U.S.-Israel International Research Experience for Students in Coastal Zone Research

加州大学圣克鲁斯分校的Adina Paytan博士将领导一个为期三年的学生国际研究经验（IRES）项目，支持18名美国研究生与以色列埃拉特大学间研究所（IUI）的科学家合作研究项目。该项目为美国地球科学研究生提供了与海岸带可持续性相关的国际研究机会。该项目还培训这些学生在海外制定、设计和开展原创研究所需的流程，这是当今的基本技能。他们必须在多国团队中有效地发挥作用，并从事与全球相关的项目。本项目以海岸带研究为重点，涵盖从淡水系统到近岸海洋系统的复杂生态系统。这些生态系统面临着许多挑战，并提供了具有全球重要性的重要研究机会。学生们将与备受尊敬的以色列研究人员一起工作，并将使用位于亚喀巴湾的IUI的优秀设施。每年将有6名学生（共18名学生）与IUI的科学家合作参加这个暑期研究项目，为期三年。这个项目有点不寻常，因为一开始就没有为学生定义一个明确的研究计划。然而，这也是该项目的一个关键优势，因为学生将发展进行独立的、面向全球的研究所需的技能。学生将通过准备自己的夏季研究项目提案来申请以色列，以补充他们在美国正在进行的论文工作。被录取的学生将在为期四分之一的规划课程中与选定的以色列调查员合作，进一步发展这一想法。美国学生将获得对其长期科学成功至关重要的技能的第一手经验：构建将本地和国际沿海地区可持续性问题联系起来的科学研究问题，发起与非美国学生的互动。科学家，协同设计和执行研究计划，处理与海外工作相关的后勤问题，与合作者共同沟通和传播成果，并与国际合作伙伴保持长期关系。

Dr. Adina Paytan of the University of California, Santa Cruz will lead a three-year International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) project supporting collaborative research projects by 18 U.S. graduate students with scientists from the InterUniversity Institute (IUI) in Eilat, Israel. The project provides international research opportunities related to coastal zone sustainability to US graduate students in the geosciences. The project also trains these students in the processes required to formulate, design and conduct original research overseas, an essential skill for today?s scientists who must function effectively on multi-national teams and work on projects that are globally relevant. This project focuses on coastal zone research, covering the complex ecosystems extending from fresh water systems to near-shore ocean systems. These ecosystems face numerous challenges and offer significant research opportunities of global importance. The students will work with well-regarded Israeli researchers and will use the excellent facilities of the IUI located on the Gulf of Aqaba. A total of six students per year over three years (18 total students) will participate in this summer research program in collaboration with scientists from IUI. This project is somewhat unusual in that a clear research plan for the students is not defined at the outset. However, this is also a crucial strength of the project, since students will develop the skills needed to perform independent, globally oriented research. Students will apply by preparing their own proposal for a summer research project in Israel that complements their ongoing thesis work in the US. Students who are accepted will then further develop the idea in collaboration with the selected Israeli investigator over the course of a quarter-long planning course. The U.S. students will get first-hand experience in skills essential for their long term scientific success: constructing scientific research questions that link local and international coastal zone sustainability issues, initiating interactions with non-U.S. scientists, collaboratively designing and executing a research plan, dealing with logistics related to work overseas, communicating and disseminating results jointly with their collaborator, and maintaining long term relations with their international partners.