Rutgers Lead Scientists

Thomas Motz Grothues

Project Lead

Rutgers University

Daphne Munroe

Professor

Rutgers University

Josh Kohut

Professor

Rutgers University

Grace Saba

Associate Professor

Rutgers University

Jason Morson

Associate Research Scientist

Rutgers University

Travis Miles

Assistant Professor

Rutgers University

Douglas Zemeckis

Marine Extension Agent

Rutgers University

Rose Petrecca

Senior Marine Scientist

Rutgers University

Collaborators

Jason Adolf

Associate Professor

Monmouth University

Keith Dunton

Assistant Professor

Monmouth University

Dewayne Fox

Assistant Professor

Delaware State University

Charles Flagg

Stony Brook University

Leslie Thorne

Stony Brook University

Joe Warren

Stony Brook University

James Miller

University of Rhode Island

Shannon O’Leary

Saint Anselm College

David Rudders

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Roger Mann

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Support Staff

Kaycee Coleman

Research Project Coordinator and Health and Safety

Michael Crowley

RUCOOL Technical Director

Mike Smith

Data Support

Jenny Shinn

Haskin Shellfish Research Lab Program Coordinator

Becca Horwitz

Clam Survey Technician

Kiernan Bates

Telemetry Technician

Joey O’Brien

Structured Habitat Survey and Trawl Technician

Ailey Sheehan

Clam Technician

Dave Aragon

Glider Manager

Nicole Waite

Glider Manager

Delphine  Mossman

Research Program Coordinator

Brian Buckingham

Glider Technician

Sam Chin

eDNA Lab Manager

Chip Haldeman

Glider technician, Marine hardware, Captain

Laura Nazzaro

Data Analyst and Programmer

Sarah Borsetti

Rutgers University

Nicole Fox

Diet Sampling Technician

Justin Procopio

Telemetry Technician

Students

Samantha Alaimo

Graduate Student

Chase Wunder

Graduate Student

Scott Pescatore

Graduate Student

Andre Ascura

Student

Alumni

Anthony Vastano

Research Coordinator

Ryan Scully

Telemetry Technician

Joseph Brodie

Lead Offshore Wind Scientist

Shelby Joyce

eDNA Technician

Courtney Dryfus

Alumni