[Biology-U-L] Bren class in Environmental Microbiology

[Biology Undergraduate List]

My name is Annie Corbett, I am a PhD student studying Environmental 
Microbiology in the Bren School. My advisor is Dr. Patricia Holden. We 
are offering a very unique course and corresponding lab section this 
quarter -- ESM 219 and 219L - Microbial Processes in the Environment. 
The lecture class is offered Mon/Wed from 2-3:15, and the syllabus can 
be found here: http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219. 
The lab is offered Wed mornings from 9-12, and the syllabus is here: 
http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219L.
 

We have few Bren students enrolled in these courses this quarter, and 
would like to make it available to a small number (4-6) of exceptional 
biology undergraduates.  We are seeking students with a 3.0 or better, 
and they will also have to fill out a petition to take the class. They 
can contact me at acorbett at bren.ucsb.edu <mailto:acorbett at bren.ucsb.edu> 
for more information.


A further description is below:


ESM219, Microbial Processes in the Environment, is about the most 
abundant organisms on Earth---microbes. The lab is your chance to learn 
first hand about this subject.

There is no substitute for doing, when learning is the goal! The course 
exposes you first hand to what microbes are and what they do.

Lab exercises are towards learning:  Who's there in the microbial world? 
How do we figure that out? How many are there? What is the diversity of 
the microbial world? What do those microbes do---i.e. cycle Carbon, 
cycle Nitrogen, biodegrade pollutants, etc? (You get to watch them in 
action) How are they, themselves, pollutants and how do we determine that?

 

NOTE:  This is an extracurricular course and has not yet been evaluated 
or approved toward use for any of the undergraduate EEMB or MCDB majors.

 

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