LIMNOLOGY AND MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM

Kenneth Potter (Chair) Center for Limnology 680 North Park Street Madison, WI 53706-1492 Tel: 608/263-3264 E-mail: mcpossin@wisc.edu limnology.wisc.edu

Scientists examine a research buoy topped by solar panels and embedded in the ice at Trout Lake Station, a northern Wisconsin field station operated by the Center for Limnology. The buoy operates a profiler, which controls its buoyancy much like a submarine. The profiler measures several limnological parameters, including pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, light, conductivity and temperature, which scientists use to track major ecological changes. (32K JPG)

A LEADER IN LIMNOLOGY AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is recognized worldwide as a leader in limnology and aquatic ecology. The program began as the Oceanography and Limnology Graduate Program in 1962 and continues the university's 100-year tradition of research on lake ecosystems. The program combines research and teaching from several fields and departments to develop a greater understanding of the oceans and inland waters — their origins, inhabitants, phenomena and impact on human life.

INDIVIDUALIZED GRADUATE TRAINING THAT INTEGRATES MANY DISCIPLINES

This program offers curricula leading to the MS, PhD or PhD minor in limnology and marine science. Students entering the program must have had at least one year of college-level biology, chemistry, physics and calculus, as well as substantial preparation in one area of limnology/oceanography. Interdisciplinary in nature, each individualized program provides graduate training in aquatic sciences while integrating a variety of courses in related sciences.

The program is administered by the College of Engineering and sponsored jointly by the College of Letters and Science and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. More than 25 faculty members in civil and environmental engineering, botany, food science, geology and geophysics, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, plant pathology and zoology supervise the program's graduate students. Faculty members guide students in developing study plans, research and career goals.