Marine Bioacoustics/Bioacoustical Oceanography, 5-week course

Type of degree: Courses for working professionals

Brief overview of program: The primary goal of this course is to provide advanced undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral investigators with a broad understanding of the acoustic tools and techniques required to address fundamental questions of the behavior and ecology of cetaceans, fishes and zooplankton. By bringing together many of the top research students in marine bioacoustics and bioacoustical oceanography, new cross-disciplinary interactions will be encouraged. Students will be exposed to the latest theories in underwater acoustics as they pertain to studying pelagic animal behavior and ecology 'in situ.' Student also will have a unique opportunity to work with active scientists using state-of-the-art tools and techniques.

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Number of students enrolled in 2007: 12

For the students that enter the workforce, what are the most common occupations that they pursue with this degree or certificate? National Marine Fisheries Service

Description of Facilities: FLaboratories The teaching and research laboratories consist of eight one-story buildings of about 1,500 square feet each and three larger two-story research buildings. Running sea water, free from metallic contamination, is delivered to plexiglass aquaria and water tables through polyethylene or PVC pipes and fittings. A photographic darkroom, walk-in cold rooms, a microtechnique room, and a shop are available. Analytical equipment for general use includes centrifuges, computers, scintillation counter, particle counter, a high performance liquid chromatograph, nucleotide sequencer, PCR thermocyclers and other equipment for molecular biology, spectrophotometers, culture chambers, fluorescence microscope, video equipment, scanning laser confocal microscope, and electrophysiological equipment. A scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope may be used by investigators who have or can obtain appropriate training. Stockroom The Laboratories provide most reagents, labware, photographic materials, and small items of equipment at no cost to students or investigators. Persons needing unusual materials, large quantities, or special equipment should make their own arrangements in advance. Appropriately trained individuals who plan to use radioactive isotopes should contact Dr. David Duggins at dduggins@u.washington.edu for an application. Radioisotopes should be purchased through the FHL Stockroom. A room and equipment for handling and disposal of isotopes are available. Marine Equipment A 58-foot steel research vessel, the R/V CENTENNIAL, is available for classwork and research. It is equipped for dredging, net hauls, ROV and CTD deployment and water sampling. Its 19.5 ft. beam permits comfortable interior spaces including a laboratory, a large sorting table and covered outdoor areas, with total passenger capacity of 34 people. The CENTENNIAL is equipped with modern electronics and research equipment. The services of the CENTENNIAL may be arranged at $125/hour. Use of the ROV costs $400 per half-day. Please contact Dr. David Duggins (dduggins@u.washington.edu) for additional information and scheduling. Rates for 2007 include: $125/hour for the first eight hours, $175/hour for the next four hours and $3000/day for over twelve hours. Use of the ROV is $400/half-day. Rowboats and outboard-powered boats are provided. The floating docks are equipped with live boxes. A tidal station is maintained in cooperation with the National Ocean Survey (NOAA). Facilities for Diving Divers certified by the University of Washington may use five small power boats, and a limited number of tanks and weights for specific projects approved by the Diving Safety Officer (DSO). Study-site information as well as check-out dives are provided by the DSO. Anyone intending to SCUBA dive at the Laboratories must obtain permission. Contact the Diving Safety Officer, Pema Kitaeff at pema@u.washington.edu with a brief description of the proposed project in advance of your arrival at FHL. Permission is generally granted only to independent investigators and students whose research projects require diving. For additional infomation and forms related to boating and diving at Friday Harbor Labs click here. Library The library of over 18,000 volumes provides a core collection of books and journals dealing with the biology of marine organisms. Areas emphasized include ecology, developmental biology, and cell biology. Computer terminals in the library provide access to the UW Libraries Catalog; article indexes (including ASFA, BIOSIS, GeoRef and Zoological Record); full-text electronic journals; and the resources of the World Wide Web. The library is part of the UW Libraries system of over 5 million cataloged items. Materials not owned by the Friday Harbor Library may be requested for copy or loan from the other UW Libraries; through Cascade (the cooperative catalog of the six public university library collections in Washington); or through Interlibrary Borrowing. An online request form for materials is available on the Friday Harbor Library's web page. Consultation with a reference librarian is available on site during summer quarter only. The Friday Harbor Librarian is Maureen Nolan. During the rest of the academic year she is available for consultation at the Natural Sciences Library on main campus. She may be reached at nolan@u.washington.edu or by phone at (206) 685-2126. Common-Use Computer Facilities and E-Mail There are approximately fifteen Macintoshes and fifteen IBM-compatibles available for common use by students or researchers in three locations (i.e., computer lab, library and lecture hall). All of these computers have access to networked black-and-white postscript printers, and a networked color printer. Some computers can perform video capture with available firewire or USB adapters. Two large-capacity networked disks can be used for temporary storage of data. Most machines are equipped with CD-burners and zip drives. Removable media can be purchased in our stockroom. A slide-maker, a digital camera, video projectors, and two scanners are also available. Software includes the Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, browsers and various analysis programs. Two confocal microscopes can be used by special arrangement. These machines are controlled by Windows computers and can access our network drives and other devices. Common-use Nikon digital still cameras can be used on either a dissecting or compound microscope. Our campus is linked to the Internet via a dedicated T-1 network line. Twisted pair (RJ-45) Ethernet connections are available in nearly all lab buildings. Most living quarters have wireless access to our network. Users may check-out wireless network cards for most PC's (minimum Windows 2000 or XP) and Mac's (minimum OS 9.x) from our stockroom. All computers brought by researchers and students must be 'checked-out' by technical support before being allowed to access our network. Technical support will assure that all computers are current with the latest updates to the operating system and security software. Visitors that are here for less than a week are asked to not connect their computers to the network and to use the computers available 24/7 in the computer lab. Local e-mail accounts are not provided. Visitors are encouraged to use web-based mail accounts through their parent institution, or a commercial provider such as Hotmail. Technical support is provided by two part-time technicians who are available weekdays. Contact Craig Staude for more information (staude@u.washington.edu).

Program Faculty: Charles Greene (Cornell) John Horne (UW)

Student Support: Considerable aid available

Program Point of Contact: Dr. Chuck Greene

Email: chg2@cornell.edu

Department: Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Institution address: Snee Hall, Cornell Univ.
                             Ithaca,NY 14853