University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU in Marine and Estuarine Science

该REU网站奖授予位于马里兰州安妮公主的马里兰大学东海岸，将在2018- 2020年夏季支持8名学生的培训，为期10周。REU项目的科学重点是海洋和河口科学，特别是马里兰州沿海河流、泻湖和河口的生态学。学生将有机会在不同的研究领域工作，如鱼类和大型无脊椎动物的种群动态，海洋微生物学和寄生虫学，分子生物学和遗传学，海洋植物学，环境化学和生态毒理学。学生将参加工作坊和研讨会，教授他们如何设计实地和实验室研究项目，收集和分析数据，并有效地以口头，海报形式和书面形式展示他们的结果。他们将接受伦理/负责任的研究行为方面的培训，并完成调查，以便我们对项目进行评估。学生还将进行实地考察，以熟悉德尔马瓦半岛的环境以及保护和修复项目。招聘对象将是即将升入大学的二年级学生和即将升入大学的三年级学生，尤其是那些属于未被充分代表的少数群体的学生。完成的在线申请表格将被审查，学生的选择基于他们的累积GPA（最高4.0分，2.7分）、对海洋和环境科学的兴趣以及推荐信的强度。预计总共将有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.umes.edu/reu，或与PI (Paulinus Chigbu博士（pchigbu@umes.edu）或副PI (Margaret Sexton博士（masexton@umes.edu）联系。本网站由生物科学局的生物基础设施司和地球科学局的海洋科学司提供支持。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。

This REU Site award to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located in Princess Anne, MD, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018- 2020. The scientific focus of the REU program is on marine and estuarine science, particularly the ecology of coastal rivers, lagoons and estuaries in Maryland. Students will have opportunities to work in various research areas such as the population dynamics of fish and macroinvertebrates, marine microbiology and parasitology, molecular biology and genetics, marine botany, environmental chemistry, and ecotoxicology. Students will participate in workshops and seminars to teach them how to design field and laboratory research projects, collect and analyze data, and effectively present their results orally, in poster form, and in writing. They will receive training on ethics/responsible conduct of research, and complete surveys to enable us to assess the program. Students will also go on field trips to familiarize themselves with the environment as well as the conservation and restoration projects in the Delmarva Peninsula. Recruitment will target rising sophomores and rising juniors, particularly those belonging to underrepresented minority groups. Completed on-line application forms will be reviewed, and students are selected based on their cumulative GPA ( 2.7 on a 4.0 maximum scale), interest in marine and environmental science, and strength of their letters of recommendation.It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting http://www.umes.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Paulinus Chigbu at pchigbu@umes.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Margaret Sexton at masexton@umes.edu). This Site is supported by the Divisions of Biological Infrastructure in the Biological Sciences Directorate and the Oceanic Sciences in the Geosciences Directorate.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.