REU Site: Observing the Ocean

REU 站点：观察海洋

• 批准号: 1849932
• 负责人: Jessica Fitzsimmons
• 金额: $ 41.85万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-03-15 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1849932&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Observing; Ocean

Texas A&M University's Department of Oceanography in College Station TX will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site program from 2019-2021. The program will focus on "Observing the Ocean" and will bring ten undergraduates to TAMU for a 10-week internship each summer. Mentors will be selected from the Departments of Oceanography, Geography and Civil Engineering and the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), and students will have access to a variety of ocean observing instrumentation and data. They will participate in a cruise aboard the R/V Pelican to collect samples and data from the nearshore and offshore environments. Seminars and training modules will focus on data analysis, graphical representation of oceanographic data, data management, science writing and professional development. Students will present at weekly REU seminars and at the final REU Student Research Symposium, and they will complete a research proposal and either a final poster or written report. Student recruitment will focus on rising Sophomores and Juniors. The TAMU REU Site will provide a total of thirty undergraduates with internships over the three-year period. The program conducts a national search for applicants and seeks to engage students who are from schools with limited research opportunities. Most of the funding provided supports student stipends, housing and travel to attend the program. The focus of potential research projects for REU students at TAMU includes ocean observing technologies and analytical skills used to understand ocean issues such as hypoxia, early warning of harmful algal blooms, effects of oil spills and other pollutants, climate-induced variability in hydrography, and effects of ocean acidification. This project supports national goals of developing the next generation of scientists and the scientific workforce.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.

位于德克萨斯州大学城的德克萨斯农工大学海洋学系将于2019-2021年举办本科生研究体验（REU）现场项目。该项目将以“观察海洋”为主题，每年夏天将邀请10名本科生到TAMU进行为期10周的实习。导师将从海洋系、地理与土木工程系和地球化学与环境研究小组（GERG）中挑选，学生将有机会接触到各种海洋观测仪器和数据。他们将乘坐“鹈鹕号”（R/V Pelican）进行巡航，从近岸和近海环境中收集样本和数据。研讨会和培训单元将侧重于数据分析、海洋学数据的图形表示、数据管理、科学写作和专业发展。学生们将在每周一次的REU研讨会和最终的REU学生研究研讨会上发言，他们将完成一份研究计划和最终的海报或书面报告。招生重点将放在即将升入大学的二年级和三年级学生身上。TAMU REU网站将在三年的时间内为30名本科生提供实习机会。该项目在全国范围内寻找申请人，并寻求吸引来自研究机会有限的学校的学生。大部分资金用于支持学生的津贴、住房和参加项目的旅费。REU学生在TAMU的潜在研究项目的重点包括海洋观测技术和分析技能，用于了解海洋问题，如缺氧，有害藻华的早期预警，石油泄漏和其他污染物的影响，气候引起的水文变化，以及海洋酸化的影响。该项目支持国家培养下一代科学家和科学劳动力的目标。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。

项目成果

Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in a subtropical estuary (Galveston Bay, USA) and the impact of Hurricane Harvey

• DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14509-x
• 发表时间: 2021-05
• 期刊: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• 影响因子: 5.8
• 作者: G. Gold-Bouchot;Samuel Polis;Lauren Elizabeth Castañon;Mayra Padilla Flores;A. Alsante;D. Thornton