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Richard Brill

Affiliated Scholar

Email: [[v|rbrill]]
Phone: 804-684-7875
Office: Andrews Hall 102
Section: Natural Resources
Research Interests: Physiological ecology, sensory biology, and bioenergetics of fishes

Education

B.A., Lafayette College
M.S., Northeastern University
Ph.D., John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii

About

My research addresses questions pertinent to fisheries science. Current projects involving Batten School & VIMS students, faculty, and other colleagues are: visual function of Chesapeake Bay fishes (including sensitivity to ultraviolet light), development of a microprocessor-based shark bycatch reduction device, and the physiology of Chesapeake Bay fishes relative to their abilities to withstand the effects of climate change.