Workshop: Light and photosynthesis on coral reefs

From the Coral-List listserve of NOAA:

The UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MÉXICO (UNAM)
and the
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y DE EDUCACION SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA (CICESE)
are pleased to announce the course titled

LIGHT AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS ON CORAL REEFS

DATES: MONDAY, 19th JANUARY TO SATURDAY, 7th FEBRUARY 2009

LOCATION: PUERTO MORELOS, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO

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

INSTRUCTORS:
Dr. Anastazia T. Banaszak (UNAM)
Dr. Susana Enréquez (UNAM)
Dr. Luisa Falcón (UNAM)
Dr. Ernesto Garc?a 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 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.

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 (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, their curriculum vitae (one page limit) as well as a letter of recommendation from a current or past tutor or professor. Applications should be accompanied by a cover letter.

Students from developing countries who require financial assistance to attend the course should indicate their interest in applying for a scholarship in their statement of interest and cover letter. Completed applications should be sent to Dr. Anastazia Banaszak at banaszak@mar.icmyl.unam.mx

DEADLINE: The deadline for reception of applications is September 30, 2008. Incomplete applications will not be considered.