BBSR 2001 Annual Report - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

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Providingthe Spark forFuture ScientistsBBSR's reputation as a marine science institution has been built onkey collaborations and partnerships. This is not only important forcarrying out BBSR’s research programs, but also for its mission ofmarine science education at all academic levels.Since Harvard Professor E.L. Mark firstbrought a group of students toBermuda, resulting in BBSR’s foundingalmost a century ago, education hasbeen a core element of BBSR’scontribution to Bermuda and the worldof science.As Dr. Fred Lipschultz, head ofacademic affairs for BBSR, describesbelow, behind the scenes are someessential partners who help makeBBSR’s academic programs possible. Inthis article, he describes the impact thatone individual is having on youngscientists by helping to provide achallenging and inspirationaleducational experience at BBSR.FOR MANY STUDENTS, a visit tothe Bermuda Biological Station forResearch is a life-transforming event.Year after year, my colleagues and Ion the faculty and staff at BBSR arereminded of this simple fact by theletters of thanks we receive fromstudents awarded scholarships toattend BBSR courses. Of course thepresence of several current BBSRfaculty members or postdoctoralfellows (Nick Bates, Joanna Pitt, SamiaSarkis, Kent Simmons and RobbieSmith) who came to BBSR for coursesor internships at some point in theiracademic training is also a constantreminder.This educational experience atBBSR would not be possible withoutthe involvement of donors who providescholarships or support for specificprograms.There are many examples: The U.S.National Science Foundation’s ResearchExperience for Undergraduates (REU)program, which allowed eight talentedstudents in the fall of 2001 to gainintensive, independent studyexperience at BBSR. The John andRosemary Galbraith Scholarship atEckerd College, awarded in 2001 toTheresa Byrnes, which allows onestudent from that university to study atBBSR each summer. The continuingsupport of Cable & Wireless for theJason Project at BBSR, which educatesthousands of Bermudian schoolchildreneach year via interactivebroadcasts received in BBSR’s HansonHall. In addition, general educationalsupport from BBSR’s Annual Funddonors enables BBSR to offer jointundergraduate semesters for studentsfrom Duke University, the University ofRhode Island and other universities.But perhaps no example betterillustrates the role of scholarships thanBBSR’s summer course program. For
three decades, this program has provided an intensive learningexperience for students from around the world, usually at thegraduate or advanced undergraduate level. Significantscholarship support has for many years been provided by theExxon Mobil Corporation, the Canadian and U.K. Associatesof BBSR, and donors like Donald Delikat, who first learnedabout BBSR as a participant in a visiting educational group.Another major source of support for these and otherBBSR students comes from endowed funds at BBSR, and this islargely the result of the passion for education of oneindividual, Ernest Stempel. A BBSR Life Trustee, he has helpedsupport educational experiencesat BBSR for students from manycountries by making possiblegrants to BBSR from twophilanthropies on whose boardshe serves: the Starr Foundationand the Ernest E. StempelFoundation.In 2001, 19 of the 80students taking BBSR summercourses, from a total of eightcountries, were awarded Starror Stempel scholarships. LettersBBSR received from some of the2001 Starr and StempelScholars illustrate the educationalspark that intensive study at BBSR can have on thescientific career of a young student.Caroline Johnson, a student in marine biology and coastalecology at the University of Plymouth, U.K., attended theTropical Marine Invertebrates course. Noting that degreeprograms in her home country do not offer field courses, sheemphasized the importance of BBSR as a resource for U.K.students needing exposure to fieldwork in a non-temperateregion.Caroline’s time at BBSR provided another importantbenefit: networking with students from other countries whoshare similar interests. In her case, this resulted in thecontinuation of research initiated by another Starr scholar,Bermudian Lisa Rodrigues, on the hermit crab Calcinus verrillifound in Bermuda.Since Harvard Professor E.L. Markfirst brought a group of students toBermuda, resulting in BBSR’sfounding almost a century ago,education has been a core element ofBBSR’s contribution to Bermudaand the world of science.Caroline’s research is being incorporated into a requiredfinal year research project for her degree. Following Lisa’sparticipation in the 2001 Pathology of Coastal Organismscourse at BBSR, she entered the doctoral program at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, where she will conduct research oncoral bleaching.For Venezuelan doctoral student Lya Neuberger-Cywiak,her participation in the Human Health and the Ocean coursewas her second BBSR visit. In 2000, she attended the MarineEcotoxicology course with funding from another endowment,the Roger Perry Scholarship, which provides support forstudents from developingnations. Lya noted that thecourse not only provided asource of ideas for projects inthe laboratory, but also enableddirect contact with faculty whoare specialists in the field andwith whom she hopes to workin the future.Daniel Kramer, a doctoralstudent at the University ofMinnesota, brought a differentperspective – environmentaleconomics – to the Coral ReefEcology course. Daniel’sresearch addresses thedegradation of coral reefs and its impacts on island economiesthat depend on these productive ecosystems, a theme runningthrough the research described by Drs. Shane Paterson andRichard Owen elsewhere in this report.Daniel noted that the course gave him several ideas forfuture research, saying, “As an economist who spends a greatdeal of time attempting to understand the complexrelationship between man and nature, it is readily apparentthat the work of BBSR is vital to furthering social welfare.”Each year we hear similar stories from BBSR alumni aboutthe educational spark that their experience as a Starr, Stempel,ExxonMobil or other scholar has provided. In 2003, we lookforward to celebrating the centennial anniversary of the firstgroup of students brought to BBSR by E.L. Mark. Among thecentennial events will be a reunion of BBSR alumni.Top left: Students in BBSR’s Tropical Marine Invertebrates summer course collect data at Spittal Pond.Above center: Venezuelan doctoral student Lya Neuberger-Cywiak analyzes samples in the lab for the Marine Ecotoxicology course.She also received a summer course scholarship to attend BBSR’s Human Health and the Ocean course in 2001.Below center: Duke University students in BBSR’s Beaufort to Bermuda Program sort sediment cores from a seagrass bed.Lower left: BBSR Life Trustee Ernest Stempel (center) meets a few of the 2001 Stempel and Starr Scholars at BBSR. Left to right: LyaNeuberger-Cywiak, Lisa Rodrigues, Ernest Stempel, Zorana Spasojevic and Quincy Burgess15
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