Thursday, June 25, 2009
UW researchers along as 'Around the Americas' vessel circumnavigates North and South America

UW scientists are leads for five of the eight science projects on board a 64-foot boat that is sailing 25,000 miles all the way around North and South America. The point is to raise awareness about the plight of the oceans, according to a press release from sponsors Pacific Science Center and Sailors for the Sea, a nonprofit that enlists the boating community to protect and restore oceans and coastal waters. The expedition, being called "Around the Americas," is on a 13-month journey that will take the ship Ocean Watch to a dozen countries Full Story

NSF International Research Experience for Students

IRES: Ecology and Evolution of Marine Photosynthetic Organisms at the Station Biologique de Roscoff in France

This NSF-funded International Research Experience for Students (IRES) will provide US graduate students with opportunities to gain international research experience at the Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR) in France, a research and training center in marine biology, oceanography, and marine genomics operated by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie. Students will work closely with SBR researchers on the molecular ecology and evolution of marine photosynthetic organisms. SBR is located in Brittany, a western region of France. Students interested in the program can apply for stays up to 6 months.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

For more information regarding the IRES project and the application process please contact:
http://armbrustlab.ocean.washington.edu/ires/ires.html