PSA is proud to be an Official Partner of the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in April 2012.

What is the universe made of? Why did dinosaurs go extinct? What do magic tricks and hip-hop have to with math? What will be the next medical breakthrough? What does baseball have to do with physics? Find out at the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo on April 28-29, 2012! Explore science & engineering with 2,000 free, hands-on activities and over 100 stage shows and author presentations. The two-day Expo is perfect for teens, children and their families, and anyone with a curious mind who is looking for a weekend of fun and discovery. Meet Science Celebrities, award-winning Science Authors and Nobel Prize winners from the past and present. New this year: A Career Pavilion for high-school students and a Book Fair featuring over 30 science authors! For more information, visit www.usasciencefestival.org.

The organization with the most referrals to the Festival website as determined by Google Analytics on April 25, 2012 will be awarded a $500 prize to be given to the STEM education organization of their choice. The prize will be presented during the Expo in Spring 2012!

Croasdale Fellowship Deadline is March 1st, 2012

This is a reminder for students that would like to be considered for the Croasdale. An award to encourage graduate students to broaden their phycological training by defraying the costs of attending phycology courses at biological field stations. Students 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
2. An unofficial copy of your transcripts, if possible.
3. One letter of recommendation from his/her major advisor, sent directly to Dr. Eric Linton.

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 web page for complete details.

Additional information on the qualifications and criteria for this awards can be found at the PSA Crosadale Fellowship webpage.

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

Sincerely,

Eric W. Linton, Ph. D.
Bioinformatics
Department of Biology
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

Phone: 989 774-3969
Email: eric.linton@cmich.edu
iChat: lintonericw

Croasdale Fellowship

The Hannah T. Croasdale Fellowships are designed to encourage graduate students to broaden their phycological training by defraying the costs of attending phycology courses at biological field stations. The maximum amount awarded is $1,500.

Last year's Croasdale Awardees

Information about the Croasdale Fellowship

2012 PSA Meeting Update

Have you longed to visit one of the nation's most historic, beautiful cities in a Phycological context? If so, it is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of registration for the 2012 Phycological Society of America to be held June 20th- June 23rd at the Frances Marion hotel in lovely Charleston, South Carolina. Registration will commence on March 1, with abstract submission open until May 1. Contributed papers and posters in all areas of prokaryotic and eukaryotic phycology are welcome, including such topics as: reproduction and life history strategies; light harvesting; interactions between species and trophic levels; aquaculture; development of biofuels and other algal products; parasitism; education including service learning projects; morphological taxonomy linked to genetic phylogenies; HABs; invasive species; cell physiology and biochemistry with respect to environmental gradients; taxonomy; health and nutrition; population structure and genetic diversity; and new insights into cellular and developmental biology.

More information can be found on the PSA meeting webpage.

Preliminary Meeting Schedule (pdf)

Symposium Lineup (pdf)