Research Experience for Undergraduates at The Center for Great Lakes Studies

该奖项提供了新的资金，以支持在威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校的五大湖研究中心（CGLS）的本科生（REU）计划的研究经验。该计划将在一个有凝聚力的，多学科的科学研究培训计划举办10名全国招募的本科生。该计划在夏季持续十周，在此期间，学生将在教师导师或研究团队的指导下进行独立研究。将提供关于仪器仪表、研究生院、就业机会、写作和公开展示结果的讲习班。学生还将参加R/V LAURENTIAN上的各种实地考察。在课程结束时，学生将提交一份海报和15分钟的口头报告他们的研究成果。他们还将写一篇简短的期刊文章，可以提交给可能的出版。该计划基于这样的理论，即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。该计划旨在鼓励积极性高的学生继续追求海洋学和湖沼学的研究事业。它鼓励跨学科研究，并为学生提供实地研究经验的机会。该计划将鼓励不同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 the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Great Lakes Studies (CGLS). The program will host ten nationally recruited undergraduate students in a cohesive, multi-disciplinary science research training program. The program lasts for ten weeks in the summer, during which the students will conduct independent research under the guidance of a faculty mentor or as part of a research team. Workshops on instrumentation, graduate school, career opportunities, writing and public presentation of results will be offered. Students will also participate in a variety of fieldwork aboard the R/V LAURENTIAN. At the close of the program, students will present a poster and a 15- minute oral presentation of their research results. They also will write a short journal article that can be submitted for possible publication. The program 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 and limnology. It encourages interdisciplinary research and offers the students opportunities for field research experience. The program will 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.