REU Site: The Study of Ecology as an Interactive process: Research Problems and Strategies for the Undergraduate

该奖项为生态系统研究所本科生研究经验（IES- REU） SITE提供持续支持。该项目将使学生沉浸在一个高度互动、以研究为导向的环境中。其主要原则是，科学的成功取决于对研究背景的理解，以及对某一特定学科的实质和程序的理解。项目目标是：(1)提供生态研究方面的强化培训；(2)拓宽学生对科学的社会、伦理和理论背景的看法；(3)让学生直接接触研究科学家的生活；(4)促进对生态学的理解。在1988-1990年非常成功的项目的基础上，在接下来的三个夏天，每年将有八名学生到学院进行为期12周的项目。该计划将包括以下组成部分：(1)学生研究项目；(2)本科生研究策略，一系列集训课程；(3)背景研究，这是一个系列研讨会，旨在拓宽学生对科学的各种组成部分和应用的看法；(4)生态学机遇论坛（Forum on Opportunities in Ecology），这是一个全天的项目，有来自生态和相关学科的广泛代表参加；(5)生态研讨会；（六）其他各种配套活动。在一位科学导师的指导下，每个学生将描述一个研究问题和相关假设，选择合适的方法，并制定研究计划。然后，学生将实施该项目，最后进行分析和撰写报告。在正式的研究研讨会上的报告将结束暑期课程。最后的论文将被整理并作为IES临时出版物出版。

This award provides continuing support to The Institute of Ecosystem Studies' Research Experiences for Undergraduates (IES- REU) SITE. The program will immerse students in a highly interactive, research oriented environment. The major tenet is that success in science depends on understanding the context of research, as well as the substance and procedures of a particular discipline. Program goals are: (1) to provide intensive training in ecological research; (2) to broaden students' perspectives on the societal, ethical and theoretical contexts of science; (3) to give students direct exposure to the life of a research scientist; and (4) to promote an understanding of ecology. Eight students will be brought to the Institute for a twelve-week program in each of the next three summers, building upon the strengths of the highly successful 1988-1990 programs. The program will include the following components: (1) Student Research Projects; (2) Research Strategies for the Undergraduate, a series of intensive training sessions; (3) Research in Context, a seminar series designed to broaden students' perspectives on the various components and applications of science; (4) Forum on Opportunities in Ecology, a full-day program with representatives from a broad spectrum of ecological and related disciplines; (5) Ecology Seminars; and (6) a variety of other supporting activities. Under the guidance of a mentor scientist, each student will delineate a research question and associated hypotheses, select appropriate methods, and develop a research plan. Students will then implement the project, finishing with analysis and report writing. Presentations in a formal Research Symposium will conclude the summer program. Final papers will be collated and published as an IES Occasional Publication.