REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF): Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal and Marine Systems

REU 网站：暑期本科生研究重点 (SURF)：人为对沿海和海洋系统的影响

• 批准号: 2349151
• 负责人: Joseph Felix
• 金额: $ 44.91万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2027-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349151&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Undergraduate; Research

The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) Physical and Environmental Sciences Department will host a Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF): Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal and Marine Systems. This REU site is committed to exploring the effects of human activities on coastal and marine environments. The program is committed to recruiting students from groups historically underrepresented in ocean sciences, including females, first-generation college students and minorities. Recruiting will focus on students from South Texas community colleges and incoming first-year students to juniors. The program aims to provide diverse research opportunities and professional development to participating students. Every year from 2024 to 2026, up to ten students from across the nation will be selected to conduct individual research with the guidance of experienced mentors from diverse fields of study. SURF REU students will engage in multidisciplinary research that addresses contemporary societal challenges such as climate change, coastal and oceanographic environmental issues, water resource management, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development. Activities will include field sample collection, analytical instrumentation theory and application, laboratory training, modeling, ethics in science, professional development, and a culminating SURF research symposium at the end of the summer. In parallel with individual projects, REU students will participate in a cohort research experience named "Critical Zone Science at the Island University." This initiative introduces students to critical zone science, offering a holistic perspective on Earth's spheres. It provides firsthand insight into the adaptive capacities of coastal critical zones facing anthropogenic pressures like hurricanes and rising sea levels. This experience lays the foundation for nurturing a cohort of scientists equipped to develop integrated strategies for more resilient coastlines. The broader impact of the SURF REU Site will contribute to the NSF goal of increasing the scientific workforce diversity and to the Division of Ocean Sciences' goal of developing a future workforce in ocean sciences.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.

德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校 (TAMUCC) 物理与环境科学系将举办夏季本科生研究重点 (SURF)：人为对沿海和海洋系统的影响。该 REU 站点致力于探索人类活动对沿海和海洋环境的影响。该项目致力于从海洋科学领域历史上代表性不足的群体中招募学生，包括女性、第一代大学生和少数族裔。招生将集中于来自南德克萨斯州社区学院的学生和即将入学的一年级学生到三年级的学生。该计划旨在为参与的学生提供多样化的研究机会和专业发展。从2024年到2026年，每年都会从全国范围内选拔最多10名学生，在来自不同研究领域的经验丰富的导师的指导下进行个人研究。 SURF REU 的学生将从事多学科研究，解决当代社会挑战，如气候变化、沿海和海洋环境问题、水资源管理、生物多样性丧失和可持续发展。活动将包括现场样本采集、分析仪器理论和应用、实验室培训、建模、科学伦理、专业发展以及夏末举行的最终 SURF 研究研讨会。 在开展个人项目的同时，REU 学生还将参加名为“岛屿大学关键区域科学”的队列研究体验。该计划向学生介绍关键区域科学，提供对地球各圈层的整体视角。它提供了对沿海关键区域面临飓风和海平面上升等人为压力的适应能力的第一手资料。这一经验为培养一批科学家奠定了基础，他们有能力为更具弹性的海岸线制定综合战略。 SURF REU 站点的更广泛影响将有助于 NSF 提高科学劳动力多样性的目标以及海洋科学部培养未来海洋科学劳动力的目标。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为是值得的通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来提供支持。