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ERF Welcomes Recent PhDs To Join Registry

A new program sponsored by the Estuarine Research Federation will benefit recent PhDs engaged in issues at the land-water interface. The Dissertations Symposium for the Advancement of Coastal, Estuarine and Great Lakes Science (DIACES) will be a clearinghouse for information on current research topics and the gradates who are undertaking that research.

Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Coastal Oceans Program, DIACES will promote understanding of coastal and estuarine environments-including human impacts-and foster sound research, policy and management practices. The program is an extension of the ongoing DIALOG program (http://aslo.org/phd.html), which focuses on research in aquatic science.

Online Dissertation Registry
All qualified recent graduates are invited to register their Ph.D. dissertations with the online DIALOG/DIACES Dissertation Registry (http://aslo.org/phd.html). Once registered online, graduates will be included on an e-mail list to foster cross-institutional communication and information distribution.

Dissertation abstracts will be collected and posted online in a searchable format, providing a concise overview of the field and highlighting individual accomplishment. The registry is hosted by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and will be linked to cosponsoring society web sites.

In addition to being a wonderful form of individual recognition, the registry provides a concise overview of emerging research from around the world. Once registered, graduates will receive symposium updates, job announcements and other information of interest for career development

Eligibility and Funding
DIACES is open to PhDs completed between January 1, 2000, and March 31, 2002, and whose work in biology, chemistry, mathematics/modeling or physics is relevant to coastal, estuarine or Great Lake environments. Selection will favor those who plan to pursue careers dedicated to improving our understanding or management of these systems.

Qualified individuals from all nations are eligible for participation in DIACES. Forty participants will be selected, based on the application materials submitted. Travel subsidies are provided through grants from the supporting agencies: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NOAA, Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the European Commission.

Sponsors
DIACES is sponsored by ERF and Whitman College and is funded by NOAA. DIALOG is sponsored by ASLO and Whitman College. ERF is a cosponsor of the DIALOG program, along with the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the International Society of Limnology (SIL), the Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL) and the Oceanographic Society (TOS).

The DIACES symposium will be held from October 28 to November 2, 2002, at the CopaMarina Conference Center in Puerto Rico. Abstract registration forms, symposium application instructions and PhD dissertation registry can be accessed at http://aslo.org/phd.html.For more information about DIACES, contact C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.: telephone, 509-527-5948; e-mail, dialog@whitman.edu.