Charles Hawkins Watershed Sciences / Ecology Center Professor | National Aquatic Monitoring Center Director BNR 162D (435) 797-2280 chuck.hawkins@usu.edu By Appointment https://qanr.usu.edu/_dev/_merge/qcnr/files/directory/cv/HawkinsCP-CV-April-2025.pdf My lab focuses on understanding the processes that determine patterns of biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems, the effects of environmental alteration on freshwater ecosystems, and how to best apply that understanding to ecological assessment and monitoring. We are specifically interested in understanding and predicting how climate, geology, geomorphology, and hydrology interact to influence biodiversity at different spatial scales. By understanding natural patterns of biodiversity, we can more accurately assess if atmospheric, watershed, or waterway alterations have compromised the ecological condition and sustainability of freshwater ecosystems. Our research is highly interdisciplinary, and we collaborate with climate scientists, hydrologists, geologists, geomorphologists, and modelers within the Department of Watershed Sciences, across other departments at Utah State University, and at other universities and federal research labs. My lab also supports the National Aquatic Monitoring Center, whose primary mission is to aid state and federal agencies develop and implement scientifically sound methods for monitoring and assessing the condition of aquatic resources. Chuck Hawkins is a Professor of Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Sciences at Utah State University and Director of NAMC. He is broadly interested in the development and application of scientifically sound methods for monitoring and assessing the condition of aquatic ecosystems. He is specifically interested in understanding and predicting how climate, geology, geomorphology, and hydrology interact to influence aquatic biodiversity at different spatial scales. By understanding natural patterns of biodiversity, we can more accurately assess if atmospheric, landscape, or waterway alterations have compromised the ecological condition and sustainability of aquatic ecosystems. His research is highly interdisciplinary, and he collaborates with climate scientists, hydrologists, geologists, geomorphologists, and modelers within the Department of Watershed Sciences, across other departments at Utah State University, and at other universities and federal research labs. A00016012