UW’s FRIDAY HARBOR LABS Info Session

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Thursday April 12, 3:30-5pm in Thomson Hall 134

Learn how you can get involved with Friday Harbor Labs (FHL), UW’s world renowned marine station on San Juan Island. FHL faculty and former students will share their experiences, talk about their research, and answer questions. FHL is an ideal place to spend a quarter and jump-start your career in the marine sciences, education, medicine, law and policy, poetry and more! All courses involve fieldwork, boats, laboratory work, and research mentorship from award-winning faculty. Any UW student can spend a quarter at FHL.

This Fall FHL is offering two unique programs:

1) The Marine Biology and Humanities Quarter will include English/CHID, creative writing, and marine biology courses.  This quarter is great for incoming freshman through seniors, no pre-requisite coursework required.

2) The Pelagic (Open Water) Ecosystem Research Apprenticeship monitors the sensitive waters in the San Juan Archipelago, and students design and work on independent research projects with faculty mentorship.  This 15 credit, fieldwork intensive program is great for sophomores through seniors.

“I cannot emphasize enough how awesome Friday Harbor is. Being surrounded by students with similar interests really allowed me to come into my own.  Nobody made fun of you for talking about science and fish all day, and it was actually encouraged! ”

–Jessica Hale, FHL Student

Read more about a Jessica Hale’s experience at FHL

Marine Biology Student Profile: Jessica Hale

Marine biology minor and Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) major, Jessica Hale, first became interested in marine biology in 6th grade, when she went to summer camp at Camp Orkila on Orcas Island.  After days in the field doing fish trawls and night classes watching the waves sparkle green with bioluminescence, Jessica told her mom she wanted to become a marine biologist. At Ballard High School in Seattle, she joined the BioTech Academy, a small cohort of students who participate in hands-on coursework in biology, chemistry, and genetics, as well as fieldtrips and summer internships partnering with local organizations. Jessica interned with the Institute for Systems Biology and continued collaborating with this organization in her first year at UW. 

Elwha River Dam Removal Impacts Spring Research Apprenticeship @ UW’s Friday Harbor Labs

Jump-start a career in the marine sciences, education, medicine, law and policy, and more this spring in a research apprenticeship at Friday Harbor Labs (FHL), UW’s world renowned marine station on San Juan Island:

Marine Sedimentary Processes Apprenticeship: Elwha River Dam Removal Impacts

Students work with UW Oceanographers to examine the impacts on the coastal and marine ecosystems from removing two dams from the Elwha River, the biggest watershed on the Olympic Peninsula. The dams are scheduled to be removed during 2011 with the goal of habitat restoration.  However, we do not yet understand the full range of effects that “restoration” will have. Apprentices explore the effects of the added sediment discharge in high quantities during dam removal near the mouths of rivers.

Marine Genomics: from Biodiversity to Evolution Spring Research Apprenticeship @ UW’s Friday Harbor Labs

Consider doing something extraordinary spring quarter.  Study off-campus at Friday Harbor Labs (FHL), UW’s world renowned marine station on San Juan Island.  FHL is an ideal place to jump-start a career in the marine sciences, education, medicine, law and policy, and more!  Freshmen-seniors and post-bacs are encouraged to apply. Tuition is the same as the Seattle campus, financial aid applies, and more aid is available as needed:

Marine Genomics: from Biodiversity to Evolution Research Apprenticeship (BIOL 479, 16 credits)

Biology and Medicine today is the Biology of Genomes. Advances of modern genomic sciences and technologies are just beginning to be introduced into traditional zoological and comparative disciplines including marine biology.

Marine Zoology, Botany, and Ocean Acidification Spring Quarter @ UW’s Friday Harbor Labs

Consider doing something extraordinary spring quarter.  Study off-campus at Friday Harbor Labs (FHL), UW’s world renowned marine station on San Juan Island.  FHL is an ideal place to jump-start a career in the marine sciences, education, medicine, law and policy, and more!

All courses involve fieldwork, boats, laboratory work, and research mentorship from award-winning faculty.  Freshmen-seniors and post-bacs are encouraged to apply. Tuition is the same as the Seattle campus, financial aid applies, and more aid is available as needed:

Marine Zoology, Botany, and Ocean Acidification Quarter

Students in this program take from 14-16 credits from this list of courses:

Marine Biology Student Profile – Alexandra Ulmke

At the beginning of her sophomore year, Alex Ulmke had no idea what to major in.  She had grown up visiting her grandparents’ house on a Florida inlet with manatees swimming by, and she wanted to become a marine biologist to save them.  During her freshman year at UW, she took study breaks to watch documentaries about whales.  After taking a course from a UW professor who was researching whales and the Endangered Species Act, she figured out she could tailor her UW education to her fascination with marine mammal conservation.

Marine Biology Minor Summer & Autumn Courses 2011

Summer Courses

• FISH/OCEAN/BIOL 250 – Intro to Marine Biology
• BIOL 180 – Intro to Biology
• BIOL 434 – Invert Zoology
• Q Sci 381 – Probability and Statistics

Seattle Time Schedule

Still Spots in these Friday Harbor Labs Summer Courses (submit an application ASAP)

Summer A Term:
Marine Invertebrate Zoology
Ocean Acidification (probably)

Summer B Term:
Evolution & Development of the Metazoans
Marine Birds & Mammals
Marine Algae
Sustainable Agriculture & Conservation

If you’d like to apply for these now, please do ASAP. Here’s the application link, http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/studentApplicationInfo.html

Autumn Courses

• FISH/OCEAN/BIOL 250 – Intro to Marine Biology
• OCEAN 210 – Ocean Circulation
• BIOL 180 – Intro to Biology
• Q Sci 381 – Probability and Statistics
• OCEAN 430 – Biological Oceaography
• FISH 323 – Management and Conservation of Marine Resources
• FISH 423 – Aquatic Invasion Ecology

Seattle Time Schedule

Autumn Friday Harbor Labs Programs

Rolling applications until July 1 (this deadline may be extended if programs don’t fill, check website).  Students live at the Labs on San Juan Island for fall quarter.  Ask me if you have questions about how apprenticeships can count for major and minor requirements – marbiol@

Become a Marine Biology Apprentice this Fall @ UW’s Friday Harbor Labs

Jump start your science career by becoming a research apprentice at UW’s Friday Harbor Labs, our marine station on San Juan Island!

 Friday Harbor Labs is accepting applications for two amazing fall quarter apprenticeship programs.  Students in these programs live at the labs, take 15 credits, and work semi-independently on their own research projects that address current issues in ecology and the marine environment. 

 Friday Harbor Labs is offering these two fall apprenticeships:

 The Pelagic Ecosystem Function Apprenticeship – Explore Open Water Marine Ecology!

This research apprenticeship explores the habitats and organisms of the pelagic (open water) ecosystem of the San Juan Archi­pelago. In this complex ecosystem, waters from oceanic realms and major river systems are mixed by a powerful tidal regime to create habitats for a diverse community of prey and predator species. Our goal is to understand how the various oceanograph­ic processes shape these habitats and biological communities.

 Students build on the work of past apprenticeships, exploring the causes for abundance and distribution of pelagic marine life. This study is important because it tracks long-term changes in populations of plankton, fish, seabirds, and marine mammals in one of the areas judged most highly sensitive to climate change.

 “For a marine biologist, FHL is the perfect location to study. I was surrounded by people with similar interests and experts in different marine research areas. The experience was a great jumping off point and has really opened up more opportunities for me.”

-Pelagic Ecosystem Apprentice, Jasmine Palmer

 The Spatial Ecology of Salish Sea Benthos  – Learn about Deep Sea Canyons!

Students in this apprenticeship will map and explore marine benthic (deep bottom)

Spend Fall Quarter at UW’s Friday Harbor Labs

Consider doing something extraordinary this fall quarter by taking the Marine Biology & Social Science Quarter at UW’s Friday Harbor Labs, our marine station on San Juan Island.

Students enrolled in this program spend fall quarter living at the labs and taking three courses that all involve fieldwork, boats, laboratory work, and research mentorship from award-winning faculty. No natural science is needed to attend; many students go as early as their sophomore year:

The Marine Biology & Social Science Quarter

This quarter provides students with a panoramic cross-disciplinary narrative of current problems facing oceans and humans. The courses survey marine organisms and ecosystems, investigate how the oceans work and circulate, and explore current problems in the marine environment and the social groups involved in creating and solving these problems.

For this program, students take three classes from this list and can mix and match natural science and social science courses:

Marine Biology Film Screening – This Wed

UW’s marine biology programs is partnering with OCEAN 200 & 101 to show two documentaries this quarter.  There should be plenty of extra seats if your interested in attending!

First film shows on Wednesday @ 7pm in Fishery Science Building 102 .   Front doors open at 6:45.  Free!

Wed, April 13            Frontline: Poisoned Waters

More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways — the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay — are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people.  (60 min)