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
Josh Dumke - eDNA monitoring
Mikael Elias – enzyme-based coatings
John Fieberg - AIS surveillance
Daryl Gohl - eDNA monitoring and DNA sequencing
Gretchen Hansen – fisheries system ecologist
Siqian Huang – enzyme-based coatings
Peter Hundt – common carp control
Amy Kinsley – epidemiology and surveillance
Jessica Kozarek – multibeam sonar
Dan Larkin– aquatic invasive plant control and management
Lucia Levers – economics of AIS management
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
Amy Schrank- cattails
Michael Smanski– genetic control of invasive fish
Cory Suski- acoustic deterrents for carp
Shyam Thomas– aquatic invasive plant control and management
Ryan Thum– Hybrid watermilfoil
Dominic Travis– Veterinary population medicine
Diane Waller - zebra mussel control and suppression
MAISRC Staff:
Nick 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:
Matthew Barbour - invasive mussels
Naomi Blinick – zebra mussels
Rafael Contreras-Rangel – invasive plants
Megan Corum – invasive zooplankton
Jackie Culotta - invasive carp
Angelique Dahlberg – zebra mussels
Holly Kundel – freshwater aquatic ecosystems
Meg McEachran – aquatic ecosystem health
Jacob Olson – invasive plants
Christopher Rounds — eDNA
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 • Peter Sorensen • Paul Venturelli • Jake Walsh
