REU Site: Research Experiences in estuarine science for undergraduates at Mote Marine Laboratory: Developing a new generation of leaders in Ocean Sciences

该奖项为佛罗里达州萨拉索塔市莫特海洋实验室的本科生研究体验(REU)项目提供了新的资金。该项目将在为期10周的暑期研究项目中支持10名学生。MOTE海洋实验室-S本科生研究经验计划的目标是为美国学院和大学本科生提供河口科学研究经验，特别关注招收在科学和工程领域代表性较低的少数群体。学生们将与来自六个研究中心的Mote研究人员配对，并将就沿海栖息地面临的四大威胁之一进行指导研究项目：水生污染、自然毒素、栖息地变化和珊瑚礁衰退。所有参加Mote？S REU计划的学生都参加了：1)实验室范围和具体计划的指导；2)关于科学基本职业技能的讨论小组；3)由Mote工作人员和来访科学家举办的研究研讨会；3)对其他科学设施的实地考察；以及4)伦理培训。所有参与者将在项目开始时完成一份项目提案，并在实习结束时完成书面和口头报告。

This award provides renewed funding for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, FL. The program will support ten students during a ten-week summer research program. The goal of Mote Marine Laboratory?s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program is to provide research experiences in estuarine science to U.S. college and university undergraduates with special focus on recruiting minority groups underrepresented in science and engineering. Students will be paired with Mote researchers from six research centers and will conduct mentored research projects on one of four major threats to coastal habitats: aquatic pollution, natural toxins, habitat alteration, and coral reef decline. All students enrolled in Mote?s REU Program participate in: 1) laboratory-wide and program-specific orientations; 2) discussion groups on essential career skills in science; 3) research seminars presented by Mote staff and visiting scientists, 3) field trips to other science facilities, and 4) ethics training. All participants will complete a project proposal at the beginning of the program and written and oral reports at the end of their internship.