REU Site: Ocean Science & Engineering at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2022-2024 Program

位于马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔的伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（WHOI）将每年为10名本科生举办一个本科生研究体验（REU）网站，他们将参加夏季学生研究员（SSF）计划。WHOI是世界上最大的独立海洋学机构和研究船队运营商之一，SSF提供了广泛的研究机会。学生在全国范围内从所有主要的科学和工程学科中招募，通常在大学三年级期间。每个研究员都与一位顾问相匹配，并鼓励与他们讨论潜在的项目。研究员和顾问一起完成一个工作计划，然后在夏天，每个SSF进行独立的研究，并提出两个报告：一个五分钟的仲夏口头进展报告，并对他们的研究最终口头或海报演示。需要一份书面的最终项目报告。专业发展活动包括一个特别的系列讲座，在R/V Tioga上为期一天的实地体验，负责任的研究行为研讨会，如何准备科学海报的培训，以及与博士后/研究生小组讨论研究生院。SSF经常在课程结束后的专业会议上展示他们的成果，和/或在同行评审的期刊上共同撰写论文。WHOI的REU课程针对有兴趣探索海洋学中所有子学科的学生。这包括生物学，化学，地质学和物理海洋学，加上海洋工程和海洋政策，其中一些学科需要在数学和物理方面有很强的基础。例如，该计划为物理，工程和数学专业的学生提供了机会，探索他们的本科专业的应用，他们可能还没有想象到的研究领域，如海洋环流，机器人和气候建模。暑期学生研究员（SSF）还可以使用最先进的分析仪器，采样设备和建模程序，用于广泛学科的研究项目;跨学科的主题包括海洋和气候，北极，自主水下航行器和系统，和人类-该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过利用基金会的智力价值进行评估而被认为值得支持和更广泛的影响审查标准。

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site for ten undergraduates each year who will participate in the Summer Student Fellows (SSF) program. WHOI is one of the largest independent oceanographic institutions and research fleet operators in the world, and SSFs are offered a wide range of research opportunities. Students are recruited nationally from all major science and engineering disciplines, usually during their Junior year in college. Each Fellow is matched with an advisor(s) and is encouraged to discuss potential projects with them. Fellows and advisors together complete a work plan early on, then during the summer, each SSF conducts independent research and makes two presentations: a five-minute mid- summer oral progress report, and a final oral or poster presentation on their research. A written final project report is required. Professional development activities include a special lecture series, a one-day field experience on the R/V Tioga, a Responsible Conduct of Research workshop, training on how to prepare a scientific poster, and discussions about graduate school with a postdoc/graduate student panel. SSFs often present their results at professional conferences after the program is over and/or co-author publications in peer-reviewed journals.WHOI’s REU program is aimed at students interested in exploring the full range of sub-disciplines within oceanography. This includes biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography, plus ocean engineering and marine policy, with several of these disciplines requiring strong foundations in math and physics. For example, the program offers opportunities for physics, engineering, and math majors to explore application of their undergraduate major to areas of study that they may not have yet envisioned, such as ocean circulation, robotics, and climate modeling. Summer Student Fellows (SSFs) also have access to state-of-the-art analytical instruments, sampling devices and modeling programs for their research projects in a wide range of disciplines; themes that crosscut disciplines include oceans and climate, the Arctic, autonomous underwater vehicles and systems, and human-ocean interactions and impacts.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.