REU Site: Ecology in Context for Undergraduate Students

小行星9605098 纽约生态系统研究所（IES）在NSF REU网站计划的支持下，为本科生举办了一个夏季研究计划。 在培训和研究的杰出记录的基础上，强调森林生态系统的结构和功能，该研究所的计划使学生沉浸在一个高度互动的，为期12周的实地项目，研讨会，讲习班和演示文稿中。 预期成果包括：（1）学生在现代野外生态学和更广泛的科学中获得广阔的视野;（2）学生学习设计，执行和完成研究项目的基本技能;（3）学生为选择和追求科学事业做好更好的准备。 少数民族学生的参与以及妇女的参与在过去国家科学基金会支持的方案中一直很重要，目前正在努力继续这些重点。 该计划有四个组成部分：（1）学生研究项目-与导师科学家密切合作，每个学生开发一个研究问题和相关的假设，实施项目，收集和分析数据，在正式的研究研讨会上进行口头陈述，并撰写论文。 (2)大学生的研究策略-工作坊提供现代生态学研究所需的各种工具和技术的培训。 (3)背景研究-IES的工作人员沿着来访的科学家提供研讨会和案例研究，以拓宽学生对科学工作的看法。 (4)生态学机会论坛--全天的论坛让学生在基础生态学和应用生态学方面有广泛的职业选择。

9605098 Berkowitz New York's Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES) hosts a summer-research program for undergraduate students, with support from the NSF REU-Sites program. Building upon a distinguished record of training and research, emphasizing forest ecosystem structure and function, the Institute's program immerses students in a highly interactive, 12-week session of field-based projects, seminars, workshops, and presentations. Anticipated outcomes include: (1) students acquire a broad perspective in modern field-based ecology and in science more generally; (2) students learn fundamental skills in designing, executing, and completing a research project; and (3) students become better prepared to choose and pursue a career in science. Minority-student participation as well as participation by women have been significant in past NSF-supported programs, and efforts are being made to continue those emphases. The program has four components: (1) Student research projects--working closely with a mentor scientist, each student develops a research question and associated hypotheses, implements the project, collects and analyzes data, gives an oral presentation in a formal Research Symposium, and writes a paper. (2) Research strategies for undergraduates--workshops provide training in various tools and techniques essential for modern ecological research. (3) Research in context--the staff of IES along with visiting scientists offer seminars and case studies to broaden students' perspectives on scientific work. (4) Forum on opportunities in ecology--a full-day forum exposes students to a broad range of career choices in basic and applied ecology.