News & Events

As I put the final touches on my dissertation, I reflect on the amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, experiences, and gratifying collaborations and friendships I found as a graduate student at

It was hard to ignore the effects of climate change this 2023 holiday season when the usual magical whiteness was replaced by a green-brown landscape and ice was replaced by open water on lakes and

As the sun begins to peek through the fog, I lean over the side of the boat and dip a bottle into the cold water.

The primary drivers of the physics of lakes - the circulation, thermal structure, waves, and turbulent mixing - are the overlying meteorological conditions.

UMD Associate Professor Ted Ozersky is the principal investigator on a newly funded project titled "Collaborative Research: Advancing a comprehensive model of year-roun

Freshwater will air this spring on TPT - Twin Cities PBS (Date TBD)

The impact that quagga mussels have on the Great Lakes food web gives deep meaning to the saying 'food for thought'

Lake scientists have long considered winter a season when aquatic activity slows. Most do their field studies at other times of the year.

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is the first satellite dedicated to observing nearly all the water on the earth’s surface.