Multiple Courses Available
Summer Undergraduate and Graduate Course Available
Polar Marine Ecology
11 June - 14 July 2012
Walpole, Maine, U.S. and Churchill, Manitoba, CanadaGraduate and PhD Training Course
General Principles and Approaches for Modeling Hydrology in
Different Geographical Regions
22-29 October 2012
Koblenz, Germany
- Summer Undergraduate and Graduate Course Available
Polar Marine Ecology
11 June - 14 July 2012
Walpole, Maine, U.S. and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
The Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine and the Churchill
Northern Studies Center are now accepting applications for a Polar
Marine Ecology Course. The course is open to undergraduate and graduate
students. It will include two sessions, the first in Walpole, Maine on
11-26 June 2012; and the second in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on 3-14
July 2012. Registration is limited to 15 students.
The Polar Marine Ecology course is designed to give upper-level
undergraduate and graduate students a broad and basic knowledge of polar
marine processes. This program is a combination of lecture courses in
Antarctic and arctic marine ecology, and fieldwork on a coastal
ecological time series in Hudson Bay. The program offers students
opportunities to gain greater understanding of both Antarctic and arctic
marine environments, and learn how to do fieldwork in a polar setting
and undertake group research projects. The course offers three credits
and has two sessions:
- Session 1 will include in-class seminars and instruction on basic
field skills and be taught at the Darling Marine Center at the
University of Maine, 11-26 June 2012. The focus will be on benthic
and pelagic ecosystems of the Arctic and Antarctic, the history of
polar explorations and scientific discoveries, and current threats
to these unique regions.
- Session 2 is the field school component to be taught at the
Churchill Northern Studies Centre in Churchill, Manitoba, 3-14 July
2012. On site in the Canadian Arctic, students will compare
temperate Maine to Hudson Bay through group research projects. Field
trips are planned to sites of arctic natural history (e.g., polar
bears, beluga whales, permafrost) and historical sites. Given
sufficient interest there is potential opportunity to do snorkel
transects and SCUBA surveys. SCUBA is available only to those
certified by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS).
Days between sessions are travel days.
Prerequisite work includes introductory level marine biology and marine
ecology classes. Prior coursework in polar ecology in not required. The
course is open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students at
U.S. and international universities.
The course cost, including all travel, is $3,400. Partial and full
financial aid is available to University of Maine students. For
questions about financial aid, please contact Rhian Waller
(rhian.waller [at] maine.edu).
Registration deadline: Friday, 30 March 2012.
For further information about the course, please see:
http://www.dmc.maine.edu/coursesUM.html.
For questions, please contact:
Linda Healy
Email: lhealy [at] maine.edu
Rhian Waller
Email: rhian.waller [at] maine.edu
- Graduate and PhD Training Course
General Principles and Approaches for Modeling Hydrology in
Different Geographical Regions
22-29 October 2012
Koblenz, Germany
The Hydrograph Model Research Group of Russia and the Federal Institute
of Hydrology of Germany announce that applications are now being
accepted for a one-week training course entitled "General Principles and
Approaches for Modeling Hydrology in Different Geographical Regions."
The course is open to masters and PhD students. It will be held 22-29
October 2012 at the Federal Institute of Hydrology in Koblenz, Germany.
This course will address modeling strategies in cold and permafrost
regions. Participants will use data from small research sites and
watersheds to develop physically based models, estimate model
parameters, and transfer those to larger scales. Participants will also
learn how to simulate the runoff process in different geographical
regions (e.g., permafrost, taiga, semi-arid environment, temperate
climate, and tropics), and how to apply the hydrograph model.
The course is scheduled for one full week during which the work of each
participant will be evaluated. A group of students will be given the
opportunity to stay a second week, during which they will develop a
collaborative project proposal to be submitted to the German funding
agency.
The course is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and
Research; participation is free of charge. Travel and accommodation
costs for German and Russian participants will be sponsored. Students
from other countries are invited to attend the course, but will need to
cover travel and accommodation expenses themselves. The course will be
conducted in English.
Masters and PhD students interested in hydrology are invited to submit
applications. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a 1-2
page essay on any hydrological modeling topic. Essays may be written in
Russian, German, or English. Application should be sent to Olga Semenova
(omakarieva [at] gmail.com) or Johannes Cullmann (Cullmann [at] bafg.de).
Application deadline: 30 April 2012.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 31 May 2012.
For questions, please contact:
Olga Semenovo
Email: omakarieva [at] gmail.com
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