REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems

REU 网站：了解沿海生态系统

• 批准号: 2149700
• 负责人: Rita Teutonico
• 金额: $ 39.88万
• 依托单位: Florida International University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149700&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Understanding; Coastal; Ecosystems

This REU Site award to Florida International University, located in Miami, FL, will support the training of 10 students per year for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. It is anticipated this REU Site will train a total of 30 students recruited from a nationwide pool, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, and those from groups traditionally underrepresented in science. Students will learn how to develop an independent research project focused on understanding the iconic ecosystems of South Florida, as well as the human and urbanization impacts on these systems. They will also learn research analysis methodologies, developing actionable solutions based on their research, communicating science to multiple audiences, and will present their results at a final research symposium and professional scientific conferences. Assessment of the program’s effectiveness will be conducted online. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. The research theme of this REU Site (Understanding Coastal Ecosystems - From the Everglades to the Coral Reefs) is coastal ecosystems ecology and environmental aquatic chemistry. Specifically, this research looks at ecosystems processes in the Everglades wetlands, coastal mangrove forests, seagrass beds and shallow water coral reefs. The research topics are designed to detect sources of coastal contaminants, understand how environmental stressors impact organisms and populations, and measure the ecosystem responses under rapidly changing climate and land use. The program integrates researchers across 14 departments and 5 colleges university-wide, to build interdisciplinary projects and convergent research experiences. REU students will be co-mentored by teams comprised of faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The program will provide professional development on research methods, responsible conduct of research, as well as field experiences to different ecosystems. In addition, the students will attend career workshops that build the skills needed for multiple STEM pathways, including academic, agency, industry, and non-profit positions. More information about the program is available at https://CoastalREU.fiu.edu or by contacting the PI (Dr. Todd Crowl at [e-mail]).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.

这项授予位于佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学的REU网站奖将在2023 - 2025年的夏季中支持每年10个学生的培训。预计该REU网站将在全国范围内训练30名学生，该学生的研究机会有限，而传统上的科学人数不足。学生将学习如何开发一个专注于了解南佛罗里达州的标志性生态系统的独立研究项目，以及人类和城市化对这些系统的影响。他们还将学习研究分析方法，根据他们的研究开发可行的解决方案，将科学传达给多个受众，并将在最终的研究研讨会和专业科学会议上提出结果。评估该计划的有效性将在线进行。将在此REU网站的研究主题（了解沿海生态系统 - 从大沼泽地到珊瑚礁）之后进行跟踪学生。具体来说，这项研究着眼于大沼泽地湿地，沿海红树林，海草床和浅水珊瑚礁的生态系统过程。研究主题旨在检测沿海污染物的来源，了解环境压力如何影响组织和人群，并在迅速变化的气候和土地使用下衡量生态系统的反应。该计划将研究人员整合到14个系和5所大学范围内的5所大学，以建立跨学科项目和融合研究经验。 REU学生将由包括教职员工，研究生和博士后研究人员的团队共同征收。该计划将提供有关研究方法，负责任的研究以及对不同生态系统的现场经验的专业发展。此外，学生将参加职业研讨会，以建立多个STEM途径所需的技能，包括学术，代理，行业和非营利性职位。有关该程序的更多信息，请访问https://coastalreu.fiu.edu或通过与PI联系（通过[e-mail]）与PI联系（Todd Crowl博士）。这项奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用该基金会的知识绩效和广泛的影响来评估NSF的法定任务，并被视为诚实的支持。