Congratulations to Felicia Vincelli who successfully defended her Master’s thesis entitled “Transcriptomic and Physiological Variation as Mechanisms of Colonization Success in the Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus)” today! Based at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER), Felicia was co-supervised by Dr. Daniel Heath. Felicia’s thesis examined the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying Round goby invasion capacity across the Great Lakes watershed. Her multi-disciplinary project included an experimental manipulation of water temperature and substantial field and lab work. Congratulations, Felicia!