Dr. Bill Perry
Professor of Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
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SLB Science Laboratory Building 417
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Current Courses
499Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
Teaching Interests & Areas
Ecology Aquatic Ecology Stream Ecology Limnology Rainforest Ecology Invertebrate Zoology
Research Interests & Areas
My laboratory works on two major projects at this time. The first project deals with the ecology and biogeochemistry of agricultural streams. We are currently working with The Nature Conservancy to examine the effects of watershed management practices and wetlands on downstream water quality. This work is being conducted in headwater streams of the Mackinaw River east of Illinois State University. The second project in the laboratory deals with invasive species ecology. We are currently focusing on the invasions dynamics of the rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, in streams. We are assessing the role of flow in mediating invasion dynamics. Another aspect of this research is examining the role of hybridization in streams using microsatellite markers developed in collaboration with David Lodge and Jeff Feder at the University of Notre Dame.
Post-Doc Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
Post-Doc Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
Ph D Biological Sciences
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
MS Biological Sciences
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
BS Biological Sciences
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Nominated for Outstanding University Teacher
Illinois State University
2016
Outstanding Cross-Disciplinary Team Research Award for 2017
Illinois State University
2016
Nominated for Outstanding University Teacher
Illinois State University
2015
Outstanding College Teacher
College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
2014
University Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2004
University Teaching Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2004
College of Arts and Sciences Teaching Initiative Award
College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
2002
Outstanding Master of Science Student
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati
1992
Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati
1991
Journal Article
Shinkareva, G., O'Reilly, C., & Perry, W. Seasonal and diurnal variations in turbidity in midwestern freshwater streams. Journal of Hydrology 56 (2024): 1-13.
Meyer, R.T., N.J. Heller, R.L. Rhykerd, A.W. Hafner, W.L. Perry. 2023. Biomass, nitrogen, and carbon loss from the novel oilseed pennycress relative to annual ryegrass and cereal rye. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 9, 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2215598
Forcella, F., Portman, Z., Wells, S., Perry, W., Gesch, R., Mohammed, Y., Hoerning, C., Hard, A., Wesley, T., & Phippen, W. Abundance and diversity of bees visiting flowering pennycress, a new oilseed crop in the midwestern USA. The Great Lakes Entomologist 56.1 (2023)
Forcella, F., Portman, Z., Wells, S., Perry, W., Gesch, R., Mohammed, Y., Hoerning, C., Hard, A., Wesley, T., & Phippen, W. Abundance and diversity of bees visiting flowering pennycress, a new oilseed crop in the midwestern USA. The Great Lakes Entomologist 56.1 (2023)
Ambrose-Igho, G., Seyoum, W.M., Perry, W.L., O’Reilly, C.M., 2021. Spatiotemporal Analysis of Water Quality Indicators in Small Lakes Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data: Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake, Central Illinois, USA. Environmental Processes, 8(2): 637-660. DOI:10.1007/s40710-021-00519-x
Presentations
Diurnal turbidity patterns in freshwater streams: the bigger picture. American Geological Union. AGU. (2024)
Effect of Selected Winter Cover Crops on Soybean Yield and Seed Quality. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting. (2024)
Impact of Selected Cover Crops on Soil Porewater N and P Content. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting. (2024)
Introducing pennycress as an intermediate oilseed crop to the agricultural landscape of the Tennessee River Basin and evaluating potential impacts on water quality. American Geological Union. AGU. (2024)
Is there a party in the stream tonight? Underwater soundscapes reveal diurnal patterns in acoustic indices. American Geological Union. AGU. (2024)
Systems Biology of Thlaspi arvense L. : Phenotype to Functional Genetic Mechanisms. Plant and Animal Genome Conference/PAG 31 (January 12-17, 2024). PAG. (2024)
Winter Cover Crops Impact Soil Fertility. ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting. (2024)
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine M. O'Reilly, Wondwosen M. Seyoum, John Lagergren, William L. Perry, 2024 “Diurnal turbidity patterns in freshwater streams: the bigger picture” American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Assessment of spatial and temporal variations in chloride concentration in an agricultural tile-drained area in central Illinois. Illinois Groundwater Association Spring Meeting. Illinois Groundwater Association. (2023)
Diurnal Turbidity Patterns in Rivers: Bioturbation as a Significant Factor in Sediment Transport. American Geological Union. AGU. (2023)
Grants & Contracts
Preliminary Proposal: Partnership for Adopting Climate-Smart CoverCress and Cereal Hybrid Rye. USDA. Federal. (2022)
2020 - 2022 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality. City of Bloomington. Local. (2020)
Oilseed Pennycress: A new cash cover-crop for the Midwest $10,000,000. US Department of Agriculture. Federal. (2019)
2017 - 2019 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality. City of Bloomington. Local. (2017)
The Effect of Cover Crops on Surface Water Quality: A Paired Watershed Experiment in the Lake Bloomington Watershed. Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council. State. (2017)