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18 March 2025

Diatom Web Academy 2025

Join Diatom Web Academy 2025! We offer a series of live, online seminars. Join us and be part of the discussion! If you are not able to attend the...

13 March 2025

Great Lakes Algal Foray - NOTE THE CHANGE IN DATE

These are informal meetings for people with an interest in algal taxonomy. We will make collections across a wide range of habitats during the day...

05 March 2025

OPPORTUNITY: Automated diatom analysis using deep learning

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials,...

25 February 2025

WEBINAR: Marine planktonic diatoms from the Mexican Pacific: a journey through their diversity and ecology

Marine planktonic diatoms from the Mexican Pacific: a journey through their diversity and ecology Description: Our knowledge about phytoplankton...

24 February 2025

REGISTER for the 2025 International Diatom Symposium!

We are looking forward to welcoming you in South Africa! SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Our program will commence on the evening of 03 August with a welcome...

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19 February 2025

Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms - 2025

The course, now in its 62nd year, will introduce students to field and laboratory study of freshwater diatoms. We will visit diverse aquatic habitats...

11 February 2025

WEBINAR: A day in the life of an amateur diatomist

Description: Amateur diatomists have played an important role in diatom science since the discovery of diatoms by an amateur in 1703. Some of the...

10 February 2025

Diatoms of North America fundraising campaign

The diatoms.org project leveraged generous funding from EPA, USGS, and the University of Colorado to develop a resource that 1) serves as the...

24 January 2025

OPPORTUNITY: Summer field course on freshwater algae

This course is offered by John Wehr (Fordham University) focuses on algal identification. COURSE LOCATION Louis Calder Center, Fordham University's...