REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Coastal and Nearshore Marine Systems of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

该奖项为本科生研究体验(REU)网站提供新的资金，该网站将为总共7名学生提供秋季学期(12周)的海洋学研究体验。REU站点位于Dauphin岛海洋实验室(DISL)，这是一个永久的野战站，位于墨西哥湾，距离阿拉巴马州海岸约4英里。DISL为阿拉巴马州22所学院和大学的学生和教职员工提供课程和研究设施。REU计划的参与者将在全国范围内招募，并与一名教师导师配对。在教师导师的指导下，学生将设计、实施、分析和报告独立的实验室和实地研究。研究领域包括海洋鱼类和无脊椎动物的生态学和早期生活史阶段；珊瑚礁生态学；底栖生物群落的演变；海草生态系统的生态学；海洋养护生物学；微生物在海洋系统中转化有机和无机化合物的作用；浮游植物和浮游动物生态。此外，该计划还举办关于职业机会和科学道德的研讨会。过去，该项目成功地吸引了残疾人和少数族裔参与者，这些参与者通常在海洋科学中的代表性不足。费用分摊将由法律部提供。

This award provides renewed funding for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site that will provide a Fall semester (twelve weeks) research experience in oceanography for a total of seven students. The REU site is located at the Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory (DISL), a permanent field station located in the Gulf of Mexico about four miles off the coast of Alabama. The DISL provides courses and research facilities for students and faculty from twenty-two colleges and universities in Alabama. Participants in the REU program will be recruited nationally and matched with a faculty mentor. Under the guidance of the faculty mentors, the students will design, implement, analyze and report on independent laboratory and field research. Research areas include aspects of the ecology and early life history stages of marine fishes and invertebrates; coral reef ecology; evolution of benthic communities; the ecology of seagrass ecosystems; marine conservation biology; the role of microorganisms in transforming organic and inorganic compounds in marine systems; and phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology. In addition, the program holds seminars on career opportunities and scientific ethics. In the past, the program has successfully attracted disabled and minority participants typically under-represented in the marine sciences. Cost-sharing will be provided by the DISL.