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Call for co-chairs of the 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting

ASLO is currently seeking nominations (including self‐nominations) for individuals interested in serving as co-chairs of the Program Committee for the 2025 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (26-31 March 2025). Typically, the ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting is co-chaired by two aquatic scientists, one limnology-oriented and one oceanography-oriented. Additional criteria to be considered for Co-Chair include: Attendance at previous ...

Ocean Sciences Meeting heads to Glasgow in 2026

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 (OSM26) will be held in Glasgow – the first meeting outside of the United States for the biennial conference founded in 1982. The meeting will bring together more than 5,000 delegates in Scotland to discuss all aspects of oceanography following previous events in San Diego and New Orleans. OSM26, which will be held in February 2026, ...

Call for Associate Editors of Limnology & Oceanography: Bulletin

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography (ASLO) is pleased to announce that the editorial team of Limnology & Oceanography: Bulletin (LOB) is searching for two new Associate Editors for ASLO’s main member communications channel. Published quarterly, LOB features articles, viewpoints, book reviews, society and policy news, and other items of interest to ASLO members. Annually, LOB publishes ...

Krista Longnecker named next Editor-in-Chief of Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Krista Longnecker as the next Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the journal Limnology and Oceanography: Methods! Dr. Longnecker served as an Associate Editor for the journal since 2016 and was approved for the EIC position by the ASLO Board of Directors following an open ...

ASLO Member Survey on Open Access

ASLO is inviting members to help shape its vision on Open Access (OA) publishing for the future! The society currently publishes the Limnology & Oceanography family of journals:  Limnology and Oceanography (LNO), the society’s flagship journal, which was first published in January 1956 and remained a print-only journal (even for manuscript submission and peer review) for decades;  Limnology and Oceanography ...

ASLO honors Elizabeth B. Kujawinski with the 2024 G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award

Each year, the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) honors scientists for their outstanding achievements in aquatic science research, service, and education. The G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award recognizes a mid-career scientist who has made considerable contributions to knowledge in limnology or oceanography, and whose future work promises a continued legacy of scientific excellence. The 2024 Hutchinson Award ...

L&O Special Issue – Mesocosms: bridging the gap between in-situ and laboratory studies

In a rapidly changing world, it is crucial that we examine the responses of aquatic organisms across the scales of individuals, communities, and trophic levels, on time scales relevant for responses to environmental change. Laboratory studies allow us to develop mechanistic understandings on individual organisms or groups thereof but are often limited in their ecological realism. In situ observations yield ...

Voices for Well-Being in Aquatic Sciences: Banish Burnout

The ASLO Early Career Committee Presents: Banish Burnout: Move from Stress to Success Please join the ASLO Early Career Committee (ECC) for their next installment in the "Voices for Well-Being in Aquatic Sciences" webinar series on Thursday, 25 January 2024 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (9:00 am - 10:0 am PST; 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC). The ...

Limnology & Oceanography Bulletin Call for Book Reviewers

The L&O Bulletin regularly features book reviews and the editorial board is looking for your help! The team has NEW titles in need of review:   A Global Atlas of Atolls(Goldberg and Rankey) more here Oar Feet and Opal Teeth: About Copepods and Copepodologists (Miller) more here Water Chemistry (Brezonik and Arnold) more here Books reviewed in Limnology and Oceanography ...

So Things Can Go Wrong…But That Is Okay!

By Meredith Theus There are many great opportunities and experiences that occur with a research exchange. It’s an opportunity to learn new research techniques, meet other scientists, interact with a different lab group, and experience a new place. At the University of Montreal, I have been learning how to process and analyze dissolved organic matter, working closely with a graduate ...
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