REU Site: SURFO-Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography

罗德岛大学每年夏天将在纳拉甘西特的海洋学研究生院（GSO）举办海洋学暑期本科生研究奖学金（SURFO）项目，为期10周。SURFO将为12名本科生提供前沿的、真实的海洋学研究和教育经验，主要集中在海洋学的定量方面（例如，物理海洋学、地球物理流体动力学、海洋地球物理学、种群遗传学和生物多样性、生物地球化学循环和定量生态学）。每个学生与一名研究顾问和一名研究生合作，根据每个学生的背景和兴趣，在海洋学领域开展一个实践研究项目。该项目招收在数学、物理、生物、化学、计算机科学或工程方面有很强背景的本科生。预期的结果是发展对海洋科学研究的兴趣，并为学生在该领域的职业和/或研究生学习做好准备。学生还可以从专为surfo量身定制的系列研讨会和讲习班中受益，这些研讨会和讲习班旨在帮助他们更好地融入研究环境，批判性地分析和发展科学知识，安全地在实验室和现场操作，提高他们的写作和口头沟通技巧，并培养道德行为。

The University of Rhode Island will host the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program at the Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)in Narragansett, RI for 10 weeks each summer. SURFO will engage 12 undergraduates in a cutting-edge, authentic oceanographic research and educational experience primarily focused on quantitative aspects of oceanography (e.g., physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics, marine geophysics, population genetics and biodiversity, biogeochemical cycling, and quantitative ecology). Each student works with a research advisor and a graduate student to develop/conduct a hands-on research project in an area of oceanography appropriate to each student's background and interests. The program recruits undergraduates with a strong background in mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, computer science, or engineering. The intended outcome is to develop interest in ocean science research, and prepare students for careers and/or graduate studies in the field. Students also benefit from a SURFO-tailored seminar series and workshops chosen to help them better integrate into research environments, critically analyze and develop science knowledge, safely maneuver in the laboratory and field, improve their writing and oral communication skills, and nurture ethical behavior.