Welcome to ASLO!
For more than 50 years, ASLO has been a leading professional organization for researchers and educators in the field of aquatic science, working to provide for their needs at all phases of professional development. ASLO is best known for its highly rated research journals, its interdisciplinary meetings and its special symposia. The society supports increasingly important programs in public education and outreach and public policy. It strives to encourage student participation and to increase opportunities for minorities in the aquatic sciences. ASLO's mission statement is:
ASLO fosters a diverse, international scientific community that creates, integrates and communicates knowledge across the full spectrum of aquatic sciences, advances public awareness and education about aquatic resources and research, and promotes scientific stewardship of aquatic resources for the public interest. Its products and activities are directed toward these ends.
News and Announcements!
- USA Funding Opportunity: Ocean Acidification
- Since the publication of The Royal Society's report Ocean Acidification Due to Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (June 2005, www.royalsoc.ac.uk), there has been growing concern for the potential adverse impacts of a slowly acidifying sea upon marine ecosystems. In recognition of the need for basic research concerning the nature, extent and impact of ocean acidification on oceanic environments in the past, present and future, the US National Science Foundation has issued an announcement of funding opportunity. For more information, click here.
- USA Science & Engineering Festival
- ASLO is proud to be an Official Partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in October 2010. The Festival, which will be the country’s first national science festival, is a collaboration of over 500 of the country’s leading science and engineering organizations and aims to reignite the interest of our nation’s youth in the sciences. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall on October 23-24, 2010, which will give children, teens and adults the opportunity to explore all facets of science and engineering through hundreds of fun, hands-on activities. People across the Unites States are encouraged to hold Satellite Events in their communities the same weekend that hundreds of thousands of people celebrate science on the National Mall For more information on all Festival events and how you can get involved, visit www.usasciencefestival.org.
- L&O Volume 51 moved into Free Access
- Approximately 90% of all articles in ASLO journals are freely available to the public through our website. ASLO’s philosophy is to make all articles older than 3 years freely available to the public. The latest addition is Volume 51 of L&O, which has just been moved into Free Access.
- New L&O Issue Posted
- The latest issue of Limnology and Oceanography (Vol 55, Issue 1, 2010) is available online.
- Filmmaking Workshop: call for submissions
- An increasing number of ocean scientists are making short videos for their websites, blogs, and/or other outreach efforts. Scientist-turned-filmmaker Dr. Randy Olson, a panelist at the 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, and Dr. Jon Sharp, Co-Chair of the 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting are planning a workshop on this topic for the 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting. At the workshop, Randy will give a brief talk about filmmaking for scientists, then moderate a critique session where individuals will show their short films, offering them up for constructive analysis, as well as moderated comments from the audience. Jon and Randy would like to receive submissions from which they can select those to be highlighted at the Ocean Sciences meeting. As a first step, please contact Jon Sharp with your interest to participate and a short synopsis of your video. Submissions are due by January 31st. A full description of this workshop is available here.
- New L&O Bulletin Issue Posted
- The latest issue of the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin (Vol 18, Issue 4, 2009, 3458 KB PDF) is available online.
- Upcoming Summer Courses
- Each year a variety of exciting summer courses and educational programs are offered at institutions around the world. The Summer Courses Page lists announcements of courses coming up in summer 2010. To submit a course announcement, please email the information to the ASLO web editor.
- L&O Special Issue Posted
- A special issue of Limnology and Oceanography (Vol 54, Issue 6 part 2, 2009) is available online. This special issue deals with Lakes and Reservoirs as Sentinels, Integrators, and Regulators of Climate Change.
- ASLO on Facebook
- Did you know ASLO has its own Facebook group? It is open to all who are interested in the wonderful fields of Limnology and Oceanography. Click here to take a look!
- Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environments
- Following several years of discussion and planning, ASLO is pleased to announce its new online journal, Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environments. Produced in collaboration with Duke University Press [www.dukeupress.edu/lofe], this journal will explore the link between fluid dynamics and aquatic system processes. Josef D. Ackerman, professor of physical ecology and aquatic science at the University of Guelph, has been named editor in chief. The editorial office will reside at the University of Guelph. We are set to begin publishing in late 2010.
For a copy of the formal announcement about the new journal with more information about this exciting new ASLO project, click here.
- DISCCRS V Symposium
- The 5th symposium of the Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Climate Change Research (DISCCRS) will be held 13-20 March 2010, at Saguaro Lake Ranch, Arizona. Participation is limited to 34 early career scholars who received their PhDs between April 1, 2007 and July 31, 2009. Applications are encouraged from any field so long as the research focus relates to climate change, its impacts or solutions. For more information, please visit the DISCCRS website.
- The 2009-2013 ASLO Strategic Plan
- The 2007 ASLO Strategic Plan Committee reviewed the 1996 report entitled "The Future of ASLO Report and Recommendations" and noted that the organization has now implemented most of the listed recommendations. These changes have substantially strengthened ASLO. The 2009-2013 ASLO Strategic Plan includes an assessment of how well ASLO is accomplishing its Mission Statement, through an inventory of ongoing activities and the adoption of a set of Guiding Principles for Society action. The 2009-2013 ASLO Strategic Plan discusses what ASLO needs to do to implement its Mission Statement in the future, in light of the Guiding Principles. The Strategic Plan (177K PDF) is available to all members.
- L&O Among Top 100 Most Influential Life Sciences Journals
- The Special Libraries Association (SLA), on the occasion of its Centennial, conducted a poll of its BioMedical & Life Sciences Division to identify the 100 most influential journals in Biology and Medicine over the last 100 years. We are very pleased to announce that Limnology and Oceanography is on the list.
- ASLO Career Directory 2009
- The ASLO Career Directory 2009 is a compilation of profiles of 124 students and early career scientists who are seeking positions in the aquatic sciences. Profiles are sorted by the type of position being sought (student, post-doctoral, technical, faculty). Profiles were submitted in preparation for the 2009 Aquatic Sciences Meeting.
- Award and Plenary Presentation Videos
- Beginning in 2008, award ceremonies are recorded for online viewing. The 2009 award ceremonies and plenary sessions were taped by the Information System Department of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis thanks to a generous grant provided by the University. Click here to view the award ceremonies and plenary presentations online. Presentations can also be downloaded on iPods, Macintosh computers and PCs through iTunesU.