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Research Staff

Luke Feeney

Research Staff
Luke Feeney
Institute of Marine & Environmental Technology

Bio

Luke Feeney is a Lab Assistant working in Dr. Allen Place's lab in the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology. He is currently involved in research on developing replacements for traditional fish meal based aquaculture diets using insect meal. Luke is interested in creating environmentally sustainable substitutes for fish meal, which are also capable of providing aquaculture raised fish with all the essential dietary components that they would receive in the wild.

close-up of a yellow-brown worm

Superworm Larvae (Zophobas morio) - A sustainable high protein food source.

Areas of Expertise

  • Aquaculture Feeds
  • Fish Nutrition and Health
  • Entomology

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic and State University, BS, Environmental Science, 2018