MRRI invited UAS Academy to teach a two day ground school course on June 28th & 29th for the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate: Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System. Five MRRI employees attended the course to prepare for the FAA Remote pilot certificate exam. In addition to MRRI, personnel from NJDEP, … Read more
Ecology professor Allison Fitzgerald from New Jersey City University recently lead an ecology class to a wetland site in the Meadowlands where students were introduced to wetland science field techniques. Using tape measurements and 1 meter square plots students measured plant assemblages and plant densities across an elevation gradient. Students found that in tidal coastal … Read more
In April, Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) laboratory finished their annual Proficiency Testing (PT) study. All of the 60 certified parameters have been evaluated and considered as acceptable. MRRI laboratory has been recognized as a Laboratory of Excellence for achieving 100% acceptable data in this study which included 1061 participating laboratories. This achievement is a … Read more
MRRI participated in the annual Rutgers Day university and community celebration event. This was the second annual Rutgers Day held at the Newark University Campus, and was a great way for the departments to connect with the community of Newark. The Earth and Environmental Science Department had several programs and activities, including MRRI’s ‘Soak The … Read more
MRRI has created a poster highlighting their integration into Rutgers University – Newark. The poster was presented at the SEED Grant Open House on campus. Integration of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute into Rutgers University – Newark
Seminar Speaker Series The Newark Environmental Sustainability Institute (NESI) will co-sponsor a seminar presentation with the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI), Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, Rutgers-Newark. Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: Smith Hall Seminar Room 125, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102 For … Read more
On Saturday October 1, 2016, Scientists from Rutgers University Newark and MRRI led a group of professional environmental scientist on a field demonstration of techniques and methods for studying coastal marsh lands. Dr. Dimitris Ntarlagiannis from Rutgers University Newark demonstrated subsurface characterization using electrical resistivity and induced polarization imaging. Dr. Francisco Artigas from MRRI demonstrated … Read more
Since 1993, MRRI has been monitoring the water quality in the lower Meadowlands estuary. Water samples are collected seasonally at 14 predetermined locations in the estuary. MRRI scientists are currently conducting the 2016 summer seasonal water quality sampling. In the field, water samples are analyzed for temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, salinity, and pH. Samples are … Read more
Scientist from MRRI have been taking advantage of the good weather to do maintenance work on its water quality monitoring network. Three stations located strategically near Kearny, at Saw Mill Creek and at the Barge Marina along the lower Hackensack river continuously measure water quality parameters. Hourly measurements of dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, turbidity, salinity … Read more
On July 6, 2016 the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) and The New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary (HEP) will host a public workshop concerning the needs of local watershed. The workshop was designed to get the public involved in shaping the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary agenda. The agenda includes the guidance of … Read more