BIOS Summer Courses: Immerse Yourself in Marine Science
Microbial Oceanography: The Biogeochemistry, Ecology and Genomics of Oceanic Microbial Ecosystems
June/July 2011
Open to All Students
Instructors:
Dr. Craig Carlson, The University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. Stephen Giovannoni, Oregon State University
Dr. John Heidelberg, The University of Southern California
Dr. Craig E Nelson, University of California, Santa Barbara
The recent synthesis of biogeochemistry, microbiology and environmental genomics has made the marine water column one of the most exciting topics of modern ecological research. This course presents an integrated perspective, using a combination of lectures, laboratory experiments, bioinformatics laboratory exercises, and field trips to the open ocean and coral reefs, including an open-ocean research cruise aboard BIOS's new ship. More...
Coral Reef Ecology
July 2011
Open to All Students
Instructor: Dr. Samantha de Putron, BIOS
The Coral Reef Ecology summer course at BIOS exposes the student to the reef ecosystem at all organizational levels, from physiological ecology through population biology, community structure to ecosystem dynamics, and ends with consideration of human impacts and climate change. The course has a large practical component, and the field surveys along with complementary laboratory analysis provide training in many techniques commonly used in coral reef research. The format and content of the course is geared to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. SCUBA certification required. More...
Marine Biology
June 2011
Open to Princeton Students Only
Instructors: Dr. James Gould, Princeton University / Dr. Samantha de Putron, BIOS
A field course for Princeton undergraduate students. This intensive four-week course in June will run for four weeks. It will cover all aspects of marine biology, with a special focus on coral reefs. The course will include significantly more lecture and lab time than Princeton on-campus courses. Generally, there will be two lectures (totaling about 2.5 hours) daily, weekly precepts, and a 3-6 hour lab nearly every teaching day, Monday-Saturdays. Many of the labs will require snorkeling; others will involve field trips; the rest will focus on in-lab experiments and measurements (usually of data or organisms collected in the field).
The topics will include the ecology, physiology, and behavior of a wide variety of organisms in a series of habitats, from sandy shores to the deep ocean. The habitats will include rocky shores, mud flats, mangroves, marshes, seagrass beds, open ocean, and, in particular, coral reefs. Organisms will range from plankton to whales, with special attention to corals, marine plants, and reef fish. Students must be enrolled in Princeton to be eligible to attend. More...
About Course Dates
Dates shown are the dates students should plan to arrive and depart. Student orientation/courses will start on Monday (the day after students arrive) and end on Friday (the day before students are scheduled to depart). Students who wish to stay extra days must make arrangements in advance by contacting
jane.burrows(at)bios.edu. There will be an extra charge associated with stays beyond the normal course offerings. Please be aware that students must purchase both their arrival and departure airline tickets before they will be allowed to pass through Bermuda Immigration. Flight information must be forwarded to the BIOS Education department at least 6 weeks before the course arrival date so that we can seek permission for you to enter Bermuda.
