REU Site At The Millersville University Center For Environmental Sciences: Watersheds, From River To Estuary

米勒斯维尔大学环境科学中心（MUCES）将举办一个REU网站项目，为本科生提供一个紧张而有益的研究体验。其目标是为8名本科生提供为期10周的环境科学研究项目，他们将直接与包括生物学、气象学、地理学和化学在内的各种环境科学领域的博士专家一起工作。学生将在全国范围内招募，特别关注少数民族和代表性不足的人群，如非传统学生和职前教师。教师导师将与每个REU学生密切合作，进行个性化的研究项目，这些项目是正在进行的研究项目的一部分，重点是一个共同的主题：流域，从河流到河口。此外，导师将与每个学生合作，发展他们的写作和沟通技巧，这些技巧将用于编写一篇研究论文，以便在各种科学期刊上发表，并可能在区域和国家科学会议上发表。一些学生参加和出席会议将获得资金。除了研究之外，学生们还将参加各种各样的活动，从第一周的环境生物学研讨会，将他们从该县的源头溪流带到弗吉尼亚州沃洛普斯岛海洋科学联盟周围的河口，到每周的研讨会和研讨会，主题包括科学写作、伦理和科学职业。通过这项本科生指导计划，MUCES将能够接触到那些将成为下一代生态学家、保护生物学家、教师、环境规划师和环境政策倡导者的学生。更多信息请访问http://www.millersville.edu/~ces/或联系Dominique Dagit博士Dominique.Dagit@millersville.edu或717-872-3420。

ABSTRACTThe Millersville University Center for Environmental Sciences (MUCES) will host an REU Site program for an intense but rewarding research experience for undergraduates. The objective is to offer a 10-week research program in environmental sciences to 8 undergraduate student participants who will work directly with Ph.D. experts in a variety of environmental science fields including biology, meteorology, geography and chemistry. Students will be recruited nationwide with special focus on minority and underrepresented populations such as non-traditional students and pre-service teachers. Faculty mentors will work intensively with each REU student on individualized research projects that are part of on-going research programs focused on a common theme: Watersheds, From River to Estuary. In addition, mentors will work with each student on developing their writing and communication skills that will be utilized to produce a research paper for publication in a variety of scientific journals as well as potential presentation at regional and national scientific meetings. Funding will be available for some students to attend and present at meetings. Besides research, students will participate in a variety of activities ranging from an environmental biology workshop in the 1st week that will take them from headwater streams in the county to the estuary surrounding the Marine Science Consortium at Wallops Island in Virginia, to weekly seminars and workshops on topics such as scientific writing, ethics and careers in science. Through this undergraduate mentoring program, MUCES will be able to reach out to those students who will make up the next generation of ecologists, conservation biologists, teachers, environmental planners, and environmental policy advocates. More information is available at http://www.millersville.edu/~ces/ or by contacting Dr. Dominique Dagit at Dominique.Dagit@millersville.edu or 717-872-3420.