Amanda GAY DELVECCHIA
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
DUKE UNIVERSITY
EMAIL: AMANDA.DELVECCHIA@DUKE.EDU
Education
PhD in Systems Ecology, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana
Dissertation Title: Ecology of the shallow aquifer of the Nyack Floodplain, Middle Fork of the Flathead River Montana; Advisor: Dr. Jack Stanford; Graduation: May 2016
B.S. in Environmental Sciences with a minor in Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thesis Title: Carbon storage in natural and restored Ecuadorian mangroves
Advisor: Dr. John Bruno, Graduation: May 2012
Research Employment and Affiliations
2021 - ongoing. Research Scientist, Duke University.
2020 – 2021. Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University. Supervisor: Dr. Emily Bernhardt.
2019 – 2020. Visiting Scholar. Duke University. Supervisor: Dr. Emily Bernhardt
2019 – 2020. Research Scientist, Flathead Lake Biological Station. Supervisor: Dr. Robert Hall
2019 – 2020. Visiting Scholar. Colorado State University. Supervisor: Dr. Joe von Fischer
2016 –2019. NSF Postdoctoral Scholar. Climate change-induced shifts in range distributions affect nutrient cycling. North Carolina State University, Rocky Mountain Biological Station, and Allegheny College. Supervisors: Dr. Scott Wissinger and Dr. Brad Taylor.
Publications (published or in review, in order of most recent) (*Indicates mentored student)
Published Datasets
Invited Presentations
Recent Conference Presentations (* indicates mentored student)
Funded Research Grants and Fellowships (Lead investigator) (Total = $1,045,950)
In-review Grant Proposals (Lead Investigator) and Contributions to Grant Proposals (Total funded = $2 million)
Honors and Awards
2017 The Society for Freshwater Science Hynes Award
2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
2014-2016 AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science
Teaching Experience (University level)
Spring 2017. Wetland Ecology, Allegheny College. Instructor of record, co-taught with Dr. Scott Wissinger.
Fall 2016. Junior seminar in aquatic ecology. Allegheny College. Instructor of record, co-taught with Dr. Scott Wissinger.
Summer 2015. Field Ecology, Flathead Lake Biological Station. Supervisor: Dr. Jack Stanford.
Spring 2011. Water and Civilization, UNC Chapel Hill. Supervisor: Dr. Greg Gangi
2012 – 2014. Guest lectures: Marine Ecology (UNC), Estuarine Ecology (UNC), Crown of the Continent Ecology (FLBS), Field Ecology (FLBS)
2008-2015. Half day and full day Nyack floodplain ecology lessons for community members
Mentorship Experience (* indicates student had coauthorship on publication)
2018. Mentor for Steven Gougherty*, Boston University
2017 – 2018. REU mentor for Susan Campbell*, Allegheny College.
2016 – 2019. Mentor for undergraduates and post-grads learning field and laboratory aquatic research methods at RMBL: Elin Binck, Zach Gubran, Abrianna Sadler, Michelle Woods, Leah Franzluebbers, Liana Leja, Anna Rosswog, Jessica Forbes
2016 – 2017. Mentor for senior college students developing theses at Allegheny College
2013 – 2015. Mentor for Hopa Internship for Chad Reynolds, Salish Kootenai College, MT.
2014. Mentor for undergraduate thesis for Amelia Schirmer, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2011. Mentor for undergraduate thesis for Juan de Dios Morales*, The University of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
2012 – 2015. Mentor for undergraduate training in aquatic research methodology at FLBS: Emily Winters, Matthew Bambach, Hannah Coe, Neal Jacobi, Clinton Begley, Cailey Philmon, Wyndham Ferris, Kaitlyn Ferguson, Ovik Banerjee*, Andrew Chan, Katie Dubois
Notable news coverage
Community Service/Other
2020-present (ongoing). Member of the Society for Freshwater Science Justice, Equity, and Diversity Committee: helped set up the first JEDI-focused mentorship workshop
2020-present (ongoing). Member of the Duke Biology Justice, Equity, and Diversity Committee: helped improve transparency of reporting mechanisms
2018-present (ongoing). Co-chair of the Society for Freshwater Science Student Awards Subcommittee: ensure fair representation and judging of student awards
2018-present (ongoing). NSF Reviewer
2019-2020. Trained as a writing center volunteer, NC Central University
2019. Guest classes in public and private K-12 schools: Reeves elementary school, SC; Los Angeles private school, Crested Butte High School
2018. Reviewer for graduate travel and research awards, NC State University.
2017. Founded and organized Science on Tap events in Meadville, PA
2017. Volunteer: Fourth Graders as Scientists, Allegheny College
2014. Volunteer: SpectrUM hands-on science for kids, Missoula, MT
2013. Volunteer: The Watershed Education Network, Missoula, MT
Peer reviewer (ORCiD 0000-0003-4252-5991)
Membership in Professional Societies
PhD in Systems Ecology, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana
Dissertation Title: Ecology of the shallow aquifer of the Nyack Floodplain, Middle Fork of the Flathead River Montana; Advisor: Dr. Jack Stanford; Graduation: May 2016
B.S. in Environmental Sciences with a minor in Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thesis Title: Carbon storage in natural and restored Ecuadorian mangroves
Advisor: Dr. John Bruno, Graduation: May 2012
Research Employment and Affiliations
2021 - ongoing. Research Scientist, Duke University.
2020 – 2021. Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University. Supervisor: Dr. Emily Bernhardt.
2019 – 2020. Visiting Scholar. Duke University. Supervisor: Dr. Emily Bernhardt
2019 – 2020. Research Scientist, Flathead Lake Biological Station. Supervisor: Dr. Robert Hall
2019 – 2020. Visiting Scholar. Colorado State University. Supervisor: Dr. Joe von Fischer
2016 –2019. NSF Postdoctoral Scholar. Climate change-induced shifts in range distributions affect nutrient cycling. North Carolina State University, Rocky Mountain Biological Station, and Allegheny College. Supervisors: Dr. Scott Wissinger and Dr. Brad Taylor.
Publications (published or in review, in order of most recent) (*Indicates mentored student)
- Vlah, Michael, Spencer Rhea, Emily S. Bernhardt, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Nick Gubbins, Weston Slaughter, Audrey Thellman, and Matt V. Ross. ‘MacroSheds: a synthesis of long-term biogeochemical, hydroclimatic, and geospatial data from small watershed ecosystem studies’. In review.
- Rhea, Spencer R.*, Nicholas Gubbins, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Matthew R. Ross, Emily S. Bernhardt. ‘User-focused evaluation of National Ecological Observatory Network streamflow estimates’. Nature Scientific Data. In revision.
- Carter, Alice, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Emily S. Bernhardt. ‘Patterns and drivers of dissolved gas concentrations and fluxes along a low gradient stream’. JGR Biogeosciences. In revision.
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Spencer Rhea*, Alice M. Carter, Kelly S. Aho, Erin Hotchkiss, Emily H. Stanley, and Emily S. Bernhardt. ‘Variability and drivers of CO2, CH4, and N2O concentrations in streams across the United States’. Limnology and Oceanography. In press.
- Thibault Datry, Julian D. Olden, Kendra Kaiser, Dan Allen, Ryan Burrows, Michelle H. Busch, Amanda DelVecchia, Walter K. Dodds, Megan Fork, Chelsea Little, Mathis L. Messager, Meryl Mims, Eric Moody, Romain Sarremejane, Amélie Truchy, Rachel Stubbington, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Richard H. Walker, Annika Walters, Songyan Yu, Sam Zipper, John Hammond. ‘Anthropogenically versus Naturally Intermittent Rivers: Science, Management, and Policy Implications’. In press.
- Krabbenhoft, Corey A., George H. Allen, Peirong Lin, Sarah E. Godsey, Daniel C. Allen, Ryan M. Burrows, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Ken M. Fritz, Margaret Shanafield, Amy J. Burgin, Margaret Zimmer, Thibault Datry, Walter K. Dodds, C. Nathan Jones, Meryl C. Mims, Catherin Franklin, John C. Hammond, Samuel C. Zipper, Adam S. Ward, Katie H. Costigan, Hylke E. Beck, and Julian D. Olden. (2022). ‘Assessing placement bias of the global river gauge network’. Nature Sustainability.
- DelVecchia,Amanda G., Daniel C. Allen, Thibault Datry, Margaret Shanafield, Ken Fritz, Stephanie Kampf, Michelle H. Busch, Kendra Kaiser, Corey A. Krabbenhoft, Ryan M. Burrows, Rachel Stubbington, Samuel C. Zipper, Michael T. Bogan, Kate S. Boersma, Katie Costigan, Margaret Zimmer, Adam S. Ward. (2022) ‘Reconceptualizing the hyporheic zone of non-perennial streams’. Freshwater Science.
- Compson, Zacchaeus G., Shang Gao, Yanh Hong, Romain Sarremejane, Benjamine J. Ruddell, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Ryan M. Burrows, Wendy A. Monk, Daniel C. Allen. (2022) ‘Dryland Rivers’. Book chapter. Encyclopedia of Inland Waters.
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Steven Gougherty*, Brad W. Taylor, Scott A. Wissinger. (2021) ‘Soil CO2 efflux in relation to soil nutrient content in subalpine ponds of varying hydroperiod’. Limnology and Oceanography. DOI: 10.1002/lno.11663.
- Malison, R.L., A. DelVecchia, Brian K. Hand, Gordon Luikart, and Jack A. Stanford. (2020) ‘Physiological response of aquifer and river stoneflies to anoxia and hypoxia’. Journal of Experimental Biology.
- Malison, R.L., H. Jacobson, A.G. DelVecchia, M. Gamboa, A. Woods, B.K. Ellis, B.K. Hand, G. Luikart, and J.A. Stanford. (2020) ‘Remarkable anoxia tolerance in aquifer stoneflies’. Ecology. DOI:10.1002/ecy.3127
- Zimmer, Margaret, Kendra Kaiser, Katie H. Costigan, George H. Allen, Joanna Blaszczak, Kate S. Boersma, Michael T. Bogan, Ryan M. Burrows, Michelle H. Busch, Thibault Datry, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Walter Dodds, Ken M. Fritz, Sarah Godsey, Rebecca Hale, John Hammond, Jacob Hosen, Nathan C. Jones, Stephanie Kampf, Corey A. Krabbenhoft, Meryl C. Mims, Julian D. Olden, Albert Ruhi, Maragaret Shanafield, Adam Ward, Samuel C. Zipper, Daniel C. Allen (2020) ‘Zero or not? Causes and consequences of zero-flow stream gage readings’. Wiley Interdisciplinary Review: Water. DOI:10.1002/wat2.1436
- Jordan, Steve, Brian K. Hand, Scott Hotaling, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Rachel L. Malison, Clark Nissley, Jack A. Stanford, Gordon Luikart (2020) ‘Genomic data reveal similar genetic differentiation in species with different dispersal capabilities and life histories’. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz173
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Brian L. Reid, Jack A. Stanford. (2019) ‘Methane-derived carbon supports a complex food web in the shallow aquifer’. Food Webs. DOI: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2019.e00131
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Jared A. Balik, Susan K. Campbell*, Brad W. Taylor, Derek C. West, Scott A. Wissinger. (2019) ‘Carbon dioxide concentrations and efflux from permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary subalpine ponds’. Wetlands. DOI: 10.1007/s13157-019-01140-3
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Jack A. Stanford, Xiaomei Xu. (2016) ‘Ancient methane-derived carbon subsidizes a contemporary food web’. Nature Communications. DOI:10.1038/ncomms13163 (Altmetric: 51, 95th percentile of 245,000 articles of similar age)
- DelVecchia, Amanda G.; John F. Bruno, Larry Benninger, Marc Alperin, Ovik Banerjee*, Juan de Dios Morales* (2014) Organic carbon inventories in natural and restored Ecuadorian mangrove forests. PeerJ 2:e388 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.388
Published Datasets
- Aho, K., K. Cawley, A. DelVecchia, E. Stanley, and P. Raymond. 2021. Dissolved greenhouse gas concentrations derived from the NEON dissolved gases in surface water data product (DP1.20097.001) ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/47d7cb6d374b6662cce98e42122169f8
Invited Presentations
- January 2022. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ‘A journey to the upside-down of river ecosystems’.
- December 2021. The University of New Mexico. ‘The upside down of river ecosystems’.
- February 2019. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ‘From rocks to organisms: revising the carbon paradigm in aquatic ecosystems’.
- May 2018. Hynes Award Talk at Society for Freshwater Science. ‘Reconceiving carbon sources in gravel-bed river floodplains’.
- December 2017. Duke University, NC. ‘The ecological role of methane dynamics in the Nyack aquifer of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, Montana’.
- November 2016. Allegheny College, PA. ‘Understanding baseline ecosystem function in a changing climate: case studies from two montane aquatic ecosystems’.
- July 2013. University of Montana Alumni Gathering, Yellow Bay.
Recent Conference Presentations (* indicates mentored student)
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Emily S. Bernhardt, Spencer Rhea. Oral presentation at the Society for Freshwater Science virtual conference (May 2021). ‘Greenhouse gas patterns across NEON rivers’.
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Xiaomai Xu, Jack A. Stanford. Poster Presentation at the Society for Freshwater Science virtual conference (June 2020). ‘Sources of ancient carbon to the food web vary across geologically complex river floodplains’.
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Steven Gougherty*, Brad W. Taylor, Scott A. Wissinger. Oral presentation at the Society for Freshwater Science (May 2019). ‘When ponds dry: how CO2 flux from subalpine pond soils relates to soil characteristics and hydrology’.
- DelVecchia, Amanda G., Jared A. Balik, Susan K. Campbell*, Brad W. Taylor, Derek C. West, Scott A. Wissinger, Steven Gougherty*. Oral presentation at the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (March 2019) ‘Carbon dioxide concentrations and efflux from permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary subalpine ponds’.
Funded Research Grants and Fellowships (Lead investigator) (Total = $1,045,950)
- NSF Macrosystems: ‘Continental scale controls on instream and catchment contributions to greenhouse gas fluxes from rivers’, May 2021. $699, 498. PI: Emily S. Bernhardt (DelVecchia led, but listed as postdoc)
- Dry Rivers RCN subaward: ‘Parsing abiotic and biotic drivers of autotrophic and macroinvertebrate community structure in non-perennial streams using NEON data’, July 2020. $3,400. PIs: Joanna Blasczak, Amanda G. DelVecchia, Margaret Zimmer
- NSF EAGER: ‘Discovering how geologic and fossil methane sources support a contemporary river ecosystem’, May 2018. $296, 071. PIs: Amanda G. DelVecchia, Jack A. Stanford.
- REU supplement to NSF DEB: ‘Consequences of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Multiple Ecosystem Function’, May 2017. $11,479. PI: Scott Wissinger.
- Recipient of a philanthropically funded graduate fellowship through The University of Montana (2015), $20,000
- David Nicholas Travel Award, The University of Montana (2014) $500
- Institute on Ecosystems Graduate Enhancement Funding, The University of Montana (2014), $1,000
- NSF EPSCoR IoE Fellowship award, Montana Institute on Ecosystems (2012), $8,000
- Watts-Hill Award, The University of North Carolina Institute for the Environment (2011), $2,500
- Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship, The University of North Carolina (2011), $3,000
In-review Grant Proposals (Lead Investigator) and Contributions to Grant Proposals (Total funded = $2 million)
- NSF DOB: 'Predicting Vulnerability of Biodiversity to Climate Change by Integrating Analyses of Phylogenetic, Genomic, and Function Diversity in River Floodplains', April 2015. $2 million. PI: Gordon Luikart. Co-PI’s: Brian Hand, Jack Stanford. Funded.
- NSF DEB: 'Reconceiving Carbon Cycling in Alluvial Rivers’, August 2017. $732,714. PI: Geoffrey Poole. Co-PI’s: Ashley Helton, Michael Hren, Clemente Izurieta, Ben Coleman, Robert Hall, Jack Stanford. Not funded.
- ‘Parallel evolution in hyporheic stoneflies’. Proposal for NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology. Not funded. PI: Amanda DelVecchia. $138,000
Honors and Awards
2017 The Society for Freshwater Science Hynes Award
2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention
2014-2016 AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science
Teaching Experience (University level)
Spring 2017. Wetland Ecology, Allegheny College. Instructor of record, co-taught with Dr. Scott Wissinger.
Fall 2016. Junior seminar in aquatic ecology. Allegheny College. Instructor of record, co-taught with Dr. Scott Wissinger.
Summer 2015. Field Ecology, Flathead Lake Biological Station. Supervisor: Dr. Jack Stanford.
Spring 2011. Water and Civilization, UNC Chapel Hill. Supervisor: Dr. Greg Gangi
2012 – 2014. Guest lectures: Marine Ecology (UNC), Estuarine Ecology (UNC), Crown of the Continent Ecology (FLBS), Field Ecology (FLBS)
2008-2015. Half day and full day Nyack floodplain ecology lessons for community members
Mentorship Experience (* indicates student had coauthorship on publication)
2018. Mentor for Steven Gougherty*, Boston University
2017 – 2018. REU mentor for Susan Campbell*, Allegheny College.
2016 – 2019. Mentor for undergraduates and post-grads learning field and laboratory aquatic research methods at RMBL: Elin Binck, Zach Gubran, Abrianna Sadler, Michelle Woods, Leah Franzluebbers, Liana Leja, Anna Rosswog, Jessica Forbes
2016 – 2017. Mentor for senior college students developing theses at Allegheny College
2013 – 2015. Mentor for Hopa Internship for Chad Reynolds, Salish Kootenai College, MT.
2014. Mentor for undergraduate thesis for Amelia Schirmer, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2011. Mentor for undergraduate thesis for Juan de Dios Morales*, The University of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
2012 – 2015. Mentor for undergraduate training in aquatic research methodology at FLBS: Emily Winters, Matthew Bambach, Hannah Coe, Neal Jacobi, Clinton Begley, Cailey Philmon, Wyndham Ferris, Kaitlyn Ferguson, Ovik Banerjee*, Andrew Chan, Katie Dubois
Notable news coverage
- Stoneflies Consume Methane as Energy. Fly Fisherman (2017). Available at: http://www.flyfisherman.com/news/study-shows-traces-of-methane-in-stoneflies
- Is the river really dry? Scientific interpretations of zero flow readings. Advanced Science News (2020). Available at:https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/is-the-river-really-dry-scientific-interpretations-of-zero-flow-readings/
Community Service/Other
2020-present (ongoing). Member of the Society for Freshwater Science Justice, Equity, and Diversity Committee: helped set up the first JEDI-focused mentorship workshop
2020-present (ongoing). Member of the Duke Biology Justice, Equity, and Diversity Committee: helped improve transparency of reporting mechanisms
2018-present (ongoing). Co-chair of the Society for Freshwater Science Student Awards Subcommittee: ensure fair representation and judging of student awards
2018-present (ongoing). NSF Reviewer
2019-2020. Trained as a writing center volunteer, NC Central University
2019. Guest classes in public and private K-12 schools: Reeves elementary school, SC; Los Angeles private school, Crested Butte High School
2018. Reviewer for graduate travel and research awards, NC State University.
2017. Founded and organized Science on Tap events in Meadville, PA
2017. Volunteer: Fourth Graders as Scientists, Allegheny College
2014. Volunteer: SpectrUM hands-on science for kids, Missoula, MT
2013. Volunteer: The Watershed Education Network, Missoula, MT
Peer reviewer (ORCiD 0000-0003-4252-5991)
- Nature Communications
- Ecology
- Freshwater Biology
- Water Resources Research
- Limnology and Oceanography
- JGR-Biogeosciences
- Ecosphere
Membership in Professional Societies
- American Geophysical Union
- Association for Limnology and Oceanography
- Society for Freshwater Science
