MICHIGAN STATE ALUMNA MAKES HER IMPACT FELT AT U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

MSU alumna Abigail Lynch is making an impact in the marine biology field.

As a research scientist at the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center at the U.S. Geological Survey, Lynch provides policy makers and the public with information to make informed decisions about the management of lands and natural resources.

She earned her doctorate at the Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife for her dissertation titled: “Designing a decision-support tool for harvest management of Great Lakes lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in a changing climate,” and received a doctoral specialization in Environmental Science and Policy.

She received her M.S. in marine science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, for her thesis research titled: “A molecular analysis of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) stock structure.” She was then awarded a one-year John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Fisheries Program headquarters office. She holds a B.S. in biology and B.A. in English from the University of Virginia.

Her work is being recognized by the Union of Concerned Scientists: Scientists for a healthy planet and safer world. Read their feature on Lynch.