Our overall goal is to provide quantitative  descriptions of species characteristics that increase the probability of successful invasion.

To evaluate the effect of culture temperature on growth, survival, and body composition of largemouth bass.

• Develop a suite of candidate functional indicators to identify human impacts to Great Lakes wetlands and characterize the functional nature of these systems

The objective of this project is to develop a rapid, sensitive assay for detecting the exposure of fishes to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contaminated aquatic ecosystems.

• Examine drinking water disinfection byproducts for ability to kill mammalian cells and damage mammalian DNA
• Compare results to published databases that include carcinogens

Although widely used in Europe and Asia, porous asphalt has not been extensively used in the southern Lake Michigan region due to its poor resistance to freeze-thaw. This study aims to (i) synthesize the existing literature on porous asphalt, (ii) determine the need for porous asphalt pavements on the southern Lake Michigan coast, and (iii) develop in the laboratory a porous asphalt mixture capable of resisting freeze-thaw cycles common to this region.