REU Site: Aquatic Sciences Research in the Lake Erie Watershed

该奖项将资助发起一个本科生研究体验(REU)网站，该网站将为总共五名学生提供为期八周的湖泊和环境科学暑期研究体验。REU网站将由肯特州立大学运营，重点关注伊利湖及其支流和沿海湿地的环境问题。REU项目的理论基础是，指导和网络是招收学生进入专业和培训年轻研究人员的最有效方法。该课程将使学生深入了解五大湖，特别是伊利湖的生态和湖泊学。该网站的计划包括了一个优秀的REU网站的所有基本要素。一个教师导师团队将帮助学生开发五大湖淡水生态、微生物学、地质学和环境化学的研究项目。学生们将参加一系列讲座，重点是科学方法、科学伦理和五大湖的跨学科观点，他们将接受研究人员的一对一指导。他们还将参加伊利湖分水岭的实地考察。在项目结束时，学生们将就他们的研究项目做一个陈述，并将被鼓励在一个重要的科学会议上展示他们的成果。该计划填补了由海洋科学部在REU计划下支持的计划连续体中的一个重要利基。它对伊利湖的生态和湖泊学的关注是独一无二的。该计划将提高学生对沿海地区和五大湖流域的重要环境问题的认识。该项目还有可能招收少数族裔学生进入地球科学学院。

This award provides funding to initiate a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site that will provide a eight-week summer research experience in limnology and environmental science for a total of five students. The REU site will be run by Kent State University and will focus on the environmental issues in Lake Erie, its tributaries and its coastal wetlands. The REU program is based on the theory that mentoring and networking are the most effective methods for recruiting students into a profession and for training young researchers. This program will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the ecology and limnology of the Great Lakes, particularly Lake Erie. Plans for the site include all the essential elements for an excellent REU site. A team of faculty mentors will help the students develop research projects on the freshwater ecology, microbiology, geology and environmental chemistry of the Great Lakes. Students will participate in a series of lectures focused on scientific methods, ethics in science, and an interdisciplinary view of the Great Lakes, and they will receive one-on-one mentoring from researchers. They will also participate in field trips in the Lake Erie watershed. At the end of the program, students will develop a presentation on their research project and will be encouraged to present their results at a major scientific conference. This program fills an important niche in the continuum of program supported under the REU program by the Division of Ocean Sciences. It's focus on the ecology and limnology of the Lake Erie is unique. The program will advance the awareness of students concerning important environmental issues in the coastal regions and watersheds of the Great Lakes. The program also has the potential to recruit minority students to the Geosciences.