<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Greetings,<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div> We are once again offering our short course in Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry this spring (see below). There has already</div><div>been strong interest in the course so we recommend that if you are interested to enroll early. Our lab recently received new</div><div>instrumentation and the course will thus emphasis bulk isotope analyses by elemental analyzer interface, compound specific</div><div>isotope analysis as well as isotope analysis by spectroscopic systems. We look forward to the chance of seeing you in the</div><div>spring and please feel free to contact myself or Dr. Peggy Ostrom (<a href="mailto:ostrom@msu.edu" target="_blank">ostrom@msu.edu</a>) with questions.</div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Nathaniel Ostrom</div><div><b style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center"><br></b></div><div><b style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center"> </b><b style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;text-align:center;font-size:23px">Spring Institute in Stable Isotope
Biogeochemistry</b></div><div><span style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center"><b> </b> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span><span style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center">May 9-13 (busy, full, fun day!)</span></div><div><span style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span><span style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center">Cost: $1200</span></div><div><span style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center"> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span><span style="color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center">Payable by check to “MSU Integrative
Biology”</span></div><div style="text-indent:0px"><span style="text-align:center;color:red;font-family:Thonburi;text-indent:0.5in;font-size:19px"> </span><span style="text-align:center;color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in"> </span><span style="text-align:center;color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in" lang="PT-BR"> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>288 Farm Lane, Room 203, East Lansing, MI
48824</span></div><div style="text-indent:0px"><span style="text-align:center;color:red;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in" lang="PT-BR"><br></span></div><div style="text-indent:48px"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;text-align:center;text-indent:0.25in;font-size:15px"><font color="#ff0000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span> </font></span><span style="color:blue;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0.25in">Enrollment Deadline: March 16, 2016</span></div><div style="text-indent:48px"><span style="text-align:center;text-indent:0.25in"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Thonburi;color:blue"> <span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span> <i>Enroll Early as Class
Size is Limited!</i></span></span></div><div style="text-indent:48px"><span style="color:blue;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0.25in">Instructors: Peggy
& Nathaniel Ostrom, Sam Rossman (MSU), </span><span style="color:blue;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0.25in">Craig Stricker (USGS)</span></div><div style="text-indent:48px"><span style="color:blue;font-family:Thonburi;font-size:14pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0.25in"><br></span></div><div style="text-indent:24px"><span style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue;font-size:19px"> </span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-family:Thonburi;color:blue;font-size:19px">Expand your knowledge of
stable isotope biogeochemistry in:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue"><br clear="all">
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<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Ecology <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Climate
change<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Contaminants <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Oceanography/Limnology<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Paleobiology<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Real-time
isotope analysis<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.6in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:blue">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue"><span style="font-size:19px">And
more</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Thonburi;color:blue"><br clear="all">
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<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">Course features</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Thonburi;color:blue">:<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:teal">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal">Cooperative
learning through lecture & laboratory instruction<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:teal">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal">Hands-on
experience<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:teal">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal">Discussion of
experimental design, sample handling, field techniques<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:teal">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal">Exposure to
rapidly developing techniques including:<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal;font-size:19px">Automated analysis of O & H isotope
values on organic matter <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal;font-size:19px">Automated measurement of trace gases
(e.g., N<sub>2</sub>O and CH<sub>4</sub>)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal;font-size:19px">H<sub>2</sub>O & N<sub>2</sub>O
isotope measurements via spectroscopic methods<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal;font-size:19px">Multi-element (H, C, N, S, O) isotope analysis
of bulk organics<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal;font-size:19px">Multi-element (H, C, N) molecular-level
isotope systematics<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:teal">·<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal">Exposure to
new state-of-the art instrumentation including new instrumentation by Los Gatos
and Isoprime<u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue;font-size:19px">For more enrollment information, please contact:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal">Lisa Craft: <a href="mailto:craftL@msu.edu" target="_blank">craftL@msu.edu</a> or phone </span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:#339966"><a href="tel:517-355-4642" value="+15173554642" target="_blank">517-355-4642</a></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:28.1pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:blue;font-size:19px">For more information about the course, please contact:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:19px"><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal" lang="PT-BR">Dr. Peggy Ostrom: </span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal"><a href="mailto:ostrom@msu.edu" target="_blank"><span lang="PT-BR">ostrom@msu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal"> <span lang="PT-BR"><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Thonburi;color:teal" lang="PT-BR"><span style="font-size:19px">288 Farm Lane, Room
203, East Lansing, MI 48824</span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div>Nathaniel E. Ostrom Ph.D.<br>Professor<br>Dept. of Integrative Biology<br>Michigan State University<br>288 Farm Lane<br>East Lansing MI 48824-5633<br><a href="tel:517-355-4661" value="+15173554661" target="_blank">517-355-4661</a><br>fax: <a href="tel:517-432-2789" value="+15174322789" target="_blank">517-432-2789</a><br><a href="mailto:ostromn@msu.edu" target="_blank">ostromn@msu.edu</a><br><br></div></div></div><br></div>