REU Site: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences - Undergraduate Research Experience in the Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean

位于东布斯海湾的比奇洛海洋科学实验室将主办一个本科生研究体验(REU)网站，为期三个夏季(2020-2022)。该项目名为“在缅因湾和世界海洋的本科生研究体验”，每年夏天将有12名本科生来到毕格罗，为期10周。该REU项目的目标是i)为来自美国的本科生提供指导和获得高质量的机会，亲身体验海洋学的研究机会和了解其跨学科性质的机会；ii)提高学生独立学习的能力和信心；iii)增加未被充分代表的学生和第一代学生对海洋科学事业的参与；以及iv)帮助本科生为他们的职业生涯做好准备。学生们将有机会与Bigelow科学家合作，他们在化学和生物海洋学、建模、卫星海洋学、基因组学、生物和种群生物学、渔业和海气气体交换等领域拥有专业知识，并将生物海洋学作为一门跨学科科学来对待。Bigelow的REU项目结合了小组学习和有指导的个人研究，帮助学生解决与海洋有关的社会问题。作为一个小组，学生们参加在当地河口的抽样邮轮，并参加每周一次的会议，学习科学过程的基本原理，如如何形成可检验的假设，如何批判性地评估数据，以及以科学的方式向同行和公众展示信息。在项目的早期阶段，学生们参加了科学伦理讨论、实验室安全课程和风险评估培训，以及概念图研讨会。学生将通过参加比格罗每周一次的咖啡馆科学讲座(面向普通公众)、参加实验室的开放参观和频繁的公共实验室参观来参与公共宣传。个人学习经历包括导师指导的独立研究、实验和/或实地工作，以及在广泛的海洋专题领域汇编和评估数据。作为他们项目的一部分，学生们可能有机会潜水，直接从毕格罗码头取样，或者参加研究游轮。在这个项目之后，许多学生有机会在国际会议上展示他们的研究成果，或者发表他们在REU经验中的结果。提供的资金用于支付学生津贴、住房和旅行以及一些行政费用。该计划将为36名学生提供研究经验和专业发展，并将为美国下一代海洋科学家的发展做出贡献。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences located in East Boothbay ME, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site for three summers (2020-2022). The program, called “Undergraduate Research Experience in the Gulf of Maine and the World Oceans”, will bring twelve undergraduates to Bigelow each summer for ten weeks. The goals of this REU program are i) to provide undergraduate students from the USA with mentoring and access to high quality, hands on research opportunities in Oceanography and the opportunity to understand its interdisciplinary nature, ii) improve the capability and confidence of students to learn independently, iii) increase the participation of underrepresented and first generation students in marine science careers and iv) help to prepare undergraduates for their professional careers. Students will have an opportunity to work with Bigelow scientists, who have expertise in topics such as chemical and biological oceanography, modeling, satellite-oceanography, genomics, organismal and population biology, fisheries and air-sea gas exchange, and who approach biological oceanography as an inter-disciplinary science. Bigelow’s REU program combines group learning and guided individual research to help students address societal issues concerning the oceans. As a group, students participate in a sampling cruise on the local estuary, and attend weekly meetings to learn the fundamentals of the scientific process, such as how to form testable hypotheses, critically evaluate data, and present information in a scientific manner to peers and to the public. Students attend an ethics in science discussion, a lab safety course with risk assessment training and a concept mapping workshop during the early stages of their project. Students will participate in public outreach through attendance at Bigelow’s weekly Café Scientifique talks (for the general public), participation in the Lab’s Open House and frequent public lab tours. Individual learning experiences includes mentor-guided independent research, experimentation and/or fieldwork, and compiling and evaluating data in a wide arena of oceanographic topics. As part of their projects, students may have the opportunity to scuba dive, sample directly from the Bigelow’s Pier or participate in research cruises. Following the program, many students have the opportunity to present their research at international meetings or publish results from their REU experience. Funding provided supports student stipends, housing and travel and some administrative costs. The program will provide a total of thirty-six students with research experience and professional development and will contribute to the development of the next generation of U.S. ocean scientists.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.