Workshops and trainings

 

Imaging-PAM

Training on "Using the chlorophyll fluorescence system IMAGING-PAM in plants"

We will focus on instrument setup and operation for plant leaves.  We will discuss light curves and induction curves.  The participants are expected to have a basic understanding of the concepts of photosynthetic light absorption, PSII and PSI, photosynthetic yield, variable fluorescence, NPQ, and qP.  The tutorial (https://www.walz.com/files/downloads/manuals/junior-pam/SimpleExperiments01.pdf) is one place to go to learn such concepts.

Dates:  September 8, 2022, 9:30 to 11:30 AM

Venue:  UTM MN3233&5.  The training will also be broadcasted live on Zoom, however, due to the hands-on nature of the equipment, interaction for online attendees might be limited.

Trainer:  Dr. Todd M. Kana (Bay Instruments, LLC)

Host:  Dr. Vera M.E. Velasco (UTM Growth Facilities)

Funding sources:  UTM OVPR, UTM Growth Facilities, NSERC RTI

For more information on equipment, please visit Walz Imaging-PAM website and UTM Growth Facilities Imaging-PAM website.

Micro-PAM poster

Day 1: August 9, 2022 with Dr. Todd Kana (Bay Insturments, LLC) 

9:00 -  9:30 am Basics of chlorophyll fluorescence 

9:30 - 11:00 am Familiarizing with WinControl 

Day 2: August 10, 2022 with Friedemann Schlosser (Walz)

9:00 - 10:30 am Creating and runnning batch files

10:30 - 11:00 am Open discussion 

Venue:  UTM MN3233&5.  The training will also be broadcasted live on Zoom, however, due to the hands-on nature of the equipment, interaction for online attendees might be limited.

Host:  Dr. Vera M.E. Velasco (UTM Growth Facilities)

Funding sources:  UTM OVPR, UTM Growth Facilities, NSERC RTI

For this training, we will focus on instrument setup and operation for plant leaves.  We will discuss light curves and induction curves.  The participants are expected to have a basic understanding of the concepts of photosynthetic light absorption, PSII and PSI, photosynthetic yield, variable fluorescence, NPQ, and qP.  The tutorial (https://www.walz.com/files/downloads/manuals/junior-pam/SimpleExperiments01.pdf) is one place to go to learn such concepts.  Other recommended study materials are as follows:

 

 

 

IR-in-plants-flyer

Infrared thermography for plant canopy temperature and water status determination 

Temperature and water status are a few of the parameters used to study abiotic and biotic stressors in plants.  Infrared thermal imaging is an emerging non-destructive technique used to visualize and quantify surface plant temperature against a background.  In this two-day workshop, you will learn the theory and application of infrared thermal imaging in plant science.  You will learn how to operate a thermal imaging camera, analyze thermal data including estimation of water status, and interpret results. Although this workshop is designed for plant research, non-plant researchers who would like to learn how to use FLIR camera are also welcome since infrared thermography is also used in studying insects like flies, fungi, et cetera. 

Dates: May 17-18, 2022, 9 am to 5 pm

Venue: UTM Collaborative Digital Research Space MN3230 and Zoom

Hosts/Trainer: Vera M.E. Velasco Phd (UTM Growth Facilities) and Eden J. Tongson PhD (UMelbourne Agricultural Sciences)

 

  May 17 May 18 (Bring your  own laptop)

  9-11 am Theory with Eden  

  9-12 am Data crunching with Eden

  11-12 am How to use the FLIR camera

  1-3 pm Students work on their data 

  1-5 pm  Students take their FLIR images at

  UTM Research Greenhouse, UTM surroundings      

  3-5 pm Students present their data with Vera     
                          

Funding sources:  UTM OVPR, UTM Growth Facilities, University of Laval, NSERC