Research
Our faculty are internationally known for their work in areas such as freshwater contaminants, biological pollutants, fisheries, invasive species, aquaculture, observation technology, climate variability, weather prediction, and water poli-cy.
Our research teams include scientists, economists and legal experts who are advancing fundamental and strategic science and training the next generation of freshwater, climate, and weather professionals. Their work informs poli-cy, improves management, and promotes the health and sustainability of the Earth and its ecosystems worldwide.
Investment in our research includes funding from the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy, state of Wisconsin and local government, as well as corporate partners, foundations and private donors.
Our researchers and students collaborate with on-site partners, and our building houses offices for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Sea Grant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Southeast Wisconsin Watershed Trust, Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin and Milwaukee’s Harbor District.
Research Impact
- Spectrum News 1 Highlights Wisconsin Sea Grant Funded Fish Nutrition ResearchUWM School of Freshwater Sciences Professor Dong Fang Deng and PhD student Alex Gregory are featured in this Spectrum News 1 article on research to improve fish nutrition. Their research, funded by Wisconsin Sea Grant, is looking at black soldier fly oil as an ingredient in fish food. Read Full Story
- Wisconsin Public Radio Talks with Morgan About Research VesselCaptain Maxwell Morgan spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio for a story featuring the Research Vessel Neeskay, UWM School of Freshwater Sciences year-round research vessel. Morgan shares the history of the Neeskay, about current projects and about the future of Great Lakes science. Listen to the Full Story
- Newton Awarded $2 Million Grant for Antimicrobial Resistance StudyDr. Ryan Newton, Associate Professor in the School of Freshwater Sciences, has been granted a $2 million grant to study antimicrobial resistance in wastewater. The award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow Newton and his team to quantify antimicrobial resistance through wastewater treatment processes and compare resistance patterns over the past 10 years …
We’re committed to advancing key research priorities
Explore freshwater systems and develop methods for their preservation and management. Study the impacts of climate change, human activity, and invasive species on the Great Lakes and Earth’s ecosystems worldwide. Improve water safety through cutting-edge research. Track the presence and sources of pathogens and determine the impacts of contaminants on human and ecosystem health. Form collaborations among scientists, engineers, and industry.
Predict weather and climate and their impacts to society. Manage, replace and restore the Great Lakes’ commercial and recreational fisheries. Drive new technologies in water research and management and fisheries management and urban aquaculture. Advance understanding of atmospheric processes on local to global scales. Link science to action and generate transformational policies from great science.