REU SITE: UNOLS-MATE At-Sea Technical Internship Program

REU 网站：UNOLS-MATE 海上技术实习计划

• 批准号: 2241369
• 负责人: Doug Russell
• 金额: $ 53.63万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2241369&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; SITE; UNOLS; MATE; Sea

The University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), hosted at the University of Washington (UW) School of Oceanography in Seattle, WA, will organize and manage the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Internship program. The program will provide fourteen undergraduate students with internships of two to twelve-weeks and one student with a six-month internship each year for the next three years (2022-2025). MATE interns work with marine technicians and scientists onboard research vessels. These experiences provide interns with the opportunity to develop their technical, scientific, seamanship and interpersonal skills. Ships that are part of the UNOLS and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) fleets will serve as internship hosts. While the program is open to all U.S. undergraduates, recruitment efforts are focused on community college students enrolled in marine technology programs and university students interested in marine technical careers. This training effort is important for the continued operation of the U.S. academic research fleet and for the marine industries that benefit by hiring the highly skilled technicians who graduate from the program.With a focus on recruiting students from community colleges who are interested in careers as marine technicians, the MATE internship program fills a unique need in the continuum of support for undergraduate students in marine sciences. This program provides an excellent bridge between students who need hands-on training and employers who need technical support. The MATE internship program will provide a total of forty-five undergraduates with internships over the three-year period. Most of the funding provided supports student stipends and their travel to meet the research vessels where they will be working. The MATE internship program supports national goals by developing the next generation of technically skilled workforce. Skills and experience gained through all MATE internships vary depending on the research vessel, cruise goals and the tasks that mentors need to accomplish during the cruise. Typical experiences include: 1) cruise preparation and coordination; 2)operation and maintenance of specific oceanographic equipment [e.g. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD), Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), fluorometer, transmissometer, temperature and salinity sampling, nutrient sampling, sonar and echosounders, current profilers, corers and nets, underwater cameras, AUVs, ROVs]; 3) trouble shooting instruments and equipment; 4) chemical analyses; 5) operation and maintenance of computer hardware and software; 6) programming software for data retrieval, analysis, and archiving; 7) seamanship, marine operations, and safety procedures; 8) navigation skills; 9) application of basic oceanographic and meteorological knowledge to sampling design and execution; 10) teamwork and other interpersonal skills; 11) experience working in a marine and scientific environment; and 12) communication skills. The prior partnership between the MATE Center, UNOLS, and the USCG trained dozens of interns who moved on to work in the fields of marine sciences and marine technology. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.

位于华盛顿州西雅图的华盛顿大学 (UW) 海洋学院的大学国家海洋实验室系统 (UNOLS) 将组织和管理海洋先进技术教育 (MATE) 实习计划。该计划将在未来三年（2022-2025）每年为 14 名本科生提供为期 2 至 12 周的实习机会，并为一名学生提供为期 6 个月的实习机会。 MATE 实习生与研究船上的海洋技术人员和科学家一起工作。这些经验为实习生提供了发展技术、科学、航海技术和人际交往能力的机会。 UNOLS 和美国海岸警卫队 (USCG) 舰队的船只将作为实习东道主。虽然该项目向所有美国本科生开放，但招聘工作主要针对就读海洋技术项目的社区学院学生和对海洋技术职业感兴趣的大学生。这项培训工作对于美国学术研究船队的持续运作以及通过雇用从该项目毕业的高技能技术人员而受益的海洋产业非常重要。重点是从社区大学招募对海洋职业感兴趣的学生对于技术人员来说，MATE 实习计划满足了为海洋科学本科生提供持续支持的独特需求。该计划在需要实践培训的学生和需要技术支持的雇主之间架起了一座良好的桥梁。 MATE实习计划将在三年内为总共45名本科生提供实习机会。提供的大部分资金用于支持学生津贴以及他们前往将要工作的研究船的旅行。 MATE 实习计划通过培养下一代技术熟练的劳动力来支持国家目标。通过所有 MATE 实习获得的技能和经验各不相同，具体取决于研究船、巡航目标以及导师在巡航期间需要完成的任务。典型经验包括： 1）巡航准备和协调； 2）特定海洋设备的操作和维护[例如：电导率温度深度 (CTD)、声学多普勒电流剖面仪 (ADCP)、荧光计、透射计、温度和盐度采样、营养物采样、声纳和回声测深仪、电流剖面仪、取芯器和网、水下摄像机、AUV、ROV]； 3）仪器设备故障排除； 4）化学分析； 5）计算机软硬件的运行和维护； 6) 用于数据检索、分析和归档的编程软件； 7) 航海技术、海上作业和安全程序； 8）导航技巧； 9) 将基本海洋学和气象知识应用于采样设计和执行； 10）团队合作和其他人际交往能力； 11）有在海洋和科学环境中工作的经验； 12）沟通技巧。 MATE 中心、UNOLS 和 USCG 之前的合作培训了数十名实习生，他们后来进入海洋科学和海洋技术领域工作。 该网站由国防部与 NSF REU 计划合作支持。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。