MGRRE faculty members and their students are conducting applied research in conjunction with industry and government partners to maximize proven technologies and develop new approaches to:

• Safely store CO2 and other greenhouse gases underground.
• Identify, evaluate and protect our groundwater resources in Michigan’s largest bedrock aquifer.
• Research aquifer vulnerability to known surface contamination.
• Develop new approaches to increase domestic energy production and reduce our dependency on foreign oil. 
• Map surface and shallow glacial deposits that can supply valuable construction materials, such as sand and gravel.
• Assess Michigan’s subsurface rocks for their ability to store and produce geothermal energy.