Marinna Guzy – Great Lakes Fisheries and Indigenous Knowledge
Marinna Guzy is a doctoral student in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife with a dual major in Environmental Science and Policy. One aspect of her research focuses on building relationships with the Bay Mills Indian Community.
Autumn Bland – Water Access
Autumn Bland is a second-year PhD student in the Department of Sociology. Her research examines household and individual water access, including access to plumbing and basic water infrastructure.
Rui Li – PFAS in Agriculture
Rui Li is a PhD student in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences. Her research uses machine learning to study soil and crop systems.
Angelique Willis – Drinking Water Quality and Public Health
Angelique Willis is a dual PhD student in Geography and Environmental Science and Policy. Her research centers drinking water quality and public health outcomes, with a specific focus on environmental justice and underserved communities.
Greg Rouland – Wastewater and Soil Management
Greg Rouland is a PhD student in the Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering. Using a machine called the tTEM, he collects data on soil resistivity across fields, which helps to determine where wastewater can be applied most effectively.
Andrew Chesang – Precision Agriculture
Andrew Chesang is a doctoral student in the Department of Biosystems & Agriculture Engineering. His research uses robots, 3D imaging, and in-field sensors to help farmers manage their apple orchards throughout the year.
MSU packaging assistant professor Yoorae Noh explains the human health implications of micro- and nanoplastics
Dr. Yoorae Noh has spent her career investigating plastics, microplastics, and the emerging concern of nanoplastics.
WaterCube NRT Fellows Attend Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore
WaterCube NRT Fellows Autumn Bland and Leo Baldiga participated in the Global Young Scientists Summit (Jan 5–9).
Understanding Microplastics: How Tiny Plastics Impact Michigan’s Waterways
MSU researchers are studying how microplastics develop, how they move through Michigan’s water systems, and what that means for humans and ecosystem health.
About the MSU WaterCube National Research Traineeship
The WaterCube NRT program at MSU was designed to prepare a competent workforce for addressing future sustainability and socio-economic challenges in water.
River Has No Borders | Mekong Voices Exhibit at MSU Broad Art Museum
Often called Southeast Asia’s “Mother River,” the Mekong sustains the lives, cultures, and food systems of more than 60 million people.
Apply Now for Upcoming Water Research Fellowships
The Rose Graduate Fellowship and Clifford Humphrys Fellowship are now open for graduate and doctoral students conducting water-related research.