We are pleased to announce a new graduate-level course in Marine Bioacoustics offered in the Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics, Distance Education Program. The course is accessible via streaming video over the Internet ( http://www.acs.psu.edu/DistanceEd/distanceed.htm):

Instructors: Dr. S. E. Parks & Dr. J. Miksis-Olds

This course is an introduction to the role of acoustics can play in studying biology related topics in the marine environment. Topics include introduction to underwater sound propagation, introduction to major groups of marine organisms and their adaptations to the marine environment, marine noise and its effect on marine life, marine organism sound production, underwater hearing, use of active sound for remote sensing of marine organisms, use of passive listening for remote sensing of sound producing marine organisms.  Integrated activities and problem-based assignments will provide an interactive learning experience.

Recommended texts:

1) Simmonds, J. and MacLennan, D. (2005). Fisheries Acoustics: Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. (Blackwell Science/Oxford).

2) Richardson, W. J., Greene, C. R., Malme, C. I. and Thomson, D. H. (1995). Marine Mammals and Noise (Academic Press, San Diego, CA).

For registration information, contact Kris Popovich (cxp23@psu.edu).

Contact:  Susan Parks (sep20@psu.edu) or Jennifer Miksis-Olds (jlm91@psu.edu) with questions about the course content.

Jennifer L. Miksis-Olds, Ph.D.

Applied Research Laboratory

The Pennsylvania State University

PO Box 30

State College, PA 16804

(814) 865-9318

jlm91@psu.edu