REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Estuarine Processes

该奖项提供了新的资金，以支持研究经验的本科生（REU）计划在纽约州立大学斯托尼布鲁克。该计划每年举办八个高年级本科生主修科学或工程，积极参加为期八周的河口过程的研究。学生将在教师导师的指导下进行独立研究。该计划的资金将由纽约州海洋赠款和MSRC补充。该建议的理论基础是，指导和网络是招募学生进入专业和培训年轻研究人员的最有效方法。它的目的是鼓励积极性高的学生继续他们在海洋学的研究事业的追求。它通过围绕一个中心主题组织学生的研究课题来鼓励跨学科研究。学生进行独立研究，并在实习结束时制作口头和书面报告。该计划还将鼓励各种各样的学生继续在海洋学领域的教育。在过去，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，并吸引了不同种族的学生群体。

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.