Jim Elser

Oct 17, 2022

Jim Elser Joins Shane Mauss for the Here We Are Podcast

STEPS Knowledge Transfer Advisor Jim Elser joins comedian Shan Mauss to discuss phosphorus and its environmental impacts. Here We Are: Phosphorus and The Environment was recorded on September 28, 2022.…

Jul 9, 2022

Unintended Nutrient Imbalance Induced By Wastewater Effluent Inputs to Receiving Water and Its Ecological Consequences

Jim Elser, Yindong Tong, and Xuejun Wang discuss why long-term strategies for domestic wastewater management should not only focus on the total reduction of nutrient discharge through narrow and targeted…

Jun 2, 2022

Sustained Stoichiometric Imbalance and Its Ecological Consequences in a Large Oligotrophic Lake

Jim Elser in Sustained Stoichiometric Imbalance and Its Ecological Consequences in a Large Oligotrophic Lake reports on 38 years of nutrient dynamics for Flatbed Lake. The data collected highlights the…

Apr 29, 2022

Jim Elser Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences

Congratulations to our very own Jim Elser on his induction into the National Academy of Sciences!

Apr 22, 2022

Jim Elser On His Induction Into the National Academy of Sciences

A reflection by Jim Elser on his path to this prestigious honor.

Apr 20, 2022

James J. Elser on Ecological Stoichiometry and Nutrient Limitation.

James J. Elser on Ecological Stoichiometry theory and how carbon and nitrogen rich phytoplankton toxins are regulated by nutrient limitation and cellular Stoichiometry.

Jan 20, 2022

The Global Nitrogen-Phosphorus Imbalance

STEPS investigator and SPA Director Jim Elser continues to lead our understanding of the nitrogen-phosphorus imbalance.

Jan 1, 2022

OPF Global: A Sustainable Direction for Phosphorus Will Lead to Better Food Production, Cleaner Waters, Healthier People and Greater Biodiversity.

Jim Elser and Matthew Scholz of STEPS worked with scientists involved in SPS, the P-RCN, and other international efforts to come to a consensus on phosphorus sustainability. The report includes…

Mar 25, 2021

Jim Elser Regarding Nutrient Optimization and Reducing Runoff

Jim Elser recently joined Dan Poston on Larta Institute’s Deeper Dive podcast to discuss how innovation can play a key role in improved nutrient optimization and how nutrient efficiency and…

Feb 25, 2021

Jim Elser’s New Phosphorus Book Released

In “Phosphorus: Past and Future”, world authorities on phosphorus sustainability Jim Elser and Phil Haygarth explain Phosphorus’s involvement in biology, human health and nutrition, food production, ecosystem function, and environmental…