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Directors
![David Bushek](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DavidBushek.png)
David Bushek
HSRL Director and Professor
856-391-7653
bushek@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Website/CV
Shellfish ecology and pathology
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Faculty
![Mike Acquafredda](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MikeAcquafredda.png)
Michael P. Acquafredda
Aquaculture Specialist
856-391-7669
michael.acquafredda@rutgers.edu
Aquaculture research, extension, outreach, and education
![Sarah Borsetti](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SarahBorsetti.png)
Sarah Borsetti
Fisheries Specialist
856-391-7672
sarah.borsetti@rutgers.edu
Commercial fisheries and fisheries ecology
![Ximing Guo](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/XimingGuo.png)
Ximing Guo
Distinguished Professor
856-391-7654
xguo@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Website/CV
Shellfish genetics and breeding
![Jason Morson](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JasonMorson.png)
Jason Morson
Associate Research Scientist
856-391-7658
jmorson@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Population and community ecology, stock assessment, and fisheries management
![Daphne Munroe](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/DaphneMunroe.png)
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](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ThomasGrothues.png)
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
![Jim Simon](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JimSimon.png)
James Simon
Director, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program
848-932-6239
jimsimon@rutgers.edu
Natural products from microalgae
![Qin-li Wu](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Qin-liWu.png)
Qing-li Wu
Associate Research Professor
848-932-6238
qlwu@rutgers.edu
Natural products from microalgae
Visiting Scientists
![Kathy Ashton Alcox](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KathyAshtonAlcox.png)
Kathryn Ashton-Alcox
Visiting Scientist
856-785-0074
kashton@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Applied oyster research, stock assessment, taphonomy
![Eleanor Bochenek](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/EleanorBochenek.png)
Eleanor Bochenek
Visiting Scientist
856-785-0074
eboch@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Recreational and commercial fisheries, fisheries management
![John Kraeuter](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JohnKraeuter.png)
John Kraeuter
Visiting Scientist
207-967-3302
kraeuter@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Aquaculture, benthos, marine/estuarine ecology
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Research Support Staff
![Andre Ascura](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AndreAscura.png)
Andre Ascura
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
856-391-7671
ama404@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Various research project support
![Iris Burt](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IrisBurt.png)
![Becca Gilpin](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BeccaGilpin.png)
Becca Gilpin
Laboratory Researcher IV and AIC Shellfish Aquaculture Manager
609-884-3139
rg1168@hsrl.rutgers.edu
![Jenn Gius](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JennGius-1.png)
![Jillian Jamieson](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JillianJamieson.png)
Jillian Jamieson
Laboratory Technician and Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
609-463-0633
jillian.jamieson@rutgers.edu
Oyster aquaculture and genomics
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David Jones
Laboratory Researcher II and AIC Operations Manager
609-884-3139
David.Jones@rutgers.edu
Hatchery facilities and operations, shellfish culture
![Josh Kiernan](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/JoshKiernan.png)
Josh Kiernan
Laboratory Researcher IV and AIC Algal Culture Manager
609-884-3139
Joshua.Kiernan@rutgers.edu
Algal production
![Emily McGurk](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/EmilyMcGurk.png)
Emily Scarpa McGurk
Senior Laboratory Technician
856-391-7660
Emily.Mcgurk@rutgers.edu
Shellfish pathology and parasitology
![Joey O'Brien](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JoeyOBrien.png)
Joey O’Brien
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
856-391-7671
jo461@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Various research project support
![Sam Ratcliff](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SamRatcliff.png)
Sam Ratcliff
Cape Shore Operations Manager and Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
609-463-0633
samratcl@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Hatchery facilities and operations
![Ailey Sheehan](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AileySheehan.png)
Ailey Sheehan
Laboratory/Technical Assistant
856-785-0074
asheehan@marine.rutgers.edu
Various research project support
![Jenny Shinn](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JennyShinn.jpg)
Jenny Paterno Shinn
Field Researcher III
856-391-7663
Jenny.Shinn@rutgers.edu
Oyster restoration and community education
![Sean Towers](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SeanTowers.png)
Sean Towers
Laboratory Researcher II and AIC Hatchery Manager
609-884-3139
Sean.Towers@rutgers.edu
Hatchery and aquaculture development
Postdocs
![Lúcia de Souza Lima Safi](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LuciaSafi.jpg)
Lúcia de Souza Lima Safi
Post Doctoral Associate (Bushek)
856-391-7657
ls1350@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Regional Shellfish Seed Biosecurity Program
![Laura Steeves](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LauraSteeves.png)
Laura Steeves
Post Doctoral Associate (Munroe)
856-391-7669
laura.steeves@rutgers.edu
Marine bivalve growth and survival in changing marine environments
Graduate Students
![Alex Ambrose](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/AlexAmbrose.png)
Alexandria Ambrose
Doctoral Candidate (Munroe)
856-785-0074
aa2130@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Ecology of marine larvae and coastal population dynamics
![Talia Barry](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TaliaBarry.png)
![Paul Coyne](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PaulCoyne.png)
Paul Coyne
Master’s Candidate (Guo)
856-785-0074
paul.coyne@rutgers.edu
![Sophia Piper](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SophiaPiper.png)
Sophia Piper
Doctoral Candidate (Munroe)
856-785-0074
sp2272@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Potential influences of offshore wind farms on benthic and infaunal invertebrate communities
![Leah Scott](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/LeahScott.png)
![Hails Tanaka](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/HailsTanaka.png)
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
![Zhenwei Wang](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ZhenweiWang.png)
Zhenwei Wang
Doctoral Candidate (Guo)
856-391-7668
zw233@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Functional genetics of bivalve development & reproductions
Administrative and Technical Staff
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Lajuana Cobbs
Business Assistant II
856-391-7665
cobbsla@hsrl.rutgers.edu
![Matthew Kozak](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/MatthewKozak.png)
Matthew Kozak
Systems Programmer/Administrator
856-225-6730
mkozak@hsrl.rutgers.edu
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Physical Plant
![Mark Baranoski](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MarkBaranoski.png)
![No Photo Silhouette](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Silhouette_Gray.png)
Horst Lehman
Senior Electrician/Maintenance Mechanic
609-463-0633
Horst.Lehmann@rutgers.edu
![Shaun Maguire](https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ShaunMaguire.png)
Shaun Maguire
Senior Maintenance Mechanic
856-391-7667
Shaun.Maguire@rutgers.edu