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01 - 13 July 2012
Darwin Summer School 2012

A state-of-the-art introduction to the field of Biogeosciences.

Location: the Netherlands, Utrecht and Texel.

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06 September - 06 December 2012
Modeling and Mapping Species Distributions
PhD course which is also accessible for advanced MSc students. The course introduces the most important aspects of species distribution modeling (SDM) based on current as well as past occurrence data. Fundamental research questions, important model assumptions and several basic data analysis steps are dealt with.
A number of software tools are used and explained, such as GIS software to process environmental and species occurrence data and the R environment for SDM. The course combines short lectures with participant discussions and predominantly hands-on (computer)work. | read more

24 - 28 September 2012
Molecular Organic Biogeochemistry Course

Organic (bio)geochemistry has become an increasingly expanding and diverse scientific field with important applications in paleoclimatology and microbiology.

This course is intended for PhD-students and early career postdocs with an interest in organic geochemistry or who want to use molecular organic geochemical tools in their field of study. The course lasts for a week (Monday morning thru Friday afternoon) and consists of three parts: the early mornings and afternoons are filled with lectures on a range of topics in molecular organic biogeochemistry. The late mornings will be used for practical demonstrations of analytical equipment and data interpretations. The afternoons will finish with short student presentations.

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PhD course “Molecular Organic Biogeochemistry”

24-28 September 2012 @ NIOZ-TEXEL - For PhD-students and early career postdocs with an interest in organic geochemistry or who want to use molecular organic geochemical tools in their field of study.

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Prestigious Patterson Award for Stefan Schouten
Professor and Darwin researcher Stefan Schouten has won the Patterson Award in 2012. Schouten is recognized specifically for his identification of archaeal membrane lipids in marine environments and their application as a novel sea-surface paleothermometer. | read more

PhD defense Suzann Vollrath
PhD Defense of Suzann Vollrath: Microbial Fe(II) oxidation at circumneutral pH: Reaction kinetics, mineral products, and distribution of neutrophilic iron oxidizers in wetland soils | read more

Oceans of the future
Sunday 23 October Labyrinth (VPRO - Dutch radio) broadcasted a radio show about the influence of climate change on the seas. What will happen with our oceans? Darwin center related research was well represented in this edition (in Dutch). | read more

Defense symposium Julia van Winden
On Friday 4th of november, Julia van Winden will defens her thesis. Before her defense there will be a small symposium at Utrecht University with lectures from renowned researchers Johan Weijers, Helen Talbot, Rich Pancost and Julia herself. | read more

Darwin Christman lecture by Pier Vellinga
This years' Christmas lecture will be given by Pier Vellinga, who recently published his popular science book about climate change; 'Hoezo klimaat verandering'. The Darwin Christmas lecture will take place in Naturalis, Leiden on Sunday December 18th.  read more

Anammox bacteria and rocket fuel ?!
Researchers at the Radboud University Nijmegen have identiefied a molecular mechanism by which anammox bacteria transforms ammonium, the ingredient of urine, into hydrazine, a rocket fuel.
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