REU Site: Marine Research in Puget Sound for Community College STEM Students

西雅图社区学院第六区与海洋调查项目合作，将为社区学院STEM学生在普吉特海湾举办一个海洋科学研究REU网站。这个为期三年的项目将支持八个社区大学STEM专业每年从各种学科。学生将从普吉湾地区的16所社区学院中选出，并将参加为期一年的课程。这种区域性和为期一年的方法旨在为那些很少有其他机会参与研究的学生提供研究机会。参与者将参与大学水平的现场海洋科学研究，以促进对普吉特海湾的了解和保护。PI的，安Murkowski（教师在北西雅图社区学院）和共同PI玛丽娜Halverson（教师在西雅图中央社区学院）是这个项目的合作伙伴，并将共同提供该项目的智力，行政和指导领导。八名学生将成对工作，每个PI分配两对。西雅图社区学院区将作为财政领导。中部和北部将为实验室处理和分析提供实验室空间和计算机支持。西雅图海事学院（SMA）（中央的一个部门）将提供船只和船员的巡航。Fritz Stahr和海洋调查项目（OIP）的高级人员将组织航行，为航行提供教员，并提供数据收集所需的任何设备和技术援助。来自华盛顿大学海洋学院的教师和来自金郡地铁环境实验室的科学家将成为学生的研究导师。

The Seattle Community College District VI in partnership with the Ocean Inquiry Project will host an REU Site for Marine Science Research in Puget Sound for Community College STEM Students. This three-year project will support eight community college STEM majors annually from a variety of disciplines. Students will be selected from 16 community colleges in the Puget Sound region and will participate over the course of a year. This regional and year-long approach was designed to provide research opportunities to students who have few other opportunities to participate in research. Participants will engage in university-level in-situ marine science research contributing to the understanding and preservation of Puget Sound.The PI's, Ann Murkowski (faculty at North Seattle Community College) and Co-PI Marina Halverson (faculty at Seattle Central Community College) are partners on this project and together will provide the intellectual, administrative and mentoring leadership for the project. The eight students will be working in pairs, with two pairs assigned to each PI. The Seattle Community College District will serve as the fiscal lead. Central and North will provide lab space and computer support for lab processing and analysis. The Seattle Maritime Academy (SMA) (a division of Central) will provide the ship(s) and crew for cruises. Senior Personnel, Fritz Stahr and the Ocean Inquiry Project (OIP), will organize the cruises, provide instructors for the cruises, and provide any needed equipment and technical assistance for data collection. Faculty from the University of Washington's, School of Oceanography and scientists from King County Metro's Environmental Lab will be research mentors to the students.