The Value of Plankton & Particle Imaging in Student-Led Research
Webinar Date and Time:
Tuesday, March 25th, 1pm EST
Speaker: Savannah Stresser, Aquatics Business Development Manager, Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies
Duration: 60 minutes
What to Expect:
Microscopy is a vital component of STEM education, offering students hands-on experience, fostering scientific inquiry, and sparking an appreciation for the microscopic world. However, limited resources, student difficulties with focusing and interpreting images, and faculty expertise hinder its accessibility.
Many STEM education programs across the nation include course-based research experiences (CREs) and other student-led research opportunities to engage students in original research earlier in their academic careers.
As STEM pedagogy evolves, the importance of including accessible technologies in classrooms is being realized. FlowCam is a high-speed flow imaging microscope that is easy to use, offers everyone the opportunity to "see" what is being analyzed, and levels the playing field across all learners. With FlowCam, data collection is more engaging than manual microscopy, and students can enhance their understanding as they build essential skills for their careers.
For students who choose to pursue advanced science degrees, FlowCam helps expand and accelerate student research in ways that would not be possible with microscopy alone. It also produces datasets that future students can re-interrogate to answer new questions.
In this webinar, we describe the utility of flow imaging microscopy (FIM) using FlowCam to enhance student learning and research through examples from all academic levels, from undergraduate to PhD. We also examine the benefits that FlowCam provides to faculty in both instructional and research contexts across a variety of applications.
Who should attend?
- Faculty teaching courses that require microscopy or particle analysis - marine biology, oceanography, limnology, microbiology, and biotechnology
- Faculty and researchers who advise students on independent research projects at any degree level
- Department chairs interested in learning how flow imaging microscopy facilitates intra- and interdepartmental research, student training, and workforce development