Please share with your undergraduate students an opportunity to apply
for a new REU program in Ocean Sciences. Students in this new program
can choose to conduct Ocean Science research in Monterey Bay in the
following areas (the list of research topics within each area is not
exhaustive):
Marine Biology and Ecology (includes population ecology, kelp forest
ecology, marine landscape ecology, marine microbiology, population
genetics, ecophysiology and biomechanics)
Ocean Engineering (includes ocean robotics, autonomous underwater
vehicle design, artificial intelligence, computer programming,
scientific instrumentation development)
Oceanography (includes ocean current modeling, deep sea population
ecology, ocean acidification, trace metal analysis and plankton ecology)
Marine Geology (includes deep sea canyon formation, coastal
hydrology, seafloor mapping, hydrothermal vent dynamics, coastal
erosion, plate tectonics and marine biogeochemistry)
In addition to electing to work with mentors at CSU Monterey Bay
students can also elect to work with mentors at our Monterey Bay area
REU partner institutions. These include:
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Moss Landing Marine Labs
Naval Postgraduate School
Students will be provided with a stipend in addition to support for
travel, room and board. Students will also receive post REU support
to attend conferences and support in applying to subsequent REU
programs or graduate programs. The application portal for the program
will open this Friday, February 14th and close on March 14th. The
summer program will run from June 9th to August 15th. For more
information about the program, check out our website http://csumb.edu/reu.
We especially encourage applications from student groups historically
underrepresented in the Ocean Sciences and students from institutions
where research opportunities are limited (Junior/Community Colleges,
Tribal Colleges, HBCUs and HSIs).
Please feel free to contact Corey Garza directly by email
(coga...@csumb.edu) (r...@csumb.edu) or phone (831-582-3024) if you
have any questions.
