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R/V
Neeskay
The Great Lakes
WATER Institute's primary research vessel is the NEESKAY.
This word is derived from the Native American Ho-Chunk
people's language in Wisconsin, and translates as "pure
clean water." The Neeskay has been operated by the Center
for Great Lakes Studies since 1970. The ship provides year-round
access to the lakes and a fully functional platform and
floating laboratory.
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Marine
Operations
In addition
to the R/V Neeskay, the Great Lakes WATER Institute maintains
a fleet of small boats to support its many ongoing research
programs. These range from the 26' Osprey for short trips on
Lake Michigan, to small inflatable vessels for use in field
work on inland lakes and waterways.
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Aquatic
Holding
The Great Lakes
WATER Institute houses a large number of aquatic holding tanks
and facilties to support the aquaculture, environmental genomics,
and environmental toxicology research that requires the maintenance
of live stocks of aquatic life such as lake sturgeon and zebrafish.
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Instrument Shop
The Great Lakes
WATER Institute maintains a full-service instrumentation fabrication
and machine shop where parts and full assemblies can be custom-made
to order. The WATER Institute's skilled staff of machinists,
instrument makers, and electronic technicians take scientific
ideas and turn them into reality on a daily basis.
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IT
Facilities
The WATER Institute
has a range of information processing and media capabilities,
including two dual Xeon Linux servers, half a terabyte of network
storage backed up nightly, a genomics computing cluster, and
presentation facilties for meetings and seminars.
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