REU Site: Undergraduate research in estuarine and coastal marine systems

REU 网站：河口和沿海海洋系统的本科研究

• 批准号: 2051041
• 负责人: Thomas Schultz
• 金额: $ 34.6万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051041&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; research; estuarine

The Duke University Marine Laboratory (DUML), which is located on Pivers Island, North Carolina, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site during the summers of 2021-2023. Student interns will be recruited each summer and will live in the dormitories on Pivers Island surrounded by the estuarine environment while completing a 10-week program. Interns will have a choice of advisors in the general research areas of (1)sensory physiology, ecology and behavior, (2) molecular biology and genetics, and (3) coastal and estuarine physical processes. Throughout the program there will be sessions on safety, scientific ethics, scientific writing, oral and poster presentations, graphics skills, graduate school, and non-academic science careers. Students will give an introductory oral report during week two and a progress report during week five. The final week will involve completion of a scientific manuscript on the project and a final oral presentation. Co-curricular activities include a Marine Laboratory-sponsored seminar program, participation in selected field trips and optional water related recreational activities.The proposed REU is organized to train students to frame research questions, to design and undertake laboratory and field work to address these research questions, and to develop the skills to communicate the results of their research. Students will be recruited nationally and from a network of regional universities who participate in the Marine Sciences Educational Consortium. The program includes a collaboration with the REU program at Savannah State University (SSU). Interns from SSU tour the Marine Laboratory, learn about the research projects conducted at the Marine Laboratory, attend a session on graduate school and go on field trips. The Marine Laboratory houses the Marine Conservation Molecular Facility (MCMF), which is a shared-use molecular facility designed for medium-to-high-throughput genotyping on marine organisms. Additional facilities available to students and faculty for a variety of research projects include the Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing (MaRRS) Lab, which supports marine scientists seeking to use unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) in ocean and coastal applications, the extensive animal care facilities, such as running seawater and aeration facilities, and the next-generation sequencing technologies through the Sequencing and Genomic Technologies core facility on the main campus in Durham. Sensory Physiology, Ecology and Behavior research projects focus on topics such as biological rhythms, migrations of invertebrate larvae, metamorphosis, photobiology, marine mammal behavioral ecology and bioacoustics, use of drones to study the ecology and map distributions of local organisms and ecosystems, behavior and genetic analyses of invertebrate species, salt marshes, sea grasses, mangroves, oyster reef, deep sea and coral reef ecosystems, the use of underwater drones in the deep sea, biochemistry, cell physiology, fish biology, and species distribution modeling. Molecular Biology and Genetics of Marine Animals topics focus on microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, carbon fluxes involved in photosynthesis, biological oceanography and marine biotechnology, the use of molecular tools to address basic questions in marine systems, and genetic projects on sharks, bony fish and crabs. Coastal and Estuarine Physical Processes topics focus on shallow water and coastal physical oceanography using a combination of observations, numerical models and theoretical analyses; lagoon-ocean exchanges in tidal and wave-driven flows, stratified turbulence, boundary layer flows over coral reefs, and physical-biological interactions.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.

位于北卡罗来纳州皮弗斯岛的杜克大学海洋实验室 (DUML) 将在 2021 年至 2023 年夏季举办本科生研究体验 (REU) 网站。每年夏天都会招募实习生，他们将住在皮弗斯岛上被河口环境包围的宿舍里，同时完成为期10周的项目。实习生可以选择以下一般研究领域的顾问：(1) 感觉生理学、生态学和行为，(2) 分子生物学和遗传学，以及 (3) 沿海和河口物理过程。在整个项目中，将有关于安全、科学伦理、科学写作、口头和海报演示、图形技能、研究生院和非学术科学职业的课程。学生将在第二周提供介绍性口头报告，并在第五周提供进度报告。最后一周将包括完成该项目的科学手稿和最终的口头陈述。课外活动包括海洋实验室赞助的研讨会计划、参加选定的实地考察和可选的与水有关的娱乐活动。拟议的 REU 旨在培训学生提出研究问题、设计和开展实验室和现场工作来解决这些研究问题，并培养交流研究结果的技能。学生将在全国范围内和参加海洋科学教育联盟的地区大学网络中招募。该项目包括与萨凡纳州立大学 (SSU) 的 REU 项目的合作。 SSU 的实习生参观海洋实验室，了解在海洋实验室进行的研究项目，参加研究生课程并进行实地考察。海洋实验室设有海洋保护分子设施（MCMF），这是一个共享的分子设施，专为海洋生物中高通量基因分型而设计。学生和教师可用于各种研究项目的其他设施包括杜克大学海洋机器人和遥感（MaRRS）实验室，该实验室为寻求在海洋和沿海应用中使用无人飞机系统（UAS）的海洋科学家提供支持，广泛的动物护理设施，例如运行海水和曝气设施，以及通过主要的测序和基因组技术核心设施提供的下一代测序技术 达勒姆校区。感觉生理学、生态学和行为研究项目的重点主题包括生物节律、无脊椎动物幼虫的迁徙、变态、光生物学、海洋哺乳动物行为生态学和生物声学、利用无人机研究生态并绘制当地生物和生态系统的分布图、无脊椎动物物种、盐沼、海草的行为和遗传分析、 红树林、牡蛎礁、深海和珊瑚礁生态系统、水下无人机在深海的使用、生物化学、细胞生理学、鱼类生物学和物种分布建模。海洋动物的分子生物学和遗传学主题侧重于微生物生态学、生物地球化学、光合作用涉及的碳通量、生物海洋学和海洋生物技术、使用分子工具解决海洋系统中的基本问题以及鲨鱼、硬骨鱼和螃蟹的遗传项目。沿海和河口物理过程主题侧重于浅水和沿海物理海洋学，结合观测、数值模型和理论分析；潮汐和波浪驱动流、分层湍流、珊瑚礁上的边界层流以及物理-生物相互作用方面的泻湖-海洋交换。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。