Are you interested in Soil Ecology and Biogeochemistry? If so, then the 4th Annual Summer Soil Institute is your opportunity to gain an integrated perspective with world-renowned faculty to address critical questions using current analytical techniques, experimental approaches, and instructional models.
The 4th Annual Summer Soil Institute (SSI 2013) is designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, post-docs, professionals, faculty, and K-12 teachers. SSI 2013 will be held on *July 7-20, 2013*, and is located at the confluence of the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains, at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Topics covered during the Summer Soil Institute will be directed towards answering: What are the physical, chemical and biological components of soil? What do molecular techniques tell us about soil biodiversity? How does soil chemistry affect carbon and nutrient cycling? How are soil processes affected by global change? For more information and *to apply*, please visit our website: http://soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu/ After reviewing the website, if you are interested in attending SSI this year, and would like more information, please Email us at: [email protected] *Applications due March 9, 2013* Summer Soil Institute participants will get hands-on experience with lab, field, and modeling techniques including: * * *Soil physics and biochemistry*: Pedology Organic matter fractionation Stable isotopes Soil respiration Trace gas fluxes NMR, FT-ICR-MS, and XRD *Soil biology-microbes and fauna*: DNA extraction Quantitative PCR Enzyme activities Microscopy-based identification Soil food web modeling *The SSI Faculty Instructors include*: Thomas Borch Francesca Cotrufo Gene Kelly John Moore Mary Stromberger Joe von Fischer Diana Wall Matthew Wallenstein We hope that you can join us this year! To look at photos taken during the 2012 Summer Soil Institute, please visit our Facebook page by searching for “Summer Soil Institute 2012”. Sincerely, 4th Annual Summer Soil Institute committee Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO SSI Web: http://soilinstitute.nrel.colostate.edu/ SSI Email: [email protected]
