REU: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Coastal and Nearshore Marine Systems of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

阿拉巴马州的海豚岛海洋实验室（DISL）将提供一个12周，秋季学期，研究经验感兴趣的七名本科生在海洋科学追求事业。位于阿拉巴马州莫比尔南部墨西哥湾东北部的多芬岛，DISL为来自阿拉巴马州22所学院和大学的本科生，研究生和教师以及来自美国各地的游客提供课程和研究设施。该环境还允许学生通过实验室的探索大厅项目将研究知识传授给K-12学生和公众。本科生研究项目的参与者将在一个积极的研究和教育项目中设计、实施和报告独立的实验室和研究项目。学生将与适当的教师匹配，他们将指导学生的研究项目。研究领域包括，例如：生态学的早期生活史阶段！海鱼和河口鱼；珊瑚礁生态学；微生物在海洋环境中有机物和无机物循环中的作用浮游植物与浮游动物生态学；底栖生物群落的进化；生物力学和流体力学在底栖生物群落生态学和进化中的作用以及海草生态系统中植物与动物的相互作用。该计划旨在通过在强大的学术和研究环境中提供强大的榜样，并与之互动，吸引和留住有才华的科学学生。

Alabama's Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) will offer a twelve-week, fall semester, research experience for seven undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in the marine sciences. Located on Dauphin Island in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico south of Mobile, Alabama, the DISL provides courses and research facilities for undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty from 22 colleges and universities in Alabama and visitors from throughout the U.S. The setting also permits students transfer research knowledge to K-12 students and the public through the Discovery Hall Programs at the lab. Participants in the undergraduate research program will design, implement and report on independent laboratory and research projects within an active research and education program. Students will be matched with appropriate faculty who will guide student in their research projects. Research areas include, for example: the ecology of early life history stages of! marine and estuarine fishes; coral reef ecology; the role of microorganisms in cycling of organic and inorganic matter in the marine environment; phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology; the evolution of benthic communities; the role of biomechanics and hydrodynamics in the ecology and evolution of benthic communities; and plant-animal interactions in seagrass ecosystems. The program seeks to attract and retain talented students in the sciences by providing exposure to, and interaction with, strong role models in a robust academic and research setting.