| NSF Org: |
OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | March 10, 2014 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | April 4, 2016 |
| Award Number: | 1359242 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Elizabeth Rom
elrom@nsf.gov (703)292-7709 OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | March 1, 2014 |
| End Date: | June 30, 2017 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $358,992.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $368,096.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2015 = $119,664.00 FY 2016 = $128,768.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
100 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD DORCHESTER MA US 02125-3300 (617)287-5370 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
100 Morrissey Blvd Boston MA US 02125-3300 |
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Performance Congressional District: |
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| NSF Program(s): | EDUCATION/HUMAN RESOURCES,OCE |
| Primary Program Source: |
01001516DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001617DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
Award 1359242 provides renewed funding for a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston)and will support a total of thirty students during a summer research internship. The program is called the Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) REU site and is planned as a 10-week research/educational program designed to expose 10 undergraduates per year to cutting edge, integrative, coastal environmental science research. The research or educational niche filled by CREST deals with the transdisciplinarity of coastal research, which closely parallels the strengths of the School for the Environment at UMass Boston. Each CREST scholar will work with a research mentor to develop and conduct a research project in an area of coastal environmental science or technology appropriate to each scholar's background and interests. Students will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge instrumentation, field experiences, and training in coastal marine data collection and will participate in professional development activities that will develop skills in data interpretation and scientific writing, teamwork and leadership skills, and scientific ethics. Because of the trans-disciplinary approaches of the mentors and the inherent diversity of disciplines represented in the coastal environmental sciences, scholars will gain necessary skills in working across disciplines. The primary broader impacts of CREST are the recruitment and training of future researchers and educators in the coastal environmental sciences.
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The Coastal Research in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Boston is a 10-week research/educational program designed to expose 10 undergraduates per year to cutting edge, integrative, coastal environmental science research. The research or educational roll filled by CREST deals with the cross disciplinary challenges of coastal research, which closely mirrors the strengths of the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Furthermore, students participate in cohort building, seminars, and professional development activities. The CREST REU Scholars developed a scientific network in which they got to know themselves and their research better as well as got to know others on a personal and professional level. Scholars gained experience in all aspects of the scientific method and environmental problem solving and to gain insight into what coastal ocean sciences is and if research or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is a career option. Through program assessment and longitudinal following of the CREST REU Scholars, we found our program was providing solid professional development and research training for the next generation of interdisciplinary thinkers to be prepared for the workforce and future educational opportunities.
Last Modified: 11/05/2017
Modified by: Alan D Christian
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