NOAA Science Research Review of the
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

GLERL staff service in a variety of capacities, including as team and committee leads, panel members and collaborators. The table below organizes GLERL's activities in the following manner:

• International
• Binational - U.S. and Canada
• U.S.
• NOAA
• Joint Institutes

International

GLERL Staff	Agency/ Organization	Activity	position/role	Dates (2010-2015 only)	Description
Timothy Davis	Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii genome comparison project	Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii genome comparison project	Team leader	2010-2012	This international collaboration focuses on the sequencing and annotation of eight C. raciborskii genomes consisting of toxic and non-toxic strains from tropical, subtropical, and temperate Australia and Asia.
Drew Gronewold	U.S., Canada, Mexico	North American Climate Services Partnership	NOAA Liaison	2014-present	NOAA's NACSP is an innovative trilateral partnership between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. This partnership was established to respond to an increasing demand for accessible and timely scientific data and information in order to make informed decisions and build resilience in our communities
Deborah Lee	American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE)	AAWRE recognizes engineers that have demonstrated advanced knowledge, expertise, and contributions to the field of water resources engineering.	President-Elect	2015-present	AAWRE offers post-license credentials to water resource engineers and promotes continuing education and ethics.

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Binational - U.S. and Canada

GLERL Staff	Agency/ Organization	Activity	position/role	Dates (2010-2015 only)	Description
Eric Anderson	NOAA-Environment Canada Climate Change	NOAA-ECCC Bilateral	GLERL member	2015-present	A bilateral forum between NOAA and ECCC whereby the United States and Canada can strengthen existing collaborative efforts related to weather, water, climate prediction and research.
Eric Anderson	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 2: Lakewide Management	Lake Ecosystem Objectives Task Team Member	2014-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Ashley Baldridge	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal	Invasive Mussel Collaborative	Core Team Member and Science Team Co-Lead	2014-present	Provides a framework for communication and coordination, identifies the needs and objectives of resource managers, prioritizes the supporting science, recommends communication strategies, and aligns science and management goals into a common agenda for invasive mussel control.
Ashley Baldridge	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal	Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species	Alternate Member	2015-present	Coordinates the development of education, research and policy to prevent new aquatic invasive species from entering the Great Lakes basin and to control and mitigate those AIS populations already established.
Ashley Baldridge	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Lower Trophic Level Task Group, Lake Michigan Committee	Member	2015-present	The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal management agencies.
Timothy Davis	NOAA-Environment Canada Climate Change	NOAA-ECCC Bilateral	GLERL member	2015-present	A bilateral forum between NOAA and ECCC whereby the United States and Canada can strengthen existing collaborative efforts related to weather, water, climate prediction and research.
Jennifer Day	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal	Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species	Member	2009-2013	Coordinates the development of education, research and policy to prevent new aquatic invasive species from entering the Great Lakes basin and to control and mitigate those AIS populations already established.
Jennifer Day	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 2: Lakewide Management	NOAA member on the Lake Erie Management Committee	2009-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Jennifer Day	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 2: Lakewide Management	NOAA member on the Lake Huron Management Committee	2009-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Jennifer Day	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Great Lakes Executive Committee	Member	2009-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Drew Gronewold	NOAA-Environment Canada Climate Change	NOAA-ECCC Bilateral	GLERL member	2015-present	A bilateral forum between NOAA and ECCC whereby the United States and Canada can strengthen existing collaborative efforts related to weather, water, climate prediction and research.
Drew Gronewold	International Joint Commission	Great Lakes Adaptive Management Committee	U.S. Member	2015-present	A binational treaty organization formed to prevent and resolve disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee undertakes the monitoring, modeling and assessment needed to support on-going evaluation of the regulation of water levels and flows.
Drew Gronewold	International Joint Commission	International Upper Great Lakes Study - Adaptive Management and Hydroclimate Working Group	Member	2013	A binational treaty organization formed to prevent and resolve disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments.
Margaret Lansing	St. Clair Detroit-River System Initiative	USGS, U. Toledo, Wayne State U. MI Sea Grant, GLFC, TNC, Michigan Office of the Great Lakes, MI DEQ, USFWS, NOAA GLERL, USACE, Walpole Island First Nation, Ohio DNR, MI DNR, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Climate Change	Communications Committee	2013-present	The St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS) Initiative Partners share a common vision: the restoration of portions of southern Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, and western Lake Erie to a thriving ecosystem with science-based management and broad social support that provides environmental services for the region and the Great Lakes basin.
Deborah Lee	Great Lakes Commission	Interstate Water Resources Compact	NOAA Observer	2015-present	The Great Lakes Commission is an interstate compact agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.
Deborah Lee	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Great Lakes Executive Committee	Member	2015-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Deborah Lee	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 10: Science	Member	2015-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Deborah Lee	International Joint Commission	Science Advisory Board	NOAA representative on Research Coordination Committee	2015-present	A binational treaty organization formed to prevent and resolve disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments. The Great Lakes Science Advisory Board provides advice on research to the International Joint Commission and to the Great Lakes Water Quality Board.
Deborah Lee	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 2: Lakewide Management	NOAA member on the Lake Ontario Management Committee	2015-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Deborah Lee	NOAA-Environment Canada Climate Change	NOAA-ECCC Bilateral	GLERL member	2015-present	A bilateral forum between NOAA and ECCC whereby the United States and Canada can strengthen existing collaborative efforts related to weather, water, climate prediction and research.
Deborah Lee	U.S. and Canadian Federal Agencies	Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data	Executive Support Group, U.S. Co-Chair	2016-present	The Coordinating Committee is an ad hoc committee of experts from Federal agencies of the United States and Canada charged with the responsibility for collecting, compiling, use, or dissemination of data related to hydraulics, hydrology, vertical control and water levels for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River System.
Deborah Lee	International Joint Commission	International Upper Great Lakes Study - Hydroclimate Technical Working Group	U.S. Co-Chair	2007-2012	A binational treaty organization formed to prevent and resolve disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments. The mandate of the Study Board is to undertake the studies required to provide the Commission with the information it needs to evaluate options for regulating levels and flows in the Upper Great Lakes system in order to benefit affected interests and the system as a whole in a manner that conforms to the requirements of the Treaty.
Deborah Lee	International Joint Commission	Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Task Team	U.S. Co-Chair	2012-2013	A binational treaty organization formed to prevent and resolve disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments. The International Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Task Team has a mandate to develop a detailed Adaptive Management Plan that will evaluate and prioritize adaptive management activities in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin to address future extreme water levels.
Felix Martinez	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal	Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species	Member	2009-present	Coordinates the development of education, research and policy to prevent new aquatic invasive species from entering the Great Lakes basin and to control and mitigate those AIS populations already established.
Doran Mason	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Lake Physics and Fish Recruitment workshops	Steering Committee	2011-2012	The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal management agencies.
Steve Ruberg	Great Lakes Observing System	Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association	Member	2010-2015	GLOS is one of 11 Regional Associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®), working to enhance the ability to collect, deliver, and use ocean and Great Lakes information. IOOS is a binational partnership among federal, regional, academic and private sector parties that works to provide new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment.
Steve Ruberg	International Joint Commission	Great Lakes Monitoring Technologies Implementation	Member	2016	The ultimate aim of this activity is to recommend to the International Joint Commission how future monitoring and surveillance needs of Canada and the United States in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system can be met by establishing the proper sensor technology infrastructure in the near future.
Steve Ruberg	Integrated Ocean Observing System	National Coastal Moored Data Buoy Pan	Member	2016	National Coastal Moored Data Buoy Plan describes the existing and planned federal and non federal coastal data buoy infrastructure along with the applications and observing requirements in alignment with NOAA strategic planning and support responsibilities. The Plan defines roles and responsibilities, priority locations, critical gaps, and describes a framework for a sustainable infrastructure of a National Coastal Moored Data Buoy Network.
Ed Rutherford	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 10: Ecosystem Indicators	Subcommittee Member Lake Ecosystem Objectives Task Team	2013-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Ed Rutherford	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Lower Trophic Level Task Group, Lake Michigan Committee	member	2015-present	The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal management agencies.
Ed Rutherford	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Lake Erie Habitat Task Group	Member	2010-present	The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal management agencies.
Craig Stow	International Joint Commission	Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority Science Synthesis Workshop, Windsor, Ontario	Member	2012	A binational treaty organization formed to prevent and resolve disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments.
Craig Stow	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 2: Lakewide Management	Lake Ecosystem Objectives Task Team Member	2014-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Craig Stow	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 4: Nutrients	Subcommittee Member; Objectives, Targets Task Team; Modeling working group; Phosphorus loading task team; Priority Tributary Monitoring task team	2013-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality.
Craig Stow	Lake Huron Partnership	Management plan for Lake Huron	Member	2010-present
Rochelle Sturtevant	NOAA Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team	Communications and Outreach Working Group	Team Lead	2016	The NOAA GLRCT Communications and Outreach group is run out of GLERL's Ann Arbor facility. The group membership includes representatives from all the NOAA Line Offices, the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network, and the Great Lakes Observing System.
Rochelle Sturtevant	International Association of Great Lakes Research	Outreach Committee	Member	2000-present	The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) is a scientific organization made up of researchers studying the Laurentian Great Lakes, other large lakes of the world, and their watersheds, as well as those with an interest in such research. IAGLR members encompass all scientific disciplines with a common interest in the management of large lake ecosystems on many levels. We are a member-run professional association that holds an annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Our Journal of Great Lakes Research is a highly respected professional publication with broad distribution. The outreach committee has responsibility for all IAGLR communications including press releases, support to teachers and media at the annual conference, the Vallentyne award, marketing, etc.
Rochelle Sturtevant	Great Lakes Panel on ANS	Panel member and member of the research committee	Sea Grant Research Representative	2015-present	The Great Lakes Panel was officially convened in late 1991 in response to section 1203 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-646). The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species is directed to perform the following tasks: (1)Identify Great Lakes priorities (2) Assist / make recommendations to a national Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (also established via P.L. 101-646) (3) Coordinate aquatic invasive species program activities in the region (4) Advise public and private interests on control efforts and (5) Submit an annual report to the task force describing prevention, research and control activities in the Great Lakes Basin
Rochelle Sturtevant	Great Lakes Panel on ANS	Panel member and member of the outreach committee	Sea Grant Extension Representative	2003-2015	The Great Lakes Panel was officially convened in late 1991 in response to section 1203 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-646). The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species is directed to perform the following tasks: (1)Identify Great Lakes priorities (2) Assist / make recommendations to a national Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (also established via P.L. 101-646) (3) Coordinate aquatic invasive species program activities in the region (4) Advise public and private interests on control efforts and (5) Submit an annual report to the task force describing prevention, research and control activities in the Great Lakes Basin
Rochelle Sturtevant	Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative	Advisory Board member	representing GLANSIS database	2014-2015	The Great Lakes Phragmites Collaborative (GLPC) is a regional partnership established to improve communication and collaboration and lead to more coordinated, efficient and strategic approaches to non-native Phragmites management, restoration and research across the Great Lakes basin in both the United States and Canada. The GLPC serves as a communication conduit via an interactive website, a webinar series and social media outlets to facilitate access to information and resources, encourage technology transfer and network building among habitat managers, governmental agencies, and private landowners. This initiative is led by a Core team supported by staff from USGS - Great Lakes Science Center and the Great Lakes Commission with oversight and input from a regional Advisory Committee. This effort is part of a broader USGS project funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Hank Vanderploeg	Great Lakes Fishery Commission	Lake Michigan Committee	Lower Trophic Level Task Group	2015-present	The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established in 1955 by the Canadian/U.S. Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission coordinates fisheries research, controls the invasive sea lamprey, and facilitates cooperative fishery management among the state, provincial, tribal, and federal management agencies.
Hank Vanderploeg	Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network (GLRRIN)	2014 Workshop	Organizing committee, local organizer, and presenter	2014	A voluntary network of governmental, academic, and private programs involved in Great Lakes research.
Jia Wang	International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean (IWMO)	International Scientific Committee	Member	2015-present
Jia Wang	International Association of Hydro-Environment and Engineering Research (IAHR )	Ice Committee	Steering Committee Member	2012-present
Jia Wang	International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Pacific Arctic Group (PAG)	"Modeling Coordinator of PAG modeling and model-data synthesis"	"Modeling Coordinator of PAG modeling and model-data synthesis"	2007-present

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U.S. Only

GLERL Staff	Agency/ Organization	Activity	position/role	Dates (2010-2015 only)	Description
Timothy Davis	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	National HAB committee member	Freshwater subgroup chair	2014-present	Workshop was a direct result of the Toledo water crisis and brought together scientists from several countries and around the US to discuss the global issues of cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom. This has lead to a peer-reviewed paper in the journal Harmful Algae.
Timothy Davis	NSF/NOAA	workshop on Cyanobacterial HABs	Co-organizer	2014-present	The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is working with other federal agencies to advance the understanding of HAB and hypoxia events, and respond to, detect, predict, control, and mitigate these events to the greatest extent possible, as mandated by the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014 (HABHRCA).
Timothy Davis	IWG-HABHRCA	Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Interagency working group	Member and Great Lakes Subgroup lead	2014-present
Jennifer Day	Great Lakes Federal, State and Provincial Agencies	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	NOAA representative on the ACRCC Federal Executive Committee	2012-2015	The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee with support from federal, state, and local agencies, and other private stakeholder entities, will create a sustainable Asian carp control program to prevent introduction and implement actions to protect and maintain the integrity and safety of the Great Lakes ecosystem from an Asian carp invasion via all viable pathways.
Drew Gronewold	US Army Corps of Engineers	Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydrologic and Hydraulic data	Member	2011-present
Deborah Lee	USACE/NOAA Collaboration Team	USACE/NOAA Collaboration Team	NOAA team member on Research and Development	2016-present	An ad hoc team assembled at the direction of LTG Bostick (USACE) and VADM Brown (NOAA) to foster collaboration between USACE and NOAA on common areas of interest.
Deborah Lee	Great Lakes Federal, State and Provincial Agencies	Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee	NOAA representative on the ACRCC Federal Executive Committee	2015-present	The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee with support from federal, state, and local agencies, and other private stakeholder entities, will create a sustainable Asian carp control program to prevent introduction and implement actions to protect and maintain the integrity and safety of the Great Lakes ecosystem from an Asian carp invasion via all viable pathways.
Deborah Lee	NOAA-USGS-BOEM-USACE-FEMA-NPS-USCG	Integrated Coastal Processes Research Initiative	NOAA OAR team member	2016-present	Purpose is to build an integrated federal/national nearshore research and development plan that is sustained, multi-agency funded and coordinated.
Craig Stow	US Geological Survey	John Wesley Powell Center for Earth System Science Analysis and Synthesis	Managing for Resilience. Working Group	2012-2014
George Leshkevich	American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (EGLR/ASPRS)	Professional Society	Secretary/Treasurer	2004-present
George Leshkevich	NOAA/NESDIS	NESDIS Sea Surface Roughness Science Team Member	Member	2006-present
George Leshkevich	Global Lakes Temperature Collaboration(GLTC)	International Global Lakes Research	Member	2012-present
George Leshkevich	International Association for Great Lakes Research-Journal of Great Lakes Research	Scientific Publication	Associate Editor	2011-present

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NOAA

GLERL Staff	Agency/ Organization	Activity	position/role	Dates (2010-2015 only)	Description
Anderson Eric	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NOS-NWS)	Ecological Forecasting Roadmap	HAB Team and ITP Modeling		NOAA's Ecological Forecasting Roadmap is a plan to deliver coordinated, accurate, and resource-efficient ecological forecast products.
Eric Anderson	DOA-DOC-DOD-DHHS-DHS-HUD-DOI-DOS-DOT-EPA	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative	FA3 co-lead	2015-present	The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.
Philip Chu	NOAA/NOS	System Implementation Development Team	member	2015-present
Philip Chu	NOAA/NOS	Model Advisory Board	member	2015-present
Philip Chu	NOAA/NWS Total Water Initiative	Integrated Modeling & Forecasting Team	member	2015-present
Philip Chu	NOAA CPO	Climate Coordination Team	member	2015-present
Timothy Davis	DOA-DOC-DOD-DHHS-DHS-HUD-DOI-DOS-DOT-EPA	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative	FA3 co-lead	2015-present	The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.
Timothy Davis	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NOS-NWS)	Ecological Forecasting Roadmap	HAB Team	2014-present	NOAA's Ecological Forecasting Roadmap is a plan to deliver coordinated, accurate, and resource-efficient ecological forecast products.
Timothy Davis	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NOS-NWS)	Lake Erie HAB bulletin transition team	Member	2015-present	To develop the transition plan for the Lake Erie HAB bulletin to operations by 2017.
Drew Gronewold	NOAA	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative	Near-shore focus area lead	2011-2013	The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.
Drew Gronewold	NOAA	Total Water Prediction Initiative	Monitoring and Observing systems ad hoc task team member	2016-present	Great Lakes water levels are continuously monitored by U.S. and Canadian federal agencies in the region through a binational partnership. NOAA-GLERL relies on this water level data to conduct research on components of the regional water budget and to improve predictive models.
Deborah Lee	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NOS-NWS)	Ecological Forecasting Roadmap	GLERL representative	2015-present	NOAA's Ecological Forecasting Roadmap is a plan to deliver coordinated, accurate, and resource-efficient ecological forecast products.
Deborah Lee	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NMFS-NOS-NESDIS-NWS)	Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team	Great Lakes Regional Team Leader	2015-present	NOAA's Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team is a network of NOAA employees and affiliates representing the agency's diverse capabilities across the Great Lakes Region.
Deborah Lee	NOAA OAR	Senior Research Council	GLERL representative	2015-present	The SRC is comprised of the senior leadership of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and meets twice a year to address management and strategic issues.
Deborah Lee	NOAA	National Water Team	OAR Support member	2015-present	The NOAA Administrator established the ad hoc NOAA Water Team (NWT) to develop a broad-based NOAA Water Initiative (NWI) over the next 5 years. This Initiative is designed to bring the full competencies of NOAA Line Offices to the growing challenge of effective stewardship of the nation's water resources and water-related risks in the face of an increasingly volatile climate.
Deborah Lee	NOAA	National Water Team - Decision Support Sub-Team	OAR Support member	2015-present	The NOAA Administrator established the ad hoc NOAA Water Team (NWT) to develop a broad-based NOAA Water Initiative (NWI) over the next 5 years. This Initiative is designed to bring the full competencies of NOAA Line Offices to the growing challenge of effective stewardship of the nation's water resources and water-related risks in the face of an increasingly volatile climate.
Deborah Lee	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NMFS-NOS)	National Habitat Conservation Team	OAR Representative	2015-present	The NHCT identifies and coordinates habitat conservation initiatives across the NOAA Line Offices.
Brent Lofgren	NOAA CPO	Climate Coordination Team	GLERL representative	2015-present
Doran Mason	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NMFS-NOS)	Modeling Uncertainty Workshop	Co-organizer	2015
Doran Mason	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NMFS-NOS)	Habitat Science and Ecological Forecasting Technical Team (National)	member	2015-present
Doran Mason	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NMFS-NOS)	Ecological Forecasting Roadmap- Habitat and Species Distribution Technical Team (National)	member	2014-present
Doran Mason	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NMFS-NOS)	Habitat Blueprint Executive Council for Muskegon Lake-Lake Michigan (Regional)	member	2014-present
Ed Rutherford	NOAA	Aquatic Invasive Species Team	GLERL representative	2013-present	Contribute to Interagency Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Task group and report on AIS activities to Congress
Craig Stow	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NOS-NWS)	Ecological Forecasting Roadmap	Infrastructure Team	2013-present
Rochelle Sturtevant	NOAA GLRCT Communications and Outreach Working Group	Chair the regional working group under the direction of the regional collaboration team.	Chair	2015-2016	Established to meet a need identified by the NOAA GLRCT for direct networking among NOAA communications staff across line-offices in support of regional collaboration priorities, including joint Hill visits, NOAA in the Great Lakes website, regional highlights articles, collaboration on event support, development of communications products, etc.
Rochelle Sturtevant	NOAA	AIS Team - information sharing, planning for national meetings, etc	member	2012-present

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Joint Institute

GLERL Staff	Agency/ Organization	Activity	position/role	Dates (2010-2015 only)	Description
Timothy Davis	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences	University of Michigan	Adjunct Research Scientist	2016-present
Drew Gronewold	Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research	University of Michigan CILER Management Council	GLERL representative	2015-present
Drew Gronewold	Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research	University of Michigan CILER Council of Fellows	GLERL representative	2012-2015
Deborah Lee	Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research	University of Michigan CILER Management Council	GLERL member of Board of Directors	2015-present	The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) was established in 1989, with the mission to foster University and NOAA partnerships in the Great Lakes region.
Doran Mason	Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research	CILER Executive Committee	GLERL representative	2015-present
Steve Ruberg	Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research	University of Michigan CILER Management Council	GLERL representative	2015-present
Ed Rutherford	Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research	University of Michigan CILER Council of Fellows	GLERL representative	2010-present	The Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) was established in 1989, with the mission to foster University and NOAA partnerships in the Great Lakes region.
Craig Stow	NOAA Cross-Line Office (OAR-NOS-NWS)	Ecological Forecasting Roadmap	Infrastructure Team	2013-present

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Regional - Great Lakes U.S. Only

GLERL Staff	Agency/ Organization	Activity	position/role	Dates (2010-2015 only)	Description
Eric Anderson	Michigan Aquaculture Association	Great Lakes Net Pen Aquaculture Advisory Panel	Science Panel	2015
Jennifer Day	U.S. and Canadian Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal, Tribal and Observers	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement	NOAA member on the Lake Michigan Management Committee	2009-present	The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a commitment between the United States and Canada to restore and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. The Agreement provides a framework for identifying binational priorities and implementing actions that improve water quality. Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake entirely in the U.S.
Drew Gronewold	Interagency	Great Lakes Ensemble Advisory Committee	Member	2015
Deborah Lee	DOA-DOC-DOD-DHHS-DHS-HUD-DOI-DOS-DOT-EPA	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative	NOAA Representative on the Regional Working Group	2015-present	The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.
Deborah Lee	DOA-DOC-DOD-DHHS-DHS-HUD-DOI-DOS-DOT-EPA	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative	NOAA Executive member on AM Pilot Framework	2015-present	The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was launched in 2010 to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world — the Great Lakes.
George Leshkevich	GEO Water Quality Community of Practice	Global Earth Observation System of Systems	Member	2016
George Leshkevich	NOAA/NESDIS	CoastWatch Management Team	Member	1990-present
George Leshkevich	NASA	Great Lakes Workshop Series on Remote Sensing of Water Quality	Steering Committee Member	2013-2015
Doran Mason	GLERL, Michigan DNR, Grand Valley State Univ	Lake Michigan - Muskegon lake Connectivity Workshop I: Stakeholder Needs	Co-organizer	2014
Doran Mason	GLERL, Michigan DNR, Grand Valley State Univ	Lake Michigan - Muskegon lake Connectivity Workshop II: Stakeholder Needs	Co-organizer	2014
Craig Stow	Michigan Aquaculture Association	Great Lakes Net Pen Aquaculture Advisory Panel	Science Panel	2015

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GLERL Principal Investigator	Society	Years (2010-2105)
Eric Anderson	American Geophysical Union	2010-present
Eric Anderson	American Society of Limnology and Oceanography	2010-present
Eric Anderson	International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research	2010-present
Ashley Baldridge	Ecological Society of America	2012-2013
Ashley Baldridge	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2013-present
Philip Chu	American Geophysical Union	2010-present
Philip Chu	The Oceanography Society	2010-present
Tim Davis	Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography	2010-present
Tim Davis	Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON)	2010-present
Tim Davis	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	American Geophysical Union	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	American Water Resources Association	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	International Environmental Modelling and Software Society	2010-present
George Leshkevich	IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society	2010-present
George Leshkevich	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2010-present
George Leshkevich	The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing	2010-present
George Leshkevich	The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society	2010-present
Brent Lofgren	American Association for the Advancement of Science	2010-present
Brent Lofgren	American Geophysical Union	2010-present
Brent Lofgren	American Meteorological Society	2010-present
Doran Mason	American Association for the Advancement of Science	2010-present
Doran Mason	American Fisheries Society	2010-present
Doran Mason	Ecological Society of America	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	American Fisheries Society	2010-present
Steve Ruberg	American Geophysical Union	2016-present
Steve Ruberg	Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers	2010-present
Steve Ruberg	Marine Technology Society	2010-present
Steve Ruberg	Ocean Engineering Society	2010-present
Edward Rutherford	American Fisheries Society	2010-present
Edward Rutherford	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2010-present
Craig Stow	American Association for the Advancement of Science	2010-present
Craig Stow	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2010-present
Jia Wang	American Geophysical Union	2010-present
Jia Wang	International Association for Great Lakes Research	2010-present
Jia Wang	International Association for Physical Sciences and Oceans	2010-present

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GLERL Staff	Journal	Activity	Years
George Leshkevich	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Associate Editor	2010-present
Edward Rutherford	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Associate Editor	2012-present
Drew Gronewold	Environmental Modelling & Software	Editorial Board	2010-2015
Doran Mason	Journal of Aquatic Biosystems	Editorial Board	2011-2013
Craig Stow	Advances in Water Resources	Editorial Board	2012-present
Craig Stow	Ecosystems	Editorial Board	2012-present
Craig Stow	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Editorial Board	2014-present
Tim Davis	Journal Harmful Algae Special Issue "Cyanobacterial HABs"	Guest Editor	2014-present
George Leshkevich	Journal of Great Lakes Research Special Issue "Remote Sensing of the Great Lakes and Other Inland Waters"	Guest Editor	2013
Craig Stow	Journal of Great Lakes Research "Current state and future perspectives of environmental modeling in the Great Lakes"	Guest Editor	2014
Craig Stow	Journal of Great Lakes Research Special Issue "Effects of Multiple Stressors on Saginaw Bay"	Guest Editor	2014
Hank Vanderploeg	Journal of Great Lakes Research Special Issue "The Lower Food Web of Lake Michigan: Long-Term Trends and the Dreissenid Impact"	Guest Editor	2010
Hank Vanderploeg	Journal of Great Lakes Research Special Issue "Complex Interactions in Lake Michigan's Rapidly Changing Ecosystem"	Guest Editor	2015
Eric Anderson	Environmental Modelling & Software	Reviewer	2010-present
Eric Anderson	Estuarine and Coastal Modeling	Reviewer	2010-present
Eric Anderson	Harmful Algae	Reviewer	2014-present
Eric Anderson	Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans	Reviewer	2010-present
Eric Anderson	Journal of Hydraulic Engineering	Reviewer	2010-present
Eric Anderson	Journal of Hydrology	Reviewer	2013-present
Eric Anderson	Journal of Marine Science and Engineering	Reviewer	2014-present
Eric Anderson	Journal of Physical Oceanography	Reviewer	2014-present
Eric Anderson	Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering	Reviewer	2014-present
Eric Anderson	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2015-present
Eric Anderson	Ocean Engineering	Reviewer	2014-present
Eric Anderson	Water Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Eric Anderson	Water Resources Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Eric Anderson	Weather and Forecasting	Reviewer	2014-present
Ashley Baldridge	Ecosystems	Reviewer	2010-present
Ashley Baldridge	Freshwater Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Ashley Baldridge	Freshwater Science	Reviewer	2010-present
Ashley Baldridge	Harmful Algae	Reviewer	2010-present
Ashley Baldridge	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Ashley Baldridge	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2016-present
Ashley Baldridge	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences	Reviewer	2010-present
Philip Chu	Bulletin of American Meteorological Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Philip Chu	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Philip Chu	Journal of Ocean Dynamics	Reviewer	2010-present
Philip Chu	Marine and Coastal Geographical Information System	Reviewer	2010-present
Tim Davis	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	Reviewer	2010-present
Tim Davis	Aquatic Microbial Ecology	Reviewer	2012-present
Tim Davis	Chemosphere	Reviewer	2013-present
Tim Davis	Ecological Applications	Reviewer	2016-present
Tim Davis	Environmental Microbiology	Reviewer	2011-present
Tim Davis	European Journal of Phycology	Reviewer	2011-present
Tim Davis	Frontiers in Microbiology	Reviewer	2016-present
Tim Davis	Fundamental and Applied Limnology	Reviewer	2014-present
Tim Davis	Harmful Algae	Reviewer	2010-present
Tim Davis	Hydrobiologia	Reviewer	2011-present
Tim Davis	Journal of Hazardous Materials	Reviewer	2014-present
Tim Davis	Journal of Plankton Research	Reviewer	2015-present
Tim Davis	Limnologica	Reviewer	2014-present
Tim Davis	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2011-present
Tim Davis	Microbial Ecology	Reviewer	2014-present
Tim Davis	Phycologia	Reviewer	2013-present
Tim Davis	Scientific Reports	Reviewer	2016-present
Tim Davis	Toxins	Reviewer	2015-present
Tim Davis	Water Science and Technology	Reviewer	2015-present
Drew Gronewold	Advances in Water Resources	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Climatic Change	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Environmental Engineering Science	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Environmental Health Perspectives	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Environmental Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Environmental Science & Technology	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Hydrological Processes	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of Environmental Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of Hydrologic Engineering	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of Hydrology	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of Hydrometeorology	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of the American Water Resources Association	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Marine Environmental Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Science of the Total Environment	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Water Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Water Resources Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Drew Gronewold	Weather and Forecasting	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Limnologica	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Michigan Academician	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Remote Sensing	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Remote Sensing of Environment	Reviewer	2010-present
George Leshkevich	Transactions of the American Fisheries Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Advances in Limnology (Archiv fur Hydrobiologie)	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Environmental Biology of Fishes	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Estuaries and Coasts	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Fisheries Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Journal of Deep-Sea Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Journal of Fish Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Journal of Marine Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Marine and Coastal Fisheries	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	North American Journal of Fisheries Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries	Reviewer	2010-present
Doran Mason	Transactions of the American Fisheries Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	African J. of Environmental Science and Technology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Aquatic ecosystem health and management society	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Aquatic Invasions	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Biological Invasions	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	British Journal of Applied Science and Technology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Canadian Field Naturalist	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Environmental Biology of Fishes	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Fish Management and Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Fisheries	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Fisheries Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Fisheries Review	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Fishery Bulletin	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Freshwater Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Fundamental and Applied Limnology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Gulf and Caribbean Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	ICES Journal of Marine Science	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Ecology and Natural Environment	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Fish Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Freshwater Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Journal of the World Aquaculture Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Limnology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Marine and Freshwater Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	North American Journal of Fisheries Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Thermal Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Transactions of the American Fisheries Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Steve Ruberg	Marine Technology Society Journal	Reviewer	2010-present
Ed Rutherford	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Reviewer	2010-present
Ed Rutherford	Fisheries Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Ed Rutherford	Journal of Fish Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Ed Rutherford	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Ed Rutherford	North American Journal of Fisheries Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Ed Rutherford	Transactions of American Fisheries Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ambio	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ecological Applications	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ecological Indicators	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ecology & Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ecosystems	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Environmental Modelling and Software	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Environmental Science & Technology	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Estuaries and Coasts	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Freshwater Science	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Global Ecology and Biogeography	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Journal of Applied Ecology	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Journal of Marine Systems	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Journal of the American Water Resources Association	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Lake and Reservoir Management	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Limnology and Oceanography-Methods	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Marine Ecology Progress Series	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Oceanography Review	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	PLOS One	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Proceedings of the Royal Society B	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Science Reports	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Transactions of the American Fisheries Society	Reviewer	2010-present
Craig Stow	Water Resources Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Acta Oceanologica Sinica	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Advances in Atmospheric Sciences of China	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Advances in Atmospheric Sciences of China	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Chinese J. of Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Continental Shelf Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Deep Sea Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Geophysical Res. Letters	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Inland Waters	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	J. Oceanography of Japan	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Journal of Atmosphere and Ocean Technology	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Journal of Climate	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Journal of Marine Systems	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Journal of Ocean Technology	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Monthly Weather Review	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Nature	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Ocean Modeling	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Oceanography of Japan	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Progress in Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Science	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Biological Invasions	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Limnology and Oceanography	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Journal of Great Lakes Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Water Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Freshwater Biology	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Harmful Algae	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Journal of Plankton Research	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Ecosphere	Reviewer	2010-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Oecologia	Reviewer	2010-present

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Instruction

GLERL Principal Investigator	Institution	Department	Courses / Guest Lecture	Dates (2010-present)
Ashley Baldridge	University of Calgary	Bioscience	Aquatic Communities and Ecosystems-Guest Lecturer	2013
Ashley Baldridge	Centre College	Biology	Invasion Ecology-Guest Lecturer	2015
Tim Davis	University of Michigan	Geology	Introduction to Environmental Geology - Guest Lecturer	2015-present
Tim Davis	University of Michigan	Oceanography	Introduction to Oceanography	2015-present
Drew Gronewold	University of Michigan	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Hydrology and Floodplain Hydraulics
Drew Gronewold	University of Michigan	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Fluid Mechanics
Brent Lofgren	University of Michigan	School of Public Health	Environmental Health Policy	2013
Brent Lofgren	University of Michigan	Taubman College of Architecture	Liquid Planning	2011
Steve Pothoven	Purdue University		Fisheries Class	2010
Steve Pothoven	Hope College		Guest Lecture	2010-2011
Steve Pothoven	Central Michigan University		Fisheries Class	2014
Steve Pothoven	North Muskegon		AP Science Class	2012 and 2014
Steve Pothoven			Inland Sea Invasive Course	2011-2013
Ed Rutherford	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resources	Great Lakes Science and Management	2014-2016

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Mentorship

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

GLERL Principle Investigator	Student Name	Institution	Relationship	Dates
Eric Anderson	Mark Rowe	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2014-2016
Eric Anderson	Ayumi Fujisaki Manome	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2014-2015
Timothy Davis	Kevin Meyer	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2015-present
Drew Gronewold	Lisa Pei	UCAR PACE	Co-supervisor	2015-present
Drew Gronewold	Becky Bolinger	UCAR PACE	Co-supervisor	2014-present
Drew Gronewold	Lauren Fry	University of Michigan CILER Fellow	Supervisor	2012 - 2014
Drew Gronewold	Daniel Obenour	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2013-2014
Drew Gronewold	Margaret Kalcic	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2013-2014
Brent Lofgren	Marjorie Perroud	CILER/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010-2011
Brent Lofgren	Chuliang Xiao	CILER/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2013-present
Brent Lofgren	Umarporn Charusombat	National Research Council Fellows Program	Supervisor	2015-present
Doran Mason	Aaron Adamack	University of Michigan	Mentor	2010-2015
Doran Mason	Hongyan Zhang	University of Michigan	Mentor	2010-2015
Doran Mason	Lori Ivan	University of Michigan	Mentor	2010-2015
Doran Mason	Andrea Vander Woude	University of Michigan	Mentor	2010-2015
Doran Mason	Yoonkung Cha	University of Michigan	Mentor	2010-2015
Ed Rutherford	Ashley Baldridge	CILER/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2013-2014
Henry Vanderploeg	Mark Rowe	University of Michigan	Advisor	2013-2015
Jia Wang	Dr. Lin Luo	University of Michigan	Supervisor	2011-2012
Jia Wang	Mark Rowe	University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012-2014
Jia Wang	Mr. Yi Yang	University of Michigan	Supervisor	2011

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PhD

GLERL Principle Investigator	Student Name	Institution	Relationship	Dates
Eric Anderson	Tuan Duc Nguyen	University of Michigan-CILER	Co-advisor	2011
Eric Anderson	John Reimer	University of Wisconsin-Madison	PhD Committee	2011
Eric Anderson	Adam Bechle	University of Wisconsin-Madison	PhD Committee	2013 - 2015
Philip Chu	Xinyu Ye	Michigan Technological University/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Dissertation Committee/Co-advisor	2015-present
Philip Chu		University of Wisconsin-Madison/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Dissertation and thesis committee	2015-present
Philip Chu		Tulane University/Department of Earth and Environmental Science	Dissertation Committee/Co-advisor	2015-present
Philip Chu		Ohio State University/School of Earth Sciences	Dissertation and thesis committee	2015-present
Timothy Davis	Derek Smith	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2015-present
Timothy Davis	Daniel Hoffman	Wayne State University	PhD Committee	2015-present
Timothy Davis	Sarah Bartlett	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	PhD Committee	2015-present
Drew Gronewold	Yasuyuki Akita	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	Dissertation Committee	2010
George Leshkevich	Guoting Kang	Michigan State University	Supervisor	2014
Brent Lofgren	Rabi Gyawali	Michigan Technological University	PhD Committee	2010-2011
Doran Mason	Andrea Jaeger	Michigan State University	PhD Committee	2010-2015
Doran Mason	Damon Krueger	University of Michigan	PhD Committee	2008-2010
Ed Rutherford	Long Jiang	University of Maryland	External Reviewer	2015
Ed Rutherford	Derek Crane	SUNY ESF	External Reviewer	2015
Ed Rutherford	Qinru Niu	University of Maryland	PhD Committee	2015-present
Ed Rutherford	Michael Fainter	University of Michigan	Co-chair	2015-present
Hank Vanderploeg	Huijuan Tang-visiting scientist	South China Agricultural University	Advisor	2010-2011

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Masters

GLERL Principle Investigator	Student Name	Institution	Relationship	Dates
Eric Anderson	Kimberly Huynh	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2014
Eric Anderson	Trent Frey	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2015
Ashley Baldridge	Kyle Dettloff	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2015
Ashley Baldridge	Kevin Lee	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2014
Timothy Davis	Ms. Christine Knight	University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2014-present
Brent Lofgren	Rabi Gyanwali	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010, 2011
Brent Lofgren	Sommer Abdel-Fattah	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012
Steve Pothoven	Charlie Roswell	Purdue University	Committee	2009-2011
Steve Ruberg	Anthony Weinke	Grand Valley State University	Committee	2015-present
Ed Rutherford	Su-Ting Cheng	University of Michigan	Committee	2010
Ed Rutherford	Solomon David	University of Michigan	Committee	2012
Ed Rutherford	Yu-Chun Koe	University of Michigan	Committee	2015
Ed Rutherford	Jonah Withers	Purdue University	Committee	2013
Ed Rutherford	James Roberts	University of Michigan	Committee	2010
Ed Rutherford	Damon Kruger	University of Michigan	Advisor	2011
Ed Rutherford	Bryan Sederberg	University of Michigan	Advisor	2011
Ed Rutherford	Thomas Neeson	University of Michigan	Committee	2010
Ed Rutherford	Angela Juliano	University of Michigan	Advisor	2015-present
Ed Rutherford	Katherine Birkett	University of Michigan	Thesis committee	2015-present
Ed Rutherford	Aimee Hoover	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010
Ed Rutherford	Keith Hayes-Gregson	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2011
Ed Rutherford	Dana Burnett	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012
Ed Rutherford	Drew Eppehimer	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2015
Hank Vanderploeg	Tong Hui Ming	SNRE University of Michigan	Co-mentor	2015-present
Jia Wang	Elizabeth McBride	University of Michigan - AOSS	Supervisor	2012-2013
Jia Wang	Stephen Walterscheid	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010
Jia Wang	Han Sang Kim	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010

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Undergraduate

GLERL Principle Investigator	Student Name	Institution	Relationship	Dates
Drew Gronewold	Molly Moynihan	Hollings Fellow	Co-supervisor	2010
Drew Gronewold	Joseph Smith	Hollings Fellow	Co-supervisor	2010
Drew Gronewold	Katie Holman	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2011
Drew Gronewold	Kandace Kea	EPP Fellow	Supervisor	2012
Drew Gronewold	Jonathon Kult	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2012
Drew Gronewold	Anthony Accioilli	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2012
Drew Gronewold	Andrea Paine	UROP Fellow	Co-supervisor	2012-2013
Drew Gronewold	Bryan Comer	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2013
Drew Gronewold	Nathan Kelly	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2013
Drew Gronewold	Kevin Fries	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2014
Drew Gronewold	Cameron Carpenter	UM CEE	Co-supervisor	2014-2015
Drew Gronewold	Hannah Rockwell	UM CEE	Co-supervisor	2015
Drew Gronewold	Micki Johns	UM CEE	Supervisor	2015
Drew Gronewold	Hannah Jones	UM CEE	Supervisor	2015
Drew Gronewold	Scott Loeffler	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Co-supervisor	2015
Drew Gronewold	Carlos Wah-Gonzalez	EPP Fellow	Supervisor	2015
Drew Gronewold	Houraa Daher	UM AOSS	Co-supervisor	2015
Drew Gronewold	Eric Chapman	UROP Fellow	Supervisor	2015-present
George Leshkevich	Robert Fenton	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012
George Leshkevich	Aaron Letterly	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2013
Brent Lofgren	Alayna Ruberg	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010
Brent Lofgren	Anthony Acciaioli	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012
Brent Lofgren	Gregory Ewing	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012
Brent Lofgren	Heather Lucier	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2012
Brent Lofgren	James Kessler	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2014
Brent Lofgren	Roman Kowch	NOAA Hollings Fellow	Supervisor	2011
Brent Lofgren	Roman Kowch	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010
Steve Pothoven	Drew Eppehimer	Taylor University	Mentor	2012
Edward Rutherford	David Wells	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2010-present
Jia Wang	Zifan Yang	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2015
Jia Wang	James Kessler	CILER Summer Fellow/University of Michigan	Supervisor	2015

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High School

GLERL Principal Investigator	Institution	Department	Role	Dates
Timothy Davis	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resource and Environment, University of Michigan	Adjunct Research Scientist
Drew Gronewold	University of Michigan	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Adjunct Professor	2013-present
Drew Gronewold	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Adjunct Professor	2010-present
Doran Mason	University of Florida	Dept. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Courtesy Associate Professor	2010-present
Doran Mason	Michigan State University	Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife	Adjunct Assistant Professor and Graduate Faculty	2010-present
Doran Mason	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resource and Environment,	Adjunct Assistant Professor	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Purdue University	Forestry and Natural Resources	Adjunct Professor	2010-2011
Steve Ruberg	Grand Valley State University	Office of Graduate Studies	Adjunct Graduate Faculty	2010-present
Henry Vanderploeg	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resource and Environment,	Adjunct Professor
Jia Wang	Polar Research Institute of China		Guest Professor	2010-present
Jia Wang	Fudan University, Shanghai, China		Visiting Professor	1998-present
Jia Wang	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Institute of Marine Science	Affiliate Professor	2007-present

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K-8

GLERL Principle Investigator	Student Name	Institution	Relationship	Dates
Eric Anderson	Middle School Students	Clarkson Middle School	Volunteer: Spoke on climate	2013
Doran Mason	Elementary Students	Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad		2010-2014
Hank Vanderploeg	Junior High School Students	SE Michigan Science Fair Judge	Volunteer	2010-present
Jia Wang	Middle School Students	Slauson and Clague Middle Schools	Science Olympiad Coach: Meteorology	2012-2014

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Appointments

GLERL Principle Investigator	Institution	Department	Role	Dates
Timothy Davis	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resource and Environment, University of Michigan	Adjunct Research Scientist
Drew Gronewold	University of Michigan	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Adjunct Professor	2013-present
Drew Gronewold	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Adjunct Professor	2010-present
Doran Mason	University of Florida	Dept. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Courtesy Associate Professor	2010-present
Doran Mason	Michigan State University	Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife	Adjunct Assistant Professor and Graduate Faculty	2010-present
Doran Mason	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resource and Environment,	Adjunct Assistant Professor	2010-present
Steve Pothoven	Purdue University	Forestry and Natural Resources	Adjunct Professor	2010-2011
Steve Ruberg	Grand Valley State University	Office of Graduate Studies	Adjunct Graduate Faculty	2010-present
Henry Vanderploeg	University of Michigan	School of Natural Resource and Environment,	Adjunct Professor
Jia Wang	University of Alaska Fairbanks	School of Fisheries and Marine Sciences	Adjunct Faculty	2010-present
Jia Wang	Polar Research Institute of China		Guest Professor	2010-present
Jia Wang	Fudan University, Shanghai, China		Visiting Professor	1998-present

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By hosting and participating in a variety of outreach events, workshops, seminars and other key activities, GLERL researchers and employees promote science, service and stewardship to diverse audiences.

The information below is a summary of GLERL outreach and communications activities, for FY2015.

Event Title	Event Type/Activities	Outlet/Location	Date of Event	Staff Leads/Participants	Partners
Great Lakes Remote Sensing Workshop 1	Workshop	Ohio Aerospace Institute	3/12/2014-3/13/2014	George Leshkevich	NASA
Great Lakes Remote Sensing Workshop 2	Workshop	NOAA GLERL	5/7/2014-5/8/2014	George Leshkevich	NASA
Wave Forecast	Presentation	Harbor Springs	8/8/14	Eric Anderson
Classroom Lesson: St. Matthew Lutheran School: 4th Grade	School visit with presentation	St/ Matthew Lutheran School, Michigan	10/20/14	GLERL: James Liebig (EcoDyn) Partners: Walled Lake Public Schools	Walled Lake Public Schools
National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Symposium	Presentations, Discussion, Lab Tour	GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Tour stops: MIL (Steve Ruberg), HABs (Tim Davis), Hydro Modelling (Eric Anderson)	12/3/14	GLERL: Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (IS); Margaret Lansing (IS) Partner: Erika Washburn, Lake Superior NERR	Erika Washburn, Lake Superior NERR
Media Briefing on Great Lakes Water Levels	Presentations via teleconference: Scientists placed today's water levels into historical perspective (year-to-year and lake-by-lake). In addition to a briefing on the sure in water levels on Lake Superior and Michigan-Huron (Jan. 2013-Nov. 2014), water level projections for the spring of 2015 also addressed. New tools also described available to the public, media, resource managers, shipping industry, and recreational boaters to help plan for changing water levels.	Teleconference conducted by NOAA in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with teleconference support from NOAA Communications	12/10/14	GLERL: Drew Gronewold (IPEMF), Deborah Lee (Director); Margaret Lansing (IS) Partners: Monica Allen; NOAA Communications; Stephen Gill, senior scientist, NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services; Keith Kompoltowicz, Chief, Watershed Hydrology Branch, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Detroit District	Monica Allen; NOAA Communications; Stephen Gill, senior scientist, NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services; Keith Kompoltowicz, Chief, Watershed Hydrology Branch, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Detroit District
Recreational Boating Educational Conference: The Michigan Clean Marine Program: Preparing for an Uncertain Future	Presentation		12/11/14	GLERL: Anne Clites (IPEMF)
Eastern Michigan University Tour of GLERL	Lab tour, Presentations	GLERL, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Lab tour: MIL (Kyle Beadle), Benthos (Ashley Baldridge), Limnology Lab (Dave Fanslow)	12/11/14	GLERL: Margaret Lansing (IS), Cathy Darnell (IS), Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (IS) ; CILER: Mark Rowe, Hongyan Zhang
Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop sponsored by Michigan Sea Grant	Presentation: "Lake Michigan lower food web and changes in alewife condition and diet" presented by GLERL scientist, Steve Pothoven. Also distributed Great Lakes educational materials: posters, factsheets, and stickers	Ludington, Mich.	1/10/15	GLERL: Steve Pothoven (EcoDyn) Partners: NOAA Michigan Sea Grant	NOAA Michigan Sea Grant
19th Annual Science Vessel Coordination Workshop	Moderator for session: Update on experiences with newly built research vessel ARTICUS and OSU research vessel.	Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, Mich.	1/15/15	GLERL: Dennis Donahue, LMFS Superintendent Partners: International Joint Commission	International Joint Commission
St. Clair - Detroit River System (SCDRS) Initiative Annual Meeting. Theme: Establishing Priorities for Coordinated Action 2015-2013..	Lab tour, Presentations, Discussions	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich. (70 attendees)	2/4/15	GLERL: Margaret Lansing IS, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS): Terry Heatlie (co-located partner)
Great Lakes National Ocean Science Bowl (GLNOSB)	GLERL provided support for NOAA booth with factsheets, Great Lakes stickers, brochures. Support also provided for the GLNOSB competition, as well as for photographic documentation of the event.	University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources	2/7/15	GLERL: Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (IS), ~ 20-25 GLERL and CILER scientists and staff Partners: Michigan Sea Grant, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources	Michigan Sea Grant, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources
Great Lakes Water Budget Workshop	Presentations, lab tour and demos for attendees. Participants included scientists from NSSL, National Weather Service River Forecasting Centers, the New York Power Authority, and the Ontario Power Generation.	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbro, Mich. (Limnology lab, MIL)	2/10/15	GLERL: Anne Clites (IPEMF; Drew Gronewold (IPEMF)
Detroit Boat Show	NOAA booth staffed by National Weather Service staff from White Lakes; GLERL provided educational materials for the booth (e.g., nautical charts, posters, factsheets, Great Lakes stickers).	Cobo Hall. Detroit, Mich.	2/12/15	GLERL: Cathy Darnell (IS), Anne Clites (IPEMF) Partner: Rich Pollman, National Weather Service	Rich Pollman, National Weather Service
NOAA Senior Leadership Visit to GLERL	Lab tour, Presentations/day-long visit with NOAA's Chief Scientist, Dr. Richard Spinrad; NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Director, Dr. Louis Uccellini; and NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Assistant Administrator, Craig McLean. Throughout the day, scientists from both GLERL and CILER exchanged ideas with NOAA leadership on current research endeavors along with discussion on future directions.	GLERL, Ann Arbro, Mich. (Limnology Lab, MIL)	2/20/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director), Margaret Lansing (IS), Laura Newlin (Director's Office); lab-wide support from scientists and staff. Partners: NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), CILER	NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), CILER
Visit from education leads of Children's Science Museum of Indianapolis	Discussion on Great Lakes science exhibit	GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	3/10/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (GLERL Director), Margaret Lansing (IS), Steve Ruberg (OSAT), Steve Constant MIL), Ashley Baldridge (EcoDyn), Tim Davis (EcoDyn), Anne Clites (IPEMF), Eric Anderson (IPEMF), Rochelle Sturtevant (IS), Doran Mason (EcoDyn), and Ed Rutherford (EcoDyn)
South East (SE) Michigan Science Fair	Served in judging for the SE Michigan Science Fair; Presentation of GLERL Aquatic Science Awards	Washtenaw Community College, Ypsilanti, Michigan	3/13/15	GLERL: Henry Vanderploeg (EcoDyn) Partner: Kim Billings, WSS	Kim Billings, WSS
National Weather Service (NWS) Eastern Region Director Visit	Lab tour, Presentations	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	3/17/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director), Doran Mason (EcoDyn), Margaret Lansing (IS), Drew Gronewold (IPEMF), Tim Davis (EcoDyn), and Eric Anderson (IPEMF). Partners: National Weather Service (NWS): Jason Tuell, NWS Eastern Region Director, Gary Garnet, Chief Meteorologist (Cleveland WFO), Dick Wagenmaker and Greg Mann (Detroit WFO); Limnotech: Ed Verhamme;	National Weather Service (NWS): Jason Tuell, NWS Eastern Region Director, Gary Garnet, Chief Meteorologist (Cleveland WFO), Dick Wagenmaker and Greg Mann (Detroit WFO); Limnotech: Ed Verhamme;
Science Olympiad Regional Competition	GLERL scientists provided coaching in areas of meteorology and the "dynamic planet" for middle school competition	Clague Middle School Science Olympiad Program, Ann Arbor, Mich.	3/21/15	GLERL: Jia Wang (IPEMF), Brent Lofgren (IPEMF) Partners: Ann Arbor Public Schools	Ann Arbor Public Schools
Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Earth Day	GLERL/CILER outreach booth	WCC, Ypsilanti, Michigan	4/9/15	CILERL: Joe Smith, Ashley Burtner, Alicia Ritzenthaler Partner: Dale Petty	Dale Petty
"Global Solutions to Regional Problems: Collecting Global Expertise to Address the Problem of Harmful Algal Blooms" sponsored by NOAA GLERL, the National Science Foundation, Bowling Green State University.	Two-day workshop with presentations, discussions, attended by regional media: The conference goal was to collect lessons learned from invited regional and global researchers working on HABs plaguing waters worldwide. Application of these lessons to be applied to solving HABs problems in Lake Erie and other Great Lakes waters that suffer from an excess of nutrients. The conference event included a stakeholder forum, open to the public, in efforts to engage key stakeholders, as directed in the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014 (HABHRCA).	Bowling State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.	4/13/15	GLERL: Timothy Davis (EcoDyn) and CILER: Sonia Joseph (communication and outreach) Partners: Bowling Green State University, National Science Foundation	Bowling Green State University, National Science Foundation
Coordinating Science Priorities Workshop (with Great Lakes agencies in Ann Arbor)	Workshop	Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, Mich.	4/22/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director), Doran Mason (Acting Deputy Director) Partners:Great Lakes Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Great Lakes Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
GLERL: Take Your Kid to Work Day	Youth Education: This biennial event, offers a unique opportunity for children of GLERL/CILER staff to experience a day at the laboratory and learn about what makes the Great Lakes great! Ranging from 4-15 years of age, the kids participated in a variety of activities on Great Lakes shipwrecks, lab safety, food webs, the water cycle, clouds, and satellites, and others. A highlight of the day was a grand tour of GLERL's limnology, benthic organism and marine instrumentation labs. An opportunity was also provided to observe aquatic organisms through high powered microscopes and create arts and crafts projects.	GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	4/23/15	Anne Clites (IPEMF), Cathy Darnell (IS), Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (IS), Ashley Baldridge (EcoDyn), Kerrin Maybrey (CILER), Ellen Brody (NOS National Marine Sanctuary, co-located partner)	Parents of GLERL/CILERL staff
Lansing Catholic Central High School	School Visit, Presentation		4/29/15	Doran Mason (EcoDyn)
Great Lakes Water Level Fluctuations -- What does the future hold?	Presentation, NOAA booth	The Hagerty Center located at Northwestern Michigan College's (NMC's) Great Lakes Campus, Water Levels in the Lakes, Upcoming International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD) Update	5/18/15	GLERL: Drew Gronewold (IPEMF) Partners: Hans Van Sumeren, Director, Great Lakes Water Institute Laura Rear McLaughlin - Mapping and Charting; Colleen Roche, PE - Design and Development Engineering Team Lead NOAA, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (COOPS); Dave Rigney, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey (NGS); Tom Loeper, Great Lakes Region, NOAA, Office of Coast Survey (OCS)	Hans Van Sumeren, Director, Great Lakes Water Institute; Laura Rear McLaughlin - Mapping and Charting; Colleen Roche, PE - Design and Development Engineering Team Lead NOAA, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (COOPS); Dave Rigney, NOAA, National Geodetic Survey (NGS); Tom Loeper, Great Lakes Region, NOAA, Office of Coast Survey (OCS).
Great Lakes Water Levels	Presentation	Rotary Club, Rochester, Mich.	5/19/15	Drew Gronewold (IPEMF)
Webinar: Restore our Water International: Great Lakes Hydrologic Outlook Outlook for water levels on the Great Lakes through 2015.	Presentation, Panel discussion	Webinar	5/20/15	Drew Gronewold (IPEMF, physical scientist)
Career Pathways Expo on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM).	NOAA booth, school visit: The event provides an opportunity for diverse group of students from middle school through high school to learn about a wide range of career pathways. Information was shared on the Great Lakes and related research and management careers.	Pontiac High School, Pontiac, Mich.	5/27/15	Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (IS)
Northern Michigan Area Committee/USGS	Presentation	St. Ignace	6/11/15	Eric Anderson
15th Annual Ann Arbor Mayor's Green Fair, sponsored by the City of Ann Arbor, is held to celebrate the community's environmental leadership exhibited by citizens, nonprofits, government and businesses.	NOAA GLERL/CILERL outreach booth	Main Street, Ann Arbor, Mich.	6/12/15	GLERL: Brent Lofgren (IPEMF) Ashley Baldridge (EcoDyn). CILER/GLERL Summer Fellows: Megan Ewald, Jordan Frey, Kevin Kijanka, Trent Frey, Rosemary Kelley	Christine Schopieray
NOAA Science Media Briefing on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).	Presentations via teleconference with media. Media briefing (closed session) hosted by Marcy Kaptur, U.S. Representative for Ohio's 9th congressional district (stretching from Toledo to Cleveland). GLERL and CILER research scientists participated, providing an opportunity for the media to be briefed on HABs research in the western basin of Lake Erie as well as NOAA's harmful algal bloom monitoring and forecasting plans for 2015.	Media Teleconference	6/15/15	GLERL: Tim Davis (EcoDyn, Molecular HABs Ecologist); Eric Anderson (IPEMF, Hydrodynamic Modeler); Margaret Lansing, IS Branch Chief; CILER: Tom Johengen (Associate Research Scientist/Program Manager for GLERL's HABs program); Sonia Joseph Joshi (Communications and Outreach Specialist)	Richard Stumpf (Oceanographer), NOAA National Ocean Science, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Webinar: NOAA's 2015 Seasonal Forecast of Harmful Algal Blooms for Lake Erie	Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory hosted public webinar to explain NOAA's 2015 Seasonal Forecast of Harmful Algal Blooms for Lake Erie. GLERL and CILERL participated in webinar. The event featured expert commentary, a discussion of the history of Lake Erie HABs, and the U.S. response to the problem. The U.S. co-chairs of Annex 4 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) explained recommendations to address excessive nutrient loading into Lake Erie. Scientists presented projects supported by the Ohio Board of Regents and The Ohio State University Field to Faucet Initiative.	Webinar hosted by Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory	7/9/15	GLERL's Tim Davis (EcoDyn).	Jill Jentes, Ohio Sea Grant; The Ohio State University
Huron River Day (in Ann Arbor, Michigan)	NOAA GLERL booth: Outreach on the Great Lakes and GLERL research topics with gameboard, NOAA Great Lakes banner, Lake Michigan 3D banner, invasive acrylics, HABs poster, foodweb poster	Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Mich.	7/12/15	GLERL: Kathe Glassner-Shwayder (IS), CILER: Ayumi Manome, Fusaro, Jordan Frey	Mary Adams, City of Ann Arbor
NOAA EarthForce Teacher Workshop	Lab tour, Presentations, Laurentian cruise	Lake Michigan Field Station, Muskegon, Mich.	8/6/15	GLERL: Steve Pothoven, J. Elliott, A. Dunnuck (presentations), Jack Workman (vessel crew), Steve Bawks (vessel captain), and Bob Harvey (assisted on board the Laurentian cruise).
Pipeline Hazard Workshop	Presentation	Petosky	8/27/15	Eric Anderson
Bentley Johnson, staffer from Senator Gary Peters office visit to GLERL.	Lab tour	NOAA GLERL	8/28/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director), Jennifer Day (Deputy Director)
Cub Scout den from Brighton, Mich. visits the Lake Michigan Field Station and the R/V Laurentian	School visit	Lake Michigan Field Station, Muskegon, Mich.	8/29/15	GLERL: Steve Bawks (vessel captain)
GLRI Interagency Task Force Meeting	Interagency presentation on nutrient reduction and HABs, highlighting GLERL's HABs monitoring, modeling, and observations work.	Chicago	9/28/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director); Rebecca Held Knoche (NOAA GLRI Administrative Lead)	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Service
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA): Annex 6: Aquatic Invasive Species	Binational meeting focused on regional ANS prevention and control issues as related to the GLWQA	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	10/7/15	GLERL: Rochelle Sturtevant (GLERL/Great Lakes Sea Grant Network liaison)
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA): Annex 4: Nutrients		Hosted by GLERL	10/16/15	GLERL: Craig Stow (IPEMF)
The Great Lakes Subgroup of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) Interagency Working Group	Working meeting (full day): The primary objective of the Great Lakes Subgroup is to develop a research plan and action strategy addressing harmful algal blooms (HABs) and hypoxia issues in the Great Lakes—mandated under the recently passed HABHRCA legislation.	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	10/21/15	Leadership Team: GLERL: Tim Davis (EcoDyn); CILER: Tom Johengen, Linda Novitski (CILER Knauss Fellow), Mary Erickson, Director of NOAA National Centers of Coalst Ocean Science (NCCOS); Ellen Gilinsky, Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agnecy (USEPA)	Participants in the Great Lakes Subgroup: NOAA NCCOS, USEPA, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Great Lakes Congressional Task Force Capitol Hill Asian Carp Briefing	Capital Hill briefing	Capitol Hill, Washington, DC	11/4/15	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director)
Capital Hill Briefing on 2015 Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Sesson: Ohio Senator Rob Portman and Ohio 9th Districe Representative Marcy Kaptur	Capital Hill Briefing		42319	GLERL: Margaret Lansing (IS); Jennifer Day (Acting Deputy Director)
Inaugural Meeting of the Great Lakes HABs Collaboratory	Stakeholder representatives from federal agencies NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), USEPA, as well as regional, academic, non-profit, and industry partners discussed the HAB and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) Great Lakes plan, unmet research needs, and action items to move forward on HAB and hypoxia related issues.	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	12/15/15	USGS, USEPA, Great Lakes Commission
Science Communication Workshop	Continuing education workshop	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	5/7/16	GLERL: Margaret Lansing (IS) Partners: NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Communications	NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Communications
Inter-Agency Media Teleconference: Potential Impacts of El Nino on Great Lakes Water Levels	Live broadcast of media teleconference	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich	11/19/16	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lake Michigan-Huron Operational Forecasting System Use/Partner Workshop	Workshop Goal: Engage stakeholders in the development of the new Great Lakes Operational Forecasting System (GLOFS)	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich	11/19/16	Eric Anderson
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The Great Lakes Panel Meeting on Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS)	Public meeting focused on regional ANS prevention and control issues	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	10/5-6/2015	GLERL: Rochelle Sturtevant (GLERL/Great Lakes Sea Grant Network liaison)
Meeting of the Council of Great Lakes Governors		Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	10/7-8, 2015
Coordinating Committee on Great Lakes Basic Hydraulic and Hydrologic Data Semi-annual Meeting of U.S. and Canadian Agencies	Working meeting (all day)	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	11/17-18/2015
Regional Coordinating Committee Identifying Future Improvement of Great Lakes Indicators Workshop	Workshop Goal: To look to the future and assess how Great Lakes indicators could be further developed to help better capture the state of the lakes relative to the objectives of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	12/17-18/2015	GLERL: Debbie Lee (Director)
NOAA Modeling Uncertainty Workshop	Workshop Objective: Examine methods and means of addressing, reviewing, and presenting uncertainty in ecosystem and living marine resource models	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	4/13-15/2016	GLERL: Craig Stow (IPEMF), Doran Mason (EcoDyn), CILER Partners:NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Ocean Service (NOS)	NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Ocean Service (NOS)
Great Lakes Water Quality Annex 4 Subcommittee Meeting	Meeting discussion	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	4/8-9/2015	GLERL: Craig Stow Partners: International Joint Commission	International Joint Commission
Great Lakes Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Workshop	Regional (federal/state) Workshop	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	5/19-20/2015	GLERL: Rochelle Sturtevant (GLERL/Great Lakes Sea Grant Network liaison
Great Lakes Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Workshop	Regional Workshop including federal/state representatives	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	5/19-20/2015	GLERL: Rochelle Sturtevant (GLERL/Great Lakes Sea Grant Network liaison
College-level Class: Univeristy of Michigan (UM) Biological Station Field Methods in Great Lakes Oceanography	Classroom work and field work aboard the R/V Laurentian. This field intensive course is conducted on research vessels (e.g, R/V Laurentian) where students use variety of traditional and state-of-the-art techniques to characterize biological communities and measure important physical and biological processes. The class emphasizes critical examination of field results within an ecosystem framework through lectures, group discussions, and extensive hands-on field experience. Field measurements made along contrasting nearshore/offshore gradients in the Great Lakes.	RV/Laurentian	6/7-20/2015	UM Professors: Dave Schwab, Gary Fahnenstiel, Tom Nalepa supported by GLERL's R/V Laurentian crew
GLERL Hosts National Ocean Science (NOS) Leadership Visit to Initiate Research Collaboration on Ecological Forecasting and Modeling.	Presentations, lab tour, and series of discussions on areas of on-going collaborations and current and future connections for ecosystem modeling and forecasting. Leadership representation: Mary Erickson, Director, National Center for Coastal Ocean Science; Richard Edwing, Director, Center for Oceanographic Operational Products and Services; and Jeffrey King, Acting Director, Hollings Marine Lab.	Hosted by GLERL, Ann Arbor, Mich.	7/29-30/2015	GLERL: Deborah Lee (Director), Margaret Lansing (IS), GLERL and CILER scientists
The Straits of Mackinac PREP Oil Spill Exercise	This full-scale functional exercise is designed to simulate response to a worst case discharge oil spill originating from the pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac, the connecting waterway between lakes Michigan and Huron in the upper Great Lakes.	Straits of Mackinac, Michigan	9/23-24/2015	GLERL: Dennis Donahue (LMFS), Eric Anderson (IPEMF), Terry Heatlie (NMFS)	The Straits of Mackinaw PREP was led by the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction with NOAA, and other federal, state, and local responders as well as Enbridge (a Canadian energy delivery company operating a crude oil transportation system in Canada and the United States).

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Great Lakes Webinar Series (GLERL/CILER)

Title of Presentation	Presenter(s)	Affiliation	Date
Do we have the tools and the smarts to quantify near shore conditions in Lake Michigan?	James Pauer	ICF International, Large Lakes Research Station, Grosse Ile, MI	4/30/2015
Monitoring and modeling the water budget and water levels of Earth's largest lake system	Andrew Gronewold	NOAA GLERL	5/21/2015
The Great Debate: Investigating the roles of nitrogen and Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie Phosphorus in driving the growth and toxicity of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie.	Tim Davis	NOAA GLERL	6/25/2015
Improving climate information for operational lake level forecasting	Becky Bolinger	NOAA GLERL Post Doc	7/9/2015
The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Framework: A spatial framework, database, and tools to meet the needs of Great Lakes management and research.	Catherine Riseng and Kevin Wehrly	University of Michigan	7/29/2015

GLERL Seminar

Title of Presentation	Presenter(s)	Affiliation	Date
Gathering meteorological data from Great Lakes vessels	Kevin Fries, Branko Kerkez	University of Michigan Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering	8/18/2015
Update of Ice Atlas to 2015 Conditions	Zifan Yang		7/14/2015
Coupled Model-Assimilation Development at Regional and Global Scale at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory	Stan Benjamin	NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado	5/20/2015

GLERL Brown Bag

Title of Presentation	Presenter(s)	Affiliation	Date
Collaborative HABs Research Roundtable with the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) and GLERL	Mary Ann Evans, Wendylee Stott, Tom Johengen, Tim Davis	USGS: Mary Ann Evans, Wendylee Stott; CILER: Tom Johengen; GLERL: Tim Davis	7/24/2015
Watching a Seiche Drive Oxygen Consumption in Green Bay Sediments: Eddy Correlation Principles and Results	Dr. Dirk Koopmans	School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	2/12/2015
Benthic exchange and nitrogen cycling in estuaries: Insights from measurements and models of the Delaware inland bays	Audrey Sawyer	The Ohio State	2/23/2015
Guangwei Zhu: Introduction of Lake Taihu and Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research; Wei Li: Monitoring and early warning of harmful cyanobacterial bloom and black agglomerate in Lake Taihu; Boqiang Qin: Experiment using Asian Carp to control cyanobacterial blooms in Tahu	Guangwei Zhu, Wei Li, and Boqiang Qin	Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Geographic Institute	4/16/2015
Spills and Releases: Something Old, Something New: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Oil Spill Response in the Great Lakes	Annie Johns, Lt. Greg Schweitzer	NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Assessment and Restoration Division	4/27/2015
Sensitivity of lake-effect snowfall to lake surface properties in the Great Lakes region	David Wright	Univeristy of Michigan (UM) Ph.D candidate, UM Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences	6/10/2015
Who's Who At GLERL	Autumn Poisson	CILER	7/9/2015
Singapore's Challenges on Catchment and Reservoir Management" Related to Harmful Algal Blooms		Singapore Public Utilities Board	8/11/2015
Simulation of Large Lakes in Regional Climate Modeling: Two-way lake-atmosphere coupling with a 3D hydrodynamic model of the Great Lakes	Professor Pengfei Xue	Michigan Technological University	1/29/2016
Ecological Restoration of Taihu Lake in China's Jiangsu Province	Chinese Delegation from the Jiangsu Academy of Environmental Sciences	Jiangsu Academy of Environmental Sciences	7/17/2015

Summer Fellows Brown Bag Series

Title of Presentation	Presenter(s)	Affiliation	Date
Graduate School Journeys	Ashley Baldridge, Becky Bolinger, Alicia Ritzenthaler	CILER	6/4/2015
Career Journeys	Julie Sims, Lauren Fry, Felix Martinez, Ed Rutherford	CILER	6/10/2015
Navigating PHDs, Post-docs, and finding a research position	Eric Anderson, Hongyan Zhang, Mark Rowe, Abigail Fusaro,	CILER	6/18/2015
Fellowships and Networking: How to give yourself an edge in the job market	Danna Palladino, Joe Smith Julie Hinderer	CILER	7/8/2015
CILER Fellows, How to give a good talk or poster	Donna Kashian, Sonia Joseph Joshi	Wayne State University, GLERL	7/23/2015
Summer Student Fellows Final Presentations	Student Fellows	CILER	7/30/2015
Summer Student Fellows Final Presentations	Student Fellows	CILER	8/6/2015

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