David Lodge attends White House Great Lakes event | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › David Lodge attends White House Great Lakes event David Lodge attends White House Great Lakes event Published: February 29, 2012 Author: William G. Gilroy David Lodge, Ludmilla F. and Stephen J. Galla Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame and a world-renowned expert on invasive species, was invited to attend a White House Community Leaders Briefing on the Great Lakes Region that took place today (Feb. 29) in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The event was a gathering of environmental, recreation, business and academic leaders from the Great Lakes region and included a discussion of Obama administration initiatives and priorities in the region with senior White House and administration officials. It was co-hosted by the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Public Engagement. “The Administration made unprecedented investments in restoring the Great Lakes and made it a priority to work with state, city, environmental, academic and business leaders toward lasting solutions,” said Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. “Today’s gathering at the White House is another important step in advancing the partnership between Federal agencies and community leaders that has fostered success for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and its goal of a healthy environment and a thriving economy for all Americans.” Lodge serves as director of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative (ND-ECI). He has extensive research experience on a wide variety of invasive species, including rusty crayfish, zebra mussels, quagga mussels and Asian Carp. His research focuses on ecological forecasting to better inform environmental risk assessment, policy development and natural resources management. He has testified before the U.S. Congress on numerous occasions about invasive species and has served as an expert witness in federal court. He served as first chair of the U.S. government’s national Invasive Species Advisory Committee, led research on freshwater biodiversity as part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment sponsored by the United Nations and led an expert team providing advice to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on reducing invasions from the ballast water of ships. Contact: David Lodge, 574-631-6094, dlodge@nd.edu Posted In: Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 05, 2022 Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 22, 2022 Climate-prepared countries are losing ground, latest ND-GAIN index shows For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn