Rate My Professor Vanessa Louche

Dr. Lougheed's primary research area is aquatic ecosystem ecology, with a focus on nutrient cycling, primary production, biodiversity, and remote sensing in extreme wetland environments of the Arctic and the Chihuahuan Desert. She has obtained funding from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, USAID, and other sources for projects including Arctic limnology, wetland restoration, environmental monitoring in the Rio Grande Valley, and educational initiatives such as GK-12 and IPY-ROAM. Key publications include "Disappearing Arctic tundra ponds: Fine-scale analysis of surface hydrology in drained thaw lake basins over a 65 year period (1948–2013)" (Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, 2015), "Rapid nutrient release from permafrost in Arctic aquatic ecosystems" (Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 2015), "Changes in tundra pond limnology: Re-sampling Alaskan ponds after 40 years" (Ambio, 2011), and "The Long-term Development of Wetland Plant Communities with Water Deliveries in a Created Wetland in the Desert Southwest" (Wetlands, 2025). Her research has been cited over 2,500 times. Honors include Partner of the Year from the Carlos M. Ramirez TecH2O Center (2014) and U.S. Delegate to the International Arctic Science Committee (2010).