Field Work

Mid-lake Microstructure Work

Small boat work in the middle of Lake Michigan’s southern basin, 40 miles from shore.

Testing the AUV

Testing the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in a local lake.

EPA R/V Lake Guardian

Getting ready for a weeklong cruise on the R/V Blue Heron.

NOAA R/V Laurentian Field Work

Deploying a mooring off the Laurentian, NOAA-GLERL’s research vessel. I’m always the one staring off in the distance while everyone else works.

Quagga Mussels

A typical quagga mussel-covered bottom in Lake Michigan.

Large Instrumented Tripod

Deploying our large instrumented tripod off the EPA’s R/V Lake Guardian.

Purdue / IISG Real-time Buoy

The Purdue-IISG real-time buoy near Michigan City, IN (NDBC Buoy 45170).

UAV LiDAR Beach Survey

Performing a LiDAR beach survey with Dr. Ayman Habib’s UAV.

Fieldwork on UWM’s R/V Neeskay

Setting up the underwater PIV frame on UWM’s R/V Neeskay

Fluorometer for Mapping Dye Plumes

A fluorometer on the ship for mapping a dye release.

Dye and Drifter Release

A large dye release in Lake Michigan. Also shown are some satellite-tracked drifters about to be released.

Acoustic Doppler Profiler

An acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) mounted to our benthic frame.

Cooling Off

Cooling off in the lake.

Large Dye Patch

A large dye patch in the lake… now it’s time for the lake to do the work.

Fathometer

A depth reading near the deepest part of the southern basin of Lake Michigan.

A Motley Science Crew

The “Bad Boys” of dye releases.

Fieldwork on EPA’s R/V Lake Guardian

Taking a break from some wet deckwork on the R/V Lake Guardian.

L’Explore Platform on Lake Geneva

The L’Explore observational platform on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Maybe the most beautiful place to do fieldwork in the world.

UAV LiDAR Beach Survey

The UAV surveys dune erosion.

Readying the Benthic Tripod

Getting our tripod ready for deployment.

EPA’s R/V Lake Guardian

The EPA’s R/V Lake Guardian, one of several large ships we work off for fieldwork.

Tripod Deployment

Deploying our large tripod off the Lake Guardian.

L’Explore Platform on Lake Geneva

A closeup of the L’Explore platform on Lake Geneva.

ADCP in Lake Geneva

An ADCP emerging from the depths of Lake Geneva.

Thetis Profiler in Lake Geneva

Lowering the Thetis instrument in Lake Geneva.

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Large Benthic Tripod

Our big benthic tripod.

Buoy Deployment – Michigan City

Getting ready to deploy our buoy in cold water.

Microstructure Profiling

A good day of microstructure profiling.

Survival Suit Test

The obligatory test of the survival suit – a prayer to Neptune.