The Summer Soil Institute
http://soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu Addressing Environmental Challenges with Current and Emerging Techniques What: A summer course for graduate students, professionals, faculty, and K-12 teachers. When: July 12-24, 2010 Where: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA The summer soil institute provides a unique opportunity to gain a fundamental and applied understanding of soil biology, chemistry, and physics with world-renowned faculty. Students will gain hands-on experience with lab and field techniques and will gain an enhanced appreciation for the importance of managing our soil resources sustainably. The course will be limited to a maximum of 25 students. Applications will be reviewed starting March 12. Registration fees are $2200, which includes lodging and meals. A reduced fee of $1500 is available for local students that do not need accommodations. A limited number of scholarships are available to meritorious applicants in need. _ Location:_ The course will be based on the campus of Colorado State University (CSU), which is nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains on the western edge of the Great Plains. We will take advantage of the high diversity of soils within a short drive with field trips to the Fraser experimental forest and the Shortgrass Steppe Long‐Term Ecological Research Site. The institute will culminate with student presentations and a banquet at Pingree Park, where students will be able to enjoy the mountain landscape just north of Rocky Mountain National Park. _Accomodations:_ On‐campus housing and meals will be available at the state‐of‐the‐art Academic Village at Colorado State University. The green Academic Village opened in 2008 and was built to high standards of sustainability. _ Instructors:_ Thomas Borch: Environmental Soil Chemistry Richard Conant: Soil Biogeochemistry M. Francesca Cotrufo: Soil Organic Matter and Stable Isotope Applications Eugene Kelly: Pedology and Geochemistry John Moore: Soil Ecology, Food Web Modeling Mary Stromberger: Soil Microbiology Diana Wall: Soil Sustainability, Soil Fauna Matthew Wallenstein: Soil Microbial Ecology and Molecular Techniques Funding for the institute is provided by the USDA AFRI program. For more information and to apply, please visit our website: *Web: http://soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu/* Email: [email protected]
