Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant News
COLUMBUS – Dr. Christopher Winslow has been appointed the new Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant and Ohio State’s Stone Laboratory director, effective February 1. Winslow has served as the program’s interim director since April 2015.
“Chris brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position in strategic planning, Ohio Sea Grant administration, grant management, research, outreach, and teaching,” said Dr. Caroline Whitacre, senior vice president for research at The Ohio State University.
Since serving as interim director, Winslow developed strong partnerships with universities, the scientific community, state and federal agencies and local communities, and many other key stakeholders concerned with the health of Lake Erie and its surrounding landscape. One of those partnerships is the multi-million-dollar Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), funded by the Ohio Department of Higher Education, which brings together scientists from across the state to address harmful algal blooms and associated problems.
The ongoing research projects in Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant have warned water treatment plants of incoming algal blooms, developed better treatment methods for contaminated drinking water, and confirmed that Lake Erie fish are safe to eat even during an algal bloom.
Winslow joined Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant as assistant director in 2011 after teaching courses at Stone Lab and mentoring students in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program for eight years. He was promoted to associate director in 2014. He successfully took on the leadership of the Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant in 2015 with the retirement of former director Dr. Jeffrey Reutter.
Winslow holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and a Ph.D. in biology from Bowling Green State University. His research focused on invasive round gobies and their impact on smallmouth bass populations. Ohio State University’s Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant College Program is part of NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 33 Sea Grant programs dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. For more information, visit the Put-in-Bay Ohio Sea Grant website.
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