Symposia
The three symposia held at the University of Hawaii are an important part of the course. These events will provide an opportunity for students to
engage some of the leading experts in microbial oceanography.
For the summer course of 2007, symposia discussions will be focused around three themes:
1: Ocean Carbon Sequestration
Saturday, June 30 • Dave Karl, host
Download the flyer PDF • Go to the Syllabus Page listing
View the online presentation (highlighted names):
2: The Net Metabolic Balance of the Sea
Saturday, July 7 • Matthew Church, host
Download the flyer PDF • Go to the Syllabus Page listing
- Mike Sieracki (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences)
- Zackary Johnson (University of Hawai‘i)
- Peter J. leB Williams (University of Wales, Bangor)
- Paul del Giorgio (University of Québec at Montréal)
- David M. Karl (University of Hawai‘i)
3: Microbial Biodiversity and Speciation
Friday, July 27 • Michael Rappé, host
Download the flyer PDF • Go to the Syllabus Page listing
- Carlos Pedrós-Alió (Instituto de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona)
- Alexandra Worden (University of Miami)
- Saul Kravitz (The Center for the Advancement of Genomics, J. Craig Venter Institute)
- Paul Gilna (Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis)
- Janelle Thompson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Gabrielle Rocap (University of Washington)
- Edward DeLong (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
See the 2006 Summer Course Symposia pages for examples from last year.
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