Fall Semester Student Research in Oceanography and Marine Science at BIOS

BIOS 秋季学期海洋学和海洋科学学生研究

• 批准号: 1757475
• 负责人: Andrew Peters
• 金额: $ 43.96万
• 依托单位: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-06-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757475&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fall; Semester; Student; Research; Oceanography

Research training for the next generation of marine scientists and oceanographers is an important focus for the Division of Ocean Sciences. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), which is incorporated in New York, will provide undergraduate students with experiential research training in the ocean sciences during the fall semester in Bermuda. The program will introduce eight undergraduate students per year to the techniques, skills and intellectual processes required to conduct research in oceanography and the marine sciences, including projects with long-term, ocean observation programs and near-shore projects based in ecology and molecular biology. All REU students have an opportunity to join BIOS scientists for a research cruise aboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer. REU students will also meet visiting students from the USA, Canada and the UK and local scientists from the Bermuda Government and from industry. The BIOS REU Site will provide a total of twenty-four undergraduates with internships over the three-year period. Students will conduct independent research projects with the guidance of research mentors and will participate in a variety of professional development activities, including workshops on scientific writing and ethics, the graduate school experience and career options, as well as field trips. The program conducts a national search for applicants and seeks to engage students who are from schools with limited research opportunities. Most of the funding provided supports student stipends, housing and travel to attend the program. This project supports the national goals of developing the next generation of scientists and the scientific workforce.The range of potential research projects for REU students at BIOS is highly varied. Students may work on deep-sea oceanography, near-shore marine ecology, molecular biology, and marine and atmospheric geochemistry. BIOS is uniquely situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, allowing students the opportunity to study the open ocean in conjunction with established oceanographic time-series programs or the near-shore environment of one of the most northerly coral reef systems in the world. Additional opportunities include studying the relationship between global change and the physiological function and geographic distribution of marine animal species; zooplankton ecology and population dynamics using traditional morphological and distributional studies paired with cutting-edge molecular tools; nitrogen cycling in the ocean; deployments of autonomous underwater vehicles, and the interaction between the marine boundary layer and the free troposphere.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

对于海洋科学家和海洋学家的下一代研究培训是海洋科学划分的重要重点。在纽约成立的百慕大海洋科学研究所（BIOS）的本科生（REU）计划的研究经验将为本科生在百慕大秋季学期期间在海洋科学的体验研究培训。该计划将每年介绍八名本科生，以进行海洋学和海洋科学研究所需的技术，技能和智力过程，包括具有长期，海洋观察计划的项目以及基于生态学和分子生物学的近岸项目。所有REU学生都有机会加入BIOS科学家参加R/V大西洋探险家的研究。 REU学生还将与来自美国，加拿大和英国的来访学生以及来自百慕大政府和工业界的本地科学家会面。 BIOS REU网站将在三年期间提供实习，总共提供二十四名大学生。学生将在研究导师的指导下进行独立的研究项目，并将参加各种专业发展活动，包括有关科学写作和道德的研讨会，研究生院的经验和职业选择以及实地考察。该计划对申请人进行全国搜索，并寻求吸引研究机会有限的学校的学生。大多数资金提供了支持学生津贴，住房和旅行参加该计划的支持。该项目支持发展下一代科学家和科学劳动力的国家目标。BIOS的REU学生的潜在研究项目范围很大。学生可以从事深海海洋学，近岸海洋生态，分子生物学以及海洋和大气地球化学的工作。 BIOS独特地位于大西洋中部，使学生有机会与既定的海洋学时间序列计划或世界上最荒凉的珊瑚礁系统之一的近岸环境一起研究开阔的海洋。其他机会包括研究全球变化与海洋动物物种的生理功能和地理分布之间的关系；使用传统的形态学和分布研究与尖端的分子工具配对的浮游动力学和种群动态；海洋中的氮循环；自主水下车辆的部署以及海洋边界层和自由对流层之间的相互作用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。