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![Matt Aro A man kneels in front of a tarp on the floor covered with dark wood shavings.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/img_2245.jpg?itok=yYWxSUO0)
NRRI and Washington State University are working together to promote innovations in cross-laminated strand veneer lumber using a heat treatment process.
![Man in safety vest and helmet walks alongside large equipment](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/website-hero-1285x725.jpg?itok=xVm50QCn)
NRRI researchers are focused on discovering the economy of the future. But what does that really mean? How can NRRI help Minnesota prepare?
![Saleh Mamun A man sits at a desk looking away from computer screens.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/pxl_20201115_182335979.jpg?itok=3F6Twb_8)
NRRI's Saleh Mamun maps the value of natural resources in post doc position shared with the U's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences.
![Rodney Johnson A man sits at home office desk in front of a geology illustration](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/rjohnson_10-29-2020.png?itok=Amw-LvP2)
Meet the Researcher: Rodney Johnson brings decades of experience to focus on the future of Minnesota's Iron Range.
![Tim White and Kevin Kangas Two men stand six feet apart outside in front of a building](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/img_1474.jpg?itok=_3oCUBDP)
NRRI's Business Development team strategically manages client relationships and builds opportunities for research.
![A woman in a white lab coat and gloves works in a laboratory.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/ulrich-lab2020.jpg?itok=Y48JkK_3)
Contaminants in Great Lakes and biochar projects spur acquisition of interesting new tools to get the job done right.
![A woman in a lab wearing a face mask.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/eva_hendrickson-2.jpg?itok=numyeDRZ)
For three UMD undergrads, classroom learning comes alive doing NRRI field and lab work.
![Water flowing over the top of a beaver dam](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/overtoppingdam.jpg?itok=KT-1qkRS)
While anglers may curse the busy beavers that dam up a popular trout stream, there can be positive benefits from the ponds created by dams.
![Diatom Long, stick-like microscopic algae as seen under a microscope](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/9.jpg?itok=5wyzAc9w)
NRRI scientist publishes new book for Great Lakes diatom algae identification which includes 28 new species.
![Lucinda Johnson A woman sits in an office behind a desk.](/sites/nrri.umn.edu/files/styles/article_lists/public/2020-12/lucinda2010_001.jpg?itok=ImfX-fhS)
NRRI Associate Director Lucinda Johnson joins Governor Walz' Climate Change Council to identify innovative strategies that will increase climate resiliency.
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