[ECOLOG-L] Backpacking with an IRGA and solar charging a laptop?

I'm looking for advice for bringing a laptop-powered hand-held photosynthesis system into the backcountry. It's a CI-301. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am considering purchasing a netbook because they are light weight and affordable. Any experience doing this? I work in wet and wind

[ECOLOG-L] Recommendation on resin SHEETS

I am looking for a distributor for anion and cation exchange sheets to measure nitrogen flux in thin alpine soils (so resin beads/bags won't work). Is there a company anyone could recommend? Thanks, Simone Whitecloud PhD Candidate Dartmouth College New Hampshire, 03755

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendation on resin SHEETS

Anion and Cation exchange membranes (18”x 40”) (General Electricals;Watertown, MA).  Haven't ordered in awhile so I no longer know the availability. On 04/28/11, Simone Whitecloud wrote: > I am looking for a distributor for anion and cation exchange sheets to > measure nitrogen flux in thin al

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendation on resin SHEETS

Empore™ Disks, C18, C8 Sterlitech’s Empore C18 and C8 bonded silica SPE disks are commonly used for the solid phase extraction of analytes from complex sample matrices.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Recommendation on resin SHEETS

Are there other sheet formats of chromatographic stationary/solid phases like C18, etc.? Aaron T. Dossey, Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology On 4/28/2011 1:14 PM, Lawrence Gary Oates wrote: Anion and Cation exchange membranes (18”x 40”) (General Electricals;Watertown, MA). Haven't o

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Student Opportunity ­ Cunjak lab, Canadian Rivers Institute, UNB, Fredericton

On behalf of Dr. Rick Cunjak (please send replies to cun...@unb.ca), sorry for cross-posting Project #1, PhD student To answer the question "Is egg survival of Atlantic salmon a function of hyporheic water quality and/or flow regulation"? In natural systems, bedload movement, sedimentation, i

[ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

Dear Ecolog Subscribers, I was wondering if anybody had any experience with Personal Liability Insurance for class field trips and related activities. I am teaching an extended field course away from campus, and it is my understanding that as such I would be covered under the Universities’ g

[ECOLOG-L] cheapest place for stable isotope analyses (C and N)?

I see there are many options on the web. I am looking to measure foliar C and N. I can have the samples entirely prepared and ready for the mass spec. Can anyone point me to the most grad-student-budget friendly option? Thank you. Simone Whitecloud PhD Candidate Dartmouth College New Hampshire 0

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

Members of the American Association of University Professors are eligible to purchase a professional liability insurance policy that provides up to $4 million. Least expensive option is $75/yr for $500,000.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

Christopher, when I was teaching, I carried a professional liability rider on my home owner's policy. I also was covered by my state chapter of the NEA, the Texas Faculty Association, when I worked in Texas. I also made it a point each semester to get a copy of the university statement on univ

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

Chris, I led the effort with the Society of Wetland Scientists to develop a Professional Liability Insurance Program. That program specifically requires a PWS certification to access. However, I would suggest you contact the provider directly David Vaughan at http://www.vaughanins.com/ mark

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

When I was doing my masters work I ask my major professor if he carried private insurance, we took lots of great field trips. He did in fact carry a personal professional liability policy, In the 1980s this was about 1 million bucks. Deep pockets and inflation, I'm certain would make this policy

[ECOLOG-L] Media Inquiry: Wilderness

Hello- My name is Jonathan Brown. I'm a reporter with Colorado Public Radio and I'm working on a story about federal designations of wilderness. I'm trying to get a scientific/empirical response to this question: "What do federal wilderness designations do?" We already know they prevent road

[ECOLOG-L] Apply now for 2011 ESA Student Section Awards!

To all ESA Students (and the Faculty who help fund them), The ESA Student Section has tons of money to support your participation at ESA 2011 in Austin, Texas! If your abstract has been accepted, please apply for one of the many awards available for students! If you have not submitted an abstract

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

Dear List, Thanks for the advice. We actually do have students sign a waiver, but our Health & Safety Inspector advised us that it could get problematic in a civil court and “it might not be worth much.” In this day and age, it's better to be safe than sorry I guess. The best of intentions

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. Graduate Assistantship in Rhizosphere Microbial Ecology at Virginia Tech University

Ph.D. Graduate Assistantship in Rhizosphere Microbial Ecology at Virginia Tech University. A PhD project is available to an ambitious student interested in studying the interactions and associations between plants and soil microbial communities in the root-zone. Students with expertise (or expo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance?

Chris -- I think this varies state to state and university to university. Here at FHSU, we and participates (students and otherwise) are covered by activities sanctioned by the university, including field trips and professional meetings. Saludos y nos vemos más tarde, EJF Elmer J. Finck Profes