On June 18th, MRRI staff completed the final retrieval of a suspended sediment trap deployed in Anderson Creek as part of an ongoing EPA study examining the movement of contaminated sediments within the lower Hackensack
Credit: NJCCRC Rutgers University, 2026 On June 10th, Rutgers University’s NJ Climate Change Resource Center hosted the 2026 NJ Climate Change Research Symposium in Piscataway, NJ. The day-long event provided scientists with an opportunity to
MRRI staff installed new pressure transducers to monitor water levels on both the landside and riverside of the manually operated tide gate at the Kingsland Impoundment in Lyndhurst. These new sensors will inform assessments of the
Over the past few months the US drone industry has undergone major changes, the most notable of which is the prohibition of the use & procurement of Chinese drone technologies by federal government entities &
On June 3, 2026, three seniors from Bergen County Academies, Fiona Beauchamp, Alex Kovalenko, and John Kalla, successfully shared their internship experiences at school and concluded their 2026 Senior Experience Internship with the Meadowlands Research and Restoration
The Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute has expanded its field research capabilities with the acquisition of a new 1240 Lowe research vessel equipped with a 6.5 horsepower Beaver Dam long tail mud motor. The new vessel
Ying “Cheryl” Yao, Chief Chemist and Laboratory Supervisor at the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI), presented recent research at the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) 111th John J. Lagrosa Annual Conference on May 12, 2026.
After six and a half years of dedicated effort, Ying “Cheryl” Yao, scientist at the Meadowlands Research and Restoration Institute (MRRI), earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Rutgers University. Cheryl conducted research on emerging
The Meadowlands Research & Restoration Institute (MRRI) is proud to recognize Talayeh Aviles for her outstanding contributions as a Field Research Intern with the MRRI–NJSEA team. During her internship, Talayeh played a key role in
In the pictures, MRRI scientists are preparing to calibrate a new proSonde from Proteus Instruments in the Hackensack River. This state-of-the-art sensor measures organic pollution in natural rivers and marine ecosystems through parameters such as
Last week, several MRRI staff members participated in the 2026 New Jersey Coastal and Climate Resilience Conference, hosted by the New Jersey Coastal Resilience Collaborative (NJCRC) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in
On February 11th, MRRI hosted LiCOR scientists Jim Le Moine and Sasha Ivans for an introductory workshop on LiCOR’s eddy covariance technique at NJSEA’s Lyndhurst campus. Researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students came from Columbia,