REU Site: Marine Biogeochemistry at the University of South Carolina

REU 站点：南卡罗来纳大学海洋生物地球化学

• 批准号: 1156831
• 负责人: Tammi Richardson
• 金额: $ 35.8万
• 依托单位: University South Carolina Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1156831&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Marine; Biogeochemistry; University

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of South Carolina located in Columbia, SC supports ten students each year during a ten week summer research experience. The research theme of this REU site is "Marine Biogeochemistry - from Salt Marshes to the Deep Ocean". Students have the opportunity to explore biogeochemical cycling in habitats that span the gradient from wetlands to coastal salt marshes to the deep-ocean, with the explicit consideration of human impacts and climate change on these systems. Within this framework, the program emphasizes the basics of the scientific method, hypothesis formulation, hypothesis testing, research ethics, and the fundamentals of written and oral science communication. Mentoring is provided by highly-qualified Marine Science Program and Department of Biological Sciences faculty whose research falls under the Marine Biogeochemistry umbrella. The program makes extensive use of USC's Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, located on the coast near Georgetown, SC. At the end of the summer, REU students present their results during a student research symposium and a research paper. Support provided by NSF includes funding for student stipends, student travel to and from the site, student housing and meals and some administrative costs.

南卡罗来纳大学本科生研究体验(REU)项目位于南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市，每年在为期10周的暑期研究体验中为10名学生提供支持。REU网站的研究主题是“海洋生物地球化学--从盐沼到深海”。学生有机会探索从湿地到沿海盐沼再到深海的梯度生境中的生物地球化学循环，明确考虑人类影响和气候变化对这些系统的影响。在这个框架内，该计划强调科学方法的基础，假设的形成，假设检验，研究伦理，以及书面和口头科学交流的基础。导师由高素质的海洋科学计划和生物科学系教员提供，他们的研究属于海洋生物地球化学范畴。该计划广泛利用了南加州大学位于南卡罗来纳州乔治敦附近海岸的巴鲁克海洋和海岸科学研究所。在暑假结束时，REU的学生会在学生研究研讨会和研究论文中展示他们的研究成果。NSF提供的支持包括学生津贴、学生往返现场的旅费、学生住宿和餐饮以及一些行政费用。