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Other algal courses and workshops

2026 Nordic-Baltic Diatomists’ Meeting 2026

• Registration for the Nordic-Baltic Diatomists’ Meeting 2026 is now open! The meeting will be held on June 8–12, 2026, at Oulanka Research Station, Finland.
• You can register via the following link: To the registration
• Registration is open until March 31, 2026.
• The program will include scientific presentations by participants, a taxonomic workshop by Prof. Bart van de Vijver (Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium) focusing on the genera Punctastriata, Pseudostaurosiropsis, Distrionella, Stauroforma and Fragilariforma, an inspiring keynote talk by Dr. Maria Kahlert, a field trip to Lake Julma-Ölkky, and much more. Detailed information about the meeting is available in the information letter here.
• We encourage colleagues from all fields of diatom research to present their work. Abstract submission is open until April 15, 2026. Abstract template is available here.
• If you have any questions or need further information, please contact us at nordicdiatomists2026@gmail.com.
• We warmly welcome all interested diatomists to join the meeting. Participants from outside the Nordic and Baltic countries are also very welcome.
• Please feel free to share this invitation within your networks.
  

  Best regards,
  the organizers
  Sanna Atti (University of Helsinki),
  Aino Juutinen (Finnish Environment Institute), and
  Annika Vilmi (Finnish Environment Institute)
  in collaboration with
  NorBAF (Nordic-Baltic Network for Benthic Algae in Freshwaters),
  Suomen Kasviplanktonseura ry / Finnish Phytoplankton Society, and
  Oulanka Research Station (University of Oulu)

  
  

  2012 SUMMER FIELD COURSE AT IOWA LAKESIDE LABORATORY

  • Course info: www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/lakesidelab/
  • Registration: www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/lakesidelab/ustudents/registration.html
  • Instructors: Sarah Spaulding, U.S. Geological Survey, email: sarah (do t) spaulding (a t ) usgs (d ot) gov
    Mark Edlund, Science Museum of Minnesota, email: mbedlund (a t) smm (dot) org

  2012 FRESHWATER ALGAE – June 4-July 6; Mon., Wed., alternate Friday, all day (will not conflict w/ Field Ornithology).

  • BOT 305 – 3 semester hours
    Dr. Jennifer Greenwood (UTM) jgreenwood (at) utm (dot) edu
  • A study of the identification, classification, diversity and ecology of freshwater algae. Prerequisites: introductory biology or permission of instructor.
  • Reelfoot Lake, the largest natural lake in Tennessee, was formed by the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812. The lake and its surroundings include many unique aquatic, terrestrial and wetland environments as well as distinctive geological phenomena.
  • Tuition & fees:
    $281 per credit hour in-state (includes Fulton, Hickman & Graves counties in KY)
    $799 per credit hour out-of-state
    $75 lab fee per course
  • Housing:
    $10/night or
    May 14-June1 = $120
    June 4-July 6 = $200
    Facilities include shared sleeping rooms, a kitchen (students prepare their own meals) and laundry.
  • Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station
    Samburg, TN 38254
    http://www.utm.edu/departments/reelfoot/
    For questions about these courses or RLEFS, contact
    Tom Blanchard, Director; tblanch@utm.edu; 731.881.7594

  2011 Phytoplankton proficiency test Proftest SYKE 8/2011

  2008 NPPG Red algae & chrysophytes

  2007 NPPG Bluegreens

  2001 NPPG Desmids

  2000 SLU chrysophytes

  
  
  
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