REU Site-Summer Undergraduate Research Focus: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Environment

德州农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂科学技术学院将提供为期10周的暑期本科生研究重点（SURF），主题是人为对环境的影响。该项目由美国国防部和美国国家科学基金会合作资助。10名本科生参与者将有两个研究经历：一个独立的研究项目和一个在拉古纳马德雷野外研究站的队列调查。专业技能发展是SURF的另一个组成部分。SURF的主要目标是增加进入学士学位后科学课程的学生人数。SURF面向主修科学、数学或计算机科学的女性和少数民族学生。特别重视来自缺乏研究机会的机构的学生。来自生物、化学、环境科学、数学和物理等学科的教师，指导跨学科的研究活动，重点是人类活动对环境影响的关系。在一周的培训之后，标准的一周包括四天的实验室/实地研究和一天的团体道德和专业活动。SURF以研讨会结束，学生们在研讨会上口头报告他们的研究。有关SURF和在线申请的信息可在www.sci.tamucc.edu/surf/上获得。

The College of Science and Technology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will offer a 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF) on Anthropogenic Impacts on the Environment. This program is funded by a partnership between the Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation. Ten undergraduate participants will have two research experiences: an independent research project and a cohort investigation at the Laguna Madre Field Station. Professional skills development is another component of SURF. The major goal of SURF is to increase the number of students entering post-baccalaureate science programs. SURF targets female and minority students majoring in science, math or computer science. Particular emphasis is given to students from institutions lacking research opportunities. Faculty members representing the disciplines of biology, chemistry, environmental science, math and physics mentor interdisciplinary research activities focusing on the relationship of the effect of human activities on the environment. Following a one-week orientation, the standard week includes four days of laboratory/field research and one day of group Ethics and Professionalism activities. SURF concludes with a symposium in which the students deliver oral presentations of their research. Information about SURF and online application are available at www.sci.tamucc.edu/surf/.