Matt Lusk
Research Technician
Office:
425 Health Center Drive
Nags Head, NC 27959
Phone: 252-480-8582 x229
Fax: 252-480-0719
Email: mtlusk@csi.northcarolina.edu
Education:
B.S. Biology with Ecology focus, Chemistry Minor, 2006, Longwood University
Research Experience:
Laboratory Assistant, 2006, Chemistry 101, Melissa Rhoten, Ph.D.
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2005, David Secor Ph.D.
University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD
Project title: Effects of Environmental Conditions and Zooplankton Density on Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Larval White Perch, Morone americana, in Patuxent River Estuary
Laboratory Assistant, 2004-2005, Ecology 341, Patrick Crumrine, Ph.D.
Longwood University, Farmville, VA
Research Interests:
Currently, Matt is working on an ocean outfall storm water monitoring research project.
Publications and Presentations:
Lusk, M.T., L. Kerr, and D.H. Secor (2006) Effects of Environmental Conditions and Zooplankton Density on Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Larval White Perch, Morone americana, in Patuxent River Estuary. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Hosted by: American Society for Limnology and Oceanography & American Geophysical Union, Honolulu, HI. Poster.
Personal Interests:
Matt enjoys photography, traveling, surfing, fishing, sports and his black lab.