Darrin Freshwater Institute

Darrin Freshwater Institute DFWI is a multidisciplinary environmental research center of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute focused on all things freshwater, from physics to fish!

Learn more at dfwi.rpi.edu

07/06/2026

The Red, White and Blue of Lake George!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, stay tuned this week for some more posts and fun things going on at Darrin Freshwater Institute!

Another day on the water with Darrin Freshwater Institutes Jefferson Projects Research Assistants and Associates! Using ...
07/02/2026

Another day on the water with Darrin Freshwater Institutes Jefferson Projects Research Assistants and Associates!

Using Secchi discs to look at water clarity, capturing water from deep or shallow parts of the lake, and using our Sonds to test different variables in the water!

Stay tuned to learn more!

✨Summer Lecture Series✨We are so excited for our next Summer Lecture Series speaker on Monday July 6th from 7pm-8pm!We w...
07/01/2026

✨Summer Lecture Series✨

We are so excited for our next Summer Lecture Series speaker on Monday July 6th from 7pm-8pm!

We would like to introduce next week’s speaker, Jon Borrelli!

Save the date, and learn more on our website about the Summer Lecture Series!

Darrin Freshwater Institute staff enjoyed hopping on the Floating Classroom with Lake George Association for the Fort Ti...
06/30/2026

Darrin Freshwater Institute staff enjoyed hopping on the Floating Classroom with Lake George Association for the Fort Ticonderoga Torch Club outing!

Participants learned about Lake George through hands-on activities and discussions about water quality.

Can’t wait for our next collaboration!

06/25/2026

✨Curious about our research?

Listen to the Jefferson Projects researchers and research assistants as they go over what a day on the water looks like!

Stay tuned for more project coverage!

✨Summer Lecture Series✨We are so excited to be starting our Summer Lecture Series on Monday June 29th from 7pm-8pm!We wo...
06/23/2026

✨Summer Lecture Series✨

We are so excited to be starting our Summer Lecture Series on Monday June 29th from 7pm-8pm!

We would like to introduce our first speaker, Jasmine Antonucci!

Save the date, and learn more on our website about the Summer Lecture Series!

✨Captures and Visuals of Lake George - On the surface, where you see birds like Loons, Cormorants, Geese and much more. ...
06/22/2026

✨Captures and Visuals of Lake George

- On the surface, where you see birds like Loons, Cormorants, Geese and much more.

- Under the water, a whole new world filled with fish, and forest like plant structures.

- On the boat, where you enjoy the weather, and take in the views.

Photos by: Project Fin Organization , and Dave Winkler

06/16/2026

✨Women in STEM✨

⛰️ This summer, we have an amazing team of women as our research assistants! Always have to highlight work we do!

Our first blog post of the summer is out now! We are so excited to deep dive into the Invasive Species in Lake George to...
06/15/2026

Our first blog post of the summer is out now!

We are so excited to deep dive into the Invasive Species in Lake George to end off Invasive species awareness week!

Have a read here:

DFWI.rpi.edu/news

✨In the Field with The Jefferson Project Research Assistants✨⛰️Research Assistants are learning about how we take sample...
06/15/2026

✨In the Field with The Jefferson Project Research Assistants✨

⛰️Research Assistants are learning about how we take samples in the field, boat anatomy and so much more!

Keep watching for more project coverage this summer!

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