Graduate Students
Addison Bryan
Advisor: Ryan Otter
Research: Mercury deposition in the Grand River watershed
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Joseph Cherechinsky
Advisor: Carl Ruetz
Research: Yellow perch ecology & mercury dynamics
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Logan Clark
Advisor: Mark Luttenton
Research: Brown trout movement using radio telemetry
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Emily Eberly
Advisor: Matt Cooper
Research: Great Lakes coastal wetlands monitoring
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Grace Forthaus
Advisor: Charlyn Partridge
Research: Using eDNA captured in spiderwebs for detection of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and other bioindicators
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Elliot Hoinville
Advisor: Sean Woznicki
Research: Habitat modeling for lake sturgeon in West Michigan rivers
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Christopher Kotkowicz
Advisor: Kevin Strychar
Research: Analysis of E. coli within freshwater systems
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Josie Kuhlman
Advisor: Ryan Otter
Research: Riparian food webs
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Max Larson
Advisor: Stuart Jones
Research: Bluegill and Pumpkinseed sunfish hybridization
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John Lawrence
Advisor: Carl Ruetz
Research: Age-0 Lake Sturgeon habitat use
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Mitchell Olszewski
Advisor: Kevin Strychar
Research: E. coli in fish populations
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Madilyn Roy
Advisor: Amanda Buday
Research: Angler and fish habitat correlation
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Ashley Suttner
Advisor: Al Steinman
Research: Aquatic ecology
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Renée Tardani
Advisor: Charlyn Partridge
Research: Molecular assessment of a new harmful algae bloom prevention strategy
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Leo Varitek
Advisor: Carl Ruetz
Research: Fish ecology in drowned river mouth lakes
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AWRI graduates and their research can be found on our alumni webpage!
Interested in Joining AWRI?
We regularly advertise opportunities throughout the year! Look for student, staff, and faculty opportunities at the sites below as well as being advertised on our Facebook, LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Twitter/X pages.
- GVSU undergraduate summer internships are advertised by February each year, with applications due in early March.
- GVSU Juniors, Seniors, and graduate students can apply year-round for the fall semester Bill and Diana Wipperfurth research scholarship at the GVSU myScholarships webpage; applications are due March 1 each year.
- Applications for the AWRI graduate research assistantships for the Master of Science in Biology program are accepted year-round; selections will be made in February each year.
- Faculty and staff positions are advertised on the GVSU Careers webpage.