On December 3rd, the Algal Bloom Action Team hosted a webinar to discuss advances in water quality modeling through knowledge guided machine learning (KGML) with ecosystems ecologist Dr. Paul Hanson.
Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Symposium Upcoming January 8th
The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join them for their Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium on January 8th, 2026. Registration is now live here, and there is a registration fee of $25.
Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Symposium Now Open for Registration!
The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join them for their Sixth Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Symposium on January 8th, 2026. Keep an eye on the new Algal Bloom Action Team website for more details upcoming!
Upcoming Algal Bloom Action Team Webinar December 3rd: Advances in Water Quality Modeling Through Knowledge Guided Machine Learning
The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join their upcoming webinar featuring speaker Paul C. Hanson, who will speak on the usage of knowledge guided machine learning to power advances in water quality modeling.
Upcoming Algal Bloom Action Team Webinar: Minnesota’s Blooming Problem
The Algal Bloom Action Team invites you to join their upcoming webinar featuring speaker Cody Sheik, who will speak on the broad work being done on cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs) in Minnesota.

Cody Sheik is a microbial ecologist who focuses on microbial life in freshwater systems. His lab uses molecular tools to address a broad range of questions regarding nutrient cycling in cyanobacterial blooms, cyanotoxin production, biogeochemistry, and biogeography.
- When: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, 11 AM CDT
- Webinar Link
Upcoming Algal Bloom Action Team Webinar: A Look at Cyanobacteria
Tune into the Algal Bloom Action Team’s first webinar of the year focusing on cyanobacteria! The webinar will feature the work of Rick Stumpf of NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and Rebecca North of the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. They will look at cyanobacteria in the Great Lakes from satellite and explore winter cyanobacteria.
- When: Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, 11:00 AM CT
- Register Here

