Recent environmental changes have demonstrated that the Earth has entered the Anthropocene. In this new age, complex interactions between human and natural systems exacerbate “wicked problems” that challenge researchers to engage both deep disciplinary expertise and broad integrative knowledge to address these societally relevant problems. Researchers and practitioners are making an increased effort to bridge the divide between human and natural systems research by facilitating multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary collaborations. Despite 21st century changes to the research environment, the structure of a typical graduate education remains largely unchanged over the past several decades. Wicked problems necessitate communication and collaboration expertise; innovative transdisciplinary training and research opportunities can equip graduate students with these necessary skills. Oregon State University has offered such an opportunity through an NSF-funded Research Traineeship Program (NRT) for students focusing on Risk and Uncertainty Quantification and Communication in Marine Science. Herein, we reflect on the experience of graduate students who successfully completed the NRT and assert that support for transdisciplinary training and research at the graduate stage is urgently needed. We present five lessons learned from our year-long transdisciplinary project focused on the development of an approach for integrating diverse data sets within a social-ecological systems framework to reach a broader understanding of the interconnections between a marine reserve system, people, and the environment. Finally, we present current challenges and paths forward to enhance the success of early career transdisciplinary research.

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战壕中的教训：学生对自己海洋跨学科教育的看法

最近的环境变化表明地球已经进入了人类世。在这个新时代，人类与自然系统之间复杂的相互作用加剧了“邪恶问题”，这些问题要求研究人员利用深厚的学科专业知识和广泛的综合知识来解决这些与社会相关的问题。研究人员和从业人员正在通过促进多学科、跨学科和跨学科的合作，加大努力弥合人类和自然系统研究之间的鸿沟。尽管 21 世纪的研究环境发生了变化，但典型的研究生教育结构在过去几十年中基本保持不变。棘手的问题需要沟通和协作的专业知识；创新的跨学科培训和研究机会可以使研究生掌握这些必要的技能。俄勒冈州立大学通过 NSF 资助的研究培训计划 (NRT) 为专注于海洋科学风险和不确定性量化与交流的学生提供了这样的机会。在此，我们反思了成功完成 NRT 的研究生的经验，并断言迫切需要对研究生阶段的跨学科培训和研究的支持。我们提出了从我们为期一年的跨学科项目中汲取的五个经验教训，重点是开发一种方法，将不同的数据集整合到社会生态系统框架中，以更广泛地了解海洋保护区系统、人类和环境之间的相互联系.