As one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes, CILER helps NOAA accomplish its goals in the Laurentian Great Lakes by
- Leading exciting new research efforts,
- Training the next generation of Great Lakes scientists,
- Expanding NOAA research in the Great Lakes through our Consortium, and
- Translating research into actionable science to meet societal needs.
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is our primary NOAA sponsor and home of CILER research personnel.
Our Partners
Impacts
Since 2008,
$36 million in funding
434 students supported
800+ journal articles & reports
149 post-docs supported
Events
1/25/17: Galen McKinley
Spatial variability and potential long-term trends in Great Lakes carbon
2/9/17: Maria Kavanaugh
Great Lakes Seminar Series
News & Announcements
Apply for 2017 Summer Fellows Program!
CILER is happy to announce the opening of 2017 Summer Fellow applications! Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL), this program aims to provide promising undergraduate students (juniors or...
CILER is GLIN’s December Site of the Month
CILER is the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)'s site of the month for December! GLIN Site of the Month "The GLIN December Site of the Month is the newly redesigned Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER) website. CILER is a research...
Fall 2016 eNewsletter
In this Issue: Director’s Letter from Brad Cardinale. CILER Impacts. 2016 Summit Series. Awards. Featured Research, Lake Erie Algal Toxin Analysis in Near Real-Time, ESPniagara. Featured Research, Asian Carp food web modeling. Recent Publications. Sign up to receive CILER’s quartlerly eNews and stay informed about Great Lakes research and events.