Dr. Bill Perry
Professor of Ecology
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SLB Science Laboratory Building 417
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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
Grants and Contracts
Preliminary Proposal: Partnership for Adopting Climate-Smart CoverCress and Cereal Hybrid Rye
Win Phippen, John Sedberook, William Perry, Rob Rhykerd, Nicholas Heller.
USDA. August 2022 - August 2022
2020 - 2022 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality
Catherine O'Reilly, William Perry, Eric Peterson, Wondwosen Seyoum.
City of Bloomington. January 8 2020 - April 30 2022
Oilseed Pennycress: A new cash cover-crop for the Midwest $10,000,000
Win Phippen, John Sedbrook, William Hunter, William Perry, Alex Lindsay, Scott Wells, David Marks.
US Department of Agriculture. August 2019 - August 2024
2017 - 2019 - City of Bloomington: Understanding and monitoring local water quality
Catherine O'Reilly, William Perry, Eric Peterson, Wondwosen Seyoum.
City of Bloomington. January 8 2017 - December 30 2019
The Effect of Cover Crops on Surface Water Quality: A Paired Watershed Experiment in the Lake Bloomington Watershed
Catherine O'Reilly, Shalamar Armstrong, William Perry, Wondwosen Seyoum.
Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council. January 1 2017 - August 1 2020
Journal Article
Agricultural contribution of chloride to a saturated riparian buffer system: A case study in central Illinois
Okiemute Commander, Eric Peterson, William Perry.
Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, 31 (2), (2025), https://doi.org/10.21663/EEG-D-23-00061
Seasonal and diurnal variations in turbidity in midwestern freshwater streams
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine M O'Reilly, William Perry.
Journal of Hydrology, 56, 1-13, (2024), 10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.102044
Abundance and diversity of bees visiting flowering pennycress, a new oilseed crop in the midwestern USA
Frank Forcella, Zachary M Portman, Samantha S Wells, William Perry, Russ W Gesch, Yesuf Mohammed, Cody Hoerning, Alex Hard, Tad L Wesley, Winthrop B Phippen.
The Great Lakes Entomologist, 56 (1), (2023), 10.22543/0090-0222.2450
Biomass, nitrogen, and carbon loss from the novel oilseed pennycress relative to annual ryegrass and cereal rye
Ryan Meyer, Nicholas Heller, Robert Rhykerd, Alex Hafner, William Perry.
Cogent Food and Agriculture, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2023.2215598
Loss of Ice Cover, Shifting Phenology, and More Extreme Events in Northern Hemisphere Lakes
Sapna Sharma, David C. Richardson, R. Iestyn Woolway, M. Arshad Imrit, Damien Bouffard, Kevin Blagrave, Julia Daly, Alessandro Filazzola, Nikolay Granin, Johanna Korhonen, John Magnuson, Włodzimierz Marszelewski, Shin‐Ichiro S. Matsuzaki, William Perry, Dale M. Robertson, Lars G. Rudstam, Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer, Huaxia Yao.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126 (10), (2021), 10.1029/2021jg006348
Recycling of Nitrate and Organic Matter by Plants in the Vadose Zone of a Saturated Riparian Buffer
Patience Bosompemaa, Eric Wade Peterson, William Perry, Wondwosen M. Seyoum.
Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232 (6), (2021), 10.1007/s11270-021-05202-3
Recycling of nitrate and organic matter by plants in the vadose zone of a saturated riparian buffer
Patience Bosompemaa, Eric Peterson, William Perry, Wondwosen Seyoum.
Water, Air, and Soil, (2021), DOI: 10.1007/s11270-021-05202-3
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Water Quality Indicators in Small Lakes Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data: Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake, Central Illinois, USA
Gare Ambrose-Ighoi, Wondwosen Seyoum, William Perry, Catherine O'Reilly.
Environmental Processes, 8, 637-660, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-021-00519-x
Invasive rusty crayfish (<i>Faxonius rusticus</i>) populations in North America are infected with the crayfish plague disease agent (<i>Aphanomyces astaci</i>)
Jörn Panteleit, Thomas Horvath, Japo Jussila, Jenny Makkonen, William Perry, Ralf Schulz, Kathrin Theissinger, Anne Schrimpf.
Freshwater Science, 38 (2), 425-433, (2019), 10.1086/703417
Effects of water velocity on the size and shape of rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus
William Perry, Hilton Jones.
Journal of Crustacean Biology, 1-10, (2017)
Carbon limitation of sediment bacterial production and denitrification in high nitrate low carbon systems
Brian Grebliunas, William Perry.
Environmental Earth Sciences, 75 (662), (2016), 10.1007/s12665-016-5464-1
Changes in Water-Extractable Organic Carbon with Cover Crop Planting under Continuous Corn Silage Production
Brian D. Grebliunas, Shalamar D. Armstrong, William Perry.
Air Soil and Water Research, 9, 45-54, (2016), 10.4137/ASWR.S30708
Increased salinity affects survival and osmotic response of rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus and northern clearwater crayfish O. propinquus (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae) as salinity increases: the potential for estuarine invasions
Caisie E. Bazer, Robert L Preston, William Perry.
Journal of Crustacean Biology, 36 (5), 607-614, (2016), 10.1163/1937240X-00002455
The role of C:N:P stoichiometry in affecting denitrification in sediments from agricultural surface and tile-water wetlands
Brian Grebliunas, William Perry.
SpringerPlus, 5, 359-367, (2016), DOI 10.1186/s40064-016-1820-6
Quantifying nutrient removal from groundwater seepage out of a constructed wetlands receiving treated wastewater effluent
Jessica Ackerman, Eric Peterson, Stephen Van der Hoven, William Perry.
Environmental Earth Science, (2015), 10.1007/s12665-015-4167-3
Historical Changes and Current Status of Crayfish Diversity and Distribution in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Jody A Peters, Mathew J Cooper, Sara M Creque, Mathew S Kornis, Jeffrey T Maxted, William Perry, Frederick W Schueler, Thomsa P Simon, Christopher A Taylor, Roger F Thoma, Donald G Uzarski, David M Lodge.
Journal of Great Lakes Research, 40 (1), 35-46, (2014)
Assessing the effects of water velocity on the size and shape of rusty crayfish chelae and bodies using geometric morphometrics
William Perry, A M Jacks, D Fiorenza, M Young, R Kuhnke, S J Jacquemin.
Society of Freshwater Science, 32 (4), 1398-1409, (2013)
Presentations
Is there a party in the stream tonight? Underwater soundscapes reveal diurnal patterns in acoustic indices
Catherine OReilly, Galina Shinkareva, William Perry.
American Geological Union, Washington DC, December, 2024
Diurnal turbidity patterns in freshwater streams: the bigger picture
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine O'Reilly, Wondwosen Seyoum, John Lagergren, William Perry.
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2024, Washington, DC, December, 2024
Diurnal turbidity patterns in freshwater streams: the bigger picture
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine O'Reilly, Wondy Seyoum, John Laggergren, William Perry.
American Geological Union, Washington DC, December 9, 2024
Introducing pennycress as an intermediate oilseed crop to the agricultural landscape of the Tennessee River Basin and evaluating potential impacts on water quality
Sujithkumar Surendran Nair, William Perry, Esther S Parish.
American Geological Union, Washington DC, December 9, 2024
Effect of Selected Winter Cover Crops on Soybean Yield and Seed Quality
Ashley Stockmaster, Nicholas Heller, William Perry, John Sedbrook, Winthrop Phippen, Tad Wesley, Robert Rhykerd.
ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, ElPaso Tx, November, 2024
Impact of Selected Cover Crops on Soil Porewater N and P Content
Md Mahadi Hasan, William Perry, Nicholas Heller, John Sedbrook, Robert Rhykerd.
ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, ElPaso Tx, November, 2024
Winter Cover Crops Impact Soil Fertility
Keion Mackey, Nicholas Heller, Robert Rhykerd, William Perry, John Sedbrook.
ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, ElPaso Tx, November, 2024
Systems Biology of Thlaspi arvense L. : Phenotype to Functional Genetic Mechanisms
Hari Chhetri, Mirkop Pavicic, Matt Lane, John Lagergren, Wintrhop Phippen, Tad Wesley, Mary Phippen, William Perry, John Sedbrook, Daniel Jacomson.
Plant and Animal Genome Conference/PAG 31 (January 12-17, 2024), California, January, 2024
Diurnal Turbidity Patterns in Rivers: Bioturbation as a Significant Factor in Sediment Transport
Galina Shinkareva, Catherine OReilly, William Perry.
American Geological Union, Washington DC, December, 2023
Winter Cover Crops Impact Soil Fertility
Robert Rhykerd, Nicholas Heller, William Perry.
ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, ElPaso Tx, November, 2023
Influence of tile water on nitrate concentrations in the groundwater: A case study of a saturated riparian buffer zone, McLean County, central Illinois
Aminat Abdulsalam, Eric Peterson, Jonathan Boyd Thayn, William Perry.
The Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, October 17, 2023
The influence of tile flow on the transport-fate of nitrate in the vadose zone of a saturated riparian buffer zone: A case study in central Illinois
Benedicta Akrofi, Eric Peterson, William Perry, Daniel Kpienbaareh, Wondwosen Seyoum.
The Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, October 17, 2023
Assessment of spatial and temporal variations in chloride concentration in an agricultural tile-drained area in central Illinois
Okiemute Commander, Eric Peterson, Catherine O'Reilly, Jonathan Boyd Thayn, William Perry, Rick Twait.
Illinois Groundwater Association Spring Meeting, Normal, IL, April 14, 2023
Impact of Selected Winter Cover Crops on Soil Organic Matter
Rashmi Dangol, Nicholas Heller, William Perry, Robert Rhykerd.
ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Texas, November, 2022
No Presentations but working groups at this meeting - Worked on a manuscript on Carbon : Chlorophyll Ratios in Lakes
William Perry.
Global Lake Earth Observation Network, Lake George, New York, November, 2022
Assessment of spatial and temporal variations in chloride concentration in an agricultural tile-drained area in central Illinois
Okiemute Commander, Eric Peterson, Catherine O'Reilly, Jonathan Boyd Thayn, William Perry, Rick Twait.
The Geological Society of America Connects 2022, Denver, CO, October 10, 2022
Comparison of erosion potential in two agricultural dominated watersheds, central Illinois
Oghenevwede Efobo, Eric Peterson, William Perry, Catherine O'Reilly, Rick Twait.
The Geological Society of America Connects 2022, Denver, CO, October 10, 2022
The life and ecology of dragonflies
William Perry.
Parklands River Event, Normal, IL, August 15, 2022
Attending a general conversation on the current state of agriculture in Illinois
William Perry.
AgBites, Normal, IL, July, 2022
Cover crops and pennycress - the new winter cash crop
William Perry, Rob Rhykerd, Nicholas Heller.
Nutrient Stewardship Field Day, Lexington, IL, July 12, 2022
Pennycress as a new cash crop - the good the bad and money
William Perry, Rob Rhykerd, Nicholas Heller.
Illinois Farm Demonstration Day, Lexington, IL, April, 2022
Pennycress - a new cash crop - the USDA CAP presentation
William Perry, John Sedbrook, Win Phippen.
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, Kansas City, Mo, April 18, 2022
Using An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Equipped With A Multispectral Sensor To Optically Map Water Quality Parameters In Drinking Water Reservoirs
Jerome Komas, Wondwosen Seyoum, Catherine O'Reilly, Mayes Darter, J M Harlovic, William Perry.
Geological Society of America, Portland, OR, October, 2021
Potential of pennycress as a cover crop: reduction of soil and porewater nutrients
Ryan Meyer, Hafner, Nicholas Heller, William Perry.
Illinois Innovation Network Conference, Springfield, IL Online, October 29, 2021
Building the team: Conducting international transdisciplinary team-based research on Lake Tanganyika, East Africa.
Catherine O'Reilly, Peter Staehr, Ishmael Kimirei, Karsten Bolding, Joan Brehm, Gideon Bulengela, Johnny Haupt Larsen, Torben Lauridsen, Charles Lugomela, Huruma Mgana, Prisca Mziray, William Perry, Paul Onyango, Emmanuel Sweke, Dennis Trolle.
Association for the science of Limnology and Oceanography, Online, June 22, 2021