GLMRI University Research Affiliates
Universities in the Great Lakes region (states bordered on the Great Lakes/in the Great Lakes watershed) with expertise in the research focus areas may be offered affiliations to partner in applicable areas. Researchers and other relevant affiliate assets from the affiliated universities are included as part of the research portfolio of the GLMRI, and the affiliate may serve as project researchers based on submitted proposals in response to an annual request for proposals. Affiliate universities meet annually with GLMRI Directors and the GLMRI Advisory Board to provide input on future research topics and to discuss current research results and process. GLMRI maintains an open and continuous dialog between affiliates to address evolving issues regarding maritime commerce. Research affiliates are encouraged to leverage GLMRI resources to secure independent and joint funding opportunities for Great Lakes maritime research. Matching funding is a significant consideration.
GLMRI funding for research proposals is granted only to GLMRI University Research Affiliates, and only proposals from GLMRI University Research Affiliates will be accepted for funding consideration.
Universities seeking to obtain affiliate status should provide a request to the GLMRI Program Office with details on the capabilities and assets that they would bring to support the mission of GLMRI, along with an expected interest area for future research endeavors. Requests are evaluated by the Institute co-directors for affiliate status in GLMRI. University Affiliates’ Agreements are reviewed annually.
GLMRI is dedicated to developing and improving economically and environmentally sustainable maritime commerce on the Great Lakes through applied research. Specific research focus areas are updated and addressed for each annual request for proposal cycle.
The current affiliated universities are:
- University of Findlay
- Mark Alliman, Program Manager
- School of Environmental and Emergency Management
- 1000 North Main St.
- Findlay, OH 45840
The School of Environmental and Emergency Management (SEEM) was established as a department within the University of Findlay in 1986 with the initiation of the Bachelor of Science in Hazardous Materials Management Degree.
SEEM’s education and training programs include: environmental, safety and occupational health (ES&H); emergency management; public health; school safety & security; and law enforcement. SEEM’s maritime security program has developed three courses approved by the US Maritime Administration and is currently developing a course entitled Port & Vessel Security for Public Safety Officials for Dept. of Homeland Security approval.
Since our inception, SEEM has awarded degrees to over 1,100 people from our Academic Degree Programs. Also during that time, we have trained over 100,000 people coast-to-coast. In 2006 alone, SEEM trained 9,132 people, through offering 394 classes, at 216 different locations in 42 states, and 4 foreign countries.
- Great Lakes Maritime Academy
- RADM John Tanner, USMS, Superintendent
- 1701 East Front Street
- Traverse City, MI 49686
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy is a division of Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) and a partner of Ferris State University. The Academy trains men and women to serve as business professionals and Merchant Marine officers aboard Great Lakes and ocean ships.
Our program is unique among other state maritime academies. Great Lakes Maritime is designated as a regional maritime academy and the nation’s only freshwater academy. Upon graduation, our mariners are qualified to sail the Great Lakes or Oceans and are awarded both a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and an Associate’s in Maritime Technology. This dual degree combination offers employers the finest maritime personnel who are fully compliant with STCW 95 standards.
Successful cadets will be qualified to take the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) examination for a Third Mate Great Lakes or Oceans Unlimited Tonnage, First Class Pilot Great Lakes (Deck Program) or Third Assistant Engineer, Steam and Motor Vessels of any Horsepower (Engineering Program).
- Michigan Technological University
- Joan Schumaker Chadde, K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator
- Western UP Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education
- Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
- 1400 Townsend Dr.,105 Dillman Hall
- Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Michigan Technological University conducts an educational outreach program on Great Lakes Maritime Transportation for K-12 students, teachers, and communities. From 2006-08, program activities have included conducting 5-day summer teacher institutes in Duluth and in the eastern Upper Peninsula, developing new classroom lessons on Great Lakes shipping, assembling and disseminating 24 Great Lakes Maritime Transportation education trunks and training workshops to maritime museums and K-12 education centers throughout the Great Lakes basin, developing a web module on GL shipping (http://techalive.mtu.edu/series.htm), presenting posters and presentations at conferences, and developing a Great Lakes Maritime Transportation education website. Partners have included: Minnesota Seagrant, Duluth Seaway Port Authority, Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society & Whitefish Lighthouse, and Lake Carriers Association.
- University of Michigan
- Dr. Armin Troesch, Chair
- Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- 2600 Draper Drive
- Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Students in the Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NA&ME), at the University of Michigan, learn how to design/analyze ships and the other complex marine systems for a demanding and often harsh environment. In addition to the more traditional disciplines of naval architecture and marine engineering, we offer courses and research opportunities in offshore engineering and coastal engineering. Graduates from our program can be found in the U.S. Navy and other navies of the world, the U.S. Coast Guard, offshore companies, shipyards, marine design firms, shipping companies, research laboratories, peer academic institutions, etc.
- Purdue University
- Dr. Lynn A. Corson, Director
- Clean Manufacturing Technology Institute Center for the Environment
- 2655 Yeager Rd, Suite 103
- West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108
The Clean Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) was established at Purdue University in 1994 as the successor organization to the Environmental Management and Education Program founded there in 1984.
CMTI staff provide technical assistance, outreach, training and research services to manufacturers and government entities on environmental regulatory compliance, process engineering efficiencies, pollution prevention/clean manufacturing, energy conservation and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System conformance.
CMTI is supported by grants and agreements with federal and state government agencies, trade association and private and non-profit corporations. It has provided services to over 3,500 manufacturers and 250 local, state and federal government entities.
- Purdue University North Central
- Dr. Keith Schwingendorf
- Dean, College of Science
- 1401 S. US Hwy 421
- Westville, IN 46391
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Dr. James Winebrake, Co-Director
- Laboratory for Environmental Computing and Decision Making
- 92 Lomb Memorial Drive
- Rochester, NY 14623
Our Great Lakes Research Program is housed in the RIT Laboratory for Environmental Computing and Decision Making (LECDM). The LECDM has as a central focus the study of freight movement, transportation logistics, environment, and cyberinfrastructure. Our goal is to improve freight-related transportation decision making by advancing and integrating environmental cyberinfrastructure tools and modeling techniques into supply chain logistics analyses. Our Great Lakes Research Program is aimed at understanding and improving the efficiency and environmental footprint of intermodal cargo flows in and around the Great Lakes.
- University of Toledo
- Richard Martinko, Director
- Intermodal Transportation Institute & University Transportation Center
- 2801 W. Bancroft St.
- Toledo, OH 43606
The Intermodal Transportation Institute at The University of Toledo is a partnership focuses on Transportation for Economic Security and Development: Alternate Energy, Infrastructure Utilization, and Supply Chains. These are critical transportation issues that substantially impact the ability of the U.S. to compete in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. Future economic growth and development are closely linked to the capability to move goods and people rapidly and efficiently while avoiding negative environmental impacts. Recently, the University of Toledo was designated as a U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center with these same focus areas.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Dr. Teresa Adams, Director
- National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education
- 1415 Engineering Drive, Rm. 2205
- Madison, WI 53706
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) is home to the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE). CFIRE is a USDOT National University Transportation Center with a research, training, education and outreach focus on Sustainable Freight Transportation Infrastructure and Systems. CFIRE has an annual budget of approximately $6million. CFIRE coordinates the Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition, a ten-state regional organization to cooperate in the planning, operation, preservation, and improvement of freight transportation infrastructure and networks in the AASHTO Mississippi Valley Conference region.
