The Great Lakes Center
This is a Buffalo State College facility that has a lot more than just waterfront testing and sampling labs. There is a small fleet of boats that are always busy monitoring the waters of Lake Erie. This satellite facility is a key component of the Great Lakes Environmental Studies program. From the center:
"The Great Lakes Center for Environmental Research and Education at Buffalo State College is unique in the SUNY system as the only facility to operate an on-shore experimental laboratory on the Great Lakes and to offer a graduate program in Great Lakes Environmental Studies.
"On campus, the Center both as catalyst and facilitator is a special resource that links high-quality research with graduate and undergraduate education, increasing the colleges role and visibility in the environmental sciences. The Center also serves as a regional resource that promotes activities that enrich the cultural, social, and intellectual lives of the people of western New York."
Photo: One of the Great Lakes Center's large research vessels, 40-foot R/V Aquarius is a deep-water vessel that can deploy a variety of water and biological sampling devices, electronic monitoring equipment, and lake bottom imaging devices.
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The Great Lakes Center
196 Porter Avenue
Buffalo NY
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