Eva R Hillmann

Position: Coastal Scientist
Institution: Pontchartrain Conservancy (2012-present)
Additional Role: Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University

Education:

• BA – Tulane University, New Orleans
• MS – Southeastern Louisiana University
• PhD – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• Dissertation: Analysis of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Resources across the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Communities and Biomass

Key Publications:

• Estuarine submerged aquatic vegetation habitat provides organic carbon storage across a shifting landscape.
• Salinity and water clarity dictate seasonal variability in coastal submerged aquatic vegetation in subtropical estuarine environments.

Research Interests:

• Submerged aquatic vegetation and seagrasses
• Blue carbon (carbon captured by ocean and coastal ecosystems)
• Climate change impacts on coastal environments