REU Site: REUisME: REU In Subtropical Marine Ecosystems

德克萨斯大学海洋科学研究所（UTMSI）的本科生研究经验（REU）计划位于德克萨斯州阿兰瑟斯港的UT校园。学生研究项目的共同主题是自然变异和沿海生态系统变化的人为驱动因素之间的相互作用。到目前为止，REU的具体项目侧重于具有全球影响的紧迫研究问题，包括土地利用和淡水需求对沿海营养动态的影响，石油泄漏和碳氢化合物对生物体功能的影响，有害藻类水华，缺氧，时空群落相互作用，以及移动的大型动物的种群动态。德克萨斯州南部经历了极端的环境条件，使其成为研究不断变化的环境中海岸动力学的绝佳天然实验室。UTMSI教师的研究涵盖沿海栖息地发生的生物、化学和物理过程，实验室和研究船队为此类研究配备了良好的设备。该计划旨在提高学生对科学行为和沿海变化问题的重要性的认识，从而使学生对他们随后的职业道路做出明智的决定。具体活动使人们了解海洋科学的广泛性，增加关于研究道德行为的知识，并发展针对专家和普通受众的重要科学交流技能。该计划将在五年内为总共40名本科生提供研究经验和职业培训。该计划的共同资金将由生物科学理事会提供。

The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) is located at the UT campus in Port Aransas, Texas. The common theme of student research projects is the interplay between natural variability and anthropogenic drivers of change in coastal ecosystems. Specific REU projects to date have focused on pressing research questions that have global implications, including impacts of land use and freshwater demand on coastal nutrient dynamics, effects of oil spills and hydrocarbons on organismal functioning, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, spatiotemporal community interactions, and population dynamics of mobile macrofauna. South Texas experiences extremes of environmental conditions, making it an excellent natural laboratory for studying coastal dynamics in a changing environment. UTMSI faculty research spans the biological, chemical and physical processes that occur in coastal habitats, and the laboratories and research fleet are well equipped for such studies. The program is designed to raise student awareness of the conduct of science and the importance of coastal change issues, thereby preparing students to make informed decisions about their subsequent career paths. Specific activities provide exposure to the breadth of marine science, increase knowledge of ethical conduct of research, and develop crucial scientific communication skills for targeting both specialist and generalist audiences. This program will support research experiences and career training for a total of forty undergraduates over five years. Co-funding for this program will be provided by the Directorate of Biological Sciences.