REU Site: Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) at UMass Boston

该奖项为马萨诸塞大学波士顿分校（UMass Boston）的本科生研究经验（REU）项目提供了新的资金。海岸环境科学与技术研究（CREST） REU站点，是一个为期10周的研究/教育计划，旨在每年让10名本科生接触最前沿的综合海岸环境科学研究。导师将来自马萨诸塞大学波士顿分校的环境、地球和海洋科学系以及生物系。每位CREST学者将与一名研究导师合作，在适合每位学者背景和兴趣的沿海环境科学或技术领域开展/开展研究项目。学生将获得尖端仪器的实践经验，实地经验和沿海海洋数据收集的培训，并将参加专业发展活动，培养数据解释和科学写作技能，团队合作和领导技能，以及科学道德。CREST的主要更广泛的影响是征聘和培训未来的沿海环境科学研究人员和教育工作者。该计划针对的主要本科人口不仅包括即将上升的大三学生，还包括对跨学科研究和沿海环境科学有浓厚兴趣的年轻学生。国家科学基金会的资助包括学生津贴、大学公寓住房、学生实验室和实地考察费用以及一些行政费用。

This award provides new funding for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston). The Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) REU site and is a 10-week research/educational program designed to expose 10 undergraduates per year to cutting edge, integrative, coastal environmental science research. Mentors will be available from the Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences department and the Biology department at UMass Boston. Each CREST scholar will work with a research mentor to develop/conduct a research project in an area of coastal environmental science or technology appropriate to each scholar's background and interests. Students will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge instrumentation, field experiences, and training in coastal marine data collection and will participate in professional development activities that will develop skills in data interpretation and scientific writing, teamwork and leadership skills, and scientific ethics. The primary broader impacts of CREST are the recruitment and training of future researchers and educators in the coastal environmental sciences. The primary undergraduate population targeted by the program includes not only rising juniors but also younger students with strong interest in interdisciplinary research and coastal environmental science. NSF funding provides for student stipends, housing in univerisity apartments, student laboraotry and field trip expenses, and some administrative costs.