REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Changing Coastal Environments

REU 网站：不断变化的沿海环境的跨学科研究经验

• 批准号: 1063036
• 负责人: Brian Roberts
• 金额: $ 22.26万
• 依托单位: Louisiana Universities Marine Corsortium
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-04-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1063036&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Research; Experiences

This award provides funding for a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), located in Cocodrie, LA. The program will support six students per year during a ten week summer research program. Students will conduct independent research projects and participate in a series of seminars in marine sciences and career workshops. Student research projects at LUMCON will focus on the coastal zone environment that is being impacted by climate change and more direct human impacts, including fisheries, transportation, and industry. Coastal Louisiana may serve as an ideal model system to study these impacts because rates of environmental change here are substantially greater than many other coastal systems in the US and around the world. The goal of the proposed LUMCON REU site is to provide stimulating, challenging, and lasting research experiences for a highly qualified, diverse cohort of 6 undergraduate student participants from throughout the United States. In meeting this goal, specific objectives of the LUMCON REU program are to 1) expose students to a variety of research settings anddisciplines of coastal and marine science, 2) facilitate the design, implementation and completion ofindividual, independent research projects, 3) train students in basic research skills in oral and writtenscientific presentation skills, 4) expose participants to the diversity of career paths that exist in science as well as a diverse ensemble of role models, 5) teach participants about the linkages between scientific research and ecosystem management, and 6) develop a cohort of future scientists through a commonresearch experience and opportunities for both formal and informal exchange and communication between students and between students and mentors. NSF funding provides for student stipends, travel, room and board in the LUMCON dormitory, student research expenses and administrative costs.

该奖项为位于路易斯安那州科科德里的路易斯安那大学海洋联盟 (LUMCON) 的新本科生研究体验 (REU) 项目提供资金。 该计划每年将在为期十周的夏季研究计划中为六名学生提供支持。学生将开展独立的研究项目，并参加一系列海洋科学研讨会和职业研讨会。 LUMCON 的学生研究项目将重点关注受到气候变化和更直接的人类影响的沿海地区环境，包括渔业、交通和工业。路易斯安那州沿海地区可能是研究这些影响的理想模型系统，因为这里的环境变化率远高于美国和世界各地的许多其他沿海系统。拟议的 LUMCON REU 站点的目标是为来自美国各地的 6 名高素质、多样化的本科生参与者提供刺激、具有挑战性和持久的研究经验。为了实现这一目标，LUMCON REU 计划的具体目标是 1) 让学生接触沿海和海洋科学的各种研究环境和学科，2) 促进个人独立研究项目的设计、实施和完成，3) 培训学生口头和书面科学演示技能的基本研究技能，4）让参与者了解科学领域存在的多样性职业道路以及各种榜样，5）教导参与者科学研究和研究之间的联系生态系统管理，6）通过共同的研究经验以及学生之间以及学生和导师之间正式和非正式的交流和沟通的机会，培养一批未来的科学家。 NSF 的资金用于提供学生津贴、旅费、LUMCON 宿舍的食宿、学生研究费用和行政费用。