Jennifer L. Tank is an American ecologist who is the Galla Professor of Ecology of Streams and Rivers at the University of Notre Dame.
She earned her master's and doctoral degree at Virginia Tech, where she switched focus to ecology.
Her master's research considered microbial respiration on decaying leaves and sticks in an Appalachian stream.
She joined the University of Notre Dame in 2000, where she was made Assistant, Associate and eventually full Professor.
[3] As part of her leadership, Tank is responsible for the Indiana Watershed Initiative, which explores how conservation practises serve to protect freshwater.