REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine and Estuarine Science

REU 网站：马里兰大学东岸分校海洋和河口科学本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 2050874
• 负责人: Paulinus Chigbu
• 金额: $ 32.4万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-03-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050874&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; University; Maryland; Eastern

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 2021- 2023. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. The program will target rising sophomores and rising juniors. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The intellectual focus of the REU program is on marine and estuarine science, particularly in coastal lagoons. Students will have opportunities to work on a variety of research projects, such as eutrophication effects on benthic macroinvertebrates, mechanisms of biofilm formation and antifouling effects of extracts from natural sources, climate variability and food web dynamics, antibiotic resistance of Vibrio species isolated from oysters, and biology and ecology of gelatinous zooplankton. The program will provide rigorous education via faculty mentorship on research; weekly workshops, discussions and seminars on valuable science topics; field trips that provide an educationally enriching experience; a final research report; and oral and poster presentations by the students at the end-of-program symposium. Professional development activities will include training in GIS and scientific ethics/responsible conduct of research. Program assessment will occur by administering questionnaires to students. Students will be recruited using electronic e-mail, list serves and fliers that will be distributed to targeted schools. Students will be selected based on their application materials that will include a standard on-line application and cumulative grade point average, essays describing their research interests and career goals, two letters of recommendation, and official academic transcripts. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale will be required. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.umes.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Paulinus Chigbu at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Margaret Sexton at [e-mail]). This REU Site is supported by the Division of Oceanic Sciences (OCE) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), the Division of Human Resources Development (HRD) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), and the Division for Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO).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.

这个REU网站奖给位于马里兰州安妮公主的马里兰州东海岸大学，将支持8名学生在2021- 2023年夏季进行10周的培训。预计共有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。该计划将针对正在上升的大学生和正在上升的大三学生。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。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU课程的知识重点是海洋和河口科学，特别是在沿海泻湖。 学生将有机会从事各种研究项目，如对底栖大型无脊椎动物的富营养化影响，生物膜形成机制和天然来源提取物的生物效应，气候变化和食物网动态，从牡蛎中分离的弧菌物种的抗生素抗性，以及凝胶状浮游动物的生物学和生态学。该计划将通过教师指导研究提供严格的教育;每周的研讨会，讨论和研讨会上有价值的科学主题;实地考察，提供教育丰富的经验;最终的研究报告;和口头和海报演示由学生在程序结束座谈会。 专业发展活动将包括地理信息系统和科学道德/负责任地进行研究方面的培训。课程评估将通过向学生发放问卷进行。将使用电子邮件、名单服务和传单招募学生，并将这些传单分发给目标学校。 学生将根据他们的申请材料，将包括一个标准的在线应用程序和累计平均成绩，论文描述他们的研究兴趣和职业目标，两封推荐信，和正式的学术成绩单选择。 最低累积平均成绩为2.7分，满分为4.0分。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//www.umes.edu/reu，或联系PI（Paulinus Chigbu博士，[e-mail]）或联合PI（Margaret Sexton博士，[e-mail]）。本REU网站由地球科学局（GEO）海洋科学处（OCE），教育和人力资源局（EHR）人力资源开发处（HRD），以及生物科学局（BIO）的生物基础设施司（DBI）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。