Sam Schurkamp

Sam Schurkamp is a researcher and lecturer within the School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago, where he studies Great Lakes coastal wetlands through the lenses of environmental restoration and invasion ecology. He will join the University of Michigan's doctoral program in SEAS this fall and will explore the effects of climate change-induced water level changes on plant communities. In addition to his research interests, Sam is interested in science writing and photography to promote ecological knowledge to a broader audience.