Participation is open to faculty interested in interdisciplinary projects.
The center's research focuses on basic ecosystem processes within the aquatic and terrestrial portions of the Lake Superior watershed. The long-term goal is to understand the ecosystem and to predict the ecological consequences of future change in the land, water, and atmosphere of the Lake Superior basin. The focus of the PRC is on PhD graduate student education and collaborative research efforts in the areas of plant biotechnology, plant sciences, and technological applications of plant products. The PRC receives a prestigious USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowship for Plant Biotechnology, which provides funding for a PhD candidate studying in the program. The latest advances in genetic engineering and molecular microanalysis are available at the PRC, as well as many traditional approaches, to study plant physiology, pathology, and biochemistry.