REU Site: Mote Marine Laboratory Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Estuarine and Coastal Sciences

位于佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的莫特海洋实验室（MML）将举办本科生研究体验（REU）项目。该计划将带来十名本科生MML每年夏天三年。 实习生将在为期10周的计划中进行半独立的研究项目，这些项目的重点是为后代恢复海洋健康的举措。除了提高研究技能外，学生还可以通过制定研究提案并在科学海报演示中报告他们的发现来获得科学交流的宝贵经验。在以学生为中心的讨论小组中，提供了有关granitary，科学写作，海报和口头研究报告以及海洋科学研究生学习的职业指导。学生将通过参加由Mote科学工作人员，访问科学家和Mote NSF REU计划校友举办的研究研讨会，接触到更广泛的沿海和河口科学主题。鼓励参与者在同行评审的文献和/或专业会议上提出研究结果。该计划旨在推进河口和沿海科学的发现，同时促进未来海洋科学专业人员的教育和职业发展。这是通过1）为学生提供直接的，“动手”的研究经验，在不同的海洋科学主题; 2）发展学生和海洋科学专业人员之间的有意义的关系;和3）暴露本科生的各种技能，追求成功的职业生涯在科学。学生与来自23个项目的MML研究人员配对，并就沿海栖息地的几个主要威胁之一进行指导研究项目：水污染、海洋酸化、天然毒素、生境改变、珊瑚礁衰退、新的和正在出现的海洋疾病、水质恶化，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

The Mote Marine Laboratory (MML)in Sarasota, FL will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The program will bring ten undergraduates to MML each summer for three years. Interns will conduct semi-independent research projects during the 10-week program that are centered on initiatives for restoring ocean health for future generations. In addition to improved research skills, students gain valuable experience in scientific communication by developing research proposals and reporting their findings in scientific poster presentations. Career guidance on grantsmanship, scientific writing, poster and oral research presentation, and pursuing graduate study in Ocean Sciences is provided in student- centered discussion groups. Students will be exposed to a broader range of topics in coastal and estuarine sciences by attending research seminars presented by Mote scientific staff, visiting scientists, and Mote NSF REU Program alumni. Participants are encouraged to present research findings in peer-reviewed literature and/or at professional conferences. The program is designed to advance discovery in estuarine and coastal sciences while simultaneously promoting education and career development of future ocean science professionals. This is accomplished by 1) providing students with direct, ‘hands-on’ research experiences in diverse ocean science topics; 2) developing meaningful relationships between students and ocean science professionals; and 3) exposing undergraduates to various skills necessary to pursue a successful career in science. Students are paired with MML researchers from twenty-three Programs and conduct mentored research projects on one of the several major threats to coastal habitats: aquatic pollution, ocean acidification, natural toxins, habitat alteration, coral reef decline, new and emerging marine diseases, deteriorating water quality, and impacts of overfishing on fisheries ecology.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.