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Michael Sundberg - MS student
I received my bachelor’s degree in Animal Ecology from Iowa State University in 2012 and was subsequently employed as a fisheries/aquatic ecologist technician with the Illinois Natural History Survey for approximately one year. I am currently a M.S. candidate at Iowa State University with a major in Fisheries Biology. My research interests include evaluation of prairie pothole wetland condition metrics, development of efficient invertebrate sampling protocols, assessing ecosystem-level responses of wetlands to drought-induced fish eliminations, and population dynamics of invasive wetland fishes such as black bullhead.
Contact Information
Address: 339 Science II
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 509-6526 (cell)
(515) 294-1711 (office)
Email: mchlsundberg@gmail.com
Education
Master of Science
Institution: Iowa State University
Major: Fisheries Biology
Expected Graduation Date: 2016
Cumulative GPA: 4.00
Bachelor of Science
Institution: Iowa State University
Major: Animal Ecology
Graduation Date: 2012
Cumulative GPA: 3.67
Relevant Employment History
2013: Fisheries/Aquatic Ecologist Technician
Employer: Illinois Natural History Survey
Address: Sam Parr Biological Station, 6401 Meacham Rd, Kinmundy, IL, 62854
Average Hours/Week: 40
Duties: Identified and digitized benthic invertebrates, pressed and aged scales, set and pulled fyke nets, conducted backpack electrofishing, conducted routine
lake sampling (boat electrofishing, seining, collection of larval fish, zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, vegetation, and water quality samples), entered data,
participated in the peer review of scientific manuscripts, gave fisheries presentations to public schools, trained summer interns, maintained grounds, facilities,
and equipment
Contact Information: Michael Nannini (618) 245-6348
2012: Natural Resources Aid
Employer: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Address: 1436 255th Street, Boone, IA 50036
Average Hours/Week: 40
Duties: Conducted aquatic vegetation, zebra mussel, and Asian carp surveys, set and pulled hoop nets and fyke nets, extracted catfish spines for age
determination, interviewed boaters on their awareness of aquatic invasive species, maintained trailers, cleaned boats, constructed invertebrate sampling
equipment, conducted scientific literature searches
Contact Information: Jason Euchner (515) 291-6770
2011: Fisheries Technician
Employer: Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Address: 2299 Pammel Dr, Ames, IA 50011
Average Hours/Week: 40
Duties: Conducted backpack electrofishing, barge electrofishing, and seining in wadeable streams and oxbows, identified fish, recorded and entered data,
measured parameters of stream and oxbow habitat, mended seine nets
Contact Information: Bryan Bakevich (406) 207-9146
2011-2013: Fisheries Technician
Employer: Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Address: 2299 Pammel Dr, Ames, IA 50011
Average Hours/Week: 15
Duties: Organized and entered data, identified and measured preserved fish specimens, pressed scales and prepared spines for age determination
Contact Information: Jesse Fischer (402) 606-9790
2010: Fisheries Technician
Employer: Iowa State University, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Address: 2299 Pammel Dr, Ames, IA 50011
Average Hours/Week: 10
Duties: Processed benthic invertebrate and zebra mussel samples, prepared carp spine and otolith cross-sections for age determination, entered data, assisted in
beach seining and lake trawling
Contact Information: Michael Colvin (515) 520-0564
Volunteer/Unpaid Experience
Assisted the Iowa DNR with setting and pulling gill nets in the Missouri River (2011, 2012)
Assisted the Iowa DNR with boat electrofishing in the Mississippi River (2010)
Skills, Certifications, and Extracurricular activities
Secretary, Iowa State University Student Subunit of the Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2011-2012
Secretary, Iowa State University Student Subunit of Iowa Chapter of the Wildlife Society, 2011-2012
Treasurer, Iowa State University Student Subunit of Iowa Chapter of the Wildlife Society, 2010-2011
Certified in IOWATER chemical, physical, and habitat assessments, 2010-present
Awards Received
American Fisheries Society Undergraduate Travel Award – 2012
Pudil Trust Scholarship – 2011
Iowa State University Academic Recognition Award - 2008
Membership in Professional Societies
Student Member, American Fisheries Society, 2012-2015
Student Member, Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2013
Student Member, Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 2012, 2014-2015
Poster Presentations
Sundberg, MD, Scholten, GM, Fischer, JR, Quist, MC. 2012. Effects of Low-Dose Rotenone Toxicity on Benthic Invertebrates. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, St. Paul, MN.
Oral Presentations
Sundberg, MD, Baldwin, R, Stewart, TW, Weber, MJ. 2015. Changes in Wetland Condition Following Drought-Induced Reductions in Fish Abundance. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
References
Name: Timothy Stewart
Title: Associate Professor
Institution: Iowa State University
Phone: (515) 524-1644
Email: twstewar@iastate.edu
Name: Michael Weber
Title: Assistant Professor
Institution: Iowa State University
Phone: (515) 294-7344
Email: mjw@iastate.edu
Name: Michael Nannini
Title: Aquatic Ecologist
Institution: Illinois Natural History Survey
Phone: (618) 245-6348
Email: mnannini@illinois.edu
Name: Jesse Fischer
Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Phone: (919) 515-4594
Email: jessefischer@gmail.com