REU Site: Coastal Marine Science Undergraduate Research Opportunities at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

该奖项为威廉玛丽学院弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所（VIMS）的REU站点提供了新的资金。该网站自1989年以来一直由美国国家科学基金会资助。从1997年到2005年，国家科学基金会资助了103名实习生，其中40%来自代表性不足的群体，74%是女性。该奖项提供资金支持10名本科生在为期10周的暑期研究实习。该项目将在5年内每年夏季选拔新生。实习计划侧重于跨学科的沿海海洋科学，特别是在当地河口环境中操作的过程。可供学生研究的领域包括海洋生态学、生物和化学海洋学、生物地球化学、地质和物理海洋学、海洋渔业和海洋政策。学生将获得津贴、住宿和交通费用。他们在进行独立研究项目时由VIMS教师指导，他们需要准备一篇期末论文并对他们的结果进行最后的口头陈述。该奖项将为总共50名学生提供深入的独立研究经验和培训，帮助他们在科学事业上取得成功。

This award provides renewed funding for an REU site at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William and Mary. The site has been funded by NSF since 1989. From 1997-2005, NSF supported 103 interns, of which 40% were from underrepresented groups and 74% were female. This award provides funding to support ten undergraduate students during a 10-week summer research internship. The program will select new students each summer for five years. The internship program focuses on interdisciplinary coastal marine science, particularly processes operating in the local estuarine environment. Research areas available for students include marine ecology, biological and chemical oceanography, biogeochemistry, geological and physical oceanography, marine fisheries, and marine policy. Students receive a stipend, housing and transportation costs to and from VIMS. They are mentored by VIMS faculty while conducting their independent research project, and they are expected to prepare a final paper and give a final oral presentation of their results. This award will provide a total of 50 students with an in-depth independent research experience and training that will help them succeed in scientific careers.