MRRI Scientists are leveraging 3D printing technology to enhance field-deployed sensing equipment by producing custom parts. This innovative approach allows researchers to design and print lightweight, durable components tailored to specific sensor configurations. By reducing
Two MRRI staff members have recently obtained their Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) licenses, also known as a “Six-Pack” license. This credential, issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, required them to pass rigorous exams
At the 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Meeting (December 9-13, 2024), Ying ‘Cheryl’ Yao, Chief Chemist and Laboratory Supervisor at the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI), presented the institute’s research titled “Distributions and Partitioning
The picture shows an MRRI scientist in 2024 with a device designed to measure the relative elevation change of wetland sediments. The device is a Surface Elevation Table (SET) Rod SET, created by Donald Cahoon
Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA, hosted the joint meeting of the National Wetland Managers’ (NAWM) Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Workgroup (MAWWG) and the New England Biological Assessment of Wetlands Workgroup (NEBAWWG) between November 12 and 14. NAWM, a
MAC URISA’s (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Mid-Atlantic Chapter) Bi-Annual Conference is the largest GIS conference in the Mid-Atlantic region. It hosts a comprehensive, multi-day conference that showcases outstanding and innovative uses of GIS
Last week MRRI’s GIS Specialist Christopher Blackley attended the New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management 19th annual conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This conference brings together over 500 flood management experts from a variety
MRRI scientists attended Restore America’s Estuaries 2024 Coastal & Estuarine Summit in Arlington, VA, October 6-11, 2024. The five day summit brought together national and international experts on tidal and coastal wetland restoration. Amidst a
The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) has upgraded the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) system to the latest technology for the Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute (MRRI) laboratory. From July 8-10, 2024,
A recent study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to understand mineral formation in the oxygen-depleted sediments of the Hackensack estuary. The recently approved NSF proposal (worth $551,795) focuses on the concept of
The 2023 water quality data collected in the Meadowlands Lower Hackensack Estuary has been checked with QA/QC procedures and shared with US EPA through national Water Quality Exchange (WQX). The Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute
The Environmental Protection Agency is relying on MRRI and a two-year grant to determine how contaminants move between the marshes and main stem of the river at selected microbasins in the lower Hackensack River. The