, 2020. Optimizing climate model selection for hydrological modeling: A case study in the Maumee River basin using SWAT. Journal of Hydrology, 588, 125064. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125064
  • Jay Martin, Margaret Kalcic, Noel Aloysius, Anna Apostel, Micheal Brooker, Grey Evenson, Jeffrey Kast, Haley Kujawa, Asmita Murumkar, Richard Becker, Chelsie Boles, Todd Redder, Rem Confesor, Tian Guo, Awoke Dagnew, Colleen Long, Rebecca Muenich, Don Scavia, Yu-Chen Wang, & Dale Robinson. (2019) Evaluating management options to reduce Lake Erie algal blooms with models of the Maumee River watershed Final Project Report – OSU Knowledge Exchange.
  • Steven R. Niedermeier, Anna Apostel, Sanjeev Bhatia, and Safdar N. Khan. (2014) Cost estimates of biological implants among orthopedic surgeons. The American Journal of Orthopedics 43(1):25-28.

Awards and Honors

  •  Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, US Sea Grant, 2019
  • Outstanding Student Presentation Award Recipient, Hydrology, AGU Fall Meeting, 2018