REU Site: Aquatic Sciences, Engineering, and Technology (ASET) REU at Clarkson University

纽约波茨坦的克拉克森大学将举办一项新的本科生研究体验(REU)项目，名为水产科学、工程和技术(ASET)。该项目将在2021年至2022年的夏季期间，每年夏天带8名本科生到克拉克森进行为期10周的研究体验。ASET将侧重于五大湖和哈德逊河流域的环境研究。REU实习生将有机会在一系列学科中开展研究，重点是1)水产自然科学，2)水产社会、行为和经济科学，3)水产资源工程。提供给学生的项目将培养生态系统生态学、种群遗传学、分子分类学、分子毒理学、计算生物学、野生动物监测和地理信息系统分析、水生生物地球化学和湖泊学、可持续林业、水产工程、减少废水中的硝酸盐、环境化学等方面的技能。该项目包括通过研究、研讨会、专业发展和社会活动等综合学习社区。招生将培养出在视角、学科和人口结构上不同的群体。目标是1)发展学生的研究经验；2)发展多样化和支持性的学习社区；3)加强学者创造和评估交流产品的技能；4)促进学者对研究中的伦理和法律方面的评估；5)验证学者的学术道路，促进STEM相关领域的学位完成；以及6)鼓励学者选择STEM职业，特别是水产方面。这一奖项由生物科学理事会和海洋科学部门支持。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York will host a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program called Aquatic Science, Engineering, and Technology (ASET). The program will bring eight undergraduates to Clarkson each summer for a ten-week research experience during the summers of 2021-2022. ASET will focus on the Great Lakes and Hudson River basin environmental research. REU interns will have opportunities to conduct research in a range of disciplines with a focus on 1) Aquatic Natural Sciences, 2) Aquatic Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences and 3) Aquatic Resource Engineering. Projects available to students will develop skills in ecosystem ecology, population genetics, molecular taxonomy, molecular toxicology, computational biology, wildlife monitoring and GIS analysis, aquatic biogeochemistry and limnology, sustainable forestry, aquatic engineering, mitigating nitrates in wastewater, environmental chemistry, etc. The program includes an integrative learning community through research, seminars, professional development, and social activities. Student recruitment will develop cohorts that are diverse in perspective, discipline, and demographics. Objectives are to 1) develop a student’s research experience; 2) develop a diverse and supportive learning community; 3) strengthen Scholars’ skills to create and evaluate communication products; 4) foster Scholars’ evaluation of the ethical and legal aspects in research; 5) validate the Scholars' academic path and facilitate degree completion in a STEM-related field; and 6) encourage Scholars to choose a career in STEM, especially in aquatics. This award is supported by the Directorate of Biological Sciences and the Division of Ocean Sciences.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.