About this opportunity

This NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program will support eight motivated undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds to conduct independent but guided research that focuses on Coastal Ocean Processes during a 10-week program at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island, CA or the University Park Campus in Los Angeles, CA. The program will provide students with hands-on research experience, training in laboratory and field methodologies, introductory lectures and special seminars in oceanography and marine science, academic and career advisement, professional development workshops, group activities and field trips to explore Catalina Island's unique ecosystems. In addition to training the next generation of ocean and marine science leaders, teach