Marine Technology Mentoring and Internship Program on Oceanographic Research Vessels

蒙特雷半岛学院的海洋先进技术中心（MATE）将继续管理一个项目，与大学国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）和美国海岸警卫队（USCG）合作，将实习生安置在海上技术岗位上。该项目将在未来三年（2018-2021年）每年为12-14名本科生提供2至12周的实习机会，并为一名学生提供6个月的实习机会。MATE实习生在研究船上与海洋技术人员和科学家一起工作，这些经历为他们提供了发展技术、科学、航海和人际交往能力的机会。联索特派团和美国海岸警卫队船队的船只将作为实习东道主。UNOLS和USCG承诺在研究巡航期间为其船只提供停泊空间和膳食，并提供海事技术人员作为导师。这些实习为学生提供了发展技术、科学、航海和人际交往能力的机会，并为海洋相关雇主提供了满足其劳动力需求的合格技术专业人员。虽然该项目对所有美国本科生开放，但招聘工作的重点是参加海洋技术项目的社区大学生和对海洋技术职业感兴趣的大学生。这项培训工作对于美国学术研究船队的持续运作和海洋工业的发展至关重要，因为海洋工业可以通过雇用从该项目毕业的高技能技术人员而受益。MATE实习项目专注于从社区大学招募对海洋技术人员感兴趣的学生，满足了对海洋科学本科生持续支持的独特需求。这个项目为需要培训和经验的学生和需要技术支持的学术和工业雇主提供了一个很好的桥梁。MATE实习项目将在三年的时间里为45名本科生提供实习机会。提供的大部分资金用于支持学生的津贴和前往他们将要工作的研究船的旅费。MATE实习计划通过培养下一代技术熟练劳动力来支持国家目标。通过所有MATE实习获得的技能和经验取决于研究船、巡航目标和导师在巡航期间需要完成的任务。典型的经验包括：1)巡航准备和协调；2)特定海洋设备的操作和维护[例如：电导率-温度-深度（CTD）、声学多普勒电流剖面仪（ADCP）、荧光计、透射计、温度和盐度采样、营养物采样、声纳和回声测深仪、电流剖面仪、罩和网、水下摄像机、auv、rov]；3)故障排除仪器设备；4)化学分析；5)计算机硬件和软件的操作和维护；6)编写数据检索、分析和存档软件；（七）航海技术、海上作业和安全程序；8)导航技能；9)基本的海洋学和气象知识在采样设计和执行中的应用；10)团队合作和其他人际交往能力；11)在海洋和科学环境中工作的经验；还有沟通技巧。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Marine Advanced Technology Center (MATE) at the Monterey Peninsula College will continue to manage a program that places interns in at-sea technical positions in collaboration with the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The program will provide 12-14 undergraduate students with two to twelve-week internships and one student with a six-month internship each year for the next three years (2018-2021). MATE interns work with marine technicians and scientists onboard research vessels and these experiences provide them with the opportunity to develop their technical, scientific, seamanship and interpersonal skills. Ships that are part of the UNOLS and the USCG fleets will serve as internship hosts. UNOLS and USCG are committed to providing berthing space and meals on their vessels during a research cruise and marine technicians who act as mentors. These internships provide students with the opportunity to develop their technical, scientific, seamanship, and interpersonal skills, and give ocean-related employers access to qualified technical professionals who can fill their workforce needs. While the program is open to all U.S. undergraduates, recruitment efforts are focused on community college students enrolled in marine technology programs and university students interested in marine technical careers. This training effort is important for the continued operation of the U.S. academic research fleet and for the marine industries that benefit by hiring the highly skilled technicians who graduate from the program. With a focus on recruiting students from community colleges who are interested in careers as marine technicians, MATE internship program fills a unique need in the continuum of support for undergraduate students in marine sciences. This program provides an excellent bridge between students who need training and experience and academic and industrial employers who need technical support. The MATE internship program will provide a total of forty-five undergraduates with internships over the three-year period. Most of the funding provided supports student stipends and travel to meet the research vessels where they will be working. The MATE internship program supports national goals by developing the next generation of technically skilled workforce.Skills and experience gained through all MATE internships vary depending on the research vessel, cruise goals and tasks the mentors need to accomplish during the cruise. Typical experiences include: 1) cruise preparation and coordination; 2) operation and maintenance of specific oceanographic equipment [e.g. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD), Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), fluorometer, transmissometer, temperature and salinity sampling, nutrient sampling, sonar and echosounders, current profilers, corers and nets, underwater cameras, AUVs, ROVs]; 3) trouble shooting instruments and equipment; 4) chemical analyses; 5) operation and maintenance of computer hardware and software; 6) programming software for data retrieval, analysis, and archiving; 7) seamanship, marine operations, and safety procedures; 8) navigation skills; 9) application of basic oceanographic and meteorological knowledge to sampling design and execution; 10) teamwork and other interpersonal skills; 11) experience working in a marine and scientific environment; and 12) communication skills.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.