REU Site: Research Experiences in Integrative Climate and Environmental Sciences

气候、海洋和生态系统合作研究所(CICOES)是华盛顿大学(UW)环境学院(CoEnv)的一个单位，它将为本科生实习生举办一个本科生研究经历(REU)网站。该项目将把学生们带到华盛顿州西雅图的校园，为期三年，每年夏天都会有九周的时间。所有主要科学和工程学科的学生将在全国范围内招生，主要是在大学三年级期间。将特别努力从代表性不足的群体和社区大学招收学生。每个学生都将得到一名导师和一个研究项目的匹配。为期九周的专业发展活动将包括一系列特别讲座、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的情况。在暑假期间，每个学生都进行独立研究，并在项目结束时进行期末口头和海报演示。参加这一REU计划的导师将提供核心学科的基础培训，并促进研究领域的合作。作为一个多学科的合作机构，CICOES促进了学术和国家海洋与大气管理局(NOAA)政府科学家之间的互动，以及威斯康星大学CoEnv内外学术单位之间的互动。CICOES的REU项目将使学生沉浸在如何构思、设计、实施、解释和交流科学研究的过程中。学生将在有关地球系统的研究项目中探索气候和环境研究。潜在的研究课题包括海洋学、渔业、保护和资源管理、地球科学、环境工程和海洋政策。学生还将有机会获得最先进的分析仪器、采样设备和跨多学科研究项目的建模程序。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 Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES), a unit within the College of the Environment (CoEnv) at the University of Washington (UW), will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site for undergraduates interns. The project will bring students to the campus in Seattle, WA for nine weeks each summer for three years. Students will be recruited nationally from all major science and engineering disciplines mostly during their Junior year in college. Special efforts will be made to recruit students from under-represented groups and from community colleges. Each student will be matched with a mentor and a research project. Professional development activities conducted during the nine-week period will include a special lecture series, 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. During the summer each student conducts independent research and gives final oral and poster presentations at the end of the program. Mentors participating in this REU program will provide foundational training in core disciplines and promote collaboration across research fields. Students will be encouraged to present their results at scientific conferences after the program is over and/or co-author publications in peer-reviewed journals.As a multidisciplinary, cooperative institute, CICOES facilitates interactions between academic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) government scientists and among academic units within and outside the UW CoEnv. CICOES’ REU program will immerse students in the process of how scientific research is conceived, designed, conducted, interpreted, and communicated. Students will explore the climate and environmental research in research projects about the earth system. Potential research topics include oceanography, fisheries, conservation and resource management, earth sciences, environmental engineering, and marine policy. Students will also have access to state-of-the-art analytical instruments, sampling devices, and modeling programs for their research projects that across multiple disciplines.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.