With apologies to repeat recipients...
Dear Colleague:
The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing would like to bring to your
attention this late-breaking summer course in tools and technologies
for environmental observation. Please share this announcement with
appropriate students and colleagues.
<http://www.cens.ucla.edu/portal/education/2007tech4soil.html>
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SENSING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SOIL ENVIRONMENT
2007 Summer Field Course
Center for Embedded Networked Sensing
July 9-12, 2007 ~ James Reserve ~ Riverside, California
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Next generation ecological observing systems make use of advanced
sensors and actuators, wireless communication, low-power processors,
and sophisticated architectures and algorithms to provide novel views
of ecosystems and ecosystem processes. This four-day course surveys
some of these technologies and their application to investigations of
soil-plant interactions. Participants will evaluate the theory and
use of observing technologies to measure energy, carbon, nutrient,
and water fluxes at the soil atmosphere interface, including hands-on
investigations and analyses of spatial and temporal variation.
==Instructors==
Michael Allen, UC Riverside
Eric Graham, CENS, UC Los Angeles
Michael Hamilton, James Reserve, UC Riverside
...and others
==Structure==
The course begins on Monday evening with dinner, a welcome
introduction by reserve director Michael Hamilton, and an overview
lecture by CENS Director, Deborah Estrin. Generally, the mornings
consist of lecture and laboratory activities, the afternoons of field
measurements, and the evenings analysis of results. Tuesday’s focus
is on plant physiological process and within canopy flux
measurements. Wednesday consists of exploring the soil and soil
processes, including exchange between soils, plants, and the
atmosphere. The final day, Thursday, brings it all together with
consideration of total ecosystem budgets.
==Technology==
Wired and wireless sensing system designs and deployments. Below
ground sensors (CO2, temperature, moisture). Above ground sensors
(air temperature, relative humidity, and photosynthetic active
radiation). Soil observation chambers (minirhizotrons). Robotic
canopy platforms.
==Audience==
This course is appropriate for a broad audience, including graduate
students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty, field technicians, and
field station personnel. Priority will be given to those with an
understanding of the biogeochemical aspects of the curriculum so that
the focus is placed on the technology and how it can be utilized to
investigate these phenomena in novel ways.
==Apply==
An application includes a copy of, or link to, a CV or profession
webpage and a brief description of the course’s relevance to your
work. Send applications and questions to Jeff Goldman
<jgoldman from cens.ucla.edu> by April 27, 2007. Space is limited. Expect
notice of acceptance by May 4, 2007. Tuition is $750 and includes
rustic lodging and gourmet meals but NOT travel expenses to/from the
James Reserve.
http://www.cens.ucla.eduhttp://www.jamesreserve.edu
