Students and Research Associates

My research group is closely linked to the Quantitative Fisheries Center (QFC) which I co-direct with Dr. James Bence. I am currently advising four graduate students, Jared Myers (PhD), Brian Langseth (PhD), Aaron Berger (PhD), and Marty Williams (MS).  Jared recently defended his Master's thesis on the population dynamics of cisco in two Lake Superior embayments, and has moved on to a new cisco research project that will form the basis of his Phd work. Brian Langseth joined the QFC in fall 2007 as MSU's first Willam E. Ricker Fellow. Brian's dissertation research is focused on multispecies harvest management issues in Lake Huron. Aaron joined my lab in summer 2008 after completing his Masters degree at Oregon State University. His dissertation research will address percid harvest management issues in Lake Erie.  Marty starts his Masters program in August 2009 and will be working on a Lake Michigan salmon project, with a focus on wild Chinook salmon dynamics.

At the QFC I am also working closely with post-doctoral Research Associates Brian Irwin and Iyob Tsehaye. Weihai Lui is our programmer and data analyst who provides invaluable assistance on many projects, not to mention systems support. Jon Deroba also worked with the QFC as a post-doc until recently, including assisting me with a new Alaska salmon management project. Jon has accepted a position with the National Marine Fisheries Service at Woods Hole, and I will be recruiting a new post-doc to replace Jon soon.    

To learn about what former members of the Jones lab are up to click here.