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
gvsu.edu/wri
facebook.com/gvsu.awri
twitter.com/GVSU_AWRI
linkedin.com/company/gvsu-awri
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!
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-....
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
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 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!
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. 🧪
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/...
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...
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!
June 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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!
May 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Congratulations again to Dr. Al Steinman for receiving the 2025 Award of Excellence from @freshwaterscience.bsky.social earlier this week!
The #RuetzLab has been involved in research to support the reintroduction of #ArcticGrayling since 2017, providing applied science to inform fisheries management and hands-on experience for undergraduate and graduate students. 🧪🐟
May 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The #RuetzLab has been involved in research to support the reintroduction of #ArcticGrayling since 2017, providing applied science to inform fisheries management and hands-on experience for undergraduate and graduate students. 🧪🐟
AWRI's collaboration with @michigandnr.bsky.social is highlighted in the MDNR's 2024 Fisheries Division Annual Report (p4). www.michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/...
May 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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!
May 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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!
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!
May 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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.
April 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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.
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!
April 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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/.
April 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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/.