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Mr. Nicholas Principe

Research Interests

EDUCATION

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
M.S. in Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 2005
Thesis title: The feeding dynamics of out-migrated age-0 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Ontario

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC   
B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Science, with a minor in Environmental Science, Summa Cum Laude, 1998


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-present Instructor, Department of Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
2003-2005 Lecturer, Department of Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
2002-2004 Biometrician, Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale, PA
2000-2002 New York Sea Grant Scholar, Natural Resources Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1998-2000 Laboratory Technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1999 Research Consultant, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL


COURSES TAUGHT

                                                                    BIO 111L                   Organisms and Evolution Laboratory
                                                                    BIO 212L                   Cell Biology Laboratory
                                                                    BIO 213L                   Genetics Laboratory


COURSES IN DEVELOPMENT

BIO 350            Biology of Fishes



AWARDS AND FUNDING

New York Sea Grant Scholar 2002 Thesis Completion Award,  February 1, 2002

             Best Student Presentation Award, January 25, 2002
New York Chapter American Fisheries Society 2002 Annual Symposium
Presentation title: Daily ration and evacuation rates of out-migrated young-of-the-year chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Ontario.

Best Student Presentation 1st runner-up, January 16, 2002
Cornell Graduate Student Association 2002 Annual Symposium
Presentation title: Daily feeding dynamics of out-migrated young-of-the-year chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
in Lake Ontario.

Phi Kappa Phi Academic Fraternity Nominee, March 1999

Dean's List (January 1997-December 1998)


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Nicholas Principe, Clifford Kraft, and Edward Mills.  Gastric Evacuation and Daily Ration of Naturally Produced Age-0 Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha in Lake Ontario.  Manuscript submitted in May 2006 to the peer-reviewed journal Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.  Status as of April 2007: in press.

Nicholas Principe, Clifford Kraft, and Edward Mills (August 18 – 22, 2002).  Daily consumption of out-migrated young-of-the-year chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Ontario.  Poster presented at the American Fisheries Society 132nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD. 

Nicholas Principe, Clifford Kraft, and Edward Mills (January 25, 2002).  Daily ration and evacuation rates of out-migrated young-of-the-year chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Ontario.  Symposium paper presented at the New York Chapter American Fisheries Society 2002 Annual Symposium, Canandaigua, NY. 

Nicholas Principe, Clifford Kraft, and Edward Mills (January 16, 2002).  Daily feeding dynamics of out-migrated young-of-the-year chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Ontario.  Symposium paper presented at the Cornell Graduate Student Association 2002 Annual Symposium, Ithaca, NY. 

Nicholas Principe, Clifford Kraft, and Edward Mills (March 17, 2001).  Feeding dynamics of out-migrated age-0 chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Lake Ontario.  Symposium paper presented at the Great Lakes Research Consortium Annual Symposium, Syracuse, NY.  

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Member of the American Fisheries Society, 1997 – Present 

Advisor to the Ursinus Ultimate Frisbee Club, 2006 – Present 

Licensed Cosmetologist, 1990 – Present 

Assistant Coach, Coventry Soccer Association (Under 8, Intramural) 

Hook and Line Sampling Specialist 

Tarheel Basketball Aficionado