REU Site: Undergraduate research in estuarine and coastal marine systems

该杜克大学海洋实验室（DUML），这是位于北卡罗来纳州的皮弗斯岛，将举办本科生（REU）网站的研究经验在2021年至2023年的夏天。学生实习生将在每年夏天招募，并将住在被河口环境包围的皮弗岛的宿舍，同时完成为期10周的计划。实习生将在以下一般研究领域选择顾问：（1）感官生理学，生态学和行为学，（2）分子生物学和遗传学，以及（3）沿海和河口物理过程。在整个计划中，将有关于安全，科学道德，科学写作，口头和海报演示，图形技能，研究生院和非学术科学职业的会议。学生将在第二周做一个介绍性的口头报告，在第五周做一个进度报告。最后一周将包括完成项目的科学手稿和最后的口头报告。课外活动包括海洋实验室赞助的研讨会计划，参加选定的实地考察和可选的与水有关的娱乐活动。拟议的REU旨在培训学生制定研究问题，设计和开展实验室和实地工作以解决这些研究问题，并培养交流研究结果的技能。学生将在全国范围内招募，并从参加海洋科学教育联盟的区域大学网络中招募。该计划包括与萨凡纳州立大学（SSU）的REU计划合作。SSU的实习生参观海洋实验室，了解在海洋实验室进行的研究项目，参加研究生院的会议并进行实地考察。海洋实验室设有海洋保护分子设施（MCMF），这是一个共享使用的分子设施，旨在对海洋生物进行中高通量基因分型。学生和教师可用于各种研究项目的其他设施包括杜克海洋机器人和遥感（MaRRS）实验室，该实验室支持海洋科学家寻求在海洋和沿海应用中使用无人机系统（UAS），广泛的动物护理设施，如运行海水和曝气设施，以及通过位于达勒姆主校区的测序和基因组技术核心设施的下一代测序技术。感官生理学，生态学和行为研究项目侧重于生物节律，无脊椎动物幼虫的迁移，变态，光生物学，海洋哺乳动物行为生态学和生物声学，使用无人机研究生态学和当地生物和生态系统的地图分布，无脊椎动物物种的行为和遗传分析，盐沼，海草，红树林，牡蛎礁，深海和珊瑚礁生态系统，水下无人机在深海中的使用，生物化学，细胞生理学，鱼类生物学和物种分布建模。分子生物学和海洋动物遗传学的主题集中在微生物生态学，生物地球化学，光合作用中的碳通量，生物海洋学和海洋生物技术，使用分子工具来解决海洋系统中的基本问题，以及鲨鱼，硬骨鱼和螃蟹的遗传项目。海岸和河口物理过程的主题集中在浅水和沿海物理海洋学使用的观测，数值模型和理论分析相结合;潮汐和波浪驱动流中的泻湖-海洋交换，分层湍流，珊瑚礁上的边界层流，身体上的-该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的支持，知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

The Duke University Marine Laboratory (DUML), which is located on Pivers Island, North Carolina, will host a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site during the summers of 2021-2023. Student interns will be recruited each summer and will live in the dormitories on Pivers Island surrounded by the estuarine environment while completing a 10-week program. Interns will have a choice of advisors in the general research areas of (1)sensory physiology, ecology and behavior, (2) molecular biology and genetics, and (3) coastal and estuarine physical processes. Throughout the program there will be sessions on safety, scientific ethics, scientific writing, oral and poster presentations, graphics skills, graduate school, and non-academic science careers. Students will give an introductory oral report during week two and a progress report during week five. The final week will involve completion of a scientific manuscript on the project and a final oral presentation. Co-curricular activities include a Marine Laboratory-sponsored seminar program, participation in selected field trips and optional water related recreational activities.The proposed REU is organized to train students to frame research questions, to design and undertake laboratory and field work to address these research questions, and to develop the skills to communicate the results of their research. Students will be recruited nationally and from a network of regional universities who participate in the Marine Sciences Educational Consortium. The program includes a collaboration with the REU program at Savannah State University (SSU). Interns from SSU tour the Marine Laboratory, learn about the research projects conducted at the Marine Laboratory, attend a session on graduate school and go on field trips. The Marine Laboratory houses the Marine Conservation Molecular Facility (MCMF), which is a shared-use molecular facility designed for medium-to-high-throughput genotyping on marine organisms. Additional facilities available to students and faculty for a variety of research projects include the Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing (MaRRS) Lab, which supports marine scientists seeking to use unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) in ocean and coastal applications, the extensive animal care facilities, such as running seawater and aeration facilities, and the next-generation sequencing technologies through the Sequencing and Genomic Technologies core facility on the main campus in Durham. Sensory Physiology, Ecology and Behavior research projects focus on topics such as biological rhythms, migrations of invertebrate larvae, metamorphosis, photobiology, marine mammal behavioral ecology and bioacoustics, use of drones to study the ecology and map distributions of local organisms and ecosystems, behavior and genetic analyses of invertebrate species, salt marshes, sea grasses, mangroves, oyster reef, deep sea and coral reef ecosystems, the use of underwater drones in the deep sea, biochemistry, cell physiology, fish biology, and species distribution modeling. Molecular Biology and Genetics of Marine Animals topics focus on microbial ecology, biogeochemistry, carbon fluxes involved in photosynthesis, biological oceanography and marine biotechnology, the use of molecular tools to address basic questions in marine systems, and genetic projects on sharks, bony fish and crabs. Coastal and Estuarine Physical Processes topics focus on shallow water and coastal physical oceanography using a combination of observations, numerical models and theoretical analyses; lagoon-ocean exchanges in tidal and wave-driven flows, stratified turbulence, boundary layer flows over coral reefs, and physical-biological interactions.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.