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: June 12-25, 2011 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. A limited number of scholarships will be available to meritorious applicants based on financial 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 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 Joe Von Fischer: Trace Gas Biogeochemistry 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]
