REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduate Minorities in Marine and Environmental Sciences (MIMES)

摘要：该提案将使用2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》（公法111-5）提供的资金进行奖励。该奖项为位于南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿附近詹姆斯岛的REU站点提供资金。该站点将在南卡罗来纳州自然资源部（SCDNR）海洋资源司（MRD）的指导下进行。南卡罗来纳州少数民族在海洋和环境科学（MIMES）计划以前从1989年到2005年运行，并在促进本科少数民族（主要是非洲裔美国人）学生的科学和研究事业非常成功。MIMES计划的目标包括：1）让少数民族本科生参与导师指导的海洋和环境科学独立研究项目; 2）通过研讨会，课堂工作，实验室和实地经验，为少数民族学生提供海洋和环境科学基本原理和科学理论的榜样和培训。该计划将涉及八名学生在MIMES 10周的夏季研究经验。学生将开始与问题的发展，进行广泛的文献综述，进行科学研究，并通过统计数据分析的进展。最后，学生将准备书面和口头技术报告，提交给他们的同行和MRD的科学工作人员。将鼓励学生参加专业会议后，他们的夏季研究经验。

Abstract: This proposal will be awarded using funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This award provides funding for an REU site to be located on James Island near Charleston, SC. The site will be under the direction of the Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The South Carolina Minorities in Marine and Environmental Sciences (MIMES) program previously ran from 1989 to 2005 and was highly successful in promoting careers in science and research among undergraduate minority (primarily African-American) students. The objectives of MIMES program include: 1) involving minority undergraduate students in mentor-guided, independent research projects in marine and environmental sciences; and 2) providing minority students with role models and training in basic principles of marine and environmental science and scientific theory through seminars, classroom work, laboratory, and field experiences. The program will involve eight students in the MIMES 10-week summer research experience. Students will begin with problem development, carry out extensive literature reviews, conduct scientific research, and progress through to statistical data analyses. Finally, students will prepare written and oral technical reports to be presented to their peers and the scientific staff of the MRD. Students will be encouraged to participate in professional meetings following their summer research experience.