MAISRC Fellows:
Przemek Bajer – common carp biology and management
Valerie Brady – spiny waterflea vectors of spread
Donn Branstrator – spiny waterflea impacts and history
Chanlan Chun – microorganisms associated with AIS
Matteo Convertino – complex systems modeling
Siba Das – common carp biocontrol
Jake Ferguson – zebra mussels
John Fieberg – survey design
Susan Galatowitsch – invasive plant control and restoration
Anvar Gilmanov – Asian carp deterrents
Gretchen Hansen – fisheries system ecologist
Peter Hundt – common carp control
Katya Kovalenko – AIS food web structure
Sunil Kumar – biological control of AIS
Dan Larkin – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Sophie Mallez – zebra mussel population genetics
Maciej Maselko – synthetic incompatibility
Michael McCartney – zebra mussel prevention and control
Loren Miller – genetics and eDNA
Ranjan Muthukrishnan – aquatic invasive plants
Ray Newman – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Soumesh Padhi – biological control of AIS
Nicholas Phelps – infectious fish diseases and ecosystem health
Alex Primus – infectious disease, fish and ecosystem health
Heidi Rantala – water quality consultant
Michael Sadowsky – metagenomics approaches to control AIS
Michael Smanski – genetic control of invasive fish
Peter Sorensen – Asian carp detection and control
Ryan Thum – Hybrid watermilfoil
Staff:
Christine Lee – Communications Specialist
Jay Maher – Scientist
Cori Mattke – Associate Director
Pat Mulcahy – AIS Program Coordinator
Nicholas Phelps – Director
Megan Weber – Extension Educator
MAISRC Graduate Fellows:
Rafael Contreras-Rangel – invasive plants
Clark Dennis – Asian carp
Nicki DeWeese – spiny waterflea
Adam Doll – zebra mussels
Jasmine Eltawely – invasive plants
Jane Feely – Asian carp
Zoe Kao – network modeling
Meg McEachran – aquatic ecosystem health
Isaiah Tolo – invasive carp
Mike Verhoeven – invasive plants
Carli Wagner – invasive plants
Research staff:
Tyler Ahrenstorff – fisheries research
Bethany Bethke – fisheries research
Naomi Blinick – zebra mussels
Julia Bohnen – Phragmites
Laura Dee – Phragmites
Josh Dumke – spiny waterflea
Jean Sebastien Finger – Asian carp deterrents
William French – long-term monitoring
Wes Glisson – aquatic invasive plants
Robert Haight – building and analyzing models
Jodie Hirsch – zooplankton specialist
Ryan Maki – aquatic ecologist
Prince Mathai – metagenomic approaches to control AIS
Andy Riesgraf – Asian carp deterrents
Megan Tomamichel – Heterosporis
MAISRC Alumni:
Dave Andow • Nate Banet • Aaron Claus • Justine Dauphinais • Melaney Dunne • Ratna Ghosal • Luis Escobar • Jessica Eichmiller • Mary Headrick • John JaKa • Adam Kautza • Adam Kokotovich • Joey Lechelt • Grace Loppnow • Becca Nash • Josh Poole • Huijie Qiao • Reid Swanson • Paul Venturelli • Dan Zielinski
