TENTATIVE PROGRAM:
May 30
Arrival to Rønbjerg (not later than 18.00).
General introduction. Get-together dinner/party.
May 31
09.00-09.15 Introduction and general information
09.15-12.30 Niels Peter Revsbech (3-4 lectures):
"General introduction to microsensors and diffusion"
"Electrochemical microsensors and biosensors"
"Diffusive boundary layers and calculations of metabolic activity from microsensor data"
Lunch
14.30-17.30 Helle Ploug (3 lectures):
"Analysing concentration gradients in sinking aggregates”. “Combining microsensor measurements with other methods to measure photosynthesis and (bacterial) respiration on phytoplankton colonies”
“Combining microsensors with stable isotopes, nanoSIMS, and fluorometry to make cellular budgets on C- and N-fluxes in cyanobacterial colonies”
Dinner
June 1
09.00-12.00 Ingo Klimant (3 lectures)
"Optical microsensors, sensor materials and measuring principles"
Lunch
14.00-16.00
Ole Pedersen(1-2 lectures):
"Use of microsensors in plant biology"
Mikkel H. Andersen (1 lecture):
"Eddy correlation, using microsensors for large scale measurements"
16.15-18.00 Laboratory excercise (1st group)
"Oxygen microsensor measurements of respiration and photosynthesis in a microbial mat"
16.15-18.00 Demonstration (2nd group)
"Automated setups for microsensor measurments"
Dinner
Project definition and planning.
June 2
09.00-12.00 Peter Ralph (3 lectures):
"Variable chlorophyll fluorescence analysis of photosynthesis"
Lunch
14.00-16:00 Michael Kühl (2-3 lectures):
"Measuring light, temperature and photosynthesis with microsensors"
"Microenvironmental imaging"
16.15-18:00 Laboratory excercise (2nd group)
"Oxygen microsensor measurements of respiration and photosynthesis in a microbial mat"
16.15-18.00 Demonstration (1st group)
"Automated setups for microsensor measurments"
Dinner
Project definition and planning.
June 3-6
Experimental projects in groups of 4-5 participants. Working hours are undefined, but meals are served on schedule.
After dinner (during dessert): Participants give a short presentation (max. 10 min. + 5 min questions) on their research.
June 7
Data analysis and preparation of presentation by each project group.
15-18:
Group presentations.
Dinner and Goodbye party.
June 8
Clean up & Evaluation of the course.
Departure after lunch