Natalie Nelson

Associate Professor

Dr. Natalie Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at NC State, and Principal Investigator of the Coastal & Watershed Analytics Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering with a concentration in Interdisciplinary Hydrologic Sciences from the University of Florida. Dr. Nelson joined BAE in August 2017.

Education

B.S. 2012

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

University of Florida

Ph.D. 2017

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

University of Florida

Research Description

Dr. Nelson’s research focuses on characterizing and modeling nonpoint source pollution in inland and coastal waters, and takes a watershed-scale approach to studying where and why nonpoint source pollution occurs. More specifically, studies in her lab investigate: (1) How agricultural and maricultural systems influence, and are influenced by, water quality; (2) Ways in which climate-driven changes in freshwater and sea level affect water quality and biota; and (3) Methods for combining models (statistical, machine learning, process-based) and environmental monitoring data to create decision-support tools for natural resource managers.

Honors and Awards

  • Rising Star in Environmental Research, ACS Environmental Au, 2024
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2021
  • Goodnight Early Career Innovator, 2021
  • University Faculty Scholar, 2021
  • Early Career Research Fellow, Gulf Research Program, NASEM, 2020
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2012

Publications

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