Workshops & Courses

Courses: Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms; Ecology and Systematics of Algae
Location: Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, Milford, Iowa, USA

Two courses related to diatoms and algae are being offered in Summer 2023 at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Classes target advanced undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, teachers, and professionals.

ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF DIATOMS

22 May – 16 June 2023

Instructors: Mark Edlund, Sylvia Lee

This course, now in its 60th year, will introduce students to field and laboratory study of freshwater diatoms. We will visit diverse aquatic habitats of the Upper Midwest to make live and fossil collections of most freshwater diatom genera. Students will learn techniques in collection, preparation, and identification of diatoms. Lectures will cover diatom taxonomy, systematics, stream, lake, and wetland ecology, research applications, and biogeography. Students will assemble individual voucher collections as a means for practicing diatom research and species verification. As a final project, students will complete a taxonomic treatment of a species that will be ready to submit for peer-review to the Diatoms of North America (diatoms.org) web project. This is an intensive, field-oriented class appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-graduate workers in geology, ecology and diatom taxonomy. Students are encouraged to bring individual research materials, and there will be opportunities to discuss research approaches and practical problems of using diatoms in ecological and paleoecological applications. Class size is limited to 10.

ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF ALGAE - ONLINE

19 June - 30 June 2023

Instructor: Kalina Manoylov

This course is offered on-line with synchronous and asynchronous sessions. Course topics include biology, phylogeny, and taxonomy of cyanobacteria and eukaryotic freshwater algae based on theory and image material provided by the instructor. Algal genera collected from previous research projects and classes will be used for an algal voucher library. An ecological perspective is used to explore the diversity of photosynthetic microbes that form the energy base of freshwater ecosystems. Environmental and economic concerns caused by excessive algal growth will also be introduced. Managing aquatic systems using algae will be discussed. 

Tuition
· Undergraduate per credit tuition: $364.00
· Graduate per credit tuition: $605.00

Range of room/board costs per week at Lakeside:
· Cabin, room w/o bathroom, meals included: $225 per week
· Room with bathroom, double occupancy, meals included: $275 per week
· Single room with bathroom, meals included: $425 per week

More Information/Registration: https://iowalakesidelab.org/courses/summer-2023

International Students: https://iowalakesidelab.org/student-resources

Contacts:

- Sylvia Lee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (lakesidediatoms@gmail.com)

- Mark Edlund, St. Croix Watershed Research Station (medlund@smm.org)

- Kalina Manoylov, Georgia College & State University (kalina.manoylov@gcsu.edu)

- Mary Skopec, Executive Director of Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (mary-skopec@uiowa.edu) Phone: 712-337-3669 ext 5


Course: Phycology Summer Course
Location: Hatfield Marine Station, Newport, Oregon
Dates: 26 June – 21 July, 2023
Registration: begins 17 April 2023

The Hatfield Marine Station of Oregon State University will offer a course in Phycology (BOT 417/517) this summer (June 26 – July 21, Summer session II). This upper level undergraduate and graduate level course is a field and laboratory based introduction to micro- and macro-algal biology, reproduction and evolution. Emphasis is placed on how the endosymbiosis theory ties algae together as a functional group. Algal diversity will be explored through lectures, laboratory and field trips. The laboratory experience will include methods for isolation, culturing and maintenance of algae for aquaculture and research. Registration begins April 17, 2023.

Registration: https://summer.oregonstate.edu/registration 

Housing: https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/housing

Course listing: https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/summer-courses

Scholarship opportunities: https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/academics/scholarships


Course: Marine Botany: Diversity and Ecology
Location: Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington
Dates: 12 June to 14 July 2023
Instructors: Thomas Mumford, Wilson Freshwater

The theme of the course is principles, methods, and applications of marine algal biodiversity studies with a focus on the macroalgae of marine benthic environments. Students will learn classical and contemporary methods for the identification, classification, and phylogenetic analysis of marine benthic algae (seaweeds); the theories underlying the methods, and the application of biodiversity information in (for example) benthic ecology. They will gain practical experience in such tools as: specimen collection, preservation, microscopy, DNA isolation and sequencing, computational approaches to phylogeny reconstruction, DNA barcoding, and databasing. Fieldwork will be extensive, as the diverse and species-rich habitats around San Juan Island provide ideal sites for the examination of macroalgal diversity.

Students will participate in research projects using morphological, ecological and molecular data to assess the diversity of algal populations and to interpret that diversity in its ecological and biogeographic context. The class will also continue to populate the “Marine Algae of the San Juan Islands” BOLD system database project and publish a new public dataset for the project.

This is a course appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as, professional marine biologists, botanists, geneticists, and oceanographers with interests in marine biodiversity, conservation biology, and coastal ecology. Course participants will leave with a toolbox of methods to assess these topics in any nearshore ecosystem in the world.

Students receive 9 (quarter system) or 6 (semester system) transfer credits for the course. For information on the Friday Harbor Labs, including how to apply, housing, and financial aid packages, visit: https://fhl.uw.edu/. Specific information on the 2023 classes will be available on the FHL webpage in October 2022 and applications may be submitted as soon as this information is posted.

There are many Friday Harbor Labs financial aid opportunities for those students who can demonstrate financial need or academic merit, visit: https://fhl.uw.edu/courses/financial-aid/


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