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IsoCamp"I had an amazing experience attending IsoCamp. It will remain one of the most memorable experiences of my education and training."
IsoCamp trains students in the fundamental environmental and biological theory underlying isotope fractionation processes across a broad spectrum of ecological and environmental applications. Its scope spans plants, animals, geochemistry, terrestrial ecosystems, marine and oceanic systems, paleoclimates, and the atmosphere. IsoCamp website link: http://stableisotopes.utah.edu/ |
Lectures |
Daily lectures cover foundation principles, theory and process, and applications of stable isotopes to atmospheric science, biology, ecology, geology, hydrology, marine sciences, and ecosystem science (natural and urban systems)
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Laboratory |
Students will engage in short-term field and laboratory studies of their own design, guided by faculty instructors. Student teams are involved with project design, sample preparation, sample measurement, data interpretation, and presentation of these mini-project results. Each student team of nine students works with three instructors and one laboratory technician, providing the low student-to-instructor ratio beneficial for creating a strong learning environment.
Along the way, students are introduced to the principles of IRMS operations, of key laboratory preparation techniques, and on the use of peripherals coupled to the IRMS. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to collect, prepare, analyze, and interpret stable isotope results of samples ranging from compound-specific to whole organism and ecosystem scales. |