REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Estuarine and Coastal Sciences at Mote Marine Laboratory

Mote海洋实验室将继续在其位于佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的校园内举办本科生研究体验(REU)网站。该计划将支持每年夏天在为期10周的研究和专业培训期间为10名学生提供实习机会。MOTE提供了一系列海洋科学方面的研究，并强调不同学科之间的基本相互联系，以实现促进海洋健康的共同目标。学生们与来自24个研究项目的Mote研究人员配对，并就沿海栖息地面临的几个主要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、栖息地变化导致的动物行为、珊瑚礁衰落、海洋酸化和气候变化。除了研究技能，学生还通过为独立项目开发和展示研究建议以及在海报演示中报告研究结果来获得宝贵的科学交流经验。在以学生为中心的讨论小组中，提供关于授予精神、科学写作、发布海报和口头研究演讲以及攻读海洋科学研究生课程的职业指导。学生还可以通过由Mote工作人员、客座科学家和Mote REU计划校友举办的研究研讨会，接触到更广泛的沿海和河口科学主题。鼓励与会者在同行评议的文献中和/或在专业会议上介绍研究成果。

The Mote Marine Laboratory will continue to host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site located at their campus in Sarasota, FL. The program will support internships for a group of ten students every summer during a 10 week research and professional training experience. Mote offers a diverse array of research in ocean sciences and emphasizes the essential interconnectedness of varied disciplines towards the common goal of fostering ocean health. Students are paired with Mote researchers from 24 research programs and conduct mentored research projects on one of several major threats to coastal habitats: aquatic pollution, natural toxins, habitat alteration, animal behavior due to habitat change, coral reef decline, ocean acidification, and climate change. In addition to research skills, students gain valuable experience in scientific communication by developing and presenting research proposals for independent projects and reporting findings in poster presentations. Career guidance on grantsmanship, scientific writing, presenting poster and oral research talks, and pursuing graduate study in the Ocean Sciences is provided in student-centered discussion groups. Students are also exposed to a broader range of topics in coastal and estuarine sciences through research seminars presented by Mote staff, visiting scientists, and Mote REU Program alumni. Participants are encouraged to present research findings in peer-reviewed literature and/or at professional conferences.