.....Schilling's Lab......Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

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MY STUFF ________________________________________________________________

Rot Bot - Under construction. The Biodeterioration Diagnostics Wiki (aka...the Rot Bot) is a webspace to share biodeterioration in real-world situations and to contribute real stories. The site was designed for learning and for practicing diagnostics to help identify problems when they occur in the field. The site is being reconfigured as a database to be housed at U. Minnesota. A link will reappear here.

Fungi, Nature and Travel Pictures - I love to take photos. Fair use, please.

STUDENT LINKS ___________________________________________________________

NRSM - Graduate Studies in Natural Resources Science and Management

University of Minnesota Graduate School

OneStop - This is the portal to most anything at the U related to classes, billing, parking, etc.

STUDENT FUNDING ________________________________________________________

UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program - Competitive undergraduate funding for research dollars - U. Minnesota only

AAUW - American Association of University Women - Competitive fellowships for women doctoral candidates

NSF-GRF - Graduate Research Fellowships - Prestigious and competitive 3 yr grants. Must apply within first year of grad study. November deadline

NSF-DDIG - Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants - Research costs only, intended to add research that will otherwise not be a part of your dissertation without extramural support.

UMinn Dissertation Grants - October and March deadlines. Primarily travel or research improvement grants.

SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS_____________________________________________

AWPA - American Wood-Preservers' Association. The AWPA is a non-profit organization which is responsible for promulgating voluntary wood preservation standards.

CWPA - Canadian Wood Preservation Association. The CWPA aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on enhancing the performance of wood against biological, physical and thermal deterioration.

IRG-WP - International Research Group for Wood Protection. IRG-WP (until 10 June 2004 The International Research Group on Wood Preservation) (IRG) was launched as an independent research group in January 1969 to continue the work of previous group of experts on wood protection that had been set up, following an Austrian proposal in 1965, by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in Paris, France.

IBBS - International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. IBBS was formally established in 1969 as an international, multidisciplinary organisation concerned with the biodeterioration of commercially important materials. (IBBS) aim(s) to promote the science and technology of not only biodeterioration but also biodegradation and bioremediation.

APS - American Phytopathological Society. APS is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases and their control.

SWST - Society for Wood Science and Technology. The SWST Mission: To provide service to SWST members; to develop, maintain, and promulgate the educational, scientific, and ethical standards that define the profession; and to advocate the socially responsible production use of wood and lignocellulosic products.

FPS - Forest Products Society. the FPS is an international not-for-profit technical association founded in 1947 to provide an information network for all segments of the forest products industry — from standing tree to finished product.

MSA - Mycological Society of America. The MSA is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the science of mycology - the study of fungi of all kinds including mushrooms, molds, truffles, yeasts, lichens, plant pathogens, and medically important fungi. (also International Mycological Congress meetings occur every 4 years)

ESA - Ecological Society of America. The ESA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of scientists founded in 1915 to: promote ecological science by improving communication among ecologists; raise the public's level of awareness of the importance of ecological science; increase the resources available for the conduct of ecological science; and ensure the appropriate use of ecological science in environmental decision making by enhancing communication between the ecological community and policy-makers.