REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF): Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal and Marine Systems

德克萨斯农工大学科珀斯克里斯蒂分校（TAMUCC）物理与环境科学系将举办一个夏季本科生研究重点（SURF）：对海岸和海洋系统的人为影响。这个环境研究中心致力于探索人类活动对海岸和海洋环境的影响。该项目致力于从历史上在海洋科学领域代表性不足的群体中招募学生，包括女性、第一代大学生和少数族裔。招聘将集中在南德克萨斯州社区大学的学生以及即将入学的一年级到三年级学生身上。该计划旨在为参与的学生提供多样化的研究机会和专业发展。从2024年到2026年，每年将从全国各地选出10名学生，在来自不同研究领域的经验丰富的导师的指导下进行个人研究。SURF REU的学生将从事多学科研究，解决当代社会挑战，如气候变化、沿海和海洋环境问题、水资源管理、生物多样性丧失和可持续发展。活动将包括现场样本收集，分析仪器理论和应用，实验室培训，建模，科学伦理，专业发展，以及夏季末的SURF研究研讨会。与个人项目并行，REU学生将参加一个名为“岛大学关键区域科学”的队列研究体验。这一倡议向学生介绍了关键区域科学，提供了对地球球体的整体视角。它提供了第一手资料，了解沿海关键地带面临飓风和海平面上升等人为压力的适应能力。这一经验为培养一批科学家奠定了基础，他们有能力为更有弹性的海岸线制定综合战略。SURF REU站点的广泛影响将有助于国家科学基金会增加科学劳动力多样性的目标，以及海洋科学部发展海洋科学未来劳动力的目标。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) Physical and Environmental Sciences Department will host a Summer Undergraduate Research Focus (SURF): Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal and Marine Systems. This REU site is committed to exploring the effects of human activities on coastal and marine environments. The program is committed to recruiting students from groups historically underrepresented in ocean sciences, including females, first-generation college students and minorities. Recruiting will focus on students from South Texas community colleges and incoming first-year students to juniors. The program aims to provide diverse research opportunities and professional development to participating students. Every year from 2024 to 2026, up to ten students from across the nation will be selected to conduct individual research with the guidance of experienced mentors from diverse fields of study. SURF REU students will engage in multidisciplinary research that addresses contemporary societal challenges such as climate change, coastal and oceanographic environmental issues, water resource management, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development. Activities will include field sample collection, analytical instrumentation theory and application, laboratory training, modeling, ethics in science, professional development, and a culminating SURF research symposium at the end of the summer. In parallel with individual projects, REU students will participate in a cohort research experience named "Critical Zone Science at the Island University." This initiative introduces students to critical zone science, offering a holistic perspective on Earth's spheres. It provides firsthand insight into the adaptive capacities of coastal critical zones facing anthropogenic pressures like hurricanes and rising sea levels. This experience lays the foundation for nurturing a cohort of scientists equipped to develop integrated strategies for more resilient coastlines. The broader impact of the SURF REU Site will contribute to the NSF goal of increasing the scientific workforce diversity and to the Division of Ocean Sciences' goal of developing a future workforce in 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.