Although widely used in Europe and Asia, porous asphalt has not been extensively used in the southern Lake Michigan region due to its poor resistance to freeze-thaw. This study aims to (i) synthesize the existing literature on porous asphalt, (ii) determine the need for porous asphalt pavements on the southern Lake Michigan coast, and (iii) develop in the laboratory a porous asphalt mixture capable of resisting freeze-thaw cycles common to this region.
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Development of Lake Michigan actinomycete bacteria as a source for antibiotic drug leads
- Grow freshwater actinomycete bacteria from sediment collected in Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes
Development of Sustainable Aquaculture in Midwest through Improvement of Larval Fish Rearing Stages
The main bottleneck to further development of sustainable and intensive aquaculture in Midwest is improvement of larval fish rearing technologies and larval fish nutrition. The main objective of this project is to develop detailed protocols for larval largemouth bass rearing in indoor facilities that will help to support high survival and growth performance of this species in its young age.
Development of virtual coastal cities for Indiana
- Develop virtual reality visualization applications for coastal cities by Lake Michigan in northern Indiana
Development of Water Markets for Northeastern Illinois
- Assess water supply management options for northeastern Illinois
Dispersal of Exotic Species in the Great Lakes: Crayfish as a Model System for Benthic Species
- Reconstruct the chronology of invasions of Orconectes rusticus and other nonnative crayfishes into the Great Lakes
- Use genetic analyses of the regions in Lake Michigan where O. rusticus is displacing O. propinquus
- Predict the future distribution of O. rusticus in the Great Lakes by comparing the environmental requirements of O. rusticus (especially substrata) with the characteristics of Great Lakes littoral zones
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