REU Site: Mote Marine Laboratory Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Estuarine and Coastal Sciences

REU 网站：莫特海洋实验室为河口和沿海科学本科生提供的研究经验

• 批准号: 2050892
• 负责人: Catherine Walsh
• 金额: $ 43.33万
• 依托单位: Mote Marine Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-04-15 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050892&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Mote; Marine; Laboratory

The Mote Marine Laboratory (MML)in Sarasota, FL will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The program will bring ten undergraduates to MML each summer for three years. Interns will conduct semi-independent research projects during the 10-week program that are centered on initiatives for restoring ocean health for future generations. In addition to improved research skills, students gain valuable experience in scientific communication by developing research proposals and reporting their findings in scientific poster presentations. Career guidance on grantsmanship, scientific writing, poster and oral research presentation, and pursuing graduate study in Ocean Sciences is provided in student- centered discussion groups. Students will be exposed to a broader range of topics in coastal and estuarine sciences by attending research seminars presented by Mote scientific staff, visiting scientists, and Mote NSF REU Program alumni. Participants are encouraged to present research findings in peer-reviewed literature and/or at professional conferences. The program is designed to advance discovery in estuarine and coastal sciences while simultaneously promoting education and career development of future ocean science professionals. This is accomplished by 1) providing students with direct, ‘hands-on’ research experiences in diverse ocean science topics; 2) developing meaningful relationships between students and ocean science professionals; and 3) exposing undergraduates to various skills necessary to pursue a successful career in science. Students are paired with MML researchers from twenty-three Programs and conduct mentored research projects on one of the several major threats to coastal habitats: aquatic pollution, ocean acidification, natural toxins, habitat alteration, coral reef decline, new and emerging marine diseases, deteriorating water quality, and impacts of overfishing on fisheries ecology.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.

佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的MOTE海洋实验室（MML）将为本科生（REU）计划举办研究经验。该计划将在每年夏天将十名本科生带到MML三年。实习生将在为期10周的计划中进行半独立的研究项目，该计划集中在为子孙后代恢复海洋健康的计划。除了提高研究技能外，学生还通过制定研究建议并在科学海报演示中报告他们的发现，从而获得了科学沟通的宝贵经验。以学生为中心的讨论小组提供了有关授予技巧，科学写作，海报和口头研究演讲以及海洋科学研究生研究的指导。通过参加Mote科学人员，访问科学家和Mote NSF REU计划校友会提出的研究中心，学生将通过参加沿海和河口科学的广泛主题。鼓励参与者在同行评审的文献和/或专业会议上介绍研究结果。该计划旨在推进河口和沿海科学的发现，同时促进未来海洋科学专业人士的教育和职业发展。这是通过1）为学生提供潜水海科学主题的直接“动手”研究经验来完成的； 2）建立学生与海洋科学专业人士之间的有意义的关系； 3）将本科生暴露于从事科学领域成功职业所必需的各种技能。学生与来自二十三个计划的MML研究人员配对，并针对沿海栖息地的几个主要威胁之一进行研究项目：水上污染，海洋酸化，天然毒素，天然毒素，栖息地的变化，珊瑚礁的下降，新的和新兴的海洋疾病，新兴的海洋疾病，新生和新兴的海洋疾病，降低了对渔业的质量以及对渔业的影响。基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。