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312 Ag Engineering Building
Brian Vinci is the Director of the Freshwater Institute. He is responsible for management and administration of the facility’s day-to-day operations, as well as program delivery, communications, fundraising and development. Prior to joining the Freshwater Institute, Brian worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service as a Research Technician and at Cornell University as a Ph.D. fellow. He has worked at the Freshwater Institute since 1999, including as an Environmental Engineer and as Director of Environmental Engineering Services. He holds a Ph.D. in Biological and Environmental Engineering, a Master of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University. He is a USDA National Needs Program Doctoral Fellow, a Cornell University Master of Engineering Program Fellow, USAID Technical Consultant and a past-President and Director of the AquaculturalEngineering Society.He holds AquaculturalEngineering Society Meritorious Service Awards and an Association of Conservation Engineers Conservation Project Award.