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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">My name is Annie Corbett,
I am a PhD student studying
Environmental Microbiology in the <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
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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: <a
href="http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219</a>.
The lab is offered Wed mornings from 9-12, and the syllabus is here: <a
href="http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219L"
title="http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219L"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/academics/course.asp?number=219L</a>.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">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 <a href="mailto:acorbett@bren.ucsb.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">acorbett@bren.ucsb.edu</a>
for more information. <br>
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style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">A further description is
below:</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">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.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">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.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Lab exercises are towards
learning:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> 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?<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<br>
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