The Deadline for PSA Grants-In-Aid of Research is November 1, 2011

This is a reminder for students that would like to be considered for the Grants-In-Aid of Research of up to $1,500 for this year must ensure that they submit to Eric W. Linton, Chair of the Grants-In-Aid of Research Committee, by electronic submission in PDF or Word .doc format:

  1. A complete application with all 12 items addressed.

  2. A curriculum vitae, which must include papers presented at meetings, publications, and grants and fellowships received.

  3. Two letters of recommendation. One from his/her major advisor and another from a member of the thesis committee.

REMINDER: Students that receive this award will have reporting requirements to the PSA of four items, such as a 1 page final report. Please see the application webpage for complete details.

Student reports from 2010 Grants-In-Aid recipients can be found on this webpage.

Additional information on the qualifications and criteria for this awards can be found here.

Please feel free to contact me via email if you have any additional questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Eric Linton

2011 Algae Biomass Summit

The 2011 Algae Biomass Summit will be held October 25-27, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Summit agenda, opportunities for sponsorship and exhibiting, and registration can be found at this link.

In addition to the Summit, the Algal Biomass Organization and the University of Minnesota are presenting a pre-conference workshop and tours on Monday, October 24 focused on the challenges of developing the algae industry in northern climates. The morning workshops will be held at the McNamara Center on the University of Minnesota Campus. Afternoon tours will include virtual tours of the joint Algaedyne/St. Cloud University project and BioProcess Algae and an onsite tour of Saint Anthony Falls Research Laboratory.

More information and registration at: Algae: A Midwest and Northern Climes Perspective.

Thank You 2011 Meeting Volunteers!

The Phycological Society of America appreciates the efforts of following people for providing a lovely meeting at the University of Washington in 2011.

  • Dale Casamatta, PSA Program Director
  • Tim Nelson, Local Organizer
  • Rick McCourt, PSA Headquarters Room
  • Bob Waaland, PSA Headquarters Room and Van Driving
  • Susan Waaland, PSA Headquarters Room and Registration
  • Julie Koester, Local Student Representive and Field Trip Guru
  • Jessica Muhlin, Workshop Coordinator
  • Charley O'Kelly, Field Trip Leader
  • Rob Fitch, Field Trip Leader
  • Paul Gabrielson, Bold/Lewin Award Chair and Van Driving
  • Gaile Moe, Contributed to the Cooking Demo
  • Craig Aumack, Student Mixer Coordinator
  • Matt Bennett, Twitter Feeds and Scavenger Hunt
  • Rick Ridgway, Assisted with Registration
  • Myles Melton, Assisted with Registration
  • Justin Hylarides, Assisted with Registration
  • Stephanie Verhulst, PSA Auction
  • Art Omran, PSA Auction
  • Holly Stocks, PSA Auction

The 2011 PSA annual meeting program is available for download.