REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems - From the Everglades to the Coral Reefs

该REU网站奖（了解沿海生态系统-从大沼泽地到珊瑚礁）授予位于佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学，将在2019-2021年夏季期间每年培训10名学生，为期10周。研究主题为沿海生态系统生态学与环境水化学。具体来说，这项研究着眼于沼泽地湿地、沿海红树林、海草床和浅水珊瑚礁之间的连通性。总体目标是在快速变化的气候和土地利用条件下，检测环境压力源的来源、运输和转化以及生态系统的响应。该项目整合了大学范围内10个系和4个学院的研究人员，以建立跨学科项目和融合研究经验。REU的学生将由教师、研究生和博士后研究人员组成的团队共同指导。该项目将提供专业发展活动，包括研究方法研讨会、负责任的研究行为、科学交流等，以及实地经验和职业道路小组。预计这个REU网站将从全国范围内招募30名学生，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校，其中大多数来自传统上在科学领域代表性不足的群体。学生将学习如何开发一个独立的研究项目，各种研究分析方法，以及如何将科学传播给不同的受众。学生将在最后的研究研讨会上展示他们的成果，并有机会在随后的科学会议上展示他们的工作。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将加入一个专门针对该项目的领英小组，并在项目结束后每年与他们联系，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://crestcache.fiu.edu/opportunities/index.html或联系PI （Rita Teutonico博士rteutoni@fiu.edu）或联合PI （Crowl博士tcrowl@fiu.edu）。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行了评估，认为值得支持。

This REU Site award (Understanding Coastal Ecosystems - From the Everglades tothe Coral Reefs) to Florida International University, located in Miami, FL, will support the training of 10 students per year for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. The research theme is coastal ecosystems ecology and environmental aquatic chemistry. Specifically, this research looks at the connectivity among the Everglades wetlands, coastal mangrove forests, seagrass beds and shallow water coral reefs. The overall goal is to detect the sources, transport and transformation of environmental stressors and the ecosystem responses under rapidly changing climate and land use. The program integrates researchers across 10 departments and 4 colleges university-wide, to build interdisciplinary projects and convergent research experiences. REU students will be co-mentored by teams comprised of faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The program will provide professional development activities, including workshops on research methods, responsible conduct of research, communicating science and others, as well as field experiences and career pathways panels. It is anticipated that this REU Site will train a total of 30 students recruited from a nationwide pool, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, and with a majority of those from groups traditionally underrepresented in science. Students will learn how to develop an independent research project, the various research analysis methodologies, and how to communicate science to multiple audiences. Students will present their results at a final research symposium, and will have the opportunity to present their work subsequently at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will join a LinkedIn group dedicated to the program and will be contacted annually after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://crestcache.fiu.edu/opportunities/index.html or by contacting the PI (Dr. Rita Teutonico at rteutoni@fiu.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Crowl at tcrowl@fiu.edu).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.