President-Elect Carrie Pershyn Education and Experience: My name is Carrie Pershyn, and I am an early career professional interested in serving as the President for the AFS Student and Early Career Professional Subsection Executive Committee. I currently work as Biodiversity Research Manager for the Ausable River Association, a nonprofit watershed...
Both in-person and virtual student attendees will have access to a checklist of tasks to complete throughout the conference. Completed checklists will be put into a drawing for two $40 Visa gift cards (one for virtual and one for in-person students). Time/place: Checklists due by the end of the Grand...
Come learn about life after school from our AFS early career professionals. Then, either learn how to create a resume/CV if you don't have one already, OR get your existing resume/CV peer reviewed (bring your laptop or a printout!). Great for students at all stages of their careers. Time/place: Wednesday,...
Mingle with other students, early career professionals, and later-career professionals. The first half will be a structured meet-and-greet where you'll circulate around themed tables. The second half will be open networking and games (lawn games, board games, jigsaw puzzles). A picnic-style meal and drink ticket will be provided. Registration required -- check...
Congratulations to our new 2022 Student & Early Career Researcher Committee Members! President: Mike Lawrence Mike served as President-Elect for the past year, and has now o-fish-ally taken over from our Past President, Macey Rowan. Mike is an Aquatic Science Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada! President Elect: Taylor Heckman...
President Elect Taylor Heckman Hello! My name is Taylor Heckman, and I am a postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Esteban Soto’s Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory at UC Davis, where I recently finished my PhD in Microbiology. I completed my BA in Biology at Willamette University in Oregon, moving there from Hawaii....
Assistant Professor in Fisheries The University of Missouri is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Fisheries in the School of natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia. Applications are open now until October 15th 2021. Description: This is a tenure-track position in the School of Natural Resources (http://www.snr.missouri.edu) at the...
If there was a decent metaphor connecting boxing and AFS Student Subunits, the Quebec Student Subunit would be among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the game today. Perhaps, a better metaphor would high relate growth rates and theoretical maximum length parameters to the Subunit -- which includes students from across...
We have opened the Undergraduate Travel Assistance Award (UTAA) for applications! This award is designed to help introduce undergraduate students to AFS meetings and increase participation at the Society level. The UTAA helps undergraduates to offset the cost of travel to the AFS Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore this year! Eight undergraduates will...
Students and Early Career Professionals, FITS needs YOU! As a student or ECP, are you frustrated with how difficult it can sometimes be to know where to buy the stuff you need for your project? You are not alone! FITS is the Fisheries Information and Tech Section, a section dedicated...
Lian Guo is the subject of our member spotlight this month. If you were a part of this year’s Virtual Annual Meeting (VAM), you may have caught her presentation, co-organized symposium, or seen her posts on the discussion channels in Slack – another option provided for students and professionals to...
Monday, Sept 14 Opening Plenary -- Climate ChangeTuesday, Sept 15 Diversity and Inclusion DayWednesday, Sept 16 Plenary #2 -- Science CommunicationThursday, Sept 17 Student and Early Career Professionals Day (direct to our tab on the workshop), SECP Business Meeting (4:10-5:10 pm EDT). Student awards are being given out live at...
Racial injustices have plagued our world for a long time, and some recent events involving police brutality on members of the Black community have sparked a movement to put an end to these issues in America. Much like how the #MeToo movement brought about sweeping reform of sexual harassment and...
Cassidy Miles (she/her) is a graduate student and the public relations and outreach coordinator for Western Illinois University’s student subunit of the Illinois AFS. She is passionate about matters of diversity and inclusion in fisheries science and started a fundraiser to support the Hutton Scholars program. Below is her experience...
The Student and Early Career Professionals Subsection is providing a virtual workshop titled, “Preparing future scientists of fisheries: how to become a more a-lure-ing candidate” at this year's AFS Virtual Annual Meeting on Thursday, 17 Sept 2020. We need your help to gauge interest and participation by taking a survey...
Tune in Tuesday, June 23rd at 1 p.m. EDT for the webinar "How many candles on the birthday cake? The vital role of age estimates in stock assessments". Click here to register. Age estimates for fishes provides vital information that is used in stock assessments, particularly those utilizing age-based models. Basic decisions such as...
Both in-person and virtual student attendees will have access to a checklist of tasks to complete throughout the conference. Completed checklists will be put into a drawing for two $40 Visa gift cards (one for virtual and one for in-person students). Time/place: Checklists due by the end of the Grand...
Come learn about life after school from our AFS early career professionals. Then, either learn how to create a resume/CV if you don't have one already, OR get your existing resume/CV peer reviewed (bring your laptop or a printout!). Great for students at all stages of their careers. Time/place: Wednesday,...
Mingle with other students, early career professionals, and later-career professionals. The first half will be a structured meet-and-greet where you'll circulate around themed tables. The second half will be open networking and games (lawn games, board games, jigsaw puzzles). A picnic-style meal and drink ticket will be provided. Registration required -- check...
If there was a decent metaphor connecting boxing and AFS Student Subunits, the Quebec Student Subunit would be among the best pound-for-pound fighters in the game today. Perhaps, a better metaphor would high relate growth rates and theoretical maximum length parameters to the Subunit -- which includes students from across...
We have opened the Undergraduate Travel Assistance Award (UTAA) for applications! This award is designed to help introduce undergraduate students to AFS meetings and increase participation at the Society level. The UTAA helps undergraduates to offset the cost of travel to the AFS Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore this year! Eight undergraduates will...
Students and Early Career Professionals, FITS needs YOU! As a student or ECP, are you frustrated with how difficult it can sometimes be to know where to buy the stuff you need for your project? You are not alone! FITS is the Fisheries Information and Tech Section, a section dedicated...
Lian Guo is the subject of our member spotlight this month. If you were a part of this year’s Virtual Annual Meeting (VAM), you may have caught her presentation, co-organized symposium, or seen her posts on the discussion channels in Slack – another option provided for students and professionals to...
Monday, Sept 14 Opening Plenary -- Climate ChangeTuesday, Sept 15 Diversity and Inclusion DayWednesday, Sept 16 Plenary #2 -- Science CommunicationThursday, Sept 17 Student and Early Career Professionals Day (direct to our tab on the workshop), SECP Business Meeting (4:10-5:10 pm EDT). Student awards are being given out live at...
Racial injustices have plagued our world for a long time, and some recent events involving police brutality on members of the Black community have sparked a movement to put an end to these issues in America. Much like how the #MeToo movement brought about sweeping reform of sexual harassment and...
Cassidy Miles (she/her) is a graduate student and the public relations and outreach coordinator for Western Illinois University’s student subunit of the Illinois AFS. She is passionate about matters of diversity and inclusion in fisheries science and started a fundraiser to support the Hutton Scholars program. Below is her experience...
The Student and Early Career Professionals Subsection is providing a virtual workshop titled, “Preparing future scientists of fisheries: how to become a more a-lure-ing candidate” at this year's AFS Virtual Annual Meeting on Thursday, 17 Sept 2020. We need your help to gauge interest and participation by taking a survey...
Tune in Tuesday, June 23rd at 1 p.m. EDT for the webinar "How many candles on the birthday cake? The vital role of age estimates in stock assessments". Click here to register. Age estimates for fishes provides vital information that is used in stock assessments, particularly those utilizing age-based models. Basic decisions such as...