REU Site: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences - Undergraduate Research Experience in the Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean

REU 站点：毕格罗海洋科学实验室 - 缅因湾和世界海洋的本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 2349230
• 负责人: David Fields
• 金额: $ 47.96万
• 依托单位: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-15 至 2027-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349230&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Bigelow; Laboratory; Ocean

The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences located in East Boothbay ME, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site for three summers (2024-2026). The program, called “Undergraduate Research Experience in the Gulf of Maine and the World Oceans”, will bring ten undergraduates to Bigelow each summer for ten weeks. The goals of this REU program are i) to provide undergraduate students from the USA with mentoring and access to high-quality, hands-on research opportunities in Oceanography and the opportunity to understand its interdisciplinary nature, ii) improve the capability and confidence of students to learn independently, iii) increase the participation of underrepresented and first-generation students in marine science careers and iv) help to prepare undergraduates for their professional careers.Students will have an opportunity to work with Bigelow scientists, who have expertise in topics such as chemical and biological oceanography, modeling, satellite-oceanography, genomics, organismal and population biology, fisheries and air-sea gas exchange, and who approach biological oceanography as an inter-disciplinary science. Bigelow’s REU program combines group learning and guided individual research to help students address societal issues concerning the oceans. As a group, students participate in a sampling cruise on the local estuary and attend weekly meetings to learn the fundamentals of the scientific process, such as how to form testable hypotheses, critically evaluate data, and present information in a scientific manner to peers and to the public. Students attend an ethics in science discussion, a lab safety course with risk assessment training and a concept mapping workshop during the early stages of their project. Students will participate in public outreach through attendance at Bigelow’s weekly Café Scientifique talks (for the general public), participation in the Lab’s Open House and frequent public lab tours. Individual learning experiences includes mentor-guided independent research, experimentation and/or fieldwork, and compiling and evaluating data in a wide arena of oceanographic topics. As part of their projects, students may have the opportunity to scuba dive, sample directly from the Bigelow’s Pier or participate in research cruises. Following the program, many students have the opportunity to present their research at international meetings or publish results from their REU experience. Funding provided supports student stipends, housing and travel and some administrative costs. The program will provide a total of thirty students with research experience and professional development and will contribute to the development of the next generation of U.S. ocean scientists.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East Boothbay ME的Bigelow海洋科学实验室将在三个夏季（2024-2026）举办一项研究经验（REU）地点。该计划被称为“缅因州和世界海湾的本科研究经验”，每年夏天将为比格洛（Bigelow）带来十个星期。 i）该计划的目标是i）为来自美国的本科生提供了心理和获得海洋学方面的高质量，动手研究机会，并有机会了解其跨学科性质，ii）提高学生独立学习的能力和信心，iii iii iii iii iii iii）增加了未来人为和第一代学生的参与，以使他们在海上科学范围内的参与者供应，以使他们在海上科学范围内有帮助，以使他们在海上科学范围内做好准备的帮助。与Bigelow科学家合作，他们在化学和生物学海洋学，建模，卫星传播，基因组学，有机和人群生物学，渔业和气海气交换等主题方面具有专业知识，并将生物学海洋学作为跨学科科学。 Bigelow的REU计划结合了小组学习，并指导个人研究，以帮助学生解决有关海洋的社会问题。作为一个小组，学生参加了当地河口的抽样巡游，并参加每周会议，以了解科学过程的基本原理，例如如何以科学的方式与同伴和公众形成可检验的假设，进行严格评估的数据以及呈现信息。学生参加科学讨论的道德规范，实验室安全课程，并在项目的早期阶段进行风险评估培训和概念映射研讨会。学生将通过参加Bigelow每周咖啡馆Scientificique Talks（对于公众），参加实验室的开放日和经常公共实验室巡回演出，参加公众宣传。个人学习经验包括精神引导的独立研究，实验和/或野外工作，以及在广泛的海洋主题领域编译和评估数据。作为他们项目的一部分，学生可能有机会潜水，直接从比格洛码头进行样品或参与研究巡航。在该计划之后，许多学生有机会在国际会议上介绍他们的研究或发布其REU经验的结果。资金提供了支持学生的压力，住房和旅行以及一些行政费用。该计划将为三十名学生提供研究经验和专业发展，并将为下一代美国海洋科学家的发展做出贡献。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准来评估值得支持。