Sunrise over the western arm of Lake Superior with Duluth and the University of Minnesota Duluth campus in the foreground.
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Minnesota Sea Grant's current list of funded research projects
Minnesota Sea Grant's current list of funded research projects
2022-2024 Minnesota Sea Grant-funded research
- John Bischof. Development of Surrogate Broodstock for Increasing Aquaculture Production. ~$310,000. Ends 6/30/2024.
- Robert W. Sterner. Stoichiometry Meets Genomics: Assessing Limiting Factors for Diverse CHABs and Associated Toxins. ~$317,000. Ends 6/30/2024.
- Adam Heathcote. Didymo Invasion of Nearshore Lake Superior Tributaries. ~$345,000. Ends 6/30/2024.
- Lynn Waterhouse. Investigating Drivers of Cisco Recruitment in Lake Superior. ~$215,000. Ends 6/30/2024.
- Heidi Roop. Climate Adaptation in Action: Updating and Expanding Tribal Climate Adaptation Tools and Resources Across the 1854 Ceded Territory. ~$305,000. Ends 6/30/2024.
2020-2022 Minnesota Sea Grant-funded research
- John Bischof. Cryopreservation of Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) Embryos for Aquaculture. ~$223,000. No-cost extension to 6/30/2023.
- Nathan Johnson. Soil Chemistry and Microbiome Transplant for Wild Rice Restoration. ~$117,000. No-cost extension to 6/30/2023.
- Jessica Gutknecht. Lake Superior: Determining Future Potential Release of Mercury and Sulfur from Peatlands to the Lake Superior Basin. ~$189, 000. No-cost extension to 12/31/2023.
- Melissa Maurer-Jones. Microplastics in Lake Superior: An Investigation of Size, Composition, and Weathering. ~$239,000. No-cost extension to 6/30/2023.
Support comes through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Sea Grant Program and the University of Minnesota. Find titles and journals of published results from previously funded research on our website.
Last updated: 8/23/2023.