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Fish Feed and Nutrition Workshop 2013

Welcome to the SIU Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, a research center for both freshwater and marine science.

Southern Illinois is a great location for fisheries, fish biology, and aquatic research, with many lakes, streams, and rivers in which to work. We have a strong marine biology component and are within a day's drive to the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes.

Working with dedicated faculty

Developing professional connections

people

 

Accessing world-class facilities

 

Students from our program get jobs in many fields including:

  • fisheries management in state & federal agencies
  • aquaculture in public and private sectors
  • marine biologist
  • aquarium facilitator (e.g., Shedd Aquarium)
  • marine & freshwater ecology
  • industry
  • toxicologist
  • geneticist
  • university professor
  • teachers/instructor
  • environmental consulting
  • non-profit conservation groups

Notable happenings:

  • Recent grad Elliott Kittel featured by National Geographic [5/21/13]
  • Congrats to Franklin Woitel who successfully defended his thesis (and how!) on lipid nutrition of cobia. Now that he's conquered a tropical carnivore, he's headed north to tackle coldwater fishes [5/17/13]
  • Director Garvey featured by Illinois Water Survey [5/3/2013]
  • SIU sturgeon research featured in Fisheries magazine's front cover [4/30/12]
  • Dr. Chloe de Perre is one of three finalists for the 2013 American Chemistry Society AGRO Division New Investigator Award [4/28/13]
  • Bill Hintz won a Dissertation Research Award for 2013-2014 [4/28/13]
  • Julie Schroeter highlighted by the College of Agricultural Sciences [4/23/13]
  • Congrats to Carlin Fenn (adviser, Brian Small) (again) for scoring the 2013 Sigma Xi Graduate Poster Award & the Research Town Meeting 2nd Place Poster Award [4/23/13]
  • Congrats to Kelli Barry, Cheyenne Adams, and Andrew Ciuris, undergrads who won REACH awards for research [4/9/13]
  • Now looking for 2013 IGERT fellows in watershed science (PhDs) [3/29/13]
  • Fish Feed and Nutrition Workshop at SIU, Sept. 22-24. Sign up now. [3/20/13]
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