Dates, Locations and Facilities

June 10-July 12, 2012
Great Salt Lake and southern Wyoming
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
Caltech/JPL, Los Angeles, California
USC Wrigley Institute, Catalina Island, California

Download the course flier in PDF format.

The course application is available for download in PDF and Word formats. You also can request a copy from Ann Close by email at: close@usc.edu. We appreciate receiving applications and letters of reference electronically.

Application are due February 17, 2012.

Please contact Ann Close (close@usc.edu) for reservations and details.

Accommodations: All student and faculty housing is on-site in modern, dormitory accommodations.

Research Facilities: The USC Wrigley Marine Science Center has modern laboratory facilities and instrumentation for molecular biological investigation of microbial genomic work, microelectrodes for geochemical studies of pore water oxygen, pH and sulfide content, analytical equipment for studies of methane and CO2 in natural systems, and state of the art microscopes and imaging systems. A nearby lagoon and freshwater pond offer easy access to microbial mat environments, and the deep channel between the mainland and Catalina Island has anoxic marine sediments. The lab has broadband Internet connections and has PCs and Mac computers, scanners and printers available for student use all day, every day.

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For further information, please contact:

Geobiology Course Coordinator, Ann Close
Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Southern California
3616 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, USA 90089-0371
phone: 213-740-6780, fax: 213-740-6720
email: close@usc.edu