Welsh, M., C. Kennedy. Nitrogen transformations in cranberry farm soils: mineralization rates, 2023 UMass Cranberry Management Update,January 26, 2023.
Welsh, M. Long-Term Monitoring of Water Quality and Ecological Health in Narragansett Bay Following Wastewater Treatment Nutrient Reductions, National Water Quality Monitoring Council's 12th National Monitoring Conference, April 19 - 23, 2021.
Welsh, M. Long-Term Monitoring of Water Quality Improvement Following Wastewater Treatment Nutrient Reductions, Restore America's Estuaries National Coastal and Estuarine Virtual Summit, September 29 - October 1, 2020. Link: www.youtube.com/embed/yN-hD5tJSXw
Welsh, M., P. Vidon, and S. McMillan. Cross-Vane Restoration Structures Impact Riparian Zone Hydrology, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, December 11-15, 2017.
Welsh, M. Hydrology and biogeochemistry at the aquatic-terrestrial Interface: methods for quantifying surface water-groundwater interactions, research methods panelist, National Association of Graduate-Professional Studies, Pre-Conference Graduate Research Methods Forum, Syracuse, NY, November 2, 2017.
Welsh, M. Going with the flow: research experiences in water science. SUNY-ESF in the High School Public Research Seminar, Syracuse, NY, September 26 and October 3, 2017.
Welsh, M. Stream restoration: moving towards an ecosystem-based perspective?, guest lecture, FOR 340: Watershed Hydrology, SUNY-ESF, March 30, 2016.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Environmental drivers of denitrification in North Carolina streams and riparian zones, Society for Freshwater Science 2015 Meeting, Milwaukee, WI May 17-21, 2015.
Welsh, M. We all live downstream: exploring stream restoration practices and pollution tradeoffs, guest lecture, FOR 340: Watershed Hydrology, SUNY-ESF, April 3, 2015.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Impact of stream restoration on hydrology and biogeochemistry, invited research methods panelist, Syracuse University, March 20-21, 2014.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Quantification of in-stream and riparian denitrification potential and environmental drivers of denitrification following stream restoration in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, EcoStream 2014 Conference, Charlotte, NC, November 17-20, 2014.
Welsh, M., A. Gold, K. Addy, J. Lazar. Exploring greenhouse gas emissions from beaver ponds in southern Rhode Island, URI Honors Senior Research Conference, May 2, 2013.
McMillan S., Vidon P., Welsh M. Characterization of stream restoration impacts on trade-offs in nutrient biogeochemistry, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, New Orleans, LA, July 26-29, 2015.
Vidon, P., Marchese, S., Welsh, M., McMillan S. Impact of precipitation intensity and riparian geomorphic characteristics on greenhouse gas emissions at the soil-atmosphere interface in a water limited North Carolina riparian zone, American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly, Montreal, QC, May 3-7, 2015.
Addy, K., A. Gold, M. Welsh, S. Cox, E. Elmstrom. Hotspots of Nitrate Removal in Forested Intermittent Streams of Southern New England, American Water Resources Association Riparian Specialty Conference, 2012.
Poster Presentations
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Changes in riparian and stream hydrology and biogeochemistry following storms in an agricultural watershed, poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Extreme Event Impacts on Aquatic Biogeochemical Cycles and Fluxes, January 22-27, 2017.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Impact of agricultural stream restoration on riparian hydrology and biogeochemistry, poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, December 12-17, 2016.
Welsh, M., S McMillan, P. Vidon. Differences in geomorphic structure in restored and unrestored streams influence denitrification potential, Gordon Graduate Seminar and Research Conference on Catchment Science: Interactions of Hydrology, Biology, and Geochemistry, Andover, NH, June 13-19, 2015.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Impact of stream restoration on riparian soil and stream sediment denitrification potential in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, 2014 Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference and North Carolina Water Resources Symposium, Raleigh, NC, March 19-20, 2014.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Impact of floodplain restoration on riparian soil and stream sediment denitrification potential in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Graduate Research Symposium, Charlotte, NC, March 22, 2014 and Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR, May 18-23, 2014.
Welsh, M., S. McMillan, P. Vidon. Impact of stream restoration on riparian soil and stream sediment denitrification potential in North Carolina, American Ecological Engineering Society Annual Conference, Charleston, SC, June 9-11, 2014.
Welsh, M., K. Addy, J. Lazar, A. Gold. Exploring the Seasonal Flux of Greenhouse Gases from Beaver Pond Sediments, University of Rhode Island Coastal Fellows Symposium, December 12, 2012.
Welsh, M., J. Hyman, K. Addy, A. Gold. Beaver Ponds and Transient Headwater Streams: Hidden Hotspots of Biogeochemical Cycling, National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Conference, July 29, 2011 and Vermont EPSCoR Watershed Project Symposium, April 2, 2012.
Welsh, M., K. Addy, A. Gold, S. Cox. Investigating the Potential for Nitrate-N Removal in Rhode Island Transient Headwater Streams, University of Rhode Island Coastal Fellows Symposium, December 4, 2010. Also presented at the Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium, March 6, 2011, the 8th Annual Water Resources Research Water 2011 Regional Conference, April 7, 2011, and the Discovery Conference at URI, April 13, 2011.
Ortiz de Zarate, M.L., McMillan, S., Welsh, M., Vidon, P. Nutrient dynamics in riparian zones of agricultural watersheds in North Carolina, American Ecological Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN, June 7-9, 2016.
McMillan S., Vidon P., Marchese S., Welsh M. 2015. Impact of Agricultural Stream Restoration on Riparian Hydrology and Biogeochemistry. USDA – AFRI - Renewable, Energy, Natural Resources and Environment (RENRE) Foundational Program Meeting, Greensboro, NC, July 28-29, 2015.
McMillan, S., P. Vidon, M. Welsh, S. Marchese. Impact of agricultural stream restoration in the Southeastern US, 2014 USDA NIFA Project Director’s Meeting, Arlington, VA, October 28, 2014.
Dulin, S., S. McMillan, S. Clinton, M. Welsh, P. Vidon. Downwelling and Longer Retention Times Increase Nitrogen Uptake in Streams, scientific poster presented at Charlotte Research Scholars Undergraduate Conference, Charlotte, NC, July 23, 2014.
McMillan, S., P. Vidon, J. Gross, S. Marchese, M. Welsh. Impact of agricultural stream restoration on riparian hydrology and biogeochemistry in the US Southeast, scientific poster presented at the 2013 National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference, Annapolis, MD, June 2013.