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The student travel grants have been opened for the Yamagata IDS in August 23rd-28th 2020. You will find the form and procedural information on the symposium website, under the important dates: https://diatom.localinfo.jp/

Introducing the Diatom Web Academy, first of its name (that I know of)! By: Sylvia Lee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   I currently have the fun and exciting role of serving as chair of the Society for Freshwater Science’s Diatom Taxonomic Certification Committee. The biggest motivation for this group is to develop a program that helps federal and state resource managers in the US obtain diatom data that are accurate, consistent, and reliable for use in biological assessments. While creating certification exams is a key part of our mission, our work doesn’t stop there! We realized that we have an opportunity to develop a program that supports and provides training, communication, and community-building among diverse groups of people interested in studying diatoms and applying diatom data to protect our important aquatic resources. All of these efforts together have the potential to advance the field of diatom research. With better data and better s...

The Diatom Taxonomic Certification Committee (TCC) is offering a webinar series to introduce key topics concerning diatom biology and application of diatoms to environmental science. The presentations will be made by TCC members and guests and the sessions will allow time for feedback and discussion. JOIN US! The first webinar is scheduled for Feb 12, 2020 3 PM eastern, 2 PM central, 1 PM mountain, 12 PM pacific (US and Canada).  This webinar series is free to attend by all and will be recorded. Dr. Sarah Spaulding will be the webinar host on February 12. Join us to get the latest info and provide your questions and feedback.  Find your time zone here:  https://24timezones.com/difference/est/utc .  The topics to be covered will be: Goals of the webinar series Why are diatoms used as indicators of environmental condition? What is the taxonomic certification committee and diatom community doing to facilitate the use of diatoms in assessments? Introduction to ...

  by Nick Schulte, with contributions from DOM editorial board   Since our last post we welcomed in a new year and a new decade, so we want to take the opportunity to reflect on some of the great diatom science from the 2010s. This month Nick Schulte, with input from the rest of the DOM editorial board, put into the spotlight a paper or project per year to give an idea of some of the impressive, diverse science our community - from early-career researchers to senior diatomists - developed in the last decade.   2010: Diatoms of the United States (a.k.a. Diatoms of North America)   Spaulding, S. A., Lubinski , D. J., & Potapova , M. (2010). Diatoms of the United States.   The start of the decade brought us a project that is still, in 2020, changing the way we identify diatoms and understand diatom taxonomy and ecology. Diatoms of the United States (now Diatoms of North America) really began from the course materials produ...