MARK D. CORNWELL

Fisheries & Wildlife                                                  

Education
State University of New York College at Oneonta, Biology (Aquatic Ecology), Master of Arts (2005)

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Bachelor of Technology (1995)

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, Fisheries and Wildlife, Associates in Applied Science (1993)

Professional Positions
2005 to Present      
Contributing Columnist, PONDBOSS magazine.  Member PONDBOSS Field Advisory Staff.

2004 to Present      
Instructor, Courses taught: Introduction to Fisheries & Wildlife, Fisheries Management, Aquatic & Marine Ecology, Fisheries Techniques, Aquacultural Engineering, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Advisor to to 30+ students per semester, SUNY Cobleskill 

2005                        
Visiting Researcher, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY.

1995 – 2004            
Instructional Support Technician, Including teaching and advising duties, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, SUNY Cobleskill

1994-1996               
Radio-Telemetry Technician, New York State Chapter Trout Unlimited

1994-1995               
Fisheries Technician, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Stamford, NY

Memberships

• American Fisheries Society
• New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Education Section)
• New York Power Authority Wildlife Advisory Board
• PONDBOSS Field Advisory Staff

Publications
Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Do you have bryozoans?  PONDBOSS, 14(4).p. 20.

Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Muskie!  Tiger the terrible.  PONDBOSS, 14(5).pp. 42-44.

Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Starting your baitfish cocktail.  PONDBOSS, 14(6).pp. 44-45.

Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Thinking small.  Smallmouth bass that is.  PONDBOSS, 15(1).p.34-36.

Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Pond project: A spawning box for brook trout. PONDBOSS, 5(2).p.36-39.

Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Fish only die once.  PONDBOSS, 15(3).p.36-39.

Cornwell, M.D. 2006. Finding that constant level.  PONDBOSS, 15(4).pp 35-36.

Cornwell, M.D. 2005. Why walleye? PONDBOSS, 14(2).pp. 36-38.

Cornwell, M.D. 2005.  Re-Introduction of walleye to Otsego Lake, NY:  Re-establishing a fishery and subsequent influences of a top predator.  MA Thesis.  State University College at Oneonta, Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Cornwell, M.D. 2004. Characterization Rainbow Smelt Spawning in Mohican Canyon 2004.  37th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Brooking, T.E. and Cornwell, M.D. 2004.  Hydroacoustics survey of Otsego Lake.  37th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Warner, D.M. and M.D. Cornwell. 2004. Acoustic Measures of the relationship between winter severity and overwinter mortality in alewives.  36th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Cornwell, M.D.  2002.  Walleye (Stizostidion vitreum) reintroduction update:  Walleye stocking, gill netting and electrofishing summary, 2000-2002.  35th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

McDonnell, B. and M.D. Cornwell.  2002.  Description of predator diets prior and subsequent to walleye (Stizostidion vitreum) stocking during the day and at night in Otsego Lake.  35th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Warner, D.M., Cornwell, M.D., Tibbitts, W.T., and M.S. Gray.  2002.  Alewife abundance, growth and mortality in Otsego Lake 1996-2002.  35th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Cornwell, M.D.  2001.  Walleye (Stizostidion vitreum) reintroduction update:  Walleye stocking and electrofishing.  34th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

McDonnell, B. and M.D. Cornwell.  2001.  Quantitative description of predator diets prior and subsequent to walleye (Stizostidion vitreum) stocking  in Otsego Lake.  34th Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Cornwell, M.D. 2000.  Monitoring trophic changes following the reintroduction of walleye (Stizostidion vitreum) to Otsego Lake: An executive summary.  33rd Annual Report, SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY 13326.