Inquiry, investigation, and exploration play a paramount role in the Great Lakes Research Center’s research operations. The Center’s truly superior location—with the world’s largest freshwater system just steps from our front door—provides access to the ultimate laboratory. And our collaborative environment grants researchers access to some of the brightest minds, and best research equipment, in a variety of disciplines.
Explore the Center’s research opportunities, and begin to discover the story of our role in preserving, understanding, and enhancing the Great Lakes.
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Areas of Research
- Aquatic Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics
- Marine Engineering and Technology
- Aquatic Resources and Human Dimensions
Participating Departments
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics
- School of Business and Economics
- School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
- Social Sciences
Participating Centers/Institutes
- Biotechnology Research Center (BRC)
- Center for Water and Society (CWS)
- Computational Science and Engineering Research Institute (CSERI)
- Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
- Lake Superior Ecosystem Research Center (LaSER)
- Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
- National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR)
- Keweenaw Research Center (KRC)
- Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Power and Energy Research Center (PERC)