[Coral-List] Light and Photosynthesis on Coral Reefs Course

Ania banaszak at mar.icmyl.unam.mx
Wed Sep 19 14:04:58 EDT 2007


The

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO (UNAM)

and the

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE ENSENADA (CICESE)

announce an intensive postgraduate course entitled

LIGHT AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS ON CORAL REEFS


DATES: MONDAY, 21st JANUARY TO SATURDAY, 9th FEBRUARY 2008

LOCATION: PUERTO MORELOS, MEXICO

REGISTRATION AND TUITION FEES: No fees are charged for this course.

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Anastazia T. Banaszak (UNAM)
        Dr. Sophie Dove (University of Queensland)
        Dr. Susana Enríquez (UNAM)
        Dr. Luisa Falcón (UNAM)
        Dr. Ernesto García Mendoza (CICESE)
        Dr. Roberto Iglesias Prieto (UNAM)
        Dr. Helmut Maske (CICESE)
        Dr. Mark Warner (University of Delaware)

DESCRIPTION: This is an intensive postgraduate 
course on the photobiology of coral reefs and 
includes a strong theoretical background (75 
hours) coupled with hands on experience in 
practical classes (75 hours). The course is limited to 16 students.

OBJECTIVES: The proposed course has the following 
objectives: a) to present students with a 
panorama of the state of knowledge of the 
physiological and biochemical bases of 
photosynthesis as well as the mechanisms that 
regulate photosynthesis in the aquatic 
environment with particular emphasis on coral 
reefs and coral reef dwelling organisms and b) to 
provide technical training in the methods 
commonly used to estimate primary production. At 
the end of the course, it is expected that the 
students will have the capacity to incorporate 
this information into the general context of 
modern marine biology as well as to utilize this 
information in their future projects and research.

SCHOLARSHIPS: A limited number of scholarships 
will be awarded to students from developing 
countries to cover flight and accommodation costs.

APPLICATIONS: Graduate students who are 
interested in applying for the course should send 
a statement of interest explaining their 
background and reasons for taking the course (one 
page limit), their curriculum vitae (one page 
limit) as well as a letter of recommendation to 
<mailto:banaszak at mar.icmyl.unam.mx>banaszak at mar.icmyl.unam.mx 
Deadline is October 31, 2007. Incomplete applications will not be considered.



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