Rene P. Martin
M.S. Student

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Education

2014: B.S. Ecology and Field Biology
St. Cloud State University, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud, MN.

Professional Experience

2015 - 2016
Teaching Assistant, Organismal Diversity. St. Cloud State University, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud, MN.
Graduate Research Assistant, Identification of Larval Fishes of North America, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.

2014
Fisheries Internship, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Glenwood, MN.
Ecology and Field Biology Tutor, St. Cloud State University, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud, MN.
Teaching Assistant, Ornithology. St. Cloud State University, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud, MN.

2013
Teaching Assistant, Zoology. St. Cloud State University, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud, MN.

Grants, Awards, and Endowments

2016
Edward C. Raney Grant. –$800. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Student Research Award. – $726. St. Cloud State University
Jerry Wolff Biology Graduate Student Enrichment Fund. – $650. St. Cloud State University.
George W. Friedrich Wildlife Protection Fund. – $1,000. St. Cloud State University
Charles Rehwaldt Endowment for the Biological Sciences. – $300. St. Cloud State University
Denise M. McGuire Student Research Award. – $200. St. Cloud State University.
Outstanding Graduate Student Achievement Award. St. Cloud State University

2015
Lerner-Gray Marine Research Grant. – $2,500. American Museum of Natural History.
Systematic Biology Travel Grant – $500. Society for Systematic Biology Fellowship.
JMIH Travel Grant – $600. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Storer Award (Best Student Poster: Ichthyology) – $300. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Jerry Wolff Biology Graduate Student Enrichment Fund. – $1,800. St. Cloud State University.
Denise M. McGuire Student Research Award. – $200. St. Cloud State University.
Student Research Colloquium. – $675. St. Cloud State University.

2014
Harold & Gladys Hopkins Endowed Scholarship. – $1000. St. Cloud State University.
Al Grewe Memorial Scholarship. – $750. St. Cloud State University.
St. Cloud State Scholarship. – $600. St. Cloud State University.

2013
Harold & Gladys Hopkins Endowed Scholarship. – $1000. St. Cloud State University.

Publications

01.    Martin, R.P., and Davis, M.P. (2016). Patterns of Phenotypic Variation in the Mouth Size of Lanternfishes (Teleostei: Myctophiformes). Copeia. 104(4):795-807.

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

2016
Martin, R.P. Morphological Variance in the Dentition on the Oral Jaws in Lanternfishes (Teleostei: Myctophiformes). Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 2016. Oral Presentation.

Martin, R.P. Evolution of Jaw Length and Dentition Variation in Deep-sea Lanternfishes (Teleostei: Myctophiformes). Student Research Colloquium, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, April 2016. Oral Presentation.

Martin, R.P. Evolution of Jaw Length and Evidence of Niche Differentiation in Lanternfishes (Teleostei: Myctophiformes). Seminar Series, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, January 2016. Oral Presentation.

2015
Martin, R.P., & Davis, M.P. Evolution of Jaw Shape and Length Variation in Deep-sea Lanternfishes (Teleostei: Myctophiformes). Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Reno, Nevada, July 2015. Poster Presentation. Storer Award for Best Student Poster Ichthyology.

Martin, R.P., & Davis, M.P. Evolution of Jaws and Ecological Niche Specialization in Deep-sea Lanternfishes. Student Research Colloquium, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, April 2015. Poster Presentation.

Emily E. Olson
M.S. STUDENT

EDUCATIon

2015: B.E.S. Biology
St. Cloud State University, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud, MN.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016
Graduate Assistant, St. Cloud State University, American Indian Center, St. Cloud, MN.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Identification of Fishes of North America, Department of Biology, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.

Fisheries Management Intern. Department of Natural Resources. Fisheries Division Shakopee.

2015
Graduate Assistant, St. Cloud State University, American Indian Center, St. Cloud, MN.
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Identification of Fishes of North America, Department of Biology, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND ENDOWMENTS

2016
Student Research Award. – $726. St. Cloud State University
Holmgren Scholarship for Native Americans. – $1,000. St. Cloud State University
Denise M. McGuire Student Research Award. – $200. St. Cloud State University

2014
Duane Dunkley Memorial Scholarship. – $1,000. St. Cloud State University

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

2016
Olson, E.E., and Davis, M.P. The Evolution of Fangs Across Marine Lizardfishes (Teleostei: Aulopiformes). Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 2016. Poster Presentation. 

Olson, E.E., & Davis, M.P. Evolution of Fangs across Marine Lizardfishes (Teleostei: Aulopiformes). Student Research Colloquium, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, April 2016. Poster Presentation.