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June 28, 2005

AAUS Student Scholarships-June 30 Deadline

I just got this in my inbox and am passing it on:

On behalf of Roy Houston, AAUS Student Scholarship Chair, I would like to announce that the AAUS Board of Directors has approved two (2) additional Student Scholarships at @ $1000 each. These two additional scholarships will be awarded in addition to the two $2500 scholarships that already exist. The additional 2 scholarships will not be degree specific. They can be split between the Ph.D. and Master's candidates or they can both go to either Ph.D. candidates or Master's candidates. It is totally at the discretion of the AAUS Scholarship Committee. The AAUS is striving to get as many proposals in as possible. The deadline for submitting a proposal is June 30th. --William Dent, President

For more information from the AAUS site itself, click here.

Good luck!

Posted by Dida at 11:11 AM

June 23, 2005

Caribbean Ecosystem Survey

Gustavo Paredes, a Ph.D candidate at Scripps Institute of Oceanography at University of California San Diego is looking for AAUS certifed divers to help with an ongoing effort to survey the Caribbean. He says,

We have successfully surveyed the reefs in Belize, Cozumel, Jamaica and Cuba. Our next step is to survey the FKNMS and we are inviting someone to join us to help quantify [sic] the benthic community.

Survey Dates: July 25 -August 19th (2005).
Requirement: AAUS certified (preferably), must be able to identify a wide range of benthic organisms including macro algae, sponges, coral, etc., from the Caribbean region.

Here's the killer part: All expenses are paid!

Contact gparedes@ucsd.edu for more information.

Posted by Dida at 7:59 PM

June 17, 2005

Come and Help the Kelp!

From Nancy Caruso of the Coast Keeper Alliance comes this annoucement:

The California Coastkeeper Alliance is looking for scientific divers in Orange County and Santa Monica to help with a regional giant kelp restoration project. Volunteers will help with various monitoring tasks including, site scouting, and restoration methods. Monitoring includes:
band transects, quadrats, urchin surveys, substrate surveys, and fish
counts. Dives are conducted 2-3 days per week. All dives are from a boat in 25'-45' depth along the coast.

Requirements: Current AAUS status (will need a letter of reciprocity) OR all of the following:
-Rescue cert
-diver insurance
-current CPR, Oxygen, first aid certs
-at least 30 hours temperate water diving experience
-AAUS medical
-signed waivers

For Orange County visit the California Coastkeeper's volunteer page or call Ray Hiemstra at (949) 723-5424.

For Santa Monica please contact Tom Ford 310-305-9645 ext 3, email
captainkelp at smbaykeeper.org, or visit them online.

Posted by Dida at 8:29 PM