High School:
1) Graham Rykiel: 2009-2010. Towson high. Currently a college student.
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 in Newport News, Va.
9) Mike Vota. 1997-98. Digestive processes in wood-eating catfish. Currently a High school biology teacher & sports coach in Niles, MI.
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 V. Ninh 1998-. Morphology of Atlantic cod. Currently a Neurosurgeon at the Spine & OsteoArthritis Center of Texas in Pearland, TX.
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.
-Recipient of Industrial Academic Partnership Research Scholarship
-Recipients of Goldwater scholarship
11) Mark Lichha 1999: Growth of Panaque maccus on a diet of woods varying in hardness.Current disposition 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 neurosurgeon, Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology, and Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 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.
-Recipient of Industrial Academic Partnership Research Scholarship
-Recipient of Industrial Academic Partnership Travel Scholarship
14) Abram Geisendorfer 2000 (with Daniel Wubah). Cellulase activities from yeast. Currently an MD Ophthalmologist with Quincy Medical Group, Quincy, IL.
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 in Auburndale, Florida .
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 Division of Aquaculture.
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 a Ph. D. student with Cameron Ghalambor at Colorado State University.
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. Completed Masters in Biology at Towson. Lab and Field Technician, Florida International University.
Presentation: 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.
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.
19) Andrew Hurst 2003: Biochemistry of white muscle from blacknose dace.Current disposition unknown.
20) Jeffroy Broughton 2004. Metabolic rate of blacknose dace from streams along a rural to urban gradient. Current disposition unknown.
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
Peer-reviewed scientific paper: Nelson , Jay A., Portia S. Gotwalt, Christopher A. Simonetti and Joel W. Snodgrass. 2008. Environmental correlates, plasticity and repeatability of differences in performance among blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) populations across a gradient of urbanization. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81(1): 25-42
23) Angela Amato 2006. Enzymes of energy supply in white muscle of blacknose dace. Lab technician, Boston General Hospital.
24) Grant Thomas 2006. Acceleration performance of European sea bass in a sprint chamber.Current disposition unknown
25) Leigh Warsing 2006. Sprint performance of blacknose dace. Current disposition unknown.
26) Lauren L. Peck 2006. Blacknose dace behavior. Current disposition unknown.
27) Alex Fishman 2007. Muscle enzyme activities of blacknose dace.Currently a medical student.
28) John Eikenberg 2008. Flow selection behavior of blacknose dace. Current disposition unknown.
29) Rebecca Kulp 2007-2008. Enzyme activities of microbial cultures from loricariid guts. Currently a graduate student at SUNY Stoneybrook.
Poster:D. Smoot, R. Kulp, J. A. Nelson and J. E. M. Watts. Microbial diversity in the gastrointestinal tract of wood-eating catfish. National Conf. on Undergraduate Res. April.10-12th, 2008 Salisbury University.
Poster:R. Kulp, D. Smoot, J. A. Nelson and J. E. M. Watts. Production of cellulolytic enzymes by a microbial community isolated from a wood-eating catfish gastro-intestinal tract. National Conference on Undergraduate Research. April.10-12th, 2008 Salisbury University.
Poster:D. Smoot, R. Kulp, J. A. Nelson and J. E. M. Watts. Microbial diversity in the gastrointestinal tract of wood-eating catfish. Minorities in research Science Conference. Sept.14-15th, 2007 Baltimore Convention Center.
30) Joshua van Damn 2008. Acceleration performance of European sea bass. Currently a graduate student at U. of Florida.
31) Anthony Kuehl. 2009. Air breathing behavior of Panaque maccus.Current disposition unknown.
32) Nicole Williamson.2008-2010. Flow selection behavior of blacknose dace.
33) Simona Dalin. Biology of loricariid catfish treated with antibiotics. Current disposition unknown.
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.
Peer-reviewed Scientific Publication: Nonogaki, H., J.A Nelson. and W.P. Patterson 2004. Dietary histories of herbivorous loricariid catfishes: evidence from ¥13C values of otoliths). Environmental Biology of Fishes. 78 (1): 13-21.
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 Division of Aquaculture.
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.
Peer-reviewed scientific paper: Nelson , Jay A., Portia S. Gotwalt, Christopher A. Simonetti and Joel W. Snodgrass. 2008. Environmental correlates, plasticity and repeatability of differences in performance among blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) populations across a gradient of urbanization. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81(1): 25-42
8) Corey Handelsmann. 2002-2005. Completed Masters in Biology at Towson. Currently a Ph. D. student with Cameron Ghalambor at Colorado State University.
Presentations:
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
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.
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.
Nelson, J. A. C. A. Handelsman, C. S. Sinclair and G. Claireaux. 2008. Intraspecific variation in genotype, morphology and performance: contribution to ecological performance and mortality selection in cultured and wild (European sea bass) Dicentrarchus labrax. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 150 S206. SETE.15.
Vandamm J.P., C. A. Handelsman, G. Claireaux and J.A. Nelson. 2008. “The use of fish drag strip to measure acceleration performance in a cohort of European sea bass ((Dicentrarchus labrax)” 8th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, Portland, Oregon
Nelson, J.A , K. R. Gastrich & C. A. Handelsman 2008. Plasticity of differences in performance among blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) populations across a gradient of urbanization; the role of morphology. 8th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts. Portland, OR.
HANDELSMAN, C.A.; NELSON, J.A.; CLAIREAUX, G. 2007. Do morphology and swimming performance predict ecological performance in wild and cultured European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)? Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. Annual Meeting. Jan. 3-7, 2007 . Phoenix, AZ.
Nelson Jay A., Corey A. Handelsman, and Guy Claireaux. 2006. What is it about being wild? Swimming performance and MORPHOLOGical differences between WILD and cultured EUROPEAN SEA BASS AND associated survival advantage in a mesocosm setting. American Physiological Society Oct. 8-11, 2006. Virginia Beach, VA.
Handelsman, C.A., J. A. Nelson and G. Claireaux. 2006. THE ROLE OF MORPHOLOGY AND SWIMMING PERFORMANCE IN THE ECOLOGICAL SUCCESS OF WILD AND CULTURED EUROPEAN SEA BASS. 7th International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Abstracts, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada.
Peer-reviewed publications:
Claireaux, G. C. Handelsman, E. Standen and J. A. Nelson. 2007. Thermal and temporal stability of swimming performances in the European sea bass. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 80(2):186-196.
Handelsman, C. A. , J. A. Nelson and G. Claireaux. 2010. Sprint capacity and ecological performance of cultured and wild European sea bass in coastal tidal ponds. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 83(3): 435-445.
9) Christina Duce. 2004-2010. Cortisol production in captive elephants.Currently a Ph. D. student at Virginia Tech.
10) Kirk Gastrich. 2005-2008. Phenotypic plasticity of blacknose dace swimming performance. Currently a Lab and Field Technician, Florida International University.
Presentations:
11) Kelly Taylor (ESS) 2007-2010. Critical thermal maxima of blacknose dace from populations along a gradient of urbanization. Currently an environmental consultant with WSP Group, Virginia.
12) Ann Marie (Mickey) Dehn 2008-2010. Digestive physiology and histology of loricariid catfish.
13) Genine Lipkey 2010-. Individual variation in hypoxia tolerance in striped bass.