Pleasant Grove Creek
Restoration
Pleasant Grove Creek Restoration
APSU GIS Center
Founded in 1998, the goal of the Austin Peay State University GIS Center was to establish and operate an Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) offering high tech digital data solutions at low cost in our region. Currently, the APSU GIS Center is working on projects in seven counties, including Montgomery, Cheatham, Robertson, Houston, Dickson, Humphreys, and Stewart. Our personnel include PhD level professors in geosciences, biology, computer science, and business; professional staff; and experienced student workers.
Center of Excellence for Field Biology
The Center of Excellence for Field Biology at Austin Peay State University brings together scholars and students from various biological disciplines to conduct research on topics in field biology and ecology, including toxicology, population and community ecology (aquatic and terrestrial), herpetology, and the ecology and biology of rare, threatened, and endangered species. The Center provides numerous opportunities for training, research, and study with professional field biologists. Field trips are routinely made to Land Between The Lakes (where facilities are available for in-residence group work), Reelfoot Lake, Lake Barkley, and Kentucky Lake.
The Center has appointments available for six senior research fellows with regional or national reputations in areas of stream ecology, aquatic macroinvertebrates, herpetology, small-invertebrate community studies, vascular plants, and forest communities. Senior research fellows undertake joint or independent investigations in the above areas of environmental problems in collaboration with one of the Center's principal investigators. Principal investigators are:
Dr. Andrew N. Barrass (Bioacoustics/Animal Communication/Sound Analysis/Wetlands and Stream Restoration)
Dr. Steven W. Hamilton (Director; Aquatic Entomology/Insect Systematics)
Dr. A. Floyd Scott (Herpetology/Ecology) Dr. Betsie B. Rothermel (Aquatic Ecology/Vertebrate Biology/Ecotoxicology) Ms. Michelle Rogers (Environmental Science Project Manager)