Formerly the Associate Director of DFWI, Dr. Boylen now serves as Professor of Biology at RPI. Dr. Boylen is internationally known for his New York State limnology research, particularly in the Adirondacks and Lake George.  Dr. Boylen’s research has been federally funded by National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institute of Health, as well as state and local agencies.  He is the author and co-author of more than 100 articles published in highly ranked academic journals and has supervised more than 40 graduate student theses.   Dr. Boylen received a B.A. in Microbiology from Indiana University and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the NASA-Ames Research Center. He has been at RPI since 1972, Director of the DFWI 1983-1993 and Associate Director 1993-2014. Dr. Boylen is actively involved with a number of environmentally focused organizations which include the Hudson River Environmental Society, Fund for Lake George, and the Lake George Watershed Coalition. Since the 1970’s he has maintained an active limnological research program on Lake George and numerous freshwater systems in NY and the Adirondacks. His research results have been applied to community and policy issues relating the impact of human activities on water quality, particularly how watershed practices negatively impact stormwater runoff. Dr. Boylen served as a Co-PI for the Adirondack Effects Assessment Program (EPA funded 1994-2006), and currently serves on the New York State Invasive Species Advisory Committee, a NYSERDA funded program of which he also serves as a Co-PI.   

 Biology,Biodefense,Fermentation