Research
Emphasizing its dedication to undergraduate research, the lab has a program called Research Internships in Field Science (RIFS). This program is the successor to the Research Experience for Undergraduates program which was funded by a seven year National Science Foundation grant. The RIFS program allows undergraduates to perform a full research project - from proposal to research paper and presentation - in the course of a summer. It also provides participants with coverage of room and board.
Several classes work on small research projects, often involving a proposal and initial research. Students in the underwater research course, for example, spend time becoming AAUS researchers while performing research on a subtidal organism of their choice. Students in the introductory field marine science course contribute to the yearly transect study conducted around the island.
The lab also hosts and works with visiting researchers from across the country, including the UNH-AIRMAP air monitoring group, NOAA, ICARTT, a migratory bird banding program, the New Hampshire Fish and Game tern restoration project on White Island, gull research with Dr. Julie Ellis, and honey bee research with Dr. Tom Seeley.
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