*apologies for multiple postings *SUMMER FIELD OPPORTUNITIES AT IOWA LAKESIDE LABORATORY*
*Six courses related to algae/diatoms/paleolimnology are being offered in Summer 2018 at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Classes target advanced undergraduates, grad students, post-docs, teachers, and professionals. There is also a class for high school students with the opportunity to earn college credits.* *ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF DIATOMS* *15 May – 08 June 2018* *Instructors: Mark Edlund, Sylvia Lee* *This course, now in its 56th year, will introduce students to field and laboratory study of freshwater diatoms. We will visit diverse aquatic habitats of the Upper Midwest to make live and fossil collections of most freshwater diatom genera. Students will learn techniques in collection, preparation, and identification of diatoms. Lectures will cover diatom taxonomy, systematics, stream, lake, and wetland ecology, research applications, and biogeography. Students will assemble individual voucher collections as a means for practicing diatom research and species verification. As a final project, students will complete a taxonomic treatment of a species that will be ready to submit for peer-review to the Diatoms of the United States web project. This is an intensive, field-oriented class appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-graduate workers in geology, ecology and diatom taxonomy. Students are encouraged to bring individual research materials, and there will be opportunities to discuss research approaches and practical problems of using diatoms in ecological and paleoecological applications. Two scholarships, the CW Reimer Scholarship and the EF Stoermer Scholarship, will be awarded based on application and scholastic merit. *The JC Kingston Fellowship supports an assistant for the class. (see http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/lakesidelab/ university/scholarships/index.html <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu_lakesidelab_university_scholarships_index.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=vMdEzizBXthWxxyD_OiBfA-ZpdVND545HHjmwNxAu68&m=XKwHCGqbA2G_V1OpZKM9bd3kMaiXn1PYsRehHVtfqw4&s=XeiAnxo9zPxkBqAL_AfGKqebh3jEgTzoJLPOQDWASCs&e=> for scholarship info). *Class size is limited to 10. * *ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS OF ALGAE* *11 June - 22 June 2018 * *Instructor: Kalina Manoylov* *An ecological perspective is used to explore the diversity of photosynthetic microbes that form the energy base of freshwater ecosystems, including cyanobacteria, green algae, and diatoms. Students will learn techniques in collection, preparation, and identification of algae. Lectures will cover all algal groups’ taxonomy, systematics, and ecology. Environmental and economic concerns caused by algal growth will be examined. Field collections will be used to identify common genera of algae, study life histories, and examine environmental factors that affect growth and distribution. This is an intensive, field-oriented class appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-graduate workers in bioassessment, algal ecology, and taxonomy. Students are encouraged to bring individual research materials, and there will be opportunities to discuss research approaches using algae. Students should have a working knowledge of basic biology. Class size is limited to 10. * *METHODS FOR TEACHING LIFE SCIENCE* *18 June – 22 June 2018 (Online)* *25 June – 6 July 2018 (at Lakeside Lab)* *Instructor: Kerry Howard* This course covers teaching approaches, instructional and assessment strategies, curricular and laboratory materials, and issues related to either elementary-level life science instruction or grades 5-12 life science and biology instruction. Special attention will be given to instructional methods for field-based, hands-on investigations in life science pertaining to algae and aquatic ecology. This 3-credit course is designed for informal educators or pre-service teachers enrolled in a teacher-licensing program of study. Two weeks of the course will be held at Lakeside Lab, with an additional week of online instruction. Suggested prerequisites for this course include foundational courses in educational psychology, classroom assessment, college biology, and classroom field experiences. *ECOLOGY OF ALGAL BLOOMS* *25 June - 06 July 2018 * *Instructor: Mindy Morales-Williams* Cyanobacteria blooms are increasing in frequency and intensity worldwide. Despite the ubiquity of blooms, only a handful of algal and Cyanobacteria species are considered “bloom-forming”. This course will investigate ecological mechanisms that trigger and maintain blooms in aquatic ecosystems, as well as the physiological advantages that allow some species to bloom while others do not, with emphasis on Cyanobacteria. This intensive course will combine discussion of primary literature, applied field sampling techniques, an introduction to toxin chemistry and analysis, and species level taxonomic identification of local bloom-forming taxa. *PALEOLIMNOLOGY* 9 July – 20 July 2018 (at Lakeside Lab) 23 July – 27 July 2018 (Online) Instructor: Kerry Howard Lake deposits are useful records of earth history at high resolution and over variable time scales. Paleolimnological methods can be applied to address many currently relevant research questions relating to lake systems, including those pertaining to watershed disturbance, global climate change, geologic history, biological evolution, and changes in aquatic ecological structure. This is a 3-credit, advanced level class that will be focused on how past biological, physical, and chemical events in fresh water systems are archived in geologic records. The first two weeks of the course (on site at Lakeside Lab) will give specific attention to methods in paleolimnology, the biological environment of lakes, and paleoecological archives in lake deposits. The final week of the course will be online where students will research topics in paleolimnology and write a short thesis or research proposal for a lake system of interest. *COLLEGE PREP DIATOMS* 22 July - 03 August 2018 Instructors: Kerry Howard and Shelly Wu; Visiting Researcher: Sylvia Lee *This is a field-based, hands-on, introductory-level course on freshwater diatoms for advanced placement high school students who want college credits. Course topics include: microscopy of live and prepared specimens, methods of diatom specimen collection & preparation, diatom morphology, ecology, and life cycles, diatoms & water quality, diatoms in forensics, introduction to peer-reviewed scientific literature, and introduction to multivariate statistics (ordination) using the R statistical program. Students will also conduct a group research project during the course and prepare personal collections of approximately 20 diatom genera. One-week (1 credit) and two-week (2 credit) options will be offered. High school biology (AP Biology preferred) is a prerequisite for this course. Students must apply by submitting a transcript, a 1-2 page essay on their interest in the course, and a letter of recommendation from a science teacher. Class size is limited to 10. Accepted students will receive a scholarship that covers room, board and tuition. Registration fee of $50 is required. Applications will be accepted until May 18. Contact Shelly Wu for more details if you are interested. *http://www.continuetolearn. uiowa.edu/lakesidelab/outreach/camps/diatom.html <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu_lakesidelab_outreach_camps_diatom.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=vMdEzizBXthWxxyD_OiBfA-ZpdVND545HHjmwNxAu68&m=XKwHCGqbA2G_V1OpZKM9bd3kMaiXn1PYsRehHVtfqw4&s=1h03QBofQ-JJRtoOtAWLGvjbokFdbRtBeLoIE3aoCyQ&e=> *More Information/Registration?: *http://www.continuetolearn. uiowa.edu/lakesidelab/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu_lakesidelab_&d=DwMFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=vMdEzizBXthWxxyD_OiBfA-ZpdVND545HHjmwNxAu68&m=XKwHCGqbA2G_V1OpZKM9bd3kMaiXn1PYsRehHVtfqw4&s=1oluE9ezouEsA6JZJzlyijdIWzfToLewMpj-jSrpNwc&e=> *Contacts**:* *Sylvia Lee Mark Edlund * National Center for Environmental Science Museum of Minnesota Assessment, U.S. EPA* St. Croix Watershed Res. Stn. * [email protected] [email protected] * Kalina Manoylov Mindy Morales-Williams* * Georgia Coll. & State Univ. University of Vermont* [email protected] [email protected] Kerry Howard Shelly Wu University of Nevada, Reno & Texas Christian University Truckee Meadows Community College [email protected] [email protected] *Tuition* · Undergraduate per credit tuition: $312.00 · Graduate per credit tuition: $524.00 *Range of room/board costs per week at Lakeside:* · Cabin, room w/o bathroom, meals included: $225 per week · Room with bathroom, double occupancy, meals included: $275 per week Single room with bathroom, meals included, $425 per week
