AWRI's Laker Raker beach-cleaning drone removed over 4,700 pieces of plastic debris from #Muskegon beaches this year. Learn more in this article from GVNext! www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/... #Meijer #GLPCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe

Congratulations to #BiddandaLab grad student Kaylynne Dennis for successfully defending her M.S. thesis "Trends, Drivers, and Implications: Measurements of Production and Respiration Reveal Net Autotrophy in a Great Lakes Estuary"! Kaylynne's research is featured on AWRI's website at gvsu.edu/wri. 🧪

On October 9, the AWRI outreach program celebrated a big milestone: 200,000 passengers on our research vessels since we started offering aquatic science cruises in 1986! Here’s to the next 200,000 people onboard!

Muskegon Lake has been delisted as an EPA Great Lakes Area of Concern! Congratulations to local, regional, state, and federal partners on this huge accomplishment! 🧪https://www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/awri-community-partnerships-lead-to-restoration-milestone-for-muskegon-lake.htm

Emma Campbell joined AWRI this fall as a research technician in the Jones Lab after completing her bachelor's degree at Reed College in 2024. At AWRI, she's excited to hit the ground running with a number of lab projects and community outreach initiatives. Welcome to GVSU, Emma!

The Laker Raker has had a busy summer, joining the Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore and the Pere Marquette Adopt-a-Beach Team for their cleanup events, and even attended the Great Lakes Surf Festival! #Meijer #GLPCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe

Students are back on campus for the fall semester and we have a new cohort of GVSU graduate students. Help us give a warm welcome to the newest researchers at AWRI! Read more about our grad students and their thesis research at www.gvsu.edu/wri/current-....

Dr. Charlyn Partridge and her lab are featured in this GVNext article for their work using molecular techniques to monitor an invasive insect attacking Michigan's eastern hemlock trees. 🧪 www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/...

Today, August 27, is the first annual World Lake Day! Connect with your local waters by joining your lake’s stewardship group, supporting research, picking up trash during a lakeside walk, or enjoying lakes via fishing, boating, and other recreational activities! 📸: Cory Morse

AWRI researchers Katie Tyrrell, Alexis Porter, and Mya Harmer were featured by GVNext in an article about efforts to survey 50 lakes in West Michigan for salt pollution. 🧪https://www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/gvsu-study-analyzes-50-west-michigan-lakes-for-salt-runoff.htm

National Intern Day was this week and AWRI celebrated the accomplishments of our 2025 interns with a mini symposium where they shared the results of their summer research with other students, faculty, and staff. Great job, everyone!

Dr. Daniel Gschwentner joined the Jones Lab this summer as a postdoctoral research scientist after earning his PhD at @unlincoln.bsky.social, where he studied the impact of nutrients, climate change and wildfire on lake functioning. Welcome to GVSU, Daniel!

Bennett McAfee joined AWRI this summer as a data scientist after earning his MS in Freshwater and Marine Science at @uwmadison.bsky.social. As part of AWRI Director Stuart Jones’ Lab, Bennett will be collaborating with multiple AWRI researchers on big data projects. Welcome to GVSU, Bennett!

AWRI's Education and Outreach team was in a GLOBE news article, showcasing a new "water tent" with hands-on learning supplies, which has already been visited by over 1,300 K-12 students at water festivals this summer! www.globe.gov/web/united-s...

AWRI summer interns have been hitting Pere Marquette beach with the Laker Raker BeBot drone! In addition to keeping microplastics out of our Great Lakes, interns will sort and catalogue litter for microplastics research. #Meijer #GLPCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe

AWRI students, staff, and faculty hosted their friends and family for a summer potluck in Muskegon, including two sampling cruises on the #WGJackson! Thank you to everyone for your support!

1/2 NASA’s GLOBE program is celebrating 30 years of impact, and GVSU has been a partner organization of GLOBE since 1998. We've seen time and time again how young students light up aboard the #WGJackson and #DJAngus when using GLOBE protocols, knowing that...

Dr. Ryan Otter and grad students Addison Plummer and Josie Kuhlman are featured in the new issue of GV Magazine! Instead of getting a snapshot of ecological health through single water samples, the lab collects nearby spiders that accumulate toxins over time. 🕷️🧪 www.gvsu.edu/gvmagazine/s...

We asked for your help naming Muskegon’s BeBot and the wait is finally over! Thanks to your ideas and generous support from #Meijer, our BeBot now has a name as strong as its mission. #GLPCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe

Congratulations to #WoznickiLab grad student Jillian Greene for successfully defending her M.S. thesis "Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from Michigan’s drowned river mouths using in situ and remote sensing methods"! Read a summary of the work at gvsu.edu/wri. 🧪

Dr. Charlyn Partridge @partridgecg.bsky.social and her lab are using a new method to sample environmental DNA - by collecting spider webs! Testing this summer has detected hemlock woolly adelgids and spongy moths, and could be expanded to other species in the future. 🧪 www.mlive.com/environment/...

AWRI Executive Director Dr. Stuart Jones is hiring an adjunct research technician. The position will emphasize questions focusing on regulation of lake primary productivity and water quality with a mix of field-, lab-, and office-based work. 🧪 gvsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Congratulations to AWRI professor Dr. Ryan Otter for being appointed as interim vice provost for Research and Innovation! www.gvsu.edu/gvnext/2025/...

The W.G. Jackson will be visiting the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven later this week! Grab your tickets at michiganmaritimemuseum.org/events/ to tour the vessel or take a trip on Lake Michigan and test water quality as a citizen scientist!

Join AWRI's outreach program at the Macatawa Water Festival at Kollen Park on Saturday, July 12, from 10am-2pm for FREE fun for the whole family! outdoordiscovery.org/macatawa-wat...

AWRI and GVSU Biology students and staff presented their research at the 68th Annual @iaglr.bsky.social Conference on Great Lakes Research in Milwaukee, WI. Great job, everyone!

Congratulations again to Dr. Al Steinman for receiving the 2025 Award of Excellence from @freshwaterscience.bsky.social earlier this week!

AWRI's collaboration with @michigandnr.bsky.social is highlighted in the MDNR's 2024 Fisheries Division Annual Report (p4). www.michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/...

Woznicki Lab grad student Jillian Greene and undergraduate researcher Ashtyn Gluck each received Excellence-in-a-Discipline Awards from their respective degree programs this year. Great job!

Harmful algal blooms are on the rise in Michigan's inland lakes. Help keep your pond or lake healthy with tips from these "HABs 101: Prevention and Management" videos, covering topics including septic systems, nutrient budgets, and direct management options: buff.ly/ZzZ8Ldb @gvsu-awri.bsky.social

A group of AWRI and GVSU Department of Biology students presented this past weekend at the Michigan Lakes and Streams Association's 64th annual conference in Muskegon. Good job, everyone!

Help us welcome our 2025 summer interns! These Grand Valley State University undergraduate students are joining AWRI labs and will gain scientific research experience while working with GVSU-AWRI grad students and scientists.

Thank you to Andy O'Riley for covering BeBot's beach cleaning efforts! If you want to enter the BeBot naming contest for a chance to win a $100 #Meijer gift card, visit forms.office.com/r/FMeRPLFwm7 to suggest your ideas by May 5. #GreatLakesPlasticCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe

Congratulations to Dr. Al Steinman for receiving the 2025 Award of Excellence from @freshwaterscience.bsky.social! This award recognizes a single recipient for outstanding contributions to freshwater science. Read more at freshwater-science.org/2025-award-e....

We couldn't function without our office staff! Their work supporting our students and staff is what makes AWRI's research, education, and outreach possible. Thank you to Tonya, Heidi, Cheryl, and Lauren and happy Administrative Professionals Day!

AWRI's vessel season is officially underway, with the 1st trips of the season leaving port this month. Interested in having your K-12 or college class onboard? Learn more at www.gvsu.edu/wri/education/.

Dr. Al Steinman was interviewed as a featured alumnus for an article published in @universityofri.bsky.social Magazine. Read the full story at www.uri.edu/magazine/iss....

Congratulations to #StrycharLab grad student Katelyn Anderson for successfully defending her M.S. thesis on the impact of pumpkins as fertilizer on soil health and E. coli concentrations in farm fields! A summary of Katelyn's research is featured as a spotlight on AWRI's website at gvsu.edu/wri. 🎃🧪

Dr. Al Steinman shared how a 2005 alum treatment successfully lowered Spring Lake's phosphorus concentrations by 93%. However, as predicted, the alum treatment lost effectiveness over time, and now the Lake Board is considering another alum treatment and a broader focus on watershed management.

Botty McBotface? Taylor Sift? Here’s your chance to suggest a name for GVSU-AWRI’s #BeBot, the beach cleaning robot, for a chance to win a $100 #Meijer gift card! Scan the flyer’s QR code or visit forms.office.com/r/FMeRPLFwm7 to suggest ideas by May 5. #GLPCleanup #CGLRGreatLakes #PollutionProbe

Dr. Al Steinman gave a webinar titled “Road Salt: A Necessary Evil?” as part of Tip of the Mitt’s Icebreaker Series and it's now online! Although salt is important for winter road safety, Al discusses the negative impacts salt can have on our aquatic resources. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3K_...

AWRI is #hiring for multiple roles in #Muskegon! Read more about our research scientist, data scientist, and science instructor job openings at jobs.gvsu.edu. Visit gvsu.edu/wri for more info about the lead captain opening.

Did you know that AWRI issues a report card each year for #Muskegon Lake water quality, based on our long-term monitoring data? See how the lake scored in 2024! www.gvsu.edu/wri/dashboard

If you're a GVSU undergrad looking for a research #internship this summer or #scholarship this fall - come work with us in #Muskegon! Full internship and scholarship announcements and application instructions can be found online at www.gvsu.edu/wri/undergra... #GreatLakes

Happy holidays from AWRI! We’re celebrating another great year of water research, education, and outreach, and are grateful to all of our supporters and followers. Read about our year’s highlights in the 2024 Year in Review at www.gvsu.edu/wri/review.

Excited to share that GVSU’s Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence has recognized two AWRI faculty members: Sean Woznicki will receive the Distinguished Early-Career Scholar Award and Al Steinman will receive the Distinguished Contribution in a Discipline Award! Congratulations to you both!

We love our lake sturgeon! AWRI staff and students included one when we decorated a room for the holidays at the #Muskegon Hackley & Hume Historic Site!

Science Education Specialist Amanda Syers in AWRI’s Outreach & Education program successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, earning her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University. Congratulations, Dr. Syers!

AWRI's Dr. Sean Woznicki and his lab hosted Serbian researchers Miljana Marković and Mirjana Radulović from the BioSense Institute during a two-week visit to United States. The group collaborates on hydrologic remote sensing research in the Serbian Danube River watershed.

AWRI's first-year graduate students presented their thesis research proposals to other students, staff, and faculty today as part of our annual holiday potluck. Great job, everyone!