The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research. Working for the Great Lakes region since 1989, thanks to @NOAA and university partnerships.
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined July 2011
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🌊 From families & boaters to water treatment operators & community orgs, voices across the #GreatLakes agree: Protecting #NOAA means protecting our water, communities & way of life.
🗣️ Add your voice! Show support by sharing why this work matters to you: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
🌊🧬🚨 NEW BLOG post! highlighting the Great Lakes Atlas of Multi-Omics Research (GLAMR), a public platform that brings together environmental ‘omics datasets from across the #GreatLakes.
📖 Read: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/omics-d…
📝 NEW GLAMR fact sheet: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/wp-cont…
🌊 #LakeErie #HABs Update: As of Oct 5 satellite imagery showed low to medium cyanobacteria concentrations from Monroe, MI to Leamington, ON, CA. #GreatLakes
Forecast: cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/…
Data: glerl.noaa.gov/res/HABs_and_…
Satellite: coastalscience.noaa.gov/scie…
Congrats to the winners of CIGLR’s 10th Annual #PhotoContest! 📸🏆 Check out the winning photos & all #GreatLakes submissions in our Flickr album: flickr.com/photos/ciglr_um/a…
1st Place, CIGLR at Work: Andrew Camilleri-The Green Monster
1st Place, CIGLR Scenic: Glenn Carter-Stowaway
📢 #Hiring at the U-M Water Center! Please share!
🌊 Position supports NOAA’s Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship & NERRS Science Collaborative.
📍 Ann Arbor | 💰 $60K–$67K
🎓 Grad degree + coastal experience preferred
📅 Apply by Sept. 21: careers.umich.edu/job_detail…
🎓 Graduate students: 2027–2029 Margaret A. Davidson Grad Fellowships open this fall!
🌊 2yr NOAA fellowships support collaborative coastal research at one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves
📩 Questions: [email protected]
🔗 More: coast.noaa.gov/estuaries/res…
Join us Sept 16, 11am for a #GreatLakes seminar w/ Lauren Stigers on growing aquaculture in the GLs, followed by a GLs Seafood Tasting! Space is limited, register today! 🐟🌊
🔗 Webinar: register.gotowebinar.com/reg…
🔗 Tasting: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
🔗 More: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/0…
#WildlifeWednesday 👀📸 🪶 A few #SandhillCranes joined our resident Canadian geese 🇨🇦 @NOAA_GLERL! Always fun to see these impressive Michigan birds. 🪶
More about sandhill cranes & Michigan’s fall migration: michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-d…
#GreatLakes #MichiganWildlife #FallMigration
🌊 #LakeErie #HABs Update: As of Aug 29 a cyanobacterial bloom covers ~380 sq miles in western LE w/ highest concentrations near Maumee Bay. #GreatLakes
Forecast bulletin: cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/…
Sampling data: glerl.noaa.gov/res/HABs_and_…
Satellite imagery: coastalscience.noaa.gov/scie…
🌊 Happy World Lake Day! 🌊
Celebrating the #GreatLakes this #WorldLakeDay! 🌊 At #CIGLR, we’re proud to work with researchers, partners & communities to better understand and protect these incredible freshwater resources.
🚨🌊 A NEW #CIGLR study led by scientist Jasmine Mancuso explores how the Detroit & Maumee rivers shape western #LakeErie HABs & why blooms vary from year to year.
📖 CIGLR blog: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/a-tale-…
📄 Journal article: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
#GreatLakes #HABs #NOAAGLERL
🧊 What can 125yrs of #GreatLakes ice data tell us? New research by #CIGLR's @DavidCannonJ & former fellow Elleanna Viere finds natural climate cycles could bring a temporary increase in ice cover over the next decade.
👀 news.umich.edu/while-great-l…
Study: nature.com/articles/s43247-0…
A proposed federal rule could increase political influence over scientific research funding. #CIGLR’s @DaniJonesOcean warns it could “have a damaging effect on the way that we do science & the way we protect the #GreatLakes.” More from @michigan_public: michiganpublic.org/politics-…
Can AI Forecasting Help the #GreatLakes? A
@UMich Institute Hopes So: lakescientist.com/can-ai-for… 🖥️🤖🌊
#TechTuesday #TuesdayThoughts #TuesdayMotivation #GreatLakesSci #Science #GreatLakesResearch #Research #AI #Forecast #ScienceForSociety #CIGLR #NOAA #Michigan @GreatLakesGreg
NEW BLOG! For 20+ years, #CIGLR has worked w/ @NOAA_GLERL & partners to deploy #GreatLakes buoys that provide real-time data for research, forecasting & public safety. 🌊⚓
Learn how these "Sentinels of the Inland Seas" support science & GLs communities: glerl.noaa.gov/blog/2026/07/…
🌊 TOMORROW! Join us for the virtual @NOAA CoastWatch Satellite 201 Summer Lecture Series! 🛰️
Dive deeper into satellite oceanography w/ remaining advanced lectures on July 24 & 31.
👉 More about the course: coastwatch-training.github.i…
👉 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Save the Date - October 14-15, 2026 - Smart Great Lakes 2.0 Workshop!
Save the Date - October 14-15, 2026 - Smart Great Lakes 2.0 Workshop
The next Smart Great Lakes 2.0 Workshop will be held in Detroit, MI, to continue priority setting for Smart Great Lakes 2.0. Block your calendars. Registration information will be shared soon!
#smartgreatlakes
🚢⚙️ #CIGLR was proud to attend the 2026 Soo Locks Engineers Day! We enjoyed sharing how Great Lakes science, engineering, and environmental observations support safe navigation and healthy ecosystems.
Learn more: saultstemarie.com/attraction…
🌊 #YeahBuoy! Two new Lake Michigan buoys are now online in Little Traverse Bay & Ludington. Maintained by #CIGLR & funded by @RealGLOS, they deliver real-time weather, wave & water condition data.
🔗 LTB: ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.p…
🔗 Ludington: ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.p…
🚨 Call for Abstracts - #AGU26 Session H078 🚨
We invite submissions on hydroclimate, modeling & machine learning for adaptive management of large lakes, coasts & watersheds: agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pre…
#AGU Fall Meeting | 7–11 Dec 2026 | San Francisco, CA
⭐ Deadline: 5 Aug 2026
🤖🌊 Better #GreatLakes forecasts start w/ responsible AI. Researchers from #CIGLR, @NOAA_GLERL, @um_midas & partners explored how AI can improve GLs forecasting while keeping scientific expertise & lake physics at the center: research.umich.edu/news-and-…
🎥 youtu.be/o0OEX3hFz8A?si=m35u…
