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Welcome new students!

September 12, 2025

Welcome new students!

Group photo of new AELers with text "Welcome!" in red above them

The AEL welcomed seven new graduate students this fall!

Abby Duimering, Sophia Holupka, and Reagan Oller are all new master's students with Casey Pennock. Abby will be studying arctic zooplankton,  Sophia will be studying carp movement, and Reagan will be studying sauger movement in the Ohio River.

Alexa Howard is a new master's student and Ryan Hudson and Elle Krellwitz are new PhD students with Lindsey Bruckerhoff. Alexa will be studying sauger life history in the Ohio River, Ryan is studying invasive carb reproductive potential and abundance in Ohio River tributaries, and Elle is working on assessment of aquatic organism passage through different culvert designs in Ohio Streams.

Braden DeMattei is a new PhD student with Jim Hood. He will be co-advised by Tanya Berger-Wolf in the Translation Data Analytics Institute.

David Drinko is a new PhD student with Stu Ludsin. He will be studying yellow perch populations in the central basin of Lake Erie.

 

Group photo of new AELers Reagan Oller, Alexa Howard, Sophia Holupka, Abbie Duimering, Braden DeMatteo, and David Drinko