RCMS: Enhancement of Scientific Career Opportunities for American Pacific Islanders Through a Research and Academic Enrichment Program at the University of Guam.

本提案概述了一项招募和长期指导有兴趣攻读自然科学高级学位的有前途的少数民族本科生的战略。我们的主要目标是向优秀的本科生提供机会，使他们在自然科学领域获得“动手”研究经验，关岛大学的教员在这些领域继续表现出著名的专门知识，即海洋化学。珊瑚礁生态学、生殖生理学、系统生物学、生物地理学、环境生物学、地质海洋学、海洋生物地球化学。拟议的充实计划将使教师与对特定研究项目感兴趣的学生相匹配。除了在基础和专业研究技术方面的培训外，学生还将接受有关课程作业、职业定位、科学出版物和演示方法、最佳研究生课程选择、准备研究生院的申请材料。

The present proposal outlines a strategy for the recruitment and long-term guidance of promising minority undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in the natural sciences. Our primary goal is to provide opportunities to meritorious undergraduates for "hands-on" research experience in areas of the natural sciences wherein faculty members at the University of Guam continue to demonstrate reputable expertise, i.e., marine chemistry, coral reef ecology reproductive physiology, systematic, biogeography, environmental biology, geological oceanography, and marine biogeochemistry. The proposed enrichment program will match faculty members with students expressing interest in specific research programs. In addition to training in basic and specialized research techniques, students will receive counseling with regard to coursework, career orientation, methods for scientific publication and presentation, selection of optimal graduate programs, and preparation of application materials for graduate schools.