REU SITE: UNOLS-MATE At-Sea Technical Internship Program

REU 网站：UNOLS-MATE 海上技术实习计划

• 批准号: 2241369
• 负责人: Doug Russell
• 金额: $ 53.63万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2241369&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; SITE; UNOLS; MATE; Sea

The University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), hosted at the University of Washington (UW) School of Oceanography in Seattle, WA, will organize and manage the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Internship program. The program will provide fourteen undergraduate students with internships of two to twelve-weeks and one student with a six-month internship each year for the next three years (2022-2025). MATE interns work with marine technicians and scientists onboard research vessels. These experiences provide interns with the opportunity to develop their technical, scientific, seamanship and interpersonal skills. Ships that are part of the UNOLS and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) fleets will serve as internship hosts. While the program is open to all U.S. undergraduates, recruitment efforts are focused on community college students enrolled in marine technology programs and university students interested in marine technical careers. This training effort is important for the continued operation of the U.S. academic research fleet and for the marine industries that benefit by hiring the highly skilled technicians who graduate from the program.With a focus on recruiting students from community colleges who are interested in careers as marine technicians, the MATE internship program fills a unique need in the continuum of support for undergraduate students in marine sciences. This program provides an excellent bridge between students who need hands-on training and employers who need technical support. The MATE internship program will provide a total of forty-five undergraduates with internships over the three-year period. Most of the funding provided supports student stipends and their travel to meet the research vessels where they will be working. The MATE internship program supports national goals by developing the next generation of technically skilled workforce. Skills and experience gained through all MATE internships vary depending on the research vessel, cruise goals and the tasks that mentors need to accomplish during the cruise. Typical experiences include: 1) cruise preparation and coordination; 2)operation and maintenance of specific oceanographic equipment [e.g. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD), Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), fluorometer, transmissometer, temperature and salinity sampling, nutrient sampling, sonar and echosounders, current profilers, corers and nets, underwater cameras, AUVs, ROVs]; 3) trouble shooting instruments and equipment; 4) chemical analyses; 5) operation and maintenance of computer hardware and software; 6) programming software for data retrieval, analysis, and archiving; 7) seamanship, marine operations, and safety procedures; 8) navigation skills; 9) application of basic oceanographic and meteorological knowledge to sampling design and execution; 10) teamwork and other interpersonal skills; 11) experience working in a marine and scientific environment; and 12) communication skills. The prior partnership between the MATE Center, UNOLS, and the USCG trained dozens of interns who moved on to work in the fields of marine sciences and marine technology. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.

位于华盛顿州西雅图的华盛顿大学（UW）海洋学院的大学国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）将组织和管理海洋先进技术教育（MATE）实习计划。该计划将为14名本科生提供为期2至12周的实习机会，并在未来三年（2022-2025年）每年为一名学生提供为期6个月的实习机会。MATE实习生与研究船上的海洋技术人员和科学家一起工作。这些经验使实习生有机会发展他们的技术、科学、航海和人际交往技能。联合国海洋法办事处和美国海岸警卫队舰队的船只将担任实习东道主。虽然该计划对所有美国本科生开放，但招聘工作的重点是参加海洋技术课程的社区大学生和对海洋技术职业感兴趣的大学生。这项培训工作对于美国学术研究船队的持续运作以及通过雇用从该计划毕业的高技能技术人员而受益的海洋行业非常重要。MATE实习计划专注于从社区学院招募对海洋技术人员职业感兴趣的学生，满足了对海洋科学本科生持续支持的独特需求。该计划为需要动手培训的学生和需要技术支持的雇主之间提供了一个很好的桥梁。MATE实习计划将在三年内为45名本科生提供实习机会。提供的大部分资金支持学生津贴和他们的旅行，以满足他们将在那里工作的研究船。MATE实习计划通过培养下一代技术熟练的劳动力来支持国家目标。通过所有MATE实习获得的技能和经验取决于研究船，巡航目标和导师在巡航期间需要完成的任务。典型经验包括：（1）巡航准备和协调;（2）操作和维护特定海洋学设备[例如，传导温度深度仪、声学多普勒海流剖面仪、荧光计、透射计、温度和盐度取样、营养物取样、声纳和回声测深仪、海流剖面仪、岩心取样器和渔网、水下照相机、自动潜航器、遥控潜水器];（3）故障排除仪器和设备; 4）化学分析; 5）操作和维护计算机硬件和软件; 6）数据检索，分析和存档的编程软件; 7）航海，海上作业和安全程序; 8）导航技能; 9）应用基本海洋学和气象学知识进行采样设计和执行; 10）团队合作和其他人际交往技能; 11）在海洋和科学环境中工作的经验;和12）沟通技巧。MATE中心、UNOLS和USCG之前的合作伙伴关系培训了数十名实习生，他们后来在海洋科学和海洋技术领域工作。 该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。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。