Nicholas Johnson

Nicholas Johnson is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, and a Supervisory Research Ecologist at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center in Millersburg, MI. His work focuses on fisheries management, particularly invasive species control and native species restoration in the Great Lakes.

• PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife & Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University (2008)
• MS in Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University (2005)
• BS in Fisheries/Limnology and Biology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (2004)

His research integrates sensory ecology, physiology, and behavior with applied fish population dynamics to inform adaptive management policies. He actively collaborates with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and coordinates the Supplemental Sea Lamprey Control Initiative.

The recent scientific publications attributed to Nicholas Johnson span genomics and machine learning, with a focus on plant-related studies, including genome assembly of invasive species, herbicide resistance mechanisms, and computational modeling of plant tissue identity. These works highlight his engagement with structural variation, molecular biology, and predictive analytics.

Though no formal scientific awards are explicitly listed, Johnson contributes to professional communities through leadership roles in task forces and as an associate editor of the Journal of Great Lakes Research. He has mentored or co-mentored 15 graduate students and USGS interns.

Johnson is based at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station, where he leads SCUBA dive operations and participates in long-term research initiatives such as the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s Sea Lamprey Task Forces.