2024 SES Calendar

Time

Event

Monday, September 2
Week 1 -Introduction to Ecosystems and Terrestrial Primary Production

8:30-10

Earth as Ecosystem(Giblin)

10AM - 5PM

Fieldtrip - orientation to land and sea coupling:
Crane Wildlife (State Wildlife Management)
Waquoit Bay NERR (Teichberg/McHorney)
(packed lunch)

Tuesday, September 3

8:30 - 10AM

Lecture: Global Carbon Cycle (Giblin)

10:15AM - 12PM

Elective

12 - 1PM

Lunch Break

1PM - 3:15PM

Microbial Safety/Library Orientation

3:30 - 5PM

SES Toolbox (Kwiatkowski/ Teichberg)

Wednesday, September 4

8:30 - 10AM

Lecture: The Ecosystem Concept and Global Ecological Patterns (Cardon)

10:30AM - 5PM

Field: Terrestrial Biomass (Cardon)
(Packed Lunch)

Thursday, September 5

8:30 - 10AM

Lecture:Energy Balance and Fates of Energy in Terrestrial Ecosystems (Cardon)

10:15AM - 12PM

Elective

12 - 1:30

Lunch Break

1:30 - 5PM

Lab: Terrestrial Biomass (Cardon)

Friday, September 6

8:30 - 9:30AM

Photosynthesis at the Core of Terrestrial Primary Productivity (Cardon)

9:45- 11:30AM

Gemma Sampling

11:30AM - 1:30PM

Lunch Break

1:30 - 3PM

Science Writing

3 - 5PM

Data Analysis: Terrestrial Biomass (Cardon)

Saturday, September 7

9AM - 2:30PM

Field Trip:Whale Watching
9AM Depart MBL
11:30AM Board Dolphin Fleet boat for 3 hour tour

Dinner on campus

Monday, September 9
Week 2 -Terrestrial Primary Production and Aquatic Primary Production

8:30 - 10AM

Lecture: Litter Decomposition and Fate of Organic Matter (Koop-Jakobsen)

10:15AM - 2PM

Field: Terrestrial Primary Production (Cardon)
(Packed Lunch)

2 - 5PM

Lab: Terrestrial Primary Production (Cardon)

Tuesday, September 10

8:30 - 10AM

Lecture:Terrestrial Primary Productivity at Regional to Global Scales (Cardon)

10:15 - 12PM

Elective

12 - 1:30PM

Lunch with SES Staff (PDR)

1:30 - 5PM

Data Analysis: Terrestrial Primary Production (Cardon)

Wednesday, September 11

8:30- 10AM

Lecture: Aquatic Photosynthesis and Primary Production (Foreman)

10:30AM - 5PM

Field: Water profiles and Aquatic Biomass (Foreman/Teichberg)
(packed lunch)

Thursday, September 12

8:30 - 10AM

Lecture: Phytoplankton Production and Harmful Algal Blooms (Gribble)

10:15AM - 12PM

Elective

12 - 1:30PM

Lunch Break

1:30 - 5PM

Data Analysis: Terrestrial Primary Production (Cardon)

Friday, September 13

8:30 - 10:30AM

Presentations: Terrestrial and Biomass Primary Production (Cardon)

10:30 - 11:30AM

Donuts and Class Photo

11:30AM - 1PM

Lunch with Flash Talks (Meigs Room)

1:30 - 3PM

Science Writing

3 - 5PM

Data Analysis: Water Profiles (Foreman/Teichberg)

Saturday, September 14

9AM

Field Trip - Plum Island
Depart 9AM Saturday
(Kayaking)
Overnight in Rowley Field House
(Hiking)
Return Sunday around dinnertime