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开发创新项目， 海洋科学的本科教学和学生研究， 华盛顿西部的学生，还有当地社区的学生 院校海洋藻类课程的修订强调生态 生理学和实验藻类学 研究海洋植物生物学的技术。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。海洋 生态学课程是应用放射性示踪剂来研究摄食和能量 在无脊椎动物中的转化。正在开办讲习班， 社区学院的教职员工和学生，WWU科学专业的学生， 独立学习放射性同位素和荧光测量法的学生 作为海洋系统科学调查的工具。大学 将提供与奖金相等的金额。

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.