Undergraduates:

1) Kristin Oberright. 1994: Growth in wood-eating catfish. Currently a lab technician at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR).

2) Ann Lasher. 1995. Air breathing in wood-eating catfish. Currently an aquarist. Presentation-published abstract

Lasher, A.E. and J.A. Nelson 1995. Determination of facultative air breathing in wood-eating catfishes of the Loricariid genus Panaque. Association of Southeastern Biologists Bulletin. 42(2):163, # 249.

3) Andrea Jaskulsky. 1995. Assessment of new NSF-funded laboratories. Currently a Lawyer.

4) Brandy Hoffman. 1995. Assessment of new NSF-funded laboratories. Currently a Doctor

5) Thin thin Lwin. 1995. Assessment of new NSF-funded laboratories. Currently a student placement coordinator, U. of Maryland.

6) Daniel Bornmann. 1996. Digestive effeciency of wood-eating catfish. Currently a Lab technician, John's Hopkins University Hospital.

Presentation: Nelson, J.A. and D. Bornmann.1996. Energy extraction and utilization in wood-eating catfish of the genus Panaque. International Congress on the Biology of Fishes. Special Adaptations of Tropical Fish Symposium.

7) Jeff Caudill. 1996-97. Morphology of Atlantic cod gills. Currently a Lab technician, John's Hopkins University Hospital.

8) Mark Verbin. 1997. Digestive processes in wood-eating catfish. Currently a veternarian

9) Mike Vota. 1997-98. Digestive processes in wood-eating catfish. Currently a High school biology teacher & sports coach.

Poster: Vota, M. A., D.M. Bornmann, & J.A. Nelson. Utilization of available fiber in the tropical wood-eating catfish, Panaque.International Congress on the Biology of Fishes. Special Adaptations of Tropical Fish Symposium.

10) Jimmy Ninh 1998-. Morphology of Atlantic cod. Currently a Neurosurgery resident, U. of Chicago

Presentation: Ninh, J. and J.A. Nelson 1999. Influence of fin dimensions and muscle fiber type on the locomotor performance of individual Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). . 13th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research Abstracts.Rochester, NY. USA.

11) Mark Lichha 1999: Growth of Panaque maccus on a diet of woods varying in hardness. Unknown.

Poster: Lichaa, M. and Nelson, J.A. 2000.Feeding preferences of a wood-eating loricariid catfish. 14th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research Abstracts. Missoula, Montana. USA.

12) Parul Pinal 1999. Cellulase activities from yeast. Current disposition unknown.

13) Toba Niazi 1999-2000: Digestive processes in wood-eating catfish. Currently a pediatric neurosurgery resident, U. of Utah.

Presentation: Niazi, T. and Nelson, J.A. 2000. Energy Extraction and Fiber Degradation of Panaque maccus on Three Diets Varying in Digestibility. 3rd International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Aberdeen Scotland.

Poster: Niazi, T. and Nelson, J.A. 2000. Fiber Degradation and Energy use in loricariid catfish. 14th Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research Abstracts. Missoula, Montana. USA.

14) Abram Geisendorfer 2000 (with Daniel Wubah). Cellulase activities from yeast. Currently a Ph. D. Student.

Presentation: Nelson, J.A. Daniel Wubah and Abram Geisendorfer 2000. Cellulolytic enzymes produced by aerobic fungi isolated from the gut of Panaque maccus . 3rd International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Aberdeen Scotland.

15) Henry Acosta 2000. Ammonia production by herbivorous catfish. Currently a dentist.

16) Portia Gotwalt. 2001. Swimming performance of blacknose dace along an urban-rural gradient. Completed Masters in Biology at Towson.Currently an environmental supervisor for the State of Florida.

Peer-reviewed scientific paper: Nelson, J.A. P. S. Gotwalt and J.W. Snodgrass. 2003. Current Velocity Structures Swimming Performance of Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus). Canadian J. of Fish. Aquat. Sci. 60(3): 301-308

Peer-reviewed scientific paper: Nelson, J.A., P. S. Gotwalt , D.W. Webber and S. Reidy. 2002. Beyond Ucrit: Matching swimming performance tests to the physiological ecology of the animal, including a fish "drag strip". Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology. 133/2 pp 289-302

Presentation: Nelson, J.A., P. S. Gotwalt , D.W. Webber and S. Reidy. 2001. Beyond Ucrit: Matching swimming performance tests to the physiological ecology of the animal, including a fish "drag strip".Invited presentation at Society for Experimental Biology 2001 Annual Meeting Abstracts.

Poster: Gotwalt P. S. and Nelson, J.A. 2001.Watershed Urbanization: Effects on Swimming Performance of Blacknose Dace. The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Meeting.

Poster: Gotwalt, P.S. & Nelson, J.A. 2000. Watershed Urbanization: Effects on Swimming Performance of Blacknose Dace. (Rhinichthys atratulus). 3rd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences Univ. Maryland Baltimore Co.

17) Corey Handelsmann:2002. Biological relevance of swimming performance in European sea bass. Completed Masters in Biology at Towson. Currently applying for Ph. D. programs.

Presentation: Corey Handelsmann:2002."More for less" Swimming performance of the European Sea Bass (dicentrarchus labrax). Biology Department seminar.

Presentation: Handelsmann C. 2002: "More for less" Swimming performance of the European Sea Bass (dicentrarchus labrax. Colonial Conference Student Research Day

18) Kirk Gastrich 2003: Biochemistry of white muscle from blacknose dace. Masters Student Towson University

Gastrich K.R.. & Nelson, J.A. 2003.Are there performance tradeoffs between blacknose dace. (Rhinichthys atratulus) from urban and rural streams. 6th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences Univ. Maryland Baltimore Co.

Nelson, J.A , P. S. Gotwalt and K. R. Gastrich 2004. Plasticity of locomotor performance in populations of a stream cyprinid across a gradient of urbanization. 6th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Manaus, Brazil.

19) Andrew Hurst 2003: Biochemistry of white muscle from blacknose dace. Remains Towson University undergraduate.

20) Jeffroy Broughton 2004. Metabolic rate of blacknose dace from streams along a rural to urban gradient. Graduated Towson University

21) Katherine Dotterer 2004. Water content of blacknose dace white muscle. Currently a Ph. D. candidate at Idaho State University.

22) Chris Simonetti 2005.Plasticity of sprint performance in blacknose dace. Currently a dental student.

Poster: Simonetti, C.A. and J. A, Nelson. 2005. Temporal fidelity of performance differences between populations of blacknose dace from urban and rural environments.Colonial Conference Student Research Day

23) Angela Amato 2006. Enzymes of energy supply in white muscle of blacknose dace. Remains Towson University undergraduate.

24) Grant Thomas 2006. Acceleration performance of European sea bass in a sprint chamber. Remains Towson University undergraduate.

Graduate Students:

1) Shannon Reidy. 1992-1995. Currently a post-Doc at Dalhousie University.

Peer-reviewed publications:

-Tang, Y., J.A. Nelson, S. Reidy, S.R. Kerr, and R.G. Boutilier. 1994. A reappraisal of activity metabolism in the Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Journal of Fish Biology 44: 1-10.
-Reidy, S.P., J.A. Nelson, Y. Tang and S.R. Kerr. 1995. Post-exercise metabolic rate in Atlantic cod is and its dependence upon the method of exhaustion. Journal of Fish Biology 47: 377-386.

Reidy, S.P., J.A. Nelson, Y. Tang and S.R. Kerr. 1995. Post-exercise metabolic rate in Atlantic cod is and its dependence upon the method of exhaustion. Journal of Fish Biology 47: 377-386.

Reidy, S., S.R. Kerr and J. A. Nelson. 2000. Aerobic and anaerobic swimming performance of individual Atlantic cod. Journal of Experimental Biology. 203: 347-357.

Nelson, J.A., P. S. Gotwalt , D.W. Webber and S. Reidy. 2002. Beyond Ucrit: Matching swimming performance tests to the physiological ecology of the animal, including a fish "drag strip". Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology. 133/2 pp 289-302

abstracts:

Nelson, J.A., S. Reidy and G. Pogson. 1996. Swimming capacity and its correlates measured with
performance tests of varying duration in Atlantic cod. p. 105-112 in "High Performance Fish II
Symposium Proceedings. International Congress on the Biology of Fishes". American Fish. Soc.

Nelson, J.A., S. Reidy, D. Webber, and S. Kerr 1994. Is one performance measurement enough ? Alternatives to Ucrit procedures for evaluating fish locomotor performance. Physiologist 37: A-73, 39.3.

Nelson, J.A., S. Reidy, D. Webber, and S. Kerr 1994. Is one performance measurement enough ? Alternatives to Ucrit procedures for evaluating fish locomotor performance. Physiologist 37: A-73, 39.3.

Nelson, J.A., P. S. Gotwalt , D.W. Webber and S. Reidy. 2001. Beyond Ucrit: Matching swimming performance tests to the physiological ecology of the animal, including a fish "drag strip"..Invited presentation at Society for Experimental Biology 2001 Annual Meeting Abstracts.

2) Meghan Williams. 1995-1998. Currently a Veterenarian.

3) Daniel Bornmann. 1997- 1998. Currently a Lab technician, John's Hopkins University Hospital.

Poster: D.M. Bornmann. Wood digestion energy metabolism in an armoured catfish, Panaque.International Congress on the Biology of Fishes. Special Adaptations of Tropical Fish Symposium.

4) Richard Wise. 1998- Current disposition unknown.

5) Ron Sexton. 1999- Current disposition unknown.

6) Hirofumi Nonogaki. 2000-2004. Currently a Lab technician at U. of Maryland Center for Marine Biotechnology.

Submitted Scientific Publication: Nonogaki, H., J.A Nelson. and W.P. Patterson 2004. Dietary histories of herbivorous loricariid catfishes: evidence from ¥13C values of otoliths). Submitted to: Environmental Biology of Fishes. 7/05.

Presentation: Nonogaki, H., J.A Nelson. and W.P. Patterson 2004. Dietary histories of herbivorous loricariid catfishes: evidence from ¥13C values of otoliths). 6th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Manaus, Brazil.

7) Portia Gotwalt: 2002-2004. Currently an environmental supervisor for the State of Florida.

Presentation:Nelson, J.A , P. S. Gotwalt and K. R. Gastrich 2004. Plasticity of locomotor performance in populations of a stream cyprinid across a gradient of urbanization. 6th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Manaus, Brazil.

Presentation:Jay A. Nelson and Portia Gotwalt. 2005. Enhanced swimming performance of blacknose dace from urban streams. Ecological Society of America, Eastern division Annual Mtg. Abstracts. UMBC.

8) Corey Handelsmann. 2002-2005. Currently applying for Ph. D. programs.

Presentation: Handelsman, C. A., Claireaux G. and J.A. Nelson 2003 Repeat swimming performance of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) after time in an estuary: Implications for pelagic fish management. American Fisheries Society 133rd Annual Meeting. Quebec, Canada.AFS Quebec 2003

Presentation: Nelson J.A., Handelsman, C. A and Claireaux G 2004. Selection on morphology and swimming performance of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in an experimental estuary. 6th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Manaus, Brazil.

Presentation: AFS Alaska 2005 "Sprint performance and morphology as indicators of survival in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) under simulated natural conditions." Authors: Corey A. Handelsman, Guy Claireaux, and Jay A. Nelson.

9) Christina Duce. 2004-

10) Kirk Gastrich. 2005-