2011-2012 Funded Projects
- Main Report: GLMRI Annual Report (Oct. 2011 – Oct. 2012)
- Steam Bulk Carrier LNG Conversion Study
Dr. Michael Parsons, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
- S.S. Badger Engineering Study
Mr. Joseph Fischer and Ms. Ziyan Zhang. Bay Engineering Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
- LNG as a Maritime Fuel on the Great Lakes; Regulatory Issues
Randolph Helland, Captain, USCG (ret)
- Comparitive Model of Maritime Fuels Using the S.S. Badger
Dr. James Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology and Dr. James Corbett, University of Delaware
- Norway's Use of LNG as a Maritime Fuel and an article about the trip.
Dr. Michael Parsons, Richard Harkins, Pat O'Hern, Randolph Helland, Captain, USCG (ret) and Carol Wolosz
- Sediment Testing in U.S. Lakers' Ballast Tanks
Dr. Donn Branstrator. University of Minnesota Duluth
- Combining Fine Dredge Materials and Biosolids for Sustainable, Beneficial Reuse
Dr. Nathan Johnson. University of Minnesota Duluth
- Measuring a Port's Performance Using the Economic Value of Commodities
Dr. Zamira S. Simkins and Dr. Richard D. Stewart. University of Wisconsin-Superior
- The Economics of a Bi-State Truck Ferry
Dr. Thomas Brady. Purdue North Central University
- Great Lakes Maritime Education Program for K-12 Teachers, Students and Communities
Ms. Joan Chadde, Michigan Technological University