REU site: Field Experience in South Texas coastal dynamics

摘要：0754750该奖项为德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校新的本科生研究体验（REU）项目提供资金。该项目每年夏天将支持10名学生进行为期10周的暑期研究项目。该计划将强调沿海动态，包括自然变化和人为驱动的变化。项目将利用德克萨斯州南部海岸环境特征的广泛时空变化。REU的学生将广泛招收来自美国各地的学生，重点招收来自德克萨斯州西班牙裔人口占多数的学生，以及来自历史上少数族裔服务机构的学生。在为期10周的暑期课程中，学生将：1)参加沿德克萨斯州南部海岸为期两天的研究巡航；2)开展自主研究项目；3)参加每周的研究研讨会和专业发展讨论；4)管理个人网页；5)在研究所举办的研讨会上展示他们的研究成果。该提案得到了海洋科学研究所全体教员的支持，该研究所通过其教育项目和参与nsf赞助的本科生研究计划，拥有悠久的本科生培训历史。

Abstract: 0754750This award provides funding for a new Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at University of Texas at Austin. The program will support ten students each summer during a ten week summer research program. The program will emphasize coastal dynamics, including natural variability and human-driven change. Projects will take advantage of the wide temporal and spatial variations in environmental characteristics along the south Texas coast. REU students will be widely recruited from across the U.S, with a focus on recruiting students from the Hispanic majority population in Texas and from historically minority-serving institutions. During a 10-week summer program, students will: 1) participate in a two-day research cruise along the south Texas coast; 2) develop independent research projects; 3) attend weekly research seminars and professional development discussions; 4) curate individual web pages; and 5) present their research results at a symposium hosted at the Institute. This proposal is supported by the entire faculty of the Marine Science Institute, which has a long history of undergraduate training, through its educational programs and involvement in NSF-sponsored undergraduate research initiatives.