
MAISRC Fellows:
Abdennour Abbas, Ph.D – eDNA
Przemek Bajer, Ph.D. – common carp biology and management
Valerie Brady, Ph.D. – spiny waterflea vectors of spread
Donn Branstrator, Ph.D. – spiny waterflea impacts and history
Brent Dalzell, Ph.D. – economics of AIS management
Josh Dumke - eDNA monitoring
Mikael Elias, Ph.D. – enzyme-based coatings
John Fieberg, Ph.D. - AIS surveillance
Daryl Gohl, Ph.D. - eDNA monitoring and DNA sequencing
Gretchen Hansen, Ph.D. – fisheries system ecologist
Siqian Huang, Ph.D – enzyme-based coatings
Peter Hundt, Ph.D. – common carp control
Amy Kinsley, Ph.D, DVM – epidemiology and surveillance
Jessica Kozarek, Ph.D – multibeam sonar
Dan Larkin, Ph.D. – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Lucia Levers, Ph.D. – economics of AIS management
Allen Mensinger, Ph.D – acoustic deterrents for carp
Loren Miller, Ph.D. – genetics and eDNA
Sunil Mor, Ph.D. – biological control of AIS
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Ph.D. – starry stonewort and climate change
Ray Newman, Ph.D. – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Soumesh Padhi, Ph.D. – biological control of AIS
Nicholas Phelps, Ph.D. – infectious fish diseases and ecosystem health
Amit Pradhananga, Ph.D. – economics of AIS management
Heidi Rantala, Ph.D. – water quality consultant
Amy Schrank, Ph.D. - cattails
Michael Smanski, Ph.D. – genetic control of invasive fish
Cory Suski, Ph.D. - acoustic deterrents for carp
Shyam Thomas, Ph.D. – aquatic invasive plant control and management
Ryan Thum, Ph.D.– Hybrid watermilfoil
Dominic Travis, Ph.D., DVM – Veterinary population medicine
Diane Waller, Ph.D. - zebra mussel control and suppression
MAISRC Staff:
Nick Phelps, Ph.D. – 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