About
Chris Rillahan is an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST). Chris has a PhD in Living Marine Resource Science from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, an MS in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire, and a BS in Marine and Freshwater Science from the University of New Hampshire. Chris works within the Fish Behavior and Conservation Engineering research group, where he brings his expertise in technological development and field science to study fish behavior. As an applied scientist, he has worked collaboratively with commercial fisheries, aquaculture, offshore wind, and conservationists to address emerging problems facing the respective fields. Through his projects, he has focused on fishing gear design, bycatch reduction, and electronic monitoring in commercial fisheries, the development of candidate species for local aquaculture, the impact of offshore wind on fish and fishers, and the behavior of anadromous fish. With a focus on both biology and engineering, he is interested in developing and applying new technologies to further our understanding of the marine environment and its inhabitants.