Research Labs Overview
As part of the University of Minnesota system research enterprise, NRRI employs over 140 scientists, engineers, technicians, staff and students in two industrial research facilities.
Explore our research labs, expertise, capabilities, and current projects below.
Applied Ecology and Resource Management Labs
Forest and Land Group
Water Group
- Freshwater Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Lab
- Lake and Stream Ecosystem Ecology Lab
- Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology Lab
- Environmental Chemistry Lab
- Phytoplankton and Paleolimnology Lab
- Water Treatment Pilot Lab
Minerals and Metallurgy Labs
Geology and Mineral Opportunities Group
At the NRRI Duluth facility:
- Mineral Characterization Lab
- Economic Geology Lab
- Taconite By-Product Development Lab
Mineral Processing and Metallurgy Group
The Minerals Processing Lab at the NRRI Coleraine Facility includes:
- Extractive Metallurgy
- Mineral Processing
- Pyrometallurgy
- Hydrometallurgy
- Comminution/Benefication
- Metallic Product Development/Alternative Iron-making Technologies
Materials and Bioeconomy Labs
- Duluth Laboratory
- Biomass Conversion Labs
- Coleraine Pilot and Demonstration
- Applied Chemistry & Chemical Characterization Lab
- Surface characterization Lab
- Surface Modification Chemistry Lab
- Wood Product Development Lab
- Materials Testing Lab
- Agglomeration Technology Lab
- Biorefinery Lab
Data Collection and Delivery Labs
- Geographic Information Systems Lab
- Data Management and Optimization
As part of the University of Minnesota system research enterprise, NRRI employs over 140 scientists, engineers, technicians, staff and students in two industrial research facilities.