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Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI)

Kathryn Geller, a junior fisheries and aquatic sciences major, works in a lab at the Annis Water Resources Institute March 27. Geller’s research was to compare two different genetic monitoring methods to aid in the visual detection of the invasive in...

Integrating research, education, and outreach

to enhance and preserve freshwater resources

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Vessels, Fleet, and Operations

Eric Hecox

Eric Hecox
Fleet Captain
AWRI Field Station
740 W. Shoreline Dr. 
Muskegon, MI 49441

(616) 331-3986 
[email protected]

Terry Boersen
Dave Fisher
Paul Haley
Tim Halloran

Terry Boersen
Deckhand

Dave Fisher
W.G. Jackson Engineer

Paul Haley
Captain

Tim Halloran
W.G. Jackson Lead Deckhand 

Pete Hewett
Jill Johnson
Chris Pike
Len Wittlieff

Pete Hewett
D.J. Angus Engineer

Jill Johnson
Captain

Chris Pike
Captain

Len Wittlieff
Facilities Maintenance

Interested in Joining AWRI?

AWRI students pause for a photo while sampling a wetland via jonboat.

We regularly advertise opportunities throughout the year! Look for student, staff, and faculty opportunities at the sites below as well as being advertised on our Facebook, LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Twitter/X pages.

  • GVSU undergraduate summer internships are advertised by February each year, with applications due in early March.
     
  • GVSU Juniors, Seniors, and graduate students can apply year-round for the fall semester Bill and Diana Wipperfurth research scholarship at the GVSU myScholarships webpage; applications are due March 1 each year.
     
  • Applications for the AWRI graduate research assistantships for the Master of Science in Biology program are accepted year-round; selections will be made in February each year.  
     
  • Faculty and staff positions are advertised on the GVSU Careers webpage.
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