REU SITE: UNOLS-MATE At-Sea Technical Internship Program

大学国家海洋实验室系统(UN LS)设在华盛顿州西雅图的华盛顿大学(UW)海洋学院，将组织和管理海洋高级技术教育(Mate)实习计划。该计划将在未来三年(2022-2025年)每年为14名本科生提供为期2至12周的实习机会，并为1名学生提供为期6个月的实习机会。Mate实习生在科考船上与海洋技术人员和科学家一起工作。这些经历为实习生提供了发展他们的技术、科学、航海和人际交往技能的机会。联合国后勤基地和美国海岸警卫队(USCG)舰队的船只将担任实习东道主。虽然该项目对所有美国本科生开放，但招聘工作主要针对社区大学生和对海洋技术职业感兴趣的大学生。这一培训工作对于美国学术研究船队的持续运营以及通过雇用从该项目毕业的高技能技术人员而受益的海洋行业来说非常重要。Mate实习计划专注于从社区大学招聘对海洋技术人员职业感兴趣的学生，该计划满足了对海洋科学本科生的连续支持的独特需求。该项目在需要实际操作培训的学生和需要技术支持的雇主之间架起了一座极好的桥梁。Mate实习计划将在三年内为总共45名本科生提供实习机会。提供的大部分资金用于支付学生津贴和他们将在那里工作的考察船的旅费。Mate实习计划通过培养下一代技术熟练的劳动力来支持国家目标。通过所有Mate实习获得的技能和经验因研究船、巡航目标和导师在巡航期间需要完成的任务而异。典型经验包括：1)巡航准备和协调；2)操作和维护特定的海洋设备[例如电导温度深度(CTD)、声学多普勒海流剖面仪(ADCP)、荧光计、透射计、温度和盐度采样、营养采样、声纳和回声探测仪、海流剖面仪、岩心和网、水下摄像机、AUV、ROV]；3)故障排除仪器和设备；4)化学分析；5)计算机硬件和软件的操作和维护；6)数据检索、分析和存档的编程软件；7)船舶、海洋作业和安全程序；8)导航技能；9)将基本的海洋学和气象学知识应用于样本设计和执行；10)团队合作和其他人际交往技能；11)在海洋和科学环境中工作的经验；12)沟通技能。Mate中心、UNLS和USCG之间的先前伙伴关系培训了数十名实习生，他们后来在海洋科学和海洋技术领域工作。该网站由国防部与NSF REU计划合作支持。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。

The University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), hosted at the University of Washington (UW) School of Oceanography in Seattle, WA, will organize and manage the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Internship program. The program will provide fourteen undergraduate students with internships of two to twelve-weeks and one student with a six-month internship each year for the next three years (2022-2025). MATE interns work with marine technicians and scientists onboard research vessels. These experiences provide interns with the opportunity to develop their technical, scientific, seamanship and interpersonal skills. Ships that are part of the UNOLS and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) fleets will serve as internship hosts. While the program is open to all U.S. undergraduates, recruitment efforts are focused on community college students enrolled in marine technology programs and university students interested in marine technical careers. This training effort is important for the continued operation of the U.S. academic research fleet and for the marine industries that benefit by hiring the highly skilled technicians who graduate from the program.With a focus on recruiting students from community colleges who are interested in careers as marine technicians, the MATE internship program fills a unique need in the continuum of support for undergraduate students in marine sciences. This program provides an excellent bridge between students who need hands-on training and employers who need technical support. The MATE internship program will provide a total of forty-five undergraduates with internships over the three-year period. Most of the funding provided supports student stipends and their travel to meet the research vessels where they will be working. The MATE internship program supports national goals by developing the next generation of technically skilled workforce. Skills and experience gained through all MATE internships vary depending on the research vessel, cruise goals and the tasks that mentors need to accomplish during the cruise. Typical experiences include: 1) cruise preparation and coordination; 2)operation and maintenance of specific oceanographic equipment [e.g. Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD), Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), fluorometer, transmissometer, temperature and salinity sampling, nutrient sampling, sonar and echosounders, current profilers, corers and nets, underwater cameras, AUVs, ROVs]; 3) trouble shooting instruments and equipment; 4) chemical analyses; 5) operation and maintenance of computer hardware and software; 6) programming software for data retrieval, analysis, and archiving; 7) seamanship, marine operations, and safety procedures; 8) navigation skills; 9) application of basic oceanographic and meteorological knowledge to sampling design and execution; 10) teamwork and other interpersonal skills; 11) experience working in a marine and scientific environment; and 12) communication skills. The prior partnership between the MATE Center, UNOLS, and the USCG trained dozens of interns who moved on to work in the fields of marine sciences and marine technology. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.