Ronald Aakjar began his career at Bridgewater State University in the fall of 2012 as a Staff Associate who is responsible for teaching the Introductory Biology laboratories for biology majors. He is also the laboratory coordinator for the organismal half of the introductory biology course. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT and his Master of Science in Botany from UCONN. His specialty is in aquatic plant biology and the study of a group of plants known as water milfoils. He has taught courses in Introductory Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Aquatic Plant Biology, and Botany. He has a passion for horticulture and plant biology in general and, before coming to BSU, he worked as one of the lead horticulturists at a private estate in Connecticut.