Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2026
Publication Title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA
Disciplines
Biology
Abstract
The 2024 North American Diatom Symposium (NADS) represents the twenty-seventh time that the group formally gathered and the fourth time the group convened at Iowa Lakeside Lab. The first NADS meeting, called "Ecology of Freshwater Diatoms," was held in October 1970 at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area in Minnesota and was organized by J. Platt Bradbury and Ryan Drum. Four years later, the group gathered at Hocking Hills in Ohio for the "Second North American Symposium on Diatom Systematics and Ecology", a meeting that set the stage for the now biennial gathering of this informal society. Over the last 50-plus years, NADS has been held in 16 states and once in Canada. Here we provide a brief history of the first twenty-seven NADS meetings and highlight the significance the gathering has had in building and supporting the scientific community.
DOI
10.1635/053.169.0101
Version
Publisher's PDF
Recommended Citation
Dlund, Mark B.; Wolin, Julie; and Heathcote, Adam J., "The North American Diatom Symposium: A brief history, 1970-2024" (2026). Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications. 307.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/scibges_facpub/307
Creative Commons License
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Volume
169
Issue
1
Comments
Meeting: 27th North American Diatom Symposium (NADS)
Location: Iowa Lakeside Lab, Wahpeton, IA
Date: OCT 02-06, 2024