Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research

		Phone	Email
Allen Burton	CILER Director and SNRE Professor	(734) 763-3601	burtonal@umich.edu
Linda DeLuca	Administrative Assistant	(734) 647-2536	dlinda@umich.edu
Tom Johengen	Associate Director, CILER & Associate Research Scientist	(734) 741-2203	johengen@umich.edu
Christine McAllen	Business Administrator	(734) 763-3010	cmcallen@umich.edu
Sander Robinson	Outreach Director and Administrative Coordinator	(734) 255-6643	sanderdr@umich.edu

Contact Us:

CILER
G110 Dana Building
440 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041
Phone: (734) 763-3010

Vision and Mission:

CILER's vision is to enhance the quality of the Great Lakes and its related ecosystem services, through a partnership of universities, NOAA scientists, and other stakeholders.

CILER's mission includes: 1) translating research into productive outcomes through outreach and education; 2) facilitating productive interactions between scientists in the Great Lakes basin, with a primary focus on NOAA partnerships; 3) identifying and characterizing emerging areas of concern for the Great Lakes ecosystem, with applications to all coastal ecosystems; 4) providing a forum for better linking ecosystem responses, sustainable ecosystem services, and decision-making, and; 5) advancing our understanding of, and ability to predict, complex ecosystem processes, responses, and dynamics.