• Ph D, Zoology, University of Toronto, 1989
• MS, Zoology, University of Alberta, 1983
• BS, Entomology, University of Alberta, 1978

• Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the Des Plaines River Valley. Scope of Work and Supplementary Budget 2015-2016., Illinois Toll Highway Authority, (2015 - 2017)
• Development of Mass rearing Protocols to Facilitate Population Augmentation for the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly in Illinois, Illinois Dept of Natural Resources, (2014 - 2016)
• Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I355 extension on the ecology,, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, (2013 - 2015)
• Captive Rearing Program to facilitate habitat evaluation, head-starting, and population augmentation for the Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in Illinois., Illinois Dept of Natural Resources, (2012 - 2014)

• Supplemental Funding for the captive rearing of the Hine's emerald dragonfly and devil crayfish to augment populations and improve habitat productivity., US Fish and Wildlife Service, (2024 - 2025)
• Captive rearing of the Hine's emerald dragonfly and devil crayfish to augment populations and improve habitat productivity., US Fish and Wildlife Service, Cooperative Recovery Challenge Program, (2022 - 2024)
• Captive rearing the Devil crayfish (Cambarus diogenes) for augmentation and improvement of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly habitat in Illinois, and additional captive rearing of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) , Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, (2019 - 2022)
• Development of eDNA Techniques to Detect the Endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) and Devil Crayfish (Cambarus Diogenes) at a Landscape Level, year 3, USGS, (2018 - 2019)
• Development of eDNA Techniques to Detect the Endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) and Devil Crayfish (Cambarus Diogenes) at a Landscape Level, year 2 , USGS, (2017 - 2018)
• Development of eDNA Techniques to Detect the Endangered Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana), US Fish and Wildlife Service and USGS, (2016 - Present)
• Estimating the effects of herbicide application to habitat of the Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)., US Fish and Wildlife Service, (2010 - 2013)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Soluk, Daniel A.. Conservation and ecological studies of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana). (TE805269-15) 2020 Annual Activities Report.
• Schmidt, Kristie J., Soluk, Daniel, Maestas, Sarah M., and Britten, Hugh. Persistence and accumulation of environmental DNA from an endangered dragonfly. Nature Scientific Reports, 2021.
• Soluk, Daniel A.. Dragonfly Survey, Mapping and Habitat Assessment at Lockport Prairie, Will County, Lockport, Illinois (W912P618R0007): Final Report of Activities: June 2018-June 2021, 28.
• Soluk, Daniel. Conservation and ecological studies of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana). (Permit TE805269-15) 2018 Annual Report of Activities.
• Soluk, Daniel. Captive Rearing and Augmentation of the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly (F19AC00386): 2020 Performance Progress Report..
• Soluk, Daniel. Conservation and ecological studies of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana). (Permit TE805269-15) 2019 Annual Report of Activities.
• Soluk, Daniel A.. Conservation and ecological studies of the federally endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana). (TE805269-15) 2020 Annual Activities Report.
• Wesner, Jeff, Swanson, David, Dixon, Mark, Soluk, Daniel, Quist, Daniele, Yager, Lisa, Warmbold, Jerry, Oddy, Erika, and Seidel, Tyler. Loss of potential aquatic-terrestrial subsidies along the Missouri River floodplain. Ecosystems, 2020.
• Jackson, Craig, McCalla, Sunny G., Amberg, Jon, Soluk, Daniel, and Britten, Hugh. The complete mitochondrial genome of Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana Williamson) via NGS sequencing, 562-563. Vol. 3 Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 2018. (DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1463824)
• Pitcher, Kristopher A., and Soluk, Daniel. Shortening inter-patch distances reduce the effect of fish on emergent insect subsidies from pond enclosures.. Ecosphere, 2018.
• Pitcher, Kristopher A., and Soluk, Daniel. Inter-patch connectivity and intra-patch structure differentially alter prey consumption by multiple predators.. ECOSPHERE, 2016.
• Furness, Amber N., and Soluk, Daniel. THE POTENTIAL OF DIVERSION STRUCTURES TO REDUCE ROADWAY MORTALITY OF THE ENDANGERED HINE'S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA)", 449-455. Vol. 19 Journal of Insect Conservation., 2015. (DOI: 10.1007/s10841-015-9765-6)
• Brown, Jennifer R., and Soluk, Daniel. Lockport Crude Oil Release: HINE’S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA) SURVEYS, 7.
• Soluk, Daniel, Britten, Hugh, and Monroe, Emy. Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics, and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the, 40.
• Yager, LIsa A., Dixon, Mark, Cowman, Tim, and Soluk, Daniel. Historic changes (1941-2008) in side channel and backwater habitats within an unchannelized reach of the Missouri River.. River Research and Applications, 2011. (DOI: 10.1002/rra.1614)
• Soluk, Daniel, Zercher, Deanna, and Worthington, Amy. INFLUENCE OF ROADWAYS ON PATTERNS OF MORTALITY AND FLIGHT BEHAVIOR OF ADULT DRAGONFLIES NEAR WETLAND AREAS. Biological Conservation/ Elsevier, 2011.
• Monroe, Emy, Lynch, Colleen , Soluk, Daniel, and Britten, Hugh. Nonlethal tissue sampling techniques and microsatellite markers used for first report of genetic diversity in two populations of the endangered Somatochlora hineana (Odonata: Corduliidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 103:1012-1017., 1012-1017. Vol. 103 Annals of the Entomological Society of America., 2010. (DOI: 10.1603/AN10088)
• Schmidt, Kristie Jo, Britten, Hugh, Jackson, Craig, and Soluk, Daniel. Schmidt, K., Britten, H., Jackson, C. A., Soluk, D. Using Environmental DNA to Effectively Detect Aquatic Arthropods: Modeling Seasonal Changes in eDNA Concentration. Environmental DNA/Wiley. . Environmental DNA/ Wiley .
• Soluk, Daniel, Britten, Hugh, Monroe, Emy, Kijowski, Ashley, Pitcher, Kristopher, Furness, Amber, Soluk, Tristan, and DeMots, Rachel. Evaluation of the potential impacts of the I355 extension on the ecology, behavior, population genetics, and distribution of the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in the Des Plaines River Valley 2012 Report Daniel.
• Nannini, Michael A., Goodrich, Jodi, Dettmers, John M., Soluk, Daniel, and Wahl, David H.. Larval and early juvenile fish dynamics in main channel and backwater lake habitats of the Illinois River ecosystem., Editors Dr. Javier Lobon-Cervia. Ecology of Freshwater Fish.

• Soluk, Daniel, Conservation Lessons from a Dragonfly: Enemies You Need and Roads You Shouldn’t Cross. . Presented at the Environmental Science Seminar Series, ZOOM. (February 09, 2023)
• Soluk, Daniel, Ecology and Life History of the Hine's emerald dragonfly. Presented at the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Conservation Meeting: Understanding HED habitat, identification of HED, and current work, Sturgeon Bay, WI. (June 25, 2019)
• Schmidt, Kristie, Maestas, Sarah , Soluk, Daniel, and Britten, Hugh, PERSISTENCE AND ACCUMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA FROM AN ENDANGERED DRAGONFLY: PRELIMINARY RESULTS Schmidt, Kristie; Maestas, Sarah; Soluk, Daniel; Britten, Hugh. Presented at the Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. (May 24, 2019)
• Soluk, Daniel, and Dombrowski, Patricia, The Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly: A Story of Endangered Species Survival in a Changing World.. Presented at the Ridges Sanctuary, Lake Lessons Seminar Series, Bailey's Harbor. (August 02, 2018)
• Dombrowski, Patricia, and Soluk, Daniel, TRUE FRENEMIES: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LARVAE OF THE ENDANGERED HINE’S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA), AND ITS TEMPERAMENTAL CRAYFISH ROOMMATE. . Presented at the 4th North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (July 24, 2018)
• Dombrowski, Patricia, and Soluk, Daniel, TRUE FRENEMIES: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LARVAE OF THE ENDANGERED HINE’S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA), AND ITS TEMPERAMENTAL CRAYFISH ROOMMATE. . Presented at the Annual Meeting Society for Freshwater Science, Detroit, MI. (May 24, 2018)
• Soluk, Daniel A., and Furness, Amber, The central role of behavioral studies in understanding the impacts of roadways on the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly, Somatochlora hineana. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver. (November 08, 2017)
• Pitcher, Kristopher A., and Soluk, Daniel, Shortening inter-patch distances in fish enclosures increases biomass, and alters community composition of emergent aquatic insects. Presented at the Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. (November 06, 2017)
• Furness, Amber N., and Soluk, Daniel, Why shouldn’t the dragonfly cross the road?: Factors that influence dragonfly vulnerability to vehicular collisions. Presented at the Annual Meeting Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, California. (August 2014)
• DeMots, Rachel L., and Soluk, Daniel, BEYOND INCREASING NUMBERS, THE BENEFITS OF CAPTIVE REARING PROGRAMS FOR RARE AND ENDANGERED AQUATIC INSECTS.. Presented at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon. (May 2014)
• Pitcher, Kristopher A., and Soluk, Daniel, DO GOOD PLANTS MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS? INFLUENCE OF AQUATIC PLANT DENSITY ON THE OUTCOME OF INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE PREDATORS.. Presented at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon. (May 2014)
• Furness, Amber N., and Soluk, Daniel, YOU SHALL NOT PASS: THE IMPACT OF BRIDGES ON MOVEMENT OF ADULT AQUATIC INSECTS. Presented at the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon. (May 2014)
• Furness, Amber N., and Soluk, Daniel, Dragonflies, Roads, and Bridges: Strategies for Reducing Adult Dragonfly Mortality. Presented at the Natural Areas Conference, Chicago. (October 2013)
• Quist, Danielle J., Dixon, Mark, Cowman, Tim, and Soluk, Daniel, Flooding impacts and status of riverine mesohabitats, channel complexity, and habitat turnover along the Missouri River. Presented at the Ecological Society of America annual conference, Minneapolis, MN. (August 07, 2013)
• Furness, Amber N., and Soluk, Daniel, CROSSING ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE: EVALUATING STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING DRAGONFLY ROADWAY MORTALITY FROM MOTOR VEHICLES. Presented at the Annual Meeting Society for Freshwater Science, Jacksonville, Florida. (May 2013)
• Demots, Rachel L., and Soluk, Daniel, ESTABLISHING A SUCESSFUL CAPTIVE REARING PROGRAM FOR THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED HINE’S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA).. Presented at the Annual Meeting Society for Freshwater Science, Jacksonville, Florida. (May 2013)
• Soluk, Daniel, NOT QUITE DEAD YET: CONSERVING THE HINE’S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA WILLIAMSON) 18 YEARS AFTER ITS LISTING AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. Presented at the Annual Meeting Society for Freshwater Science, Jacksonville, Florida. (May 2013)
• Kijowski, Ashley M., and Soluk, Daniel, HIGH MOBILITY IN A SIT-AND-WAIT PREDATOR: EXAMINING PATTERNS OF LARVAL MOVEMENT BY THE ENDANGERED HINE’S EMERALD DRAGONFLY (SOMATOCHLORA HINEANA). (May 2013)
• Monroe, Emy, Soluk, Daniel, and Britten, Hugh, Conservation genetics of the Hine’s emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) in heavily urbanized impacted and minimally affected areas of its range. Presented at the North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting, Providence, RI. (May 2011)
• Quist, Danielle J., Cowman, Tim, Dixon, Mark, and Soluk, Daniel, Temporal and spatial trends of various water quality parameters and chlorophyll concentrations within the 59-mile reach of the Missouri National Recreational River (poster). Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference, Nebraska City, NE. (March 10, 2011)