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Summer Field Courses 2007
Immerse Yourself in Marine Science
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• Coral Reef Ecology
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Microbial Oceanography
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| Microbial Oceanography:
The Biogeochemistry, Ecology and Genomics of Oceanic Microbial Ecosystems
June 24 - July 14, 2007
Instructors:
Dr. Craig Carlson, The University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Stephen Giovannoni, Oregon State University
Dr. John Heidelberg, The University of Southern California
Dr. Robert M. Morris, Cornell University
The recent synthesis of biogeochemistry, microbiology and environmental genomics has made the marine water column one of the most exciting topics of modern ecological
research. This course presents an integrated perspective, using a combination of lectures, laboratory experiments, bioinformatics laboratory exercises, and field trips to the open ocean and coral reefs, including an open-ocean research cruise aboard BBSR's new ship.
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Coral Reef Ecology
July 8 - 28, 2007
Instructor:
Dr. Samantha de Putron, BBSR
An integrated introduction and exposure to active areas of research covering physiology, photosynthesis, population biology, competition, ecosystems and human impacts. Laboratory and field techniques of reef studies.
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Marine Biology
June 2007
Instructor:
James Gould, Princeton University
Dr. Samantha de Putron, BIOS
A field course for Princeton undergraduate students. This intensive four-week course in June will run for four weeks. It will cover all aspects of marine biology, with a special focus on coral reefs. The course will include significantly more lecture and lab time than Princeton on-campus courses. Generally, there will be two lectures (totaling about 2.5 hours) daily, weekly precepts, and a 3-6 hour lab nearly every teaching day, Monday-Saturdays. Many of the labs will require snorkeling; others will involve field trips; the rest will focus on in-lab experiments and measurements (usually of data or organisms collected in the field).
The topics will include the ecology, physiology, and behavior of a wide variety of organisms in a series of habitats, from sandy shores to the deep ocean. The habitats will include rocky shores, mud flats, mangroves, marshes, seagrass beds, open ocean, and, in particular, coral reefs. Organisms will range from plankton to whales, with special attention to corals, marine plants, and reef fish. Students must be enrolled in Princeton to be eligible to attend.
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Observing the Marine Environment
July 2007
Instructors:
Danny Sigman, Princeton University
Mike Lomas, BIOS
This course is a hands-on introduction to the ocean sciences. Topics include ocean circulation and ocean-atmosphere interactions; the interaction of open ocean organisms with one another and with physical and chemical conditions in the ocean; and the effect of these interactions on the global environment. We will participate in two cruises to a monitoring site in the Sargasso Sea, undertake field exercises in the near-shore waters of Bermuda, and use the lab facilities at BIOS to analyze samples that we collect. These activities will be supported by daily lectures. Students must be enrolled at Princeton to be eligible to attend.
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| | | About Course Dates:
Dates shown are the dates students should plan to arrive and depart. Student orientation/courses will start on Monday (the day after students arrive) and end on Friday (the day before students are scheduled to depart). Students who wish to stay extra days must make arrangements in advance by contacting
jburrows(at)bbsr.edu. There will be an extra charge associated with stays beyond the normal course offerings. Please be aware that students must purchase both their arrival and departure airline tickets before they will be allowed to pass through Bermuda Immigration. Flight information must be forwarded to the BBSR Education department at least 6 weeks before the course arrival date so that we can seek permission for you to enter Bermuda.
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