Lydia is an Associate Professor in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University (KSU); she is a microbial and ecosystem ecologist whose research links microbial ecology, microbial diversity, and nutrient cycling processes in streams and soils. The Zeglin Lab’s main goal is to build knowledge on the maintenance and sustainability of managed and 'natural' ecosystem services, within the context of disturbance and global change, through the integration of perspectives at microbial and ecosystem scales.