Research Experience for Undergraduates

For the ninth year in a row, the Sea Lab is conducting a National Science Foundation-funded program called Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).  Over 70 applications came in for seven available positions for this competitive, twelve-week program.  The participants will attend a two-week course on professional skills, data proficiency and other related disciplines taught by University of Mobile Biology Professor Dr. Tina Miller-Way.  The rest of their time will be spent working with Sea Lab faculty mentors and designing and conducting a field projects of their own.  The mission of the REU program is to expose the students to the rigors of marine science, as well as to help them develop skills to use in their own graduate or career paths.

	Back Row Standing (L-R):  Savannah Williams, Justin Liefer, Aaron Lewis, Jonathan Dean.  Front Row sitting on bench (L-R):  Gretchen Goodrich, Erin Morgan, Julia Griffin

2005 REU Participants:

• Jonathan Dean, Pensacola, FL, attends Auburn University; faculty mentor Dr. Ron Kiene

• Gretchen Goodrich, Freeport, ME, attends University of Virginia; faculty mentor Dr. John Valentine

• Julia Griffin, Baton Rouge, LA, attends Duke University; faculty mentor Dr. Sean Powers

• Aaron Lewis, Warrensburg, MO, attends Central Missouri State University; faculty mentor Dr. Monty Graham

• Justin Liefer, Muskegon, MI, attends Grand Valley State University; faculty mentor Dr. Hugh MacIntyre

• Erin Morgan, Wheeling, WV, attends The College of William and Mary; faculty mentor Dr. Ken Heck

• Savannah Williams, Nashville, TN, attends Alabama State University; faculty mentors Dr. Rich Aronson and Dr. Tamara McGovern