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RPI Professor (name removed because permission has not been explicitly granted) Much of what I know about this professor actually comes from other people. He was recently hired by the Institute to take over the Darrin Freshwater Institute directorship. His background is in ecology and has made significant contributions to that field. He has published several textbooks on ecology, one of which has become the most popular guide for AP Environmental Science courses. Multiple people have made it clear to me that he is one of the leading researchers in the field. It is important to point out that he is not an invasion species ecologist (not exclusively, at least) but he does, of course, have knowledge and experience with the concept. When I finally got the chance to talk to him, he was very friendly and very receptive to the idea of desired natures. He began talking about all the things that can go wrong while attempting to manage invasive species such as introducing a second species in order to control the first and ending up with two invasions to deal with. He also used the word “xenophobic” to describe people with an irrational fear of new species. One of the questions being asked is how people view invasive species. From a brief conversation, it can be concluded that this particular researcher is in the very least open minded to the idea that they are not all bad, but that this is also not a universally held opinion. Xenophobia is traditionally used to describe forms of racism and to this researcher, the fear of invasive species is serious enough to be comparable.