REU Site at the Shannon Marine Center

9731144华盛顿州阿纳科特斯的苏尔金西部华盛顿大学香农点海洋中心将在1998年至2000年夏季期间作为REU项目的地点。每年夏天，从全国各地招募的8名学生将在SPMC度过9周的时间，在一名教职员工的监督下从事独立研究。学生将计划、执行和编写与普吉特海湾地区海洋环境和生物资源有关的个别项目的口头和书面报告，包括营养动态、水质测定、捕食者与猎物的相互作用以及海洋动植物的发育特征、生理和行为。学生将获得每周275美元的津贴，交通津贴，以及在SPMC的住房。将鼓励和支持学生开发他们的项目，以便在区域和国家科学会议上展示。

9731144 Sulkin Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Center (SPMC) in Anacortes, Washington will serve as the site of an REU program during the summers of 1998-2000. Each summer eight students recruited from around the nation will spend nine weeks at SPMC engaging in independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students will plan, execute, and develop oral and written reports for individual projects relating to the marine environment and living resources of the Puget Sound region, including nutrient dynamics, water quality determinations, predator-prey interactions, and the developmental characteristics, physiology, and behavior of marine animals and plants. Students will receive a $275 per week stipend, travel allowance, and housing at SPMC. Students will be encouraged and supported in developing their projects for presentation in regional and national scientific meetings.