Morning lectures are from 8:30AM–12:00PM and daily lab sessions are 1:00–5:00PM.
Evening lectures are from 6:30–7:30PM. All lectures will be held in PAIS 1100.
Week 1
Sunday June 18th
IceBreaker & Dinner (6:00PM; Sharp Compound)
Monday June 19th
Introductions and Logistics (8:30AM)
Lecture (9:30AM): Isotope Foundations: Terminology, Fractionation, and Measurement – Zachary Sharp (University of New Mexico)
Lecture+Lab Students: Project Development and Fieldwork (12:00–6:00PM; Lunch Provided: Lab+Lecture Students)
Lecture Only Students: Center for Stable Isotopes Tour (1:30–4:30PM)
Tuesday June 20th
Lecture (8:30AM): Stable Isotopes in Water – Todd Dawson (UC Berkeley)
Evening Lecture (5:30–8:00PM; Dinner–Chello Grill): Stable Isotope Instrumentation – Viorel Atudorei (University of New Mexico) and Chris Brodie (IsoTrace NZ)
Wednesday June 21st
Lecture (8:30AM): Plant Carbon in Terrestrial Ecosystems – Jim Ehleringer (University of Utah)
Afternoon Lecture (1:30–3:00PM or 3:30–5:00PM): QA/QC and Data Analysis – Renee Brooks (US Enivronmental Protection Agency)
Thursday June 22nd
Lecture (8:30AM): Nitrogen in Terrestrial Ecosystems – Jed Sparks (Cornell University)
Evening Lecture (5:30–8:00PM; Dinner–Buen Provecho): Animal Isotope Ecology and Physiology – Seth Newsome (University of New Mexico)
Friday June 23rd
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of the Oceans – Lael Vetter (University of Arizona)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Biology of the Oceans – Brian Popp (University of Hawaii)
Evening Breakout Sessions (TBD)
Saturday June 24th
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Isotopic Incorporation – Thure Cerling (University of Utah)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Animal Paleoecology – Paul Koch (UC Santa Cruz)
Group Project Presentations (2:00–4:00PM)
Dinner (5:00PM; La Fonda del Bosque)
Sunday June 25th
Rest Day in Sandia Mountains (Lunch Provided): morning hikes/bikes and afternoon picnic (Oak Flats Picnic Ground)
Week 2
Monday June 26th
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): The Global Carbon Cycle – Dan Breecker (University of Texas at Austin)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Paleoclimate Proxies – Matthew Lachniet (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
Lecture+Lab Students: Project Development and Fieldwork (12:00–6:00PM; Lunch Provided: Lab+Lecture Students)
Lecture Only Students: Lab Work (1:30–5:00PM)
Evening Lecture (5:00-7:00PM; Dinner–Dion's Pizza): Stable Isotope Ratios via Rovibrational Laser Spectroscopy – Dave Nelson (Aerodyne Research)
Tuesday June 27th
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Isotopic Studies in Four Dimensions: People and Animals in the Past – Tamsin O'Connell (University of Cambridge)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Amino Acid Isotope Analysis – Seth Newsome (University of New Mexico)
Evening Lecture (5:30–8:00PM; Dinner–M'Tucci's): Isotopes in Forensics – Christy Mancuso (University of New Mexico)
Wednesday June 28th
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Terrestrial Carbonates and Clumped Isotopes – Katie Snell (University of Colorado Boulder)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Triple Oxygen Isotopes – Jordan Wostbrock (Yale University)
Afternoon Workshop (3:00–5:30PM): IsoBank – Oliver Shipley (Stony Brook University)
Evening Event (6:35PM): Albuquerque Isotopes versus El Paso Chihuahuas (Isotopes Park)
Thursday June 29th
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Stable Isotopes in the Atmospheric Water Cycle – Joe Galewsky (University of New Mexico)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Oxygen Isotopes in Phosphates – Ruth Blake (Yale University)
Evening Lecture (5:30–8:00PM; Dinner–Thai House II): Microbial Isotope Ecology – Sebastian Kopf (University of Colorado Boulder)
Friday June 30th
Lecture (8:30AM): Molecular Isotopic Analysis – Pratigya Polissar (UC Santa Cruz)
Group Project Presentations (3:00–5:30PM)
Graduation Dinner (6:00PM; Hodgin Hall)
After Party (9:00PM; Bosque Brewing Company, 106 Girard Boulevard SE)