REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems - From the Everglades to the Coral Reefs

这个REU网站奖（了解沿海生态系统-从大沼泽地到珊瑚礁）到位于佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学，将支持每年10名学生在2019年至2021年的夏季进行为期10周的培训。研究方向为海岸生态系统生态学与环境水化学。具体来说，这项研究着眼于大沼泽地湿地，沿海红树林，海草床和浅水珊瑚礁之间的连接。总体目标是查明环境压力源的来源、迁移和转化，以及在迅速变化的气候和土地使用情况下的生态系统反应。该计划整合了10个部门和4个学院的研究人员，以建立跨学科项目和融合的研究经验。 REU学生将由教师，研究生和博士后研究人员组成的团队共同指导。该计划将提供专业发展活动，包括研究方法研讨会，负责任的研究行为，传播科学等，以及实地经验和职业途径小组。预计该REU网站将培训从全国范围内招募的30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，其中大多数来自传统上在科学领域代表性不足的群体。学生将学习如何开发一个独立的研究项目，各种研究分析方法，以及如何向多个受众传播科学。 学生将在最后的研究研讨会上展示他们的成果，并将有机会在随后的科学会议上展示他们的工作。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU网站计划使用的一个基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将加入一个LinkedIn小组致力于该计划，并将在该计划后每年联系，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://crestcache.fiu.edu/opportunities/index.html或联系PI（Rita Teutonico博士，rteutoni@fiu.edu）或co-PI（Crowl博士，tcrowl@fiu.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF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 (Understanding Coastal Ecosystems - From the Everglades tothe Coral Reefs) to Florida International University, located in Miami, FL, will support the training of 10 students per year for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. The research theme is coastal ecosystems ecology and environmental aquatic chemistry. Specifically, this research looks at the connectivity among the Everglades wetlands, coastal mangrove forests, seagrass beds and shallow water coral reefs. The overall goal is to detect the sources, transport and transformation of environmental stressors and the ecosystem responses under rapidly changing climate and land use. The program integrates researchers across 10 departments and 4 colleges university-wide, to build interdisciplinary projects and convergent research experiences. REU students will be co-mentored by teams comprised of faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The program will provide professional development activities, including workshops on research methods, responsible conduct of research, communicating science and others, as well as field experiences and career pathways panels. It is anticipated that this REU Site will train a total of 30 students recruited from a nationwide pool, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, and with a majority of those from groups traditionally underrepresented in science. Students will learn how to develop an independent research project, the various research analysis methodologies, and how to communicate science to multiple audiences. Students will present their results at a final research symposium, and will have the opportunity to present their work subsequently 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 join a LinkedIn group dedicated to the program and will be contacted annually after the program 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 https://crestcache.fiu.edu/opportunities/index.html or by contacting the PI (Dr. Rita Teutonico at rteutoni@fiu.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Crowl at tcrowl@fiu.edu).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.