REU Site: Coastal Research in Science and Technology (CREST) at UMass Boston

马萨诸塞大学波士顿分校(UMassBoston)的“沿海环境科学与技术研究(CREST)”项目是一项为期十周的沉浸式研究体验，每年为八名本科生提供服务。该项目允许学生开发独立的研究项目，并参与专业发展活动。研究项目将侧重于前沿的、综合性的沿海环境科学研究。CREST REU的目标是向处于学术生涯早期的学生介绍沿海环境研究中使用的各种方法，这需要跨越学科界限。学者们将建立一个来自不同背景和学科的同行网络。他们将促进对沿海海洋研究的了解，并将在科学方法和解决环境问题的所有方面获得经验。学生还将参加各种专业发展活动，以获得在他们的研究交流中的实践经验，在研究中负责任的行为，以及旨在将学生融入大学社区的活动。该计划将支持发展一支具有跨学科培训的科学劳动力队伍的国家目标。学生的研究经验涉及化学、地质学和地球科学、生态学和分子生态学以及社会、行为、经济学和可持续发展科学领域的高需求领域。沿海生态系统被认为比任何其他生态系统都不成比例地为人类提供更多的服务。然而，栖息地丧失、栖息地退化和过度开发沿海资源的人为驱动因素正在威胁沿海生态系统服务。学生研究将有助于理解沿海生态系统如何对人为驱动因素作出反应，并将支持将自然科学和社会科学研究的数据纳入沿海管理的决策过程。该计划将为总共24名年轻学者提供进行与社会相关的研究和进入科学事业的机会。

The "Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST)" Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) is a ten-week immersive research experience serving eight undergraduates per year. The program allows students to develop independent research projects and to participate in professional development activities. Research projects will focus on cutting edge, integrative, coastal environmental science research. The goal of the CREST REU is to introduce students who are early in their academic career to the diverse approaches used in coastal environmental research, which necessitates crossing disciplinary boundaries. Scholars will develop a peer network from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. They will foster an understanding of coastal ocean research and will acquire experience in all aspects of the scientific method and environmental problem solving. Students will also participate in a variety of professional development activities to gain practical experience in the communication of their research, responsible conduct in research, and activities designed to integrate students into the University community. The program will support the national goal of developing a scientific workforce with interdisciplinary training. The student research experiences address high need areas in the chemistry, geology and earth science, ecology and molecular ecology, and social, behavioral, economics, and sustainability sciences fields. Coastal ecosystems are considered to disproportionally produce more services to humans than any other ecosystems. However, anthropogenic drivers of habitat loss, habitat degradation and over-exploitation of coastal resources are threatening coastal ecosystem services. Student research will contribute to the understanding of how coastal ecosystems respond to anthropogenic drivers and will support the integration of data from natural science and social science research into the decision-making process for coastal management. This program will offer a total of twenty-four young scholars an opportunity to conduct socially-relevant research and to advance into scientific careers.