REU Site at the Shannon Marine Center

小行星9731144 位于华盛顿阿纳科特斯的西华盛顿大学香农角海洋中心（SPMC）将在1998-2000年夏季期间作为REU方案的地点。 每年夏天，从全国各地招募的八名学生将在SPMC度过九周，在一名教师的监督下从事独立研究。 学生将计划，执行，并制定口头和书面报告有关的海洋环境和普吉湾地区的生物资源，包括营养动态， 水 质量测定， 捕食者与猎物之间的互动 和 的 发育 海洋动植物的特征、生理和行为。 学生将获得每周275美元的津贴，旅行津贴， 和SPMC的住房。 学生 将 鼓励和支持它们制定项目，以便在区域和国家科学会议上介绍。

9731144 Sulkin Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) in Anacortes, Washington will serve as the site of an REU program during the summers of 1998-2000. Each summer eight students recruited from around the nation will spend nine weeks at SPMC engaging in independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students will plan, execute, and develop oral and written reports for individual projects relating to the marine environment and living resources of the Puget Sound region, including nutrient dynamics, water quality determinations, predator-prey interactions, and the developmental characteristics, physiology, and behavior of marine animals and plants. Students will receive a $275 per week stipend, travel allowance, and housing at SPMC. Students will be encouraged and supported in developing their projects for presentation in regional and national scientific meetings.