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Directors
David Bushek
HSRL Director and Professor
856-391-7653
bushek@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Website/CV
Shellfish ecology and pathology
Faculty
Michael P. Acquafredda
Aquaculture Specialist
856-391-7669
michael.acquafredda@rutgers.edu
Aquaculture research, extension, outreach, and education
Sarah Borsetti
Fisheries Researcher
856-391-7672
sarah.borsetti@rutgers.edu
Website
Commercial fisheries and fisheries ecology
Ximing Guo
Distinguished Professor
856-391-7654
xguo@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Website/CV
Shellfish genetics and breeding
Daphne Munroe
Associate Professor
856-391-7655
dmunroe@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Website/CV
Ecology of marine larvae and coastal population dynamics
Affiliated Faculty
Thomas Grothues
Associate Research Professor
609-296-5260, ext. 262
grothues@marine.rutgers.edu
Physical factors that determine the abundance and distribution of marine organisms
James Simon
Director, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program
848-932-6239
jimsimon@rutgers.edu
Natural products from microalgae
Qing-li Wu
Associate Research Professor
848-932-6238
qlwu@rutgers.edu
Natural products from microalgae
Visiting Scientists
Kathryn Ashton-Alcox
Visiting Scientist
856-785-0074
kashton@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Applied oyster research, stock assessment, taphonomy
Eleanor Bochenek
Visiting Scientist
856-785-0074
eboch@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Recreational and commercial fisheries, fisheries management
Lúcia de Souza Lima Safi
Visiting Scientist
856-785-0074
ls1350@hsrl.rutgers.edu
John Kraeuter
Visiting Scientist
207-967-3302
kraeuter@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Aquaculture, benthos, marine/estuarine ecology
Laura Steeves
Visisitng Scientist
856-785-0074
laura.steeves@rutgers.edu
Research Support Staff
Andre Ascura
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
856-391-7671
ama404@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Various research project support
Becca Gilpin
Laboratory Researcher IV and AIC Shellfish Aquaculture Manager
609-884-3139
rg1168@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Jillian Jamieson
Laboratory Technician and Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
609-463-0633
jillian.jamieson@rutgers.edu
Oyster aquaculture and genomics
David Jones
Laboratory Researcher II and AIC Operations Manager
609-884-3139
David.Jones@rutgers.edu
Hatchery facilities and operations, shellfish culture
Josh Kiernan
Laboratory Researcher IV and AIC Algal Culture Manager
609-884-3139
Joshua.Kiernan@rutgers.edu
Algal production
Emily Scarpa McGurk
Senior Laboratory Technician
856-391-7660
Emily.Mcgurk@rutgers.edu
Shellfish pathology and parasitology
Joey O’Brien
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
856-391-7671
jo461@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Various research project support
Sam Ratcliff
Cape Shore Operations Manager and Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
609-463-0633
samratcl@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Hatchery facilities and operations
Ailey Sheehan
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
856-785-0074
asheehan@marine.rutgers.edu
Various research project support
Jenny Paterno Shinn
Field Researcher III
856-391-7663
Jenny.Shinn@rutgers.edu
Oyster restoration and community education
Sean Towers
Laboratory Researcher II and AIC Hatchery Manager
609-884-3139
Sean.Towers@rutgers.edu
Hatchery and aquaculture development
Postdocs
Zhenwei Wang
Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
856-391-7668
zw233@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Functional genetics of bivalve development & reproductions
Graduate Students
Alexandria Ambrose
Doctoral Candidate (Munroe)
856-785-0074
aa2130@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Ecology of marine larvae and coastal population dynamics
Paul Coyne
Master’s Candidate (Guo)
856-785-0074
paul.coyne@rutgers.edu
Alyssa O’Hala
Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
856-785-0074
ao644@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Sophia Piper
Doctoral Candidate (Munroe)
856-785-0074
sp2272@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Potential influences of offshore wind farms on benthic and infaunal invertebrate communities
Hails Tanaka
Doctoral Candidate (Munroe)
856-785-0074
lht23@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Impacts of climate change and anthropogenic influence on invertebrate larvae and communities on a broad scale
Administrative and Technical Staff
Lajuana Cobbs
Business Assistant II
856-391-7665
cobbsla@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Physical Plant
Horst Lehman
Senior Electrician/Maintenance Mechanic
609-463-0633
Horst.Lehmann@rutgers.edu
Shaun Maguire
Senior Maintenance Mechanic
856-391-7667
Shaun.Maguire@rutgers.edu