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Dr.
Robert
Bringolf
Faculty
Assistant Professor
Fish Biology and Ecotoxicology
Research Interests
Major research themes explored in my lab are related to the effects of environmental pollutants on fish and freshwater mussels as sentinels of ecosystem health. Areas of research include: 1) identification of host fish for imperiled mussel species, 2) development of alternative culture options for mussels with no known host fish, 3) development of juvenile mussel culture techniques, 4) endocrine disruption, a process by which stressors influence the reproductive physiology of organisms via perturbation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis, and 5) evaluation of contaminant exposure and effects in threatened and endangered species of fish and mussels.Areas of Specialization: Ecotoxicology Fish biology Conservation & restoration of native mussels Endocrine disruption Reproductive physiology Aquatic animal culture |
Professional Activities:
American Fisheries Society (AFS). 1996 – present.
Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS). 2004 – present.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). 1999 – present.
Professional Appointments:
North Carolina State University, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Research Associate
North Carolina State University, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology & Physiology, Postdoctoral Research/Teaching Associate
Background
Education:Ph.D. Fisheries Biology and Toxicology, Iowa State University, 2002 M.S. Biology (Aquatic Science), University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, 1997 B.A. Biology, Wartburg College, 1995
Courses
ENTO 4060: Ecotoxicology, This course was taught for the last time in Fall 2008. Beginning in 2009, an undergraduate-only version (ENTO/EHSC 3xxx) and a graduate only (FANR 8xxx) will be offered. I will be teaching the graduate level course.
(Spring Alte)
FANR 1100: Natural Resource Conservation, Provides students with an introduction to the issues related to conservation of natural resources in the US and worldwide.
(Spring Yearly)
FISH 4500: Fish Physiology, This course was taught for the final time in Fall 2008. Many of the basic concepts will be incorporated into Environmental Biology of Fishes (FISH 4xxx/6xxx) beginning in fall 2009.
(Fall Alte)
FISH 5400: Aquaculture, This course is designed to provide general background and 'hands on' experience with aquaculture in the 21st Century. Originally taught as "Fish Culture", this course has been expanded to include basics of culture for culture of other aquatic organisms, particularly invertebrates such as freshwater mussels, snails and corals. We cover topics including but not limited to an introduction to world aquaculture, basic water chemistry, types of aquaculture systems, culture of common species and aquatic animal health. Students gain practical experience through activities and projects with ongoing research and community projects.
(Spring Alte)
Publications
Bringolf, R; Morris, B; Boese, C; Santore, R; Allen, H; and Meyer, J. 2006. Influence of natural organic matter on toxicity of zinc to larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51:438-444.
Heltsley, R; Cope, W; Shea, D; Bringolf, R; Kwak, T; and Malindzak, E. 2005. Assessing organic contaminants in fish: comparison of a non-lethal tissue sampling technique to mobile and stationary passive sampling devices. Environmental Science and Technology 39:7601-7608.
Bringolf, R; Kwak, T; Cope, W; and Larimore, M. 2005. Salinity tolerance of flathead catfish: implications for dispersal of introduced populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:927-936.
Bringolf, R; Belden, J; and Summerfelt, R. 2004. Effects of atrazine on fathead minnow in a short-term reproduction assay. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:1019-1025.
Bringolf, R and Summerfelt, R. 2003. Occurrence of ovotestes and plasma vitellogenin in feral male fathead minnows from lagoons of municipal wastewater treatment facilities in Central Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 110:17-21.
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Office:
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Building 3
Phone: 706.542-1477
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