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ASLO thrives because of its dedicated, enthusiastic members that serve and move our society forward in a myriad of ways. ASLO recognizes its most outstanding members through the ASLO Fellows or Sustaining Fellows distinction. Have you or someone you know achieved this standing? We need your help to highlight those members who have impacted ASLO consistently. The ASLO Fellows recognition was estab…

ASLO Executive Director Teresa Curto has announced she will be stepping down from the role at the end of this year. During her nearly thirteen-year tenure, Curto has successfully guided ASLO through several transformative changes, including forming strategic partnerships that have advanced ASLO’s mission to create, integrate, communicate knowledge across the aquatic sciences. This includes leadin…

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the 2027 ASLO Awards! The deadline for nominations is Thursday, 1 October 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT (3:59 AM UTC on 2 October 2026). The ASLO Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments across the aquatic science community. We seek nominees that reflect ASLO’s commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, identity, and geography…

By Lily Goerlitz   Sweden has changed my life. It’s not even over yet and I can already say I am dreading the day I have to say goodbye.   Barefoot Biogeochemistry Group lab members celebrating fellow members Swedish citizenship on Sweden’s National Day. Photo credit: Event volunteer.   Hej Everyone! My name is Lily and I am a PhD student and mentor of the 6th LOREX cohort. A little […] The post …

Paid International Research Exchanges and Training for U.S.-Based Graduate and Undergraduate Students   ASLO is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the second cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange and Mentoring Experience (LOREX ME) program. Building on the success of the LOREX program launched in 2019, LOREX ME was designed to train the next generation…

The Ecological Dissertations in Aquatic Sciences (Eco-DAS) Symposium for early career aquatic scientists returns to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi in 2026! Eco-DAS XVII Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 21-25 September 2026 Application Deadline: 21 August 2026 Apply Online at: https://www.aslo.org/eco-das/eco-das-2026/   The Ecological Dissertations in the Aquatic Sciences symposium series is designed to: 1. Foster sustaine…

At this year’s Joint ASLO-SIL Meeting, 356 students elected to have their scientific poster or oral presentation evaluated by volunteer evaluators. Based on these evaluations, five winners and five honorable mentions were selected in each presentation category - oral presentations and poster presentations. Award winners received a USD 100 prize and honorable mentions received USD 50. We are pleas…

by Hunter Rousselle   Hej! This is Hunter Rousselle, reporting from downtown Gothenburg, where the temperature never reaches the mid 70’s and the sunlight covers the horizon from 4 am until 10 pm. If you haven’t already figured it out, I am a participating in the LOREX ME program provided by ASLO assisting my mentor Lillian Goerlitz on our project investigating natural alkalinity sources along Sw…

By: Kathy Stenehjem My name is Kathy Stenehjem and I am a 4th year PhD student in Dr. Meredith Holgerson’s lab at Cornell University. My research explores how mixing frequency shapes methane and phytoplankton dynamics within small freshwater ponds and lakes.   I blearily roll out of bed and silence the alarm that has been singing every 10 minutes for the past half hour. I’ve always found it easie…

The ASLO Student Resources and Activities Committee (SRAC) is looking for dedicated student members to join our committee! Students comprise approximately one-third of the ASLO membership and they hail from all over the world. The SRAC advocates for ASLO student members through diverse opportunities, including: Planning student programs for ASLO meetings Distributing student travel grants Virtual…

By Megan Berberich    Last summer, I spent eight weeks in Umeå, Sweden through ASLO’s LOREX program. My project took place in the Krycklan Catchment Study, where I investigated methane and carbon dioxide dynamics across boreal streams with varying catchment characteristics and dissolved organic carbon concentrations. I specifically focused on carbon gas dynamics in the hyporheic zone, which is th…