REU Site: Summer REU Program in Marine Science at the University of Delaware

得克萨斯州刘易斯的特拉华大学地球、海洋和环境学院将在路易斯市的沿海校区举办本科生研究体验(REU)项目。该项目每年夏天将把10名本科生带到刘易斯校园，实习生将在为期10周的项目中进行半独立研究项目。UD REU计划的目标是促进招收和留住学生进入STEM领域，特别是地球科学领域。该项目将欢迎本科生体验一次引人入胜的研究体验。他们将在教师导师的指导下，在进行地质、物理、化学和生物海洋学等各种主题的研究项目的同时，接受科学研究基础知识的培训。该项目的学生将有助于对海洋、海洋中的生物和其他相关主题的新理解和发现，这些主题将促进对这个至关重要的系统的了解。UD REU计划将为学生提供直接接触教员研究导师、刘易斯校区广泛的研究设施和当地沿海环境的机会。地球、海洋和环境科学学院包括地质科学和地理系以及海洋科学与政策学院，为学生提供跨学科研究课题的机会。教师导师的专业知识横跨海洋科学的范围，专业发展活动将向学生介绍成功职业所需的技能。特邀演讲者和UD教职员工每周举办的研讨会将为实习生提供海洋科学的广泛概述。专业发展研讨会包括科学、科学交流和数据分析方面的职业发展道路。实习生将参加几次实地考察，包括乘坐R/V Daiber号进行一日游，向他们介绍各种研究和海洋学技术，以及实地考察新泽西州梅尔角的一个水产养殖场。项目结束后，将鼓励学生继续他们的研究，要么是成为科学出版物的合著者，要么是追求高级论文，要么是参加科学会议。该计划将支持为本科生提供广泛的技术培训，为这些学生进入劳动力大军或继续进行额外的研究生培训做好准备。该项目还包括与特拉华州技术社区学院的合作。提供的大部分资金用于支付30名本科生的费用，包括学生津贴、住房和往返于家的交通费用。这一REU计划有助于实现培养下一代科学家和发展国家受过科学培训的劳动力的国家目标。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 University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment in Lewes, DE will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the coastal campus in Lewes, DE. The program will bring ten undergraduates to the Lewes campus each summer, and interns will conduct semi-independent research projects during the 10-week program. The goal of the UD REU program is to promote the recruitment and retention of students into STEM fields in general, and the geosciences in particular. The program will welcome undergraduate students to an engaging research experience. They will be trained in the fundamentals of scientific research while they pursue research projects on a wide variety of topics in geological, physical, chemical and biological oceanography, under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students in the program will contribute to new understandings and findings about the ocean, the organisms within it, and other related topics that will advance knowledge of this critically important system. The UD REU program will provide students with direct access to faculty research mentors, the extensive research facilities on the Lewes campus, and the local coastal environment. The College of Earth, Ocean and Environmental Sciences includes the Departments of Geological Sciences and Geography and the School of Marine Science and Policy, offering students the opportunity for interdisciplinary research topics. Faculty mentors' expertise spans the range of marine science, and professional development activities will introduce students to skills required for successful careers. Weekly seminars by invited speakers and UD faculty will provide interns with a broad overview of marine sciences. Professional development workshops include career paths in the sciences, science communication, and data analysis. Interns will participate in several field trips including a day trip aboard the R/V Daiber, which introduces them to a variety of research and oceanographic techniques, and a field trip to an aquaculture facility in Cape May, NJ. Students will be encouraged to continue their research after the program, either by being a co-author on a scientific publication, pursuing a senior thesis or attending a scientific conference. The program will support the extensive technical training for undergraduates, preparing these students to enter the workforce or to pursue additional graduate training. The program also includes a partnership with the Delaware Technical Community College. Most of the funding provided supports expenses for the thirty undergraduates, including student stipends, housing and transportation to and from their home to participate in the program. This REU program contributes to the national goals of training the next generation of scientists and developing the nation's scientifically-trained 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.