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的本科生研究体验(REU)项目提供资金。该计划将在为期十周的暑期研究计划期间，每年夏天支持十名学生。该计划将强调海岸动态，包括自然变化和人类驱动的变化。项目将利用德克萨斯州南部海岸环境特征的广泛时间和空间差异。REU的学生将从美国各地广泛招生，重点是从德克萨斯州以西班牙裔为主的人口和历史上为少数族裔服务的机构招收学生。在为期10周的暑期计划中，学生将：1)参加德克萨斯州南部海岸为期两天的研究巡游；2)开发独立研究项目；3)参加每周的研究研讨会和专业发展讨论；4)策划个人网页；5)在研究所举办的研讨会上展示他们的研究成果。这一建议得到了海洋科学研究所全体教职员工的支持，该研究所通过其教育计划和参与NSF赞助的本科生研究计划，在本科生培训方面有着悠久的历史。

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.