This program is designed specifically to recruit, engage and retain students from groups historically underrepresented in Ocean Science. I am interested in having students from groups underrepresented in the Ocean Sciences and students from institutions where research opportunities are limited (Junior/Community Colleges, Tribal Colleges, HBCUs and HSIs) participate in this new REU. The program is geared towards rising sophomores and juniors.
Students in the program can choose to conduct Ocean Science research in the following areas (the list of research topics within each area is not exhaustive):
Marine Biology and Ecology (includes population ecology, marine landscape ecology, marine microbiology, proteomics, molecular, physiological and biomechanical based research)
Ocean Engineering (includes ocean robotics, autonomous underwater vehicle design, artificial intelligence, computer programming, scientific instrumentation development)
Oceanography (includes ocean current modeling, chemical oceanography, deep sea population ecology, ocean acidification, trace metal analysis, ocean physics and atmospheric science)
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 and the Naval Postgraduate School.
Students will be provided with a $5,000 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. However, I wanted to provide the CSULA community with advanced notice in case you know of any students who would be interested in this type of program.
Please feel free to have your students contact me directly by email (cogarza@csumb.edu) or phone (831-582-3024) if they have any questions. They can also send questions to our REU email account (reu@csumb.edu). We are able to take up to 12 students this upcoming and subsequent summers. I have attached a flyer that provides additional information but if you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for your assistance and hope everyone is doing well.
