GLMRI 2007 Annual Meetings
September 27-28, 2007
The Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute Holds Annual Meetings
The Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI) held its annual Advisory Board and Affiliate University meetings on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27 and 28, 2007, in Duluth, MN, and Superior, WI. Dr. Jorma Rytkönen, representing the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, was a special guest of GLMRI and gave presentations on research initiatives in Finland.
Dr. Richard Stewart, co-director of GLMRI, gave a program update which included the year in review and highlights for the future. Members of the Advisory Board gave updates on their organizations and representatives from Affiliate Universities provided updates on their University Transportation Centers: Pasi Lautala spoke for Michigan Technical University’s Transportation Center; Dr. Teresa Adams spoke for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE); and Rich Martinko spoke for the University of Toledo’s Intermodal Transportation Institute.
Dr. Jorma Rytkönen, research director for the MERIKOTKA Research Institute of Finland and representing the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, gave presentations on research initiatives such as winter navigation in the Baltic Sea, Finland’s Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Automatic Identification System (AIS), and maritime safety. Dr. Rytkönen also discussed ongoing joint research projects, data sharing, and faculty and student exchanges with universities through GLMRI.
While in the Port of Duluth/Superior, Dr. Rytkönen toured the Midwest Energy Resources Co. terminal, the Clure Public Marine Terminal and Lake Superior Warehousing, and the Duluth-Seaway Port Authority. Dr. Rytkönen had the opportunity to tour the Great Ships Initiative ballast water treatment testing facility in Superior and spoke with Allegra Cangellosi, Senior Policy Analyst for the Northeast-Midwest Institute, in regards to joint ballast water research.
Affiliate University researchers who were awarded funding from GLMRI in 2006-2007, gave the following presentations on their research:
- Dr. Michael Parsons, University of Michigan
- Results of Ballast-Free Ship Trunk Discharge Location Optimization
- Dr. David Singer, University of Michigan
- A Review of Great Lakes Shipbuilding and Repair Capability – Past, Present and Future
- Dr. Donn Branstrator, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Building Sustainable Solutions to the Issue of Ballast Water Treatment: Testing Relationships between Propagule Pressure and Colonization Success of Invasive Species
- Dr. Doug Ricketts, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Multibeam Bathymetry and Sidescan-Sonar Survey of the Duluth-Superior Harbor and Nearshore
- Dr. Daniel Pope, University of Minnesota Duluth
- The Use of Biodiesel Blends in Marine Vessels
- Dr. Randall Hicks, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Structure of Bacterial Communities Associated with Accelerated Corrosive Loss of Port Transportation Infrastructure
- Dr. Peter Lindquist, University of Toledo
- Expanding Regional Freight Information Resources for the Upper Midwest: The Great Lakes Maritime Information Delivery System- Phase II
- Dr. Lynn Corson, Purdue University
- Update on Port Environmental Assessment and Best Practices
- Joan Chadde, Michigan Technological University (poster session)
- Great Lakes Maritime Education Program for K-12 Teachers, Students & Communities
Dr. Stewart announced the following Affiliate Universities were awarded funding for 2007-2008 research projects:
- Dr. Lynn Corson, Purdue University
- Application of an Environmental Management System “Model” to Examine Port and Tenant Operations and Provide a Tool to Small Public Port Authorities for Enhancing Environmental Initiatives
- Joan Chadde, Michigan Technological University
- Great Lakes Maritime Education Program for K-12 Teachers, Students & Communities
- Dr. James Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Intermodal Freight Transport in the Great Lakes: Development and Application of a Great Lakes Geographic Intermodal Freight Transport Model
- Dr. Michael Parsons, University of Michigan
- Further Development and Optimization of the Ballast-Free Ship Design Concept
- Dr. Rodger Brannan, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Erie Pier Process Re-Use Cost and Market Analysis
- Dr. Donn Branstrator, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Wisconsin Superior
- Year 2: Building Sustainable Solutions to the Issue of Ballast Water Treatment: Testing Relationships Between Propagule Pressure and Colonization Success of Invasive Species
- Dr. Randall Hicks, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Development and Succession of Microbial Communities Associated with Corroding Steel Pilings in the Duluth-Superior Harbor
- Dr. Daniel Pope, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Shipboard Testing of B20
- Dr. Peter Lindquist, University of Toledo
- The Great Lakes Maritime Information Delivery System: A Resource for the Regional Analysis of Intermodal Freight Flows in the Great Lakes Region
GLMRI was established in 2004 to pursue research efforts in marine transportation, logistics, economics, engineering, environmental planning, and port management. The US Maritime Administration designated GLMRI as a National Maritime Enhancement Institute (NMEI) on June 1, 2005.
