Owen T Gorman, PhD
Owen Gorman is a Research Fisheries Biologist based in Ashland, WI.
The Lake Superior Biological Station in Ashland, Wisconsin has served as my duty station since entering the Great Lakes Science Center’s deepwater program in 1999. My early initiatives focused on building the Lake Superior research program around the capabilities of a new research vessel, the R/V Kiyi, the largest of its kind on the Great Lakes. My diverse research interests are reflected in my training and long career experience. Current research topics include community ecology, population dynamics, biogeography, physiology, and life history of fishes of the Great Lakes region. Much of my research reflects a strong evolutionary perspective.
Professional Experience
U.S. Geological Survey
September 1999-present. Research Fishery Biologist, Lake Superior Biological Station, Ashland, Wisconsin. Served as Station Chief 1999-2004. Served as Acting Branch Chief, Upper Great Lakes Ecosystem, 2001-2002.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
April 1991-September 1999. Fishery Management Biologist, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist and Project Leader, Grand Canyon Fishery Resources Office, Flagstaff, Arizona.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
March 1988-April 1991. Post-doctoral Fellow.
University of Memphis (Memphis State), Memphis, Tennessee
1986-1991. Adjunct Professor.
EnCAP, Incorporated, DeKalb, Illinois (Environmental Consultants and Planners, Inc.)
1985-1988. Senior scientist.
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
1984-1986. Assistant/Adjunct Professor.
Education and Certifications
Certified Ecologist by the Ecological Society of America Board of Professional Certification
Ph.D. 1984, University of Kansas, Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Systematics and Ecology, Lawrence, Kansas
M.Phil. 1983, University of Kansas, Division of Biological Sciences, Department of Systematics and Ecology, Lawrence, Kansas
M.S. 1976, Purdue University, Department of Biological Sciences, West Lafayette, Indiana
B.S. 1973, University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, Newark, Delaware
Honors and Awards
1989-1991 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship (National Research Service Award)
1980-1982 NSF Predoctoral Fellowship and Dissertation Research Grant
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Status and Trends in the Lake Superior Fish Community, 2017
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2016
Ciscoes (Coregonus, subgenus Leucichthys) of the Laurentian Great Lakes and Lake Nipigon
Age, growth, and size of Lake Superior Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii)
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2015
Great Lakes prey fish populations: A cross-basin Overview of status and trends based on bottom trawl surveys, 1978-2014
Foraging mechanisms of siscowet lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush siscowet) on pelagic prey
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2014
Great Lakes prey fish populations: a cross-basin overview of status and trends based on bottom trawl surveys, 1978-2013
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2013
Ups and Downs of Burbot and their predator Lake Trout in Lake Superior, 1953-2011
Changing ecosystem dynamics in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Bottom-up and top-down regulation
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Publications by this scientist
Status and Trends in the Lake Superior Fish Community, 2017
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2016
Ciscoes (Coregonus, subgenus Leucichthys) of the Laurentian Great Lakes and Lake Nipigon
Age, growth, and size of Lake Superior Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii)
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2015
Great Lakes prey fish populations: A cross-basin Overview of status and trends based on bottom trawl surveys, 1978-2014
Foraging mechanisms of siscowet lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush siscowet) on pelagic prey
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2014
Great Lakes prey fish populations: a cross-basin overview of status and trends based on bottom trawl surveys, 1978-2013
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2013
Ups and Downs of Burbot and their predator Lake Trout in Lake Superior, 1953-2011
Changing ecosystem dynamics in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Bottom-up and top-down regulation
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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