Articles about ASLO and Science

By Coral Pagano    Hi everyone! My name is Coral Pagano, and I'm reporting live from Eilat, Israel - the very southern tip of the country, right on the Red Sea. I recently graduated with my bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and I'm here as a mentee in ASLO's LOREX ME program, working under Gianna Mitchell. ...

Last month, ASLO announced that its Executive Director, Teresa Curto, would be stepping down at the end of this year after nearly thirteen years successfully guiding the organization. The ASLO Board of Directors has formed a search committee chaired by ASLO Past-President Susanne Menden-Deuer to oversee the selection of the new Executive Director. In partnership with ZRG Sterling Martin Associates, ...

Click for PDF The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the next cohort of the ASLO Emerging Fellows Program. Launched in 2026 as a pilot initiative with support from the Schmidt Ocean Coalition and the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, and with continued support from the Schmidt Ocean Coalition, the Emerging ...

G'Day from Australia!  My name is Nyrobi Whitfield, and this summer I am thrilled to be working with Roberto Ponce on an incredible project studying sea slug taxonomy at Southern Cross University's National Marine Science Centre (Figure 1). I recently graduated from Oberlin College and Conservatory and will begin my PhD in marine biology this fall at Oregon State University ...

ASLO thrives because of its dedicated, enthusiastic members that serve and move our society forward in a myriad of ways. ASLO recognizes its most outstanding members through the ASLO Fellows or Sustaining Fellows distinction. Have you or someone you know achieved this standing? We need your help to highlight those members who have impacted ASLO consistently. The ASLO Fellows recognition ...

ASLO Executive Director Teresa Curto has announced she will be stepping down from the role at the end of this year. During her nearly thirteen-year tenure, Curto has successfully guided ASLO through several transformative changes, including forming strategic partnerships that have advanced ASLO’s mission to create, integrate, communicate knowledge across the aquatic sciences. This includes leading the selection of its ...

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the 2027 ASLO Awards! The deadline for nominations is Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT (3:59 AM UTC on 2 October 2026). The ASLO Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments across the aquatic science community. We seek nominees that reflect ASLO’s commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, ...

By Lily Goerlitz   Sweden has changed my life. It's not even over yet and I can already say I am dreading the day I have to say goodbye.   Barefoot Biogeochemistry Group lab members celebrating fellow members Swedish citizenship on Sweden's National Day. Photo credit: Event volunteer.   Hej Everyone! My name is Lily and I am a PhD ...

Paid International Research Exchanges and Training for U.S.-Based Graduate and Undergraduate Students   ASLO is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the second cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange and Mentoring Experience (LOREX ME) program. Building on the success of the LOREX program launched in 2019, LOREX ME was designed to train the next generation ...

The Ecological Dissertations in Aquatic Sciences (Eco-DAS) Symposium for early career aquatic scientists returns to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi in 2026! Eco-DAS XVII Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 21-25 September 2026 Application Deadline: 21 August 2026 Apply Online at: https://www.aslo.org/eco-das/eco-das-2026/   The Ecological Dissertations in the Aquatic Sciences symposium series is designed to: 1. Foster sustained, cross-disciplinary interactions among the top new researchers in ecological ...