April 30
Arrival to Rønbjerg (not later than 18.00).
General introduction. Get-together dinner/party.

May 1
09.00-09.15 Introduction and general information

09.15-12.00 Niels Peter Revsbech (3 lectures):
"General introduction to microsensors and diffusion"
"Electrochemical oxygen microsensors"
"Microsensors for diffusivity and flow"

Lunch

14.00-15.00 Michael Kühl, "Fiber-optic microsensors"
15.00-17.00 Ingo Klimant (2 lectures):
"Optical sensing of analytes"
"Fiber-optic microsensors, microoptodes"

Dinner, 3 student presentations during dessert/coffee

May 2
09.00-09.30 Michael Kühl, "Sulfide microsensors"
09.30-11.30 Ole Pedersen, 2 lectures:
"Microsensor analysis of aquatic plants tissue"
11.30-12.30 Andrea Wieland,
"Microsensor analysis of microbial mat biogeochemistry"

Lunch

14.00-16.00 Marylou Tercier-Waeber (2 lectures):
"Introduction to voltammetric sensors and techniques"
"Voltammetric sensors and probes for in situ trace metal analysis and speciation"
16.00-18.00 Niels Ramsing & Thomas Binzer (2 lectures): "Respirometry with microsensors"

Dinner, 3 student presentations during dessert/coffee

May 3
09.00-10.30 Michael Kühl, "Microscale analysis of photosynthesis and light fields"
10.30-13.00 Niels Peter Revsbech and Michael Kühl,
Laboratory exercise, "Measuring oxygen and oxygenic photosynthesis with oxygen microelectrodes"

Lunch

14.30-16.00 Niels Peter Revsbech,
"Microscale biosensors and their application"
16.00-18.00 Peter Stief (2 lectures):
"LIX-based ion-selective microelectrodes"
"Microsensor studies of Animal-Microbe interactions in benthic habitats"

Dinner, 3 student presentations during dessert/coffee

May 4
09.00-10.00 Andreas Schramm,
"Combined use of microsensors and molecular techniques"
10.00-11.00 Karin Ulstrup,"Application of microsensor techniques in coral reef ecosystems"
11.00-12.00 Project discussion/planning

Lunch

14.00-? Project discussion, sampling, set up etc.

Dinner, 3 student presentations during dessert/coffee

May 5-7
Experimental projects in groups of 4-5 participants. Working
hours are undefined, but meals are served on schedule.

Dinner, 3 student presentations during dessert/coffee


May 8
09.00-16.00 Project work
16.00-18.00 Project presentations

Dinner / Party

May 9
Clean-up
Evaluation of the course
Departure after lunch (or earlier if needed)


We will try arrange short field excursions and alike inbetween
the busy program.