About this opportunity

Eight weeks of classroom, field, and laboratory work with guest and mentor lectures including research related field experience aboard a variety of research vessels.The Bridge Program provides two weeks of classroom, field, and laboratory work to build technical, scientific, communications, and ethics skills with guest and mentor lectures followed by a 2-day research cruise aboard the R/V Savannah.During the final six weeks of the program, students will be actively engaged in research projects at Savannah State University, the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, and UGA MAREX Shellfish Laboratory. Students will keep a research log, develop a seminar presentation, and submit a formal written research report.The Bridge Program is based on more than 25 years of experience and success in attra