Issue
DIALOG was founded in 1993 to catalyze interactions and understanding
across the full range of aquatic sciences, freshwater and salt, basic
and applied. Recent Ph.D.'s are targeted to introduce new graduates
to the community, forge lasting collegial bonds across peer groups
and foster early career development.
Approach
Ph.D. Dissertation Registry – The
DIALOG registry of Ph.D. dissertation abstracts encompasses
all aquatic-science disciplines. Dissertation abstracts are archived
on-line in a fully searchable format, providing a concise overview
of the field and highlighting individual accomplishments.
Electronic Communication – Once registered with DIALOG,
graduates are placed on an electronic distribution list to foster cross-institutional
communication and disseminate job and other information of interest
to recent graduates. Anyone may submit job and other announcements.
Information is posted weekly. Submissions should be sent to dialog@whitman.edu.
Brief summaries are encouraged, with web addresses for details. Please
do not send attachments.
Symposium – DIALOG symposia provide
an international forum where recent doctoral recipients can expand
their scientific and professional outlook and forge lifelong,
interdisciplinary collegial relationships with their peers. DIALOG
VII will bring together 40 recent graduates from different fields,
institutions and countries. Both oral and poster sessions will be used
to highlight each participant's dissertation research and current interests.
Agency representatives will describe interdisciplinary and international
aquatic science research opportunities. Mentors will provide training
to enhance early career development. While the format is intense, there
will be time for informal collegial interactions. DIALOG VII is open
to PhD's completed April 1, 2003 - March 31, 2005 in any subject within
or relevant to the biologically oriented aquatic sciences. Selection
will favor applicants who plan to engage in interdisciplinary aquatic
science research. Graduates from all nations are eligible. A committee
will select 40 participants based on the application materials submitted.
Travel subsidies are available.
DIALOG is hosted and sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and Whitman College. Other co-sponsoring institutions are: