REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Estuarine Processes

该奖项提供新的资金，以支持纽约州立大学石溪分校的本科生研究体验(REU)计划。该项目每年招收8名理工科专业的高年级本科生，积极参与为期8周的河口工艺研究。学生将在教师导师的指导下进行独立研究。这项计划的资金将得到纽约州海洋补助金和MSRC的补充。这项建议是基于这样一种理论，即指导和网络是招收学生进入一个专业和培训年轻研究人员的最有效方法。它的设计是为了鼓励积极进取的学生继续他们对海洋学研究事业的追求。它通过围绕一个中心主题组织学生的研究主题，鼓励跨学科研究。学生进行独立研究，并在实习结束时撰写口头和书面报告。该计划还将鼓励不同类型的学生继续他们在海洋学领域的教育。过去，该项目有超过50%的女性参与者，吸引了来自全国各地的学生，并吸引了不同种族的学生。

This award provides renewed funding to support the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at SUNY Stony Brook. The program annually hosts eight upper division undergraduate students majoring in science or engineering to actively participate in eight weeks of research on estuarine processes. The students will conduct independent research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Funding for this program will be supplemented by NY State Sea Grant and MSRC. 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. It is well designed to encourage highly motivated students to continue the their pursuit of research careers in oceanography. It encourages interdisciplinary research by organizing the students' research topics around a central theme. Students conduct independent research and produce oral and written reports at the end of the internship. The program will also encourage a diverse set of 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.