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 19th
IceBreaker & Dinner (6:00PM; Sharp/Ziegler Compound)
Monday June 20th
Introductions and Logistics (8:30AM)
Lecture (9:00AM): Isotope Foundations: Terminology, Fractionation, and Measurement – Zachary Sharp (University of New Mexico)
Lab: Project Development and Fieldwork (12:00-6:00PM; Lunch Provided)
Tuesday June 21st
Lecture (8:30AM): Stable Isotopes in Water – Todd Dawson (UC Berkeley)
Evening Lecture (5:30–7:30PM; Dinner–Tikka Hut): Stable Isotope Instrumentation – Viorel Atudorei (University of New Mexico)
Wednesday June 22nd
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Plant Carbon in Terrestrial Ecosystems – Jim Ehleringer (University of Utah)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): The Global Carbon Cycle – Dan Breecker (University of Texas at Austin)
Afternoon Lecture (3:30–5:00PM): QA/QC and Data Analysis – Renee Brooks (US Enivronmental Protection Agency)
Evening Breakout Session (TBD)
Thursday June 23rd
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of the Oceans – Lael Vetter (University of Arizona)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Isotopes as Recorders of Environmental Change – Soumaya Belmecheri (University of Arizona)
Afternoon Lecture (3:30–5:00PM): QA/QC and Data Analysis – Renee Brooks (US Enivronmental Protection Agency)
Evening Breakout Session (TBD)
Friday June 24th
Lecture (8:30AM): Nitrogen in Terrestrial Ecosystems – Jed Sparks (Cornell University)
Evening Event (5:30–7:30PM; Dinner–Buen Provecho): Professional Development Panel Q&A
Saturday June 25th
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Animal Isotope Ecology and Physiology – Seth Newsome (University of New Mexico)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Animal Paleoecology – Thure Cerling (University of Utah)
Group Project Presentations (4:00–6:00PM)
Dinner (7:00PM; Artichoke Cafe)
Sunday June 26th
Rest Day in the Sandia Mountains (Lunch Provided): morning hikes/bikes and afternoon picnic
Week 2
Monday June 27th
Lecture (8:30AM): Biology of the Oceans – Brian Popp (University of Hawaii)
Lab: Project Development and Fieldwork (12:00-6:00PM; Lunch Provided)
Tuesday June 28th
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 (5:30–7:30PM; Dinner–M'Tucci's): Isotopes in Forensics – Christy Mancuso (University of New Mexico)
Wednesday June 29th
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) and Nico Lubcker (University of New Mexico)
Afternoon Lecture (3:00–5:30PM): IsoBank Ingest Workshop – Oliver Shipley (University of New Mexico)
Evening Event (6:35PM): Albuquerque Isotopes versus Sugar Land Skeeters (Isotopes Park)
Thursday June 30th
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 (5:30–7:30PM; Dinner–Thai House II): Microbial Isotope Ecology – Sebastian Kopf (University of Colorado Boulder)
Friday July 1st
Lecture 1 (8:30AM): Molecular Isotopic Analysis – Kate Freeman (Pennsylvania State University)
Lecture 2 (10:30AM): Biomarkers for Terrestrial Plants and Climate – Kate Freeman (Pennsylvania State University)
Group Project Presentations (3:00–5:00PM)
Graduation Dinner (6:00PM; Hodgin Hall)