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

Anastazia Banaszak banaszak at cmarl.unam.mx
Wed Oct 20 14:26:01 EDT 2010


The UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO (UNAM) and the

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA

(CICESE) are pleased to announce the international course titled


LIGHT AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS ON CORAL REEFS


DATES: Monday, 17th January to Saturday, 5th February 2011

LOCATION: Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

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

INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Anastazia T. Banaszak (UNAM); Dr. Susana Enríquez (UNAM);
Dr. Ernesto García Mendoza (CICESE); Dr. Roberto Iglesias Prieto (UNAM);
Dr. Helmut Maske (CICESE).

COURSE LANGUAGE: English. All instructors also speak Spanish.

DESCRIPTION: This is an intensive postgraduate course on coral reef
photobiology 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: A) to provide students with 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 study photosynthesis. 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.

APPLICATIONS: Those interested in applying for the course should send one
PDF file that contains: a) a cover letter; b) a statement of interest (one
page limit) in which they state their current study or employment
situation, their background and the reason for their interest in this
course as well as the benefits that such a course will have on their
present and future studies; c) their curriculum vitae (one page limit);
and d) a letter of recommendation from a current or past tutor or
professor.  Applications should be sent to Dr. Anastazia Banaszak at
banaszak at cmarl.unam.mx

DEADLINE: The deadline for reception of applications is November 3rd,
2010. Incomplete applications will not be considered.







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