Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
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The Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
(SIUC) was founded by Dr. William M. Lewis, Senior
in 1950. The Center is administratively housed in the Graduate School. Faculty have joint appointments in the Center and the Department of Zoology within the College of Science or in the Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Research faculty in the Center have diverse capabilities including molecular genetics, aquatic toxicology, aquatic ecology, bioenergetics
, fish nutrition
, fish physiology, fisheries policy and management, and aquaculture
technology.
Facilities include several research laboratories, an experimental pond facility (90 ponds), a large wet laboratory, research boats (including a 27 feet (8.2 m) research vessel with advanced hydroacoustics
), and offices.
The Center generates many peer-reviewed publications and garners grant support from many state and federal agencies as well as foundations.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1869, SIUC is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system...
(SIUC) was founded by Dr. William M. Lewis, Senior
William M. Lewis, Senior
William Madison Lewis, Sr. was a fish biologist who founded the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He attended Iowa State University where he obtained M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in zoology specializing in fisheries science...
in 1950. The Center is administratively housed in the Graduate School. Faculty have joint appointments in the Center and the Department of Zoology within the College of Science or in the Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Research faculty in the Center have diverse capabilities including molecular genetics, aquatic toxicology, aquatic ecology, bioenergetics
Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics is the subject of a field of biochemistry that concerns energy flow through living systems. This is an active area of biological research that includes the study of thousands of different cellular processes such as cellular respiration and the many other metabolic processes that can...
, fish nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
, fish physiology, fisheries policy and management, and aquaculture
Aquaculture
Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater populations under controlled conditions, and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the...
technology.
Facilities include several research laboratories, an experimental pond facility (90 ponds), a large wet laboratory, research boats (including a 27 feet (8.2 m) research vessel with advanced hydroacoustics
Hydroacoustics
Hydroacoustics is a general term for the study and application of sound in water. The term comes from Greek υδρο, water, and ακουστική, acoustics...
), and offices.
The Center generates many peer-reviewed publications and garners grant support from many state and federal agencies as well as foundations.
Off-campus locations
- Pond facility coordinates: 37.634834°N 89.175284°W
- Wet lab coordinates: 37.710477°N 89.238591°W