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About the Course

This course was produced by the Algae Technology Educational Consortium and UC San Diego with funding from the Algae Foundation, the National Renewable Energy Lab, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Algae are an extremely diverse group of organisms that can be found in almost every ecosystem on the planet, and they play an essential role for life on earth. They are little bio-factories that use the process of photosynthesis to create chemical compounds that we can utilize for food, feed, medicine, and even energy. We’ve brought together some of foremost algae experts from industry and academia to teach you the fundamentals of algae. This course will cover what algae are, why they are important, and why we are interested in them for both their environmental benefit, as well as their use for products. You will also explore the vast diversity of algae including the characteristics and applications of some of the main types of algae that are in commercial use today. Later you will learn about algal ecology and how interactions with environment, including pests and predators, affect algal productivity. And finally you will examine the processes of algae bio-manufacturing including production processes, as well as some of the products, benefits, and challenges that impact our ability to make commercially viable products from algae....

Top reviews

MC

Nov 3, 2022

Incredibly helpful to someone wanting to study ecological sciences at university! I highly recommend you complete the course as it doesn't take long. I very much enjoyed it. With love from the UK!

AZ

Apr 10, 2019

one of the best course to know everything about algae. I recommend all people who decided to work on algae pass this course. I learnt about different aspects of algae and seaweed. thanks Coursera.

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By Emiliano B

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Feb 17, 2021

Excelente para entender conceptos básicos de algas y su producción.

By IMMANUVEL P M

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Jun 21, 2025

Interesting and useful course giving the basic knowledge on Algae

By ANU M J

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Jul 23, 2020

This is really good course.I improved my knowledge in this course.

By Fabio R M

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Dec 21, 2018

Very good course, i have learnt more of algae and how to use them.

By Jose I G P

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Feb 20, 2021

Great introduction to the world of algae, I highly recomend it!!

By Isaí I A H F

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Jan 3, 2021

buen contenido y explicado para empezar en el mundo de las algas

By Tonmoy R

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Jul 7, 2020

It was an amazing course to learn. I love this course very much.

By LOGANATHAN . M

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May 10, 2020

its to be very use full and good teaching thank for our teaching

By Arman P

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Apr 5, 2020

Thank you very much. It is very informative and straightforward.

By MOHAMMED N A A

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Dec 1, 2018

IS A wonderful and useful course specially for environment engs

By Daniel J W

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Apr 3, 2021

Enjoyed hearing about all of the vibrant new bio-technologies!

By Uje J

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Sep 29, 2020

I enjoyed every bit of this course and it was fun all the way.

By Carlos I Z T

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Sep 8, 2020

Really informative, about the industrial production of algae.

By Sally H

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Jun 13, 2022

Extremely interesting introduction to the subject, thank you

By BOOVENDRAVARMAN S

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Jun 5, 2020

Much Needed course enlightened me with importance of algae.

By Mai N

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Aug 17, 2020

Great overview of algae, farming methods and applications

By Alex T

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Oct 30, 2019

great intro the biology and business of algae cultivation

By Matthew P

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Sep 15, 2019

Good introduction course on algae and its potential uses.

By Paul M

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Sep 8, 2018

A confident first step in taking this possiblity forward.

By PhD. J C C C

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Jun 20, 2020

Excelente curso, Excelente profesores. Aprendí bastante.

By Ángel P

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Mar 10, 2022

excelente curso, aprendi mucho de los temas impartidos.

By Dr. A S A P - C

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Jun 4, 2020

its very good syllabus and gained more about the algae

By Johanna

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May 12, 2019

Excellent Material, very updated and well explained!

By Izak B

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Aug 12, 2023

Excellent Lecturers and a great Course

Thank You All

By Francesca L M

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Sep 26, 2019

So interesting and informative! Loved every moment.