Nate Bosch, Ph.D.

• Lakes
• Streams
• Wetlands
• Prairies
• Forests
• Nutrients
• Plant and animal interactions
• Invasive Species
• Ethics
• Restoration

• Interactive
• Hands-on
• Field-based
• Relational
• Developmental

• Received his Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Michigan in the field of limnology (like oceanography, only studying freshwater lakes and streams rather than oceans and coastal areas.)
• Has over 20 peer-reviewed publications spanning research in the Great Lakes to smaller inland lakes and streams

• K21 Health Foundation research grants – $230,000 (2020-2023), $200,000 (2018-2020), $90,000 (2017-2018), $200,000 (2015-2016), $200,000 (2012-2014), $150,000 (2010-2012).
• Indiana DNR Lake and River Enhancement grants – $44,200 (2019-2020), $7,000 (2017), $8,800 (2017), $37,500 (2013-2014), $42,400 (2012-2013).
• The Dekko Foundation grants – $55,000 (2019-2021), $20,000 (2012-2014), $25,000 (2010-2012).
• Steel Dynamics Foundation grant supporting Lilly Center building spaces – $75,000, 2018.
• K21 Health Foundation grant supporting Lilly Center building spaces – $1,000,000, 2016.
• Lilly Endowment grant supporting Lilly Center endowment – $2,500,00, 2016.
• Chandler-Misener Awards (Journal of Great Lakes Research most notable paper), 2013, 2015.
• Kosciusko County Community Foundation grants – $40,000 (2014-2015), $15,000 (2010-2012).
• Toyota Environmental Education grants – $15,000 (2015), $15,000 (2014), $15,000 (2013), $25,000 (2012-2013).
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant – $27,400, 2013-2015.
• International Joint Commission grant – $10,000, 2012.
• National Science Foundation grant – $75,000, 2010-2015.
• Indiana American Water Environmental Education grants – $8,500, 2010-2011.
• Army Corp of Engineers grant – $100,000, 2008-2009.
• Karl F. Lagler (UM School of Natural Resources) award – 2007.

• National Science Teachers Association 2013-Present
• International Association of Great Lakes Research, 2004-2006, 2010-Present
• Indiana Lake Management Society, 2009 – Present
• Indiana Academy of Science, 2009 – Present
• Indiana Water Monitoring Council, 2009-Present
• Indiana Water Resources Association 2013-2023

• Bosch, N., Bingham, S., Farwell, K. 2019. Blue-green algae patterns and prediction in 12 lakes in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science [in review].
• Del Giudice, D., Muenich, R., Kalcic, M., Bosch, N., Scavia, D., Michalak, A. 2018. On the practical usefulness of least squares for assessing uncertainty in hydrologic and water quality predictions. Environmental Modelling and Software 105: 286-295.
• Kalcic, M., Kirchhoff, C., Bosch, N., Muenich, R., Murray, M., Gardner, J., Scavia, D. 2016. Engaging Stakeholders to Define Feasible and Desirable Agricultural Conservation in Western Lake Erie Watersheds. Environmental Science & Technology 50(15): 8135-8145.
• Verma, S., Bhattarai, R., Bosch, N.S., Cooke, R.C., Kalita, P.K., and Markus, M. 2015. Climate Change Impacts on Flow, Sediment and Nutrient Export in a Great Lakes Watershed Using SWAT. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water 43(11): 1464-1474.
• Bosch, N.S., Evans, M.A., Scavia, D., and J.D. Allan. 2014. Influence of climate change on the effectiveness of agricultural best management practices. Journal of Great Lakes Research 40: 581-589.
• Gebremariam, S.Y., Martin, J., Demarchi, C., Bosch, N.S., Confesor, R., and Ludsin, S.A. 2014. Comprehensive Evaluation of Three Watershed Models to Predict Maumee River Flow Regime and Discharge. Environmental Modeling and Software 61: 121-134.
• Scavia, D., Allan, J.D., Arend, K.K., Bartell, S., Beletsky, D., Bosch, N.S., Brandt, S.B., Briland, R.D., Dalaglu, I., DePinto, J.V., Dolan, D.M., Evans, M.A., Farmer, T.M., Goto, D., Han, H., Hook, T.O., Knight, R., Ludsin, S.A., Mason, D., Michalak, A.M., Richards, R.P., Roberts, J.J., Rucinski, D.K., Rutherford, E., Scwab, D.J., Sesterhenn, T.M., Zhang, H., Zhou, Y. 2014. Assessing and addressing the re-euthrophication of Lake Erie: Center Basin Hypoxia. Journal of Great Lakes Research 40: 226-246.
• Michalak, A.M., Anderson, E., Beletsky, D., Boland, S., Bosch, N.S., Bridgeman, T.B., Chaffin, J.D., Cho, K.H., Confesor, R., Daloglu, I., DePinto, J., Evans, M.A., Fahnenstiel, G.L., He, L., Ho, J.C., Jenkins, L., Johengen, T., Kuo, K.C., Laporte, E., Liu, X., McWilliams, M., Moore, M.R., Posselt, D.J., Richards, R.P., Scavia, D., Steiner, A.L., Verhamme, E., Wright, D.M., and M.A. Zagorski. 2013. Record-setting algal bloom in Lake Erie caused by agricultural and meteorological trends consistent with expected future conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 110:6448-6452.
• Bhattarai, R. and N.S. Bosch. 2013. Chapter 12: Analysis of climate change impact on runoff and sediment delivery in a Great Lake watershed using SWAT. In Sediment Transport: Monitoring, Modeling and Management, Editors: Abdul A. Khan and Weiming Wu, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., NY.
• Bosch, N.S., Allan, J.D., Selegean, J.P., and D. Scavia. 2013. Scenario-testing of agricultural best management practices in Lake Erie watersheds. Journal of Great Lakes Research 39: 429-436.
• Richards, R.P., Alameddine, I., Allan, J.D., Baker, D.B., Bosch, N.S., Confesor, R., DePinto, J.V., Dolan, D.M., Reutter, J.M., and D. Scavia. 2013. Discussion: Nutrient inputs to the Laurentian Great Lakes by source and watershed estimated using SPARROW watershed models. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 49: 715-724.
• Han, H., Allan, J.D., and N.S Bosch. 2012. Historical pattern of phosphorus loading to Lake Erie watersheds. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38: 289-298.
• Bosch, N.S., Allan, J.D., Dolan, D.M., Han, H., and R.P. Richards. 2011. Application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool for six watersheds of Lake Erie: Model parameterization and calibration. Journal of Great Lakes Research 37: 263-271.
• Han, H., Bosch, N.S., and J.D. Allan. 2011. Spatial and temporal variation in phosphorus budgets for 24 watersheds in the Lake Erie and Lake Michigan basins. Biogeochemistry 102:45-58.
• Bosch, N. S., Johengen, T. H., Allan, J. D., and G. W. Kling. 2009. The Influence of River Impoundment on Nutrient Transport. Lake and Reservoir Management 25:389–400.
• Bosch, N. S. 2008. The influence of impoundments on riverine nutrient transport: An evaluation using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool. Journal of Hydrology 355:131-147. ‘
• Bosch, N. S., and J. D. Allan. 2008. The influence of impoundments on nutrient budgets in two catchments of Southeastern Michigan. Biogeochemistry 87:325-338.
• Judd, K.E., H.E. Adams, N.S. Bosch, J.M. Kostrzewski, C.E. Scott, B.M. Schultz, D.H. Wang and G.W. Kling. 2005. A case history: Effects of mixing regime on nutrient dynamics and community structure in Third Sister Lake, Michigan during late winter and early spring 2003. Lake and Reservoir Management 21(3):316-329.

• Spelunking (exploring caves)
• Traveling with family

“Students are treated as individuals at Grace College: Their preparation is tailored to their unique career goals. Specifically, Grace’s environmental science program is large enough to offer specialized classes, research projects and internship opportunities, but also small enough to individually mentor each student and offer graduates the best career opportunities. In a world of standardized tests and the unhelpful reality of ‘teaching to the test,’ I love being a part of a college that values ‘teaching to the student’. “