Robinson Fulweiler
Biology
Robinson Fulweiler
Associate Professor of Biology and Earth and Environment, College of Arts and Sciences
Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler is an ecosystems ecologist and biogeochemist, whose research is focused on answering fundamental questions about energy flow and biogeochemical cycling of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silica), carbon, and oxygen in a variety of environments. She is especially interested in how anthropogenic changes effect the ecology and elemental cycling of ecosystems on a variety of scales (i.e., local nutrient loading; regional/global climate change). Current research is centered on the transformations and the ultimate fate of nitrogen in the marine environment and the impact of climate change on benthic-pelagic coupling.
With a grant from the Initiative, Fulweiler is currently conducting a study on the urban groundwater and runoff in Boston, in order to investigate the causes, effects, and the extent of nutrient non-point pollution in urbanized subterranean estuaries.
Contact Information
Email: rwf@bu.edu
Phone: (617) 358-5466