MAISRC Fellows:
Abdennour Abbas – eDNA
Przemek Bajer – common carp biology and management
Valerie Brady – spiny waterflea vectors of spread
Donn Branstrator – spiny waterflea impacts and history
Brent Dalzell – economics of AIS management
Mikael Elias – enzyme-based coatings
Gretchen Hansen – fisheries system ecologist
Siqian Huang – enzyme-based coatings
Peter Hundt – common carp control
Amy Kinsley – epidemiology
Jessica Kozarek – multibeam sonar
Dan Larkin – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Lucia Levers – economics of AIS management
Jim Luoma – zebra mussel control
Allen Mensinger – acoustic deterrents for carp
Loren Miller – genetics and eDNA
Sunil Mor – biological control of AIS
Ranjan Muthukrishnan – starry stonewort and climate change
Ray Newman – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Soumesh Padhi – biological control of AIS
Nicholas Phelps – infectious fish diseases and ecosystem health
Amit Pradhananga – economics of AIS management
Heidi Rantala – water quality consultant
Michael Smanski – genetic control of invasive fish
Peter Sorensen – Asian carp detection and control
Shyam Thomas – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Ryan Thum – Hybrid watermilfoil
Dominic Travis – Veterinary population medicine
Jake Walsh – AIS impacts on food webs and ecosystem services
MAISRC Staff:
Nicholas Phelps – Director
Cori Mattke – Associate Director
Meg Duhr – Research Outreach Specialist
Kristin Loobeek – Communications Specialist
Jay Maher – Lab Manager
AIS Detectors Staff:
Pat Mulcahy – AIS Program Coordinator
Megan Weber – Extension Educator
MAISRC Graduate Fellows:
Naomi Blinick – zebra mussels
Rafael Contreras-Rangel – invasive plants
Megan Corum – invasive zooplankton
Angelique Dahlberg – zebra mussels
Clark Dennis – Asian carp
Nicki DeWeese – spiny waterflea
Jasmine Eltawely – invasive plants
Sam Erickson – common carp
Jane Feely – Asian carp
Holly Kundel – freshwater aquatic ecosystems
Meg McEachran – aquatic ecosystem health
Jacob Olson – invasive plants
Andy Riesgraf – Asian carp deterrents
Kasey Rundquist – Valuing AIS management
Isaiah Tolo – invasive carp
Mike Verhoeven – invasive plants
Past MAISRC Fellows:
Dave Andow • Chanlan Chun • Siba Das • Luis Escobar • John Fieberg • Jake Ferguson • Sue Galatowitsch • Vinnie Hirt • Katya Kovalenko • Sophie Mallez • Maciej Maselko • Prince Mathai • Mike McCartney • Alex Primus • Mike Sadowsky • Paul Venturelli
