BFS Faculty & Staff

Email is the best way to contact faculty and staff; phone calls can be directed to 607-547-8778.


Florian Reyda

Florian Reyda

Professor of Biology
Director, Biological Field Station
Rufus J. Thayer Otsego Lake Research Chair

Parasitology of Fish, Invertebrate Zoology

florian.reyda@oneonta.edu

See Florian's faculty web page

Dan Stich

Dan Stich, CLM

Associate Professor of Biology
Biological Field Station Researcher
Program Coordinator, Dept. of Biology Graduate Programs

Fisheries management & decision making; fish population demographics; lake, pond and reservoir management

daniel.stich@oneonta.edu

See Dan's faculty web page

Bill Harman, BFS Director.

Willard N. Harman, CLM

Distinguished Service Professor of Biology, Emeritus

willard.harman@oneonta.edu
(607) 547-6218

Kiyoko Yokota

Kiyoko Yokota, CLM

Associate Professor of Biology
Limnology, Phytoplankton Ecology

kiyoko.yokota@oneonta.edu

See Kiyoko's faculty web page

Paul Lord

LtCol Paul H. Lord

Lecturer, Department of Biology
Researcher, Dive Master

Biocontrol of Eurasian watermilfoil; native pearly mussel populations; aquatic invasive species control; SCUBA training

paul.lord@oneonta.edu

On-Site Staff
Matthew F. Albright, CLM

Matthew F. Albright, CLM

Assistant to the Director, BFS
Responsible for limnological monitoring of Otsego Lake & watershed. Supervisor of laboratories & interns

matthew.albright@oneonta.edu
ext. 331

Nancy Devins

BFS Administrator; Field Trips Coordinator
Intern administration; Accounts; Coordinates Field Trips

nancy.devins@oneonta.edu
ext. 332

Holly Waterfield, CLM

Holly Waterfield, CLM

Research Support Specialist
Lake monitoring efforts; Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom & Toxin monitoring; water chemistry analysis; hydroacoustic surveys.

holly.waterfield@oneonta.edu
ext. 4333

John Knapp

Maintenance Operations

john.knapp@oneonta.edu
ext. 400

Ed Irwin

Maintenance Operations
General Mechanic, Cooperstown Campus

edward.irwin@oneonta.edu

Faculty involved in Research and Teaching
Jeff Heilveil

Jeff Heilveil

Professor of Biology, Biology Department Chair
Population genetics of aquatic invertebrates

jeffrey.heilveil@oneonta.edu
Phone: 436-3162

Leslie Hasbargen

Leslie Hasbargen

Associate Professor, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geomorphology, Fluvial Geology

leslie.hasbargen@oneonta.edu
Phone: 436-2741

David Wong

David Wong

Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology

david.w.wong@state.ma.us
Phone: (508) 767-2892

Volunteers

Earle Peterson

Greenwoods Administrator; BFS Volunteer
Head of Peterson Family Conservation Trust; Greenwoods benefactor

epete1850@aol.com

Contact

Main Laboratory
5838 State Hwy 80
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: 607-547-8778
Fax: 607-547-5114

THAYER FARM COMPLEX
Lakeside Farm &
Upland Interpretive Center
7027 State Hwy 80
Springfield, NY
(physical address)

Thayer Boathouse
7016 State Hwy 80
Springfield, NY

Rum Hill
Thurston Hill Rd.
Springfield, NY

Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary
7290 State Hwy 80
Springfield, NY

Greenwoods Conservancy
824 Zachow Rd.
Hartwick, NY 13348

Upper Research Site
Averill Rd.
Cooperstown, NY

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