Dr. Harvey Bootsma, Professor and Researcher at UWM School of Freshwater Sciences explains why the future of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes is in peril. Dr. Bootsma shares how the quagga mussel, an invasive species, is destroying many underwater vessels.
UWM School of Freshwater Professor and Researcher Harvey Bootsma is interviewed in an article about shipwrecks, downed planes and the invasive quagga mussel.
UW-Milwaukee alumnus Austin Harris has wanted to be a meteorologist since age 8. Originally from Oklahoma City, his doctoral and postdoctoral work with UWM’s Atmospheric Science Distinguished Professor Paul Roebber helped him land a prestigious ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National …
The R/V Neeksay is the only year-round research vessel on the Great Lakes, and it’s been a busy season far with 60 expeditions so far. The first expedition took place January 18, with the Cuhel/Aguilar labs collecting samples for their …
UWM’s Innovative Weather Center, which gives student meteorologists real-world experience, is closing. Innovative Weather has been in operation for 17 years and is a completely unique program where students can learn how to forecast.
Wisconsin is part of the global trend of recent heat waves. UWM Atmospheric Sciences Professor Clark Evans shares how a new method of computer modeling is being used for heat wave predictions and looks at the impact of these heat …
UWM School of Freshwater Sciences researcher Jim Waples and his two grad students, Rachel Smith and Gage Hunter, spent the summer on the Neeskay. They were gathering samples of radioactive atoms for their research on tracking particle transport in water.
NPR’s Here and Now program highlighted Lina Tran’s recent story on WUWM about why Lake Michigan appears to change color. She joined SFS scientists Russell Cuhel and Carmen Aguilar-Diaz on the R/V Neeskay to learn about this phenomenon and their …
