Upgrading the Undergraduate Marine Science Curriculum by Introduction of Radioisotope and Fluorometric Techniques As Tools for Scientific Investigation

香农角海洋中心正在为西华盛顿大学的学生和当地社区学院的学生开发海洋科学本科教学和学生研究的创新项目。海洋藻类课程的修订强调生态生理学和实验生理学，应用现代技术研究海洋植物的生物学。放射性同位素和荧光测定法正被用作研究有机碳、养分和能量循环以及藻类生物量和生长的工具。海洋生态学课程是应用放射性示踪剂来研究无脊椎动物的摄食和能量转化。正在举办讲习班，培训社区学院的教师和学生、世界海洋大学理科专业的学生和独立学习的学生使用放射性同位素和荧光测定法作为海洋系统科学调查的工具。这所大学将提供相当于奖金的金额。

The Shannon Point Marine Center is developing innovative programs in undergraduate teaching and student research in marine science, for students at Western Washington but also students from local community colleges. Revisions in the Marine Algae course emphasize ecological physiology and experimental phycology by the application of modern techniques to study the biology of marine plants. Radioisotopes and fluorometry are being used as tools to study organic carbon, nutrient, and energy cycles as well as algal biomass and growth. The Marine Ecology course is applying radiotracers to study feeding and energy transformation in invertebrates. Workshops are being run to train community college faculty and students, WWU science majors and independent study students in the use of radioisotopes and fluorometry as tools in scientific investigation of marine systems. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.