[Lista-Algas] Summer Field Course Opportunity-Ecol & Syst of Diatoms

[Andres Boltovskoy]

Summer Field Course Opportunity-Ecol & Syst of DiatomsOpportunities and a course of interest to diatomists, paleoecologists, phycologists are being offered this summer at Iowa Lakeside Lab.

ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF DIATOMS
This course is an intensive, field-oriented class appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and post graduate workers in ecology, geology, environmental sciences, and diatom taxonomy. We will immerse ourselves in the diverse aquatic habitats and fossil deposits of the Upper Midwest to observe freshwater diatoms. Students will learn techniques in diatom collection, preparation, and identification. Lectures will cover taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of most freshwater genera. Students will complete individual voucher collections using modern database techniques. Students are encouraged to bring research materials. The use of diatoms in ecological and paleoecological research will be discussed. Class size is limited to ten students and early enrollment is encouraged. The Reimer Scholarship will be awarded to one student based on scholastic merit.  June 1 to June 27, 2008, taught by Sarah Spaulding and Mark Edlund.

ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Analysis of Environmental Data is scheduled to be taught by Steve Juggins during the 2009 session.  See
http://www.campus.ncl.ac.uk/staff/Stephen.Juggins/courses.htm for further details.

JC KINGSTON DIATOM FELLOWSHIP
The John C. Kingston Diatom Fellowship was established in 2004 by colleagues, friends and family to honor John's memory and to recognize the contributions he made to the study of diatoms at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Each summer, an award will be made to one advanced student or researcher to serve as teaching assistant for the Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms course and to engage in a research project. The fellowship includes a stipend and room and board at Lakeside and is available to domestic and international students, at the graduate level or advanced undergraduate level. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and statement of teaching, research, and career interests to Jane Shuttleworth by email lakesidejane at yahoo.com by February 28, 2008.  The JC Kingston Fellowship is administered by the Friends of Lakeside Lab, Kingston Fellowship, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, 1838 Hwy 86, Milford, Iowa 51351 USA.

Merit Scholarships are available through Iowa Lakeside Lab (deadline April 1) and the Hannah T. Croasdale Fellowship through the Phycological Society of America (deadline March 1). http://www.psaalgae.org/soc/croasdale.shtm

REGISTRATION AND CONTACTS:
http://www.lakesidelab.org

Mark Edlund
St. Croix Watershed Research Station
Science Museum of Minnesota
16910 152nd St. N
Marine on St. Croix MN 55047
mbedlund at smm.org

Sarah Spaulding
Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research
Campus Box 450
University of Colorado
Boulder CO 80309
sarah.spaulding at colorado.edu
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Mark B. Edlund
Senior Scientist
St. Croix Watershed Research Station
Science Museum of Minnesota
16910 152nd St. N
Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota 55047 USA
phone: 651-433-5953 X26, FAX: 651-433-5924
mbedlund at smm.org     www.smm.org/SCWRS
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