REU Site at the Shannon Point Marine Center: Marine Research in the Coastal Waters of Puget Sound

香农角海洋中心 REU 站点：普吉特海湾沿海水域的海洋研究

• 批准号: 0097190
• 负责人: Stephen Sulkin
• 金额: $ 25.65万
• 依托单位: Western Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-06-15 至 2006-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0097190&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Shannon; Point; Marine

This award provides renewed funding to support the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) during the summers of 2001-2005. The program will support eight students each summer for a total of nine weeks during which they will work with mentors on independent research projects. Students will be recruited nationally, with special attention given to institutions without research opportunities for undergraduates and institutions without ready access to marine environments. The goal of the program is to provide students the opportunity to engage in research that is both effectively supervised and independent, in the sense that each project's objectives are distinct, identifiable and can be brought to conclusion during the course of the program. Most research topics will focus on the local coastal marine and estuarine environments, including productivity, biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, water quality issues, and chemical ecology. The proposal is based on the theory that mentoring and networking are the most effective methods for recruiting students into a profession and for training young researchers. This program is well designed to encourage highly motivated students to continue the their pursuit of research careers in oceanography. Students conduct independent research and produce oral and written reports at the end of the internship that may lead to publications in research journals. The program will encourage a diverse set of forty students to continue their education in the field of oceanography. In the past the program has had more than 50% female participants, has drawn students from across the nation, and has attracted an ethnically diverse group of students.

该奖项提供了新的资金，以支持2001 - 2005年夏季西华盛顿大学香农角海洋中心（SPMC）的本科生（REU）计划的研究经验。该计划将在每年夏天为八名学生提供9周的总共支持，在此期间，他们将与导师在独立研究项目中合作。将在全国范围内招募学生，并特别关注机构，而没有研究本科生和机构的研究机会，而无需准备好进入海洋环境。该计划的目的是为学生提供机会进行有效监督和独立的研究，从某种意义上说，每个项目的目标都是独特的，可识别的，并且可以在计划过程中得出结论。大多数研究主题都集中在当地的沿海海洋和河口环境上，包括生产力，生物地球化学，微生物生态学，水质问题和化学生态学。该提案基于这样的理论，即指导和网络是招募学生从事职业和培训年轻研究人员的最有效方法。该计划旨在鼓励高度积极进取的学生继续从事海洋学研究职业。学生在实习结束时进行独立的研究并制作口头和书面报告，这可能导致研究期刊的出版物。该计划将鼓励四十多名学生在海洋学领域继续教育。过去，该计划有超过50％的女性参与者，吸引了来自全国各地的学生，并吸引了一群多样化的学生。