Martin A Simonson, PhD
Martin Simonson is a Biologist based at the Great Lakes Science Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Martin's current position at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center involves testing whether or not Cisco (aka Lake Herring) aerobic scope and thermal tolerance differs among two populations of Cisco. One population is from northern Lake Huron whereas the other population is from a small inland lake in northern Indiana. Our hypothesis is that the southern population has been exposed to more thermal pressures and will be better adapted to warmer water temperatures compared to the northern population.
Professional Experience
Biologist, USGS Great Lakes Science Center (2022-Present)
Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University (2017-2022)
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Toledo (2015-2017)
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Michigan State University (2014-2015)
Education and Certifications
PhD (Fisheries Biology) Iowa State University 2024
Associate Fisheries Professional Certification, American Fisheries Society
MS (Biology) University of Toledo, 2017
BS (Fisheries and Wildlife, with Honor) Michigan State University, 2015
AS (Biology) Grand Rapids Community College, 2013
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Fisheries Society
International Association of Great Lakes Research
Trout Unlimited, Michigan Chapter
Science and Products
Field Site Locations from Phragmites Bioherbicide 2024 Field Experiment in Southeast Michigan
Swim chamber respirometry, aerobic scope, and thermal tolerance experiments with two latitudinally-separated cisco (Coregonus artedi) populations 2022-2023
Comparison of cisco (Coregonus artedi) aerobic scope and thermal tolerance between two latitudinally-separated populations
Science and Products
Field Site Locations from Phragmites Bioherbicide 2024 Field Experiment in Southeast Michigan
Swim chamber respirometry, aerobic scope, and thermal tolerance experiments with two latitudinally-separated cisco (Coregonus artedi) populations 2022-2023
Comparison of cisco (Coregonus artedi) aerobic scope and thermal tolerance between two latitudinally-separated populations
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government