GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute

09/02/2026

This Friday, come learn about two new technologies keeping plastic out of our Great Lakes – the Grand River Bubble Barrier and the Laker Raker BeBot! Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Council of the Great Lakes Region Pollution Probe Meijer MSU Water Alliance

GVSU scientists Jamie Cross and Amanda Buday will showcase their environmental technologies at Meijer in Norton Shores from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.

09/02/2026

AWRI Lead Instructor Paula Capizzi is a talented artist. Her painting of the was entered into the recent Ottawa County Art Trust reception and has been on display at the Fillmore Campus Administration Building - and now the painting has been purchased! Congratulations, Paula!

09/02/2026

Michigan state legislators visited AWRI to tour Muskegon Lake on the , presenting a special tribute in honor of AWRI’s 40th anniversary. Thank you for supporting our mission to enhance and preserve freshwater resources!

08/31/2026

GVSU students are back on campus for the first day of classes today and our graduate students have a head start on their research - they all started working at AWRI earlier this summer! Help us give a warm welcome to the newest researchers at AWRI, then read more about our grad students and their projects at https://www.gvsu.edu/wri/graduate-students-16

08/28/2026

Dr. Bopi Biddanda and the crew of NOAA­’s Buoy Tender R5501 were featured in a "Postcard from the Field" by the American Geophysical Union's Eos news website for launching AWRI's Muskegon Lake Observatory buoy for its 16th year. https://eos.org/postcards/an-observatory-keeps-watch-on-a-great-lakes-estuary

Want to see real-time data from Muskegon Lake, including water temperature and chlorophyll concentrations? Find it for free online at https://www.gvsu.edu/wri/buoy/!

Dear Eos, Muskegon Lake, in west Michigan, is one of over 100 drowned river mouth estuaries in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin of North America. We are on board NOAA­’s Buoy Tender R5501, having just deployed the Muskegon Lake Observatory buoy seen in the background (left to right, NOAA’s Andr...

08/28/2026

As Lansing explores the possibility of hosting the first Bubble Barrier in the U.S., researchers at MSU and GVSU are bringing a miniature version of the technology to communities along the Grand River.

The mini model will demonstrate the technology and help gauge community concerns around the bubble barrier.

This project is led by the MSU Water Alliance alongside the GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute, corporate partners, state agencies, and the city of Lansing.

Read More: https://water.msu.edu/feature/mini-model-gathers-community-feedback-lansing-bubble-barrier

08/25/2026

AWRI is hiring a new Business Manager to be responsible for financial operations and provide strategic input as a member of the AWRI administrative team. Learn more about the role and apply by September 14, 2026 at https://gvsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Muskegon-MI/Business-Manager---AWRI_R104925.

08/19/2026

Congratulations to the graduate student Mitchell Olszewski, who successfully defended his thesis, titled “Evaluating E. coli Contamination of the Outer Mucus Layer on Freshwater Fish.” A summary of Mitchell's thesis is featured as a spotlight at gvsu.edu/wri.

08/06/2026

Congratulations to our undergraduate interns who shared the results of their research with other students, faculty, and staff at AWRI's annual summer research symposium! Great job, everyone!