Research Experiences in Estuarine Science for Undergraduates at Mote Marine Laboratory, with Special Focus on Native Pacific Islanders

莫特海洋实验室本科生河口科学研究经验，特别关注太平洋原住民

• 批准号: 0139392
• 负责人: James Gelsleichter
• 金额: $ 12.68万
• 依托单位: Mote Marine Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-06-01 至 2005-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0139392&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experiences; Estuarine; Science; Undergraduates

This award provides funding to initiate a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site that will provide a ten-week summer research experience in estuarine science for a total of eight students each year. A team of over 30 faculty mentors will help the students develop research projects on the physical, chemical and biological aspects of estuaries. Their research site will be Charlotte Harbor, one of Florida's largest and most ecologically and economically important estuaries. At the end of the program, students will develop a presentation on their research project and will be encouraged to present their results at a major scientific conference. One important aspect of this REU site is that the PI will attempt to recruit at leat 3 or 4 Native Pacific Islanders (NPI's) each year. Recruitment of NPI's will be facilitated by a subcontract to the University of Hawaii's Hawaiian Internship Program. 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 will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the ecology of an estuarine system. Plans for the site include all the essential elements for an excellent REU site. The students will receive one-on-one mentoring from researchers and will gain a broad understanding of the scientific process. This program also fills an important niche in the continuum of program supported under the REU program by the Division of Ocean Sciences as it will be the only site that will focus on recruiting Native Pacific Islanders into ocean sciences.

该奖项提供资金，启动本科生（REU）网站的研究经验，将提供为期十周的夏季河口科学研究经验，每年共有八名学生。 一个由30多名教师导师组成的团队将帮助学生开发有关河口物理、化学和生物方面的研究项目。他们的研究地点将是夏洛特港，这是佛罗里达最大、生态和经济上最重要的河口之一。在课程结束时，学生将开发他们的研究项目的演示文稿，并将被鼓励在一个重大的科学会议上介绍他们的成果。这个REU网站的一个重要方面是，PI将试图招募至少3或4土著太平洋岛民（NPI的）每年。NPI的招聘将由夏威夷大学夏威夷实习计划的顾问协助。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。该计划将为学生提供河口系统生态的深入了解。该网站的计划包括一个优秀的REU网站的所有基本要素。学生将接受研究人员的一对一指导，并将获得对科学过程的广泛了解。该计划还填补了海洋科学司REU计划支持的连续计划中的一个重要利基，因为它将是唯一一个专注于招募太平洋岛民进入海洋科学的网站。