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SKaneateles Lake RESEARCH & DATA Summit

january 6, 2026

SUNY ESF • GATEWAY CENTER and VIRTUAL BROADCAST

The Skaneateles Lake Research & Data Summit took place on January 6, bringing together scientists, partners, and community members to share the latest research guiding lake protection efforts.

From Harmful Algal Bloom analytics to watershed and lake bottom monitoring, this annual event offered insight into how data informs decisions that protect Skaneateles Lake — now and for the future.

Online Morning Session

🕗 8:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Morning presentations only

In-Person Full-Day Session (Registration Closed)

🕗 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Includes lunch and afternoon break-out sessions on Watershed Management, In-Lake Monitoring, and Modeling

register to attend online

Speakers & Research Highlights

This year’s summit features researchers and partners sharing current findings related to Skaneateles Lake and its watershed.

Christopher Scholz — Syracuse University
Bathymetric Mapping of Skaneateles Lake Mapping

Michael Kelly — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Weather Driven Hydrodynamic Controls on HABs on Skaneateles Lake

Bahram Salehi — SUNY ESF
Remote Sensing of HABs

Charles Driscoll — Syracuse University
Insights on Nutrient and Trace Metal Inputs from Sedimentary Records of Skaneateles Lake

Dominique Derminio — SUNY ESF
50-Year History of Algal Population Dynamics

Ryan Ruggiero — SUNY ESF
Using Machine Learning Methods to Identify Controls on Nutrient Loading

Robert Howarth — Cornell University
Airborne Deposition of Nitrogen to Skaneateles Lake from Confined Animal Feeding Operations

Gregory Boyer — SUNY ESF
Microcosm Nutrient Addition Experiments

Christine Georgakakos — SUNY ESF
Measuring Near-Shore, Subsurface Inflows to Skaneateles Lake

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