GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute
@gvsu-awri.bsky.social
Integrating education, outreach, and research to enhance and preserve freshwater resources.
Muskegon, MI
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Muskegon, MI
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facebook.com/gvsu.awri
twitter.com/GVSU_AWRI
linkedin.com/company/gvsu-awri
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
#Meijer
#GLPCleanup
#CGLRGreatLakes
#PollutionProbe
Laker Raker drone sweeps 4,700 pieces of plastic from Lake Michigan shoreline - The drone, operated by the Annis Water Resources Institute, is part of a collaboration between GVSU, the Great Lakes Pl...
An eco-friendly, beach-cleaning drone operated by the Annis Water Resources Institute completed another summer sweeping and sifting the beach at Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Park.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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
#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. 🧪
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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!
October 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
AWRI, community partnerships lead to restoration milestone for Muskegon Lake - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officially removed the long-polluted lake from its Areas of Concern list on Octo...
The lake's extensive remediation efforts were supported in large part by the research and monitoring conducted by GVSU's Annis Water Resources Institute.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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!
September 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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-....
September 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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. 🧪
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Grant helps GVSU team monitor invasive species in Michigan forests
Summer is a prime time for GVSU researchers. We'll show you some of the projects making an impact.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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. 🧪
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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
📸: Cory Morse
August 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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
📸: 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
GVSU study analyzes 50 West Michigan lakes for salt runoff
Summer is a prime time for GVSU researchers. We'll show you some of the projects making an impact.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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!
August 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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!
July 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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!
July 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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...
The GLOBE Water Tent at Grand Valley State University in Michigan
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July 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
July 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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!
July 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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...
GLOBE Community Poem - Celebrating 30 Years of GLOBE!
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July 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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...
Spider Sense
A tiny arachnid helps a GVSU research team track chemicals in Michigan's waterways
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July 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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
July 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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. 🧪
July 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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. 🧪
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Could spider webs be the key in Michigan’s fight against forest threats?
Researchers at Grand Valley State University discovered spider webs effectively collect DNA from pests like hemlock woolly adelgid, potentially revolutionizing forest monitoring.
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July 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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/...
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/...
July 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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/...
GVSU appoints Ryan Otter as interim vice provost for Research and Innovation
Otter joined GVSU in 2023 from Middle Tennessee State University, where he served as director of its Data Science Institute and held teaching and research responsibilities.
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June 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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!
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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...
June 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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...