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

阿拉巴马州的Dauphin Island海洋实验室(DISL)将为七名对海洋科学事业感兴趣的本科生提供为期12周的秋季学期研究体验。DISL位于阿拉巴马州莫比尔以南墨西哥湾东北部的Dauphin岛上，为来自阿拉巴马州22所学院和大学的本科生、研究生和教职员工以及来自美国各地的游客提供课程和研究设施。DISL还允许学生通过实验室的发现大厅项目向K-12学生和公众传授研究知识。本科生研究计划的参与者将设计、实施和报告独立实验室和积极研究和教育计划中的研究项目。学生将与指导学生研究项目的适当教师配对。研究领域包括，例如：早期生活史阶段的生态学！海洋和河口鱼类；珊瑚礁生态学；微生物在海洋环境中有机和无机物质循环中的作用；浮游植物和浮游动物生态；底栖群落的演变；生物力学和水动力学在底栖群落的生态和演变中的作用；以及海草生态系统中的动植物相互作用。该项目旨在通过在强大的学术和研究环境中提供与强大榜样的接触和互动来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.