Franz T. Stone Laboratory

Stone Laboratory is a research, education, and outreach station located on Gibraltar Island in Put-in-Bay, Ohio in Lake Erie. We are part of The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Enivornmental Sciences (CFAES) and School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) as well as the Ohio Sea Grant College Program. We collaborate with scientists from all over the world, offering lab facilities, field work equipment, research vessels and housing for researchers studying Lake Erie. Together, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab provide the science behind informed policy and management decisions on science education, the Lake Erie ecosystem and its economic impact on the region. Stone Lab education staff conduct outreach on Lake Erie’s ecosystem at public events and upon request to groups all along the Lake Erie coast line. Our structured informal education is highlighted by our Lake Erie Science Field Trip program, wherein we offer 1-2 day scientific excursions on the lake and on our island campus to over 3,000 particIpants each spring and fall, with our target audience between 5th and 12th grade. Each summer, Stone Lab offers up to 20 OSU college courses and professional development workshops.

Year Founded
1895
Year Joined OBFS
2019
Size of Field Station (hectares)
1-100
FSML Web Address
https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/education/stonelab

Private nonprofit organization?
No
Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
The Ohio State University
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
Other: NOAA, Sea Grant Network
Member of the Virtual Field
Yes

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?
Names of Universities affilated
0
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
Other
Name of partner
Tribal partners/users
No
MSI/HBCU users
No
Community College users
No
Member of the Virtual Field
Yes

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public
Yes
Year round staff
11-20
Seasonal staff
11-20
Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
50+
Distance to emergency services
0-20 minutes
Library
Yes
Hiking trails
No
Internship employment
Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes
Temperate Forest
Minimum Elevation
0-100 meters
Maximum Elevation
0-100 meters
Köppen climate classification
C (temperate)
Freshwater habitats
Yes
Urban or rural
Agricultural fields
No

Research

REU host station
Yes
Dry lab space
Yes
Wet Lab space
Yes
Research vessels available
Yes
GIS capacity on site
No
Long term data sets
Yes
On site herbarium or voucher species
Formal Data Management Plan
No
Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
Yes
Date Joined OBFS
January 10, 2024

Job Postings

Stone Lab Reseach Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

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Student Worker

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Dining, Residence, and Sustainability Coordinator (summer only)

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Dining, Residence, and Sustainability Coordinator (full season)

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Research Aide

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Biological Field Station Assistant

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