REU Site: Healthy Streams, Healthy Coasts: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Watershed Science and Education

路易斯安那大学拉斐特分校（UL Lafayette）的本科生研究经验项目每年夏天为10名学生提供参与路易斯安那州南部环境中流域和沿海过程和资源主题研究的机会。路易斯安那州南部的流域和沿海河口受到许多自然和人为因素的影响，包括海岸线退缩、地面沉降、水中氧气含量降低和污染。每位参与者将直接与生物系、土木工程系或地球科学系的指导老师以及当地环境组织一起工作八周。REU的参与者将受益于经验丰富的教师一对一的指导和各种专业发展机会。参加者的科学及专业发展将透过以下途径：a)接受过最佳指导实践培训的教师导师，特别关注代表性不足的群体和第一代学生；b)每周科学研讨会，向学生介绍研究和研究职业；c)每周学生研讨会，包括研究最新情况和正式报告；d)最后的研究研讨会，包括总结研究成果的海报展示；e) REU后在地区/国家会议上发表演讲的旅行支持。f)大量的REU社交活动，以帮助发展参与者之间的网络。UL Lafayette-REU夏季研究项目的重点是围绕跨学科的方法来理解陆地，流内和河口过程，结构和影响路易斯安那州南部流域和沿海环境水资源的人为做法。UL Lafayette-REU暑期研究项目将涉及以下具体研究目标：1)促进本科生的专业发展；2)使人们更好地理解人-自然耦合系统研究的复杂性，3)有助于该地区流域和河口的基础研究。该项目将在三个方面进行评估：a)学生在项目中的进展，b)对科学的态度，以及b)对STEM职业的发展轨迹。学生的研究经验将通过一系列科学和专业发展研讨会、研究报告机会以及沉浸式社会和教育活动来增强。该项目将补充当地组织（即Teche-Vermilion淡水区和Bayou Vermilion区）的使命，这些组织致力于改善Teche和Vermilion河的水质，并吸引公众提高对该地区文化和自然资源的认识。

The Research Experience for Undergraduates program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette) provides ten students each summer the opportunity to participate in research on topics in watershed and coastal processes and resources within the southern Louisiana environments. The watersheds and coastal estuaries of southern Louisiana are affected by many natural and human-caused stressors, including shoreline retreat, land subsidence, decreased oxygen levels in the water, and pollution. Each participant will work for eight weeks directly with a faculty advisor in the departments of Biology, Civil Engineering, or Geosciences and with local environmental organizations. REU participants will benefit through one-on-one mentoring from experienced faculty and a variety of professional development opportunities. Participants' scientific and professional development will be enhanced through: a) faculty mentors trained in best practices in mentoring, with a particular focus on underrepresented groups and first-generation students, b) weekly science seminars introducing students to research and careers in research, c) weekly student seminars with research updates and formal presentations, d) a final research symposium with poster presentations summarizing research findings, e) travel support for presentation at a regional/national conference after REU, and f) a multitude of REU social activities to help develop networks among participants. The focus of the UL Lafayette-REU summer research program centers around an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the linked terrestrial, in-stream, and estuarine processes, structures, and anthropogenic practices affecting water resources in the southern Louisiana watersheds and coastal environments. The UL Lafayette-REU summer research program will involve the following specific research objectives: 1) promote the professional development of undergraduate students; 2) instill a better understanding of the complexity of studying coupled human-natural systems, and 3) contribute to basic research of the region's watersheds and estuaries. This project will be evaluated in three areas: students' a) progression through the program, b) attitudes toward science, and b) trajectory toward a STEM career. Student research experiences will be enhanced through a series of scientific and professional development seminars, research presentation opportunities, and immersive social and educational activities. The program will complement the missions of local organizations (i.e., the Teche-Vermilion Freshwater District and Bayou Vermilion District) that work to improve water quality in the Teche and Vermilion rivers and engage the public to create awareness on the cultural and natural resources of the region.