Current Lab Members

Graceanne Tarsa. MS Student.  Round goby trophic ecology and bioenergetics.

Nathan Van Ee. MS Student.  Transport and fate of river-borne phosphorus in the Lake Michigan nearshore zone.

Ben Turschak. PhD Student.  Lake Michigan trophic ecology and nearshore-offshore linkages.

Emily Tyner.  PhD Student.  Economic, social, and policy impacts of Great Lakes research.

Kathryn Johncock.  Professional MS Student and lab/field technician.

Sam Broadnax.  Marine engineer.

Garrison Overley.  Marine engineer.

Jean Jacques Bagalwa. PhD Student (Makerere University, Uganda).  Atmospheric deposition chemistry, Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Robert Dragani.  Professional MS Student.  Interning with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the Urban Ecology Center.

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Lab Alumni

Rae-Ann Maclellan-Hurd. MS Student. Phosphorus recycling in the Lake Michigan profundal benthos. Current position: ORISE Research Intern, EPA-GLNPO.

Phil Hurst.  MS Student. Effects of changing trophic structure on PCB dynamics in Lake Michigan. Current position: Medical student, U. of Toledo.

Owen Stefaniak.  Professional MS Student. Current position: Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey.

Maxon Ngochera.  PhD Student.  Lake-atmosphere CO2 exchange in Lake Malawi.  Current position: Officer In-Charge, Monkey Bay Fisheries Research Station, Malawi Department of Fisheries.

Caroline Mosley.  MS Student.  Grazing and nutrient recycling by profundal quagga mussels.  Current position: Communications Coordinator, University of Arizona, Department of Environmental Science.

Zac Driscoll.  MS Student.  Zooplankton trophic ecology in Lake Michigan.  Current position: Water Resources Specialist, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.

Tony Garcia.  Professional MS Student.  Water supply in Guatemala.  Current position: Physical Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Joe Fillingham.  PhD Student.  Nearshore ecosystem modeling, Lake Michigan.  Current position: Program Analyst, Collabralink Technologies / National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Erin Houghton, MS.  Former lab technician.  Current position: Watershed Programs Manager, NEW Water, Green Bay WI.

Brad Johnson.  Professional MS Student.  Hazardous waste analytical methods.  Current position: Operations Manager, Veolia North America.

Wendy Olson, MS, PhD.  Lake-atmosphere CO2 flux in coastal Lake Michigan.  Current position: Environmental microbiologist, Northwest Indian College.

Brian Maybruck. PhD.  Nutrient recycling within the benthic heterotrophic microbial community.  Current position: Senior Scientist – Immunology, Viracor Eurofins BioPharma Services.

Josh Delvaux.  MS Student.  Influence of tributary loading on nearshore carbon and phosphorus dynamics in Lake Superior.  Current Position:  Water Chemists, Milwaukee Water Works.

Will Stacy-Duffy, MS.  Lab / Field Technician.  Current position: Aquatic Ecologist, Illinois Natural History Survey.