Research Innovations Director; Co-Director, Applied Ecology for Renewable Energy (AERE) Group

Wing Goodale holds an Common Tern.

M. Wing Goodale, Ph.D

Research Innovations Director; Co-Director, Applied Ecology for Renewable Energy (AERE) Group
wing.goodale@briwildlife.org
207-839-7600 x219

Dr. Goodale is BRI’s Director of Research Innovation, as well as the Co-Director of the Applied Ecology for Renewable Energy (AERE) Group at Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) and adjunct research faculty at the University of Maine. His research is focused on the interaction of wildlife with offshore wind energy. Goodale has in-depth knowledge of the cumulative effects, offshore wind farm wildlife literature, and environmental assessments.

At BRI, Goodale takes a leadership role in developing organization-wide projects, making strategic decisions, facilitating daily operations, and managing over 40 employees. He has conducted or managed more than 80 conservation biology projects. He was the PI on a Department of Energy funded project that developed a stereo-optic camera system to track birds and bats around wind turbines. Goodale has served on municipal committees, environmental nonprofit boards, professional boards, and college boards, including the governor appointed Maine Board of Environmental Protection.

Education & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2018
  • Master of Philosophy, Human Ecology, College of the Atlantic, 2001
    • Goodale, W. 2001. Herring gulls’ use of lobster bait during the breeding season in Penobscot Bay, Maine. College of the Atlantic master’s thesis.
  • Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Colorado College, 1996

Research Interests

  • Determining contaminant exposure, and population density of seabirds in Maine and New England.

Journal Articles

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Grants, Awards & Fellowships

  • Fellow, Switzer Foundation (elected 2016)
  • Fellow, UMass National Science Foundation Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (elected March 2014)
  • Associate, UMass National Science Foundation Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (elected January 2013)
  • National Fellow, Explorers Club (elected October 2005)