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.

毕格罗海洋科学实验室位于东布斯贝ME，将举办三个夏天（2024-2026）的本科生（REU）网站的研究经验。该项目名为“缅因州海湾和世界海洋的本科生研究经验”，每年夏天将有10名本科生到毕格罗学习10周。该REU计划的目标是i）为来自美国的本科生提供指导和获得高质量的海洋学实践研究机会，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，㈢增加代表性不足的第一代学生对海洋科学事业的参与，帮助本科生为他们的职业生涯做好准备。学生将有机会与毕格罗科学家合作，他们在化学和生物海洋学，建模，卫星海洋学，基因组学，生物和种群生物学，渔业和海气交换，他们把生物海洋学作为一门跨学科的科学。毕格罗的REU计划结合了小组学习和指导个人研究，以帮助学生解决有关海洋的社会问题。作为一个群体，学生参加当地河口的采样巡航，并参加每周会议，学习科学过程的基本原理，如如何形成可检验的假设，批判性地评估数据，并以科学的方式向同行和公众提供信息。学生参加科学伦理讨论，实验室安全课程与风险评估培训和概念图研讨会在他们的项目的早期阶段。学生将通过参加毕格罗的每周咖啡馆科学会谈（面向公众），在实验室的开放日和频繁的公共实验室图尔斯参观参与公共宣传。个人学习经历包括由导师指导的独立研究、实验和/或实地考察，以及汇编和评价各种海洋学主题竞技场的数据。作为项目的一部分，学生可能有机会潜水，直接从毕格罗码头取样或参加研究巡航。在该计划之后，许多学生有机会在国际会议上展示他们的研究或发表他们的REU经验的结果。所提供的资金支持学生的津贴、住房和旅行以及一些行政费用。该计划将为总共30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。