Undergraduate Research in Aquatic Environmental Sciences

水生环境科学本科生研究

• 批准号: 9605127
• 负责人: Robert Sterner
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-04-15 至 2000-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9605127&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Research; Aquatic; Environmental; Sciences

9605127 Sterner The University of Minnesota, through its field stations at Lake Itasca, the Gray Freshwater Institute, and the Cedar Creek natural area, hosts a summer-research program for undergraduate students, with emphasis on aquatic environmental science. Building upon a distinguished record of training and research, emphasizing field-based research in modern limnology, the University's program immerses students in a highly interactive, ten-week session of research projects, seminars, workshops, and presentations. A large staff of faculty mentors, augmented by visiting scientists during the summer, shares common interests in research related to water quality and the analyses of physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands. 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 research components of the program include: (1) student projects under the sponsorship of a mentor scientist, in which each student develops a research question and associated hypotheses, implements the project, collects and analyzes data; (2) presentation of brief oral reports in weekly student seminars; and (3) preparation of a summary of the research project in the form of a scientific poster for a campus-wide symposium. An initial three-day orientation session, local field trips, and numerous seminars by visiting scientists complement these activities.

小行星9605127 明尼苏达大学通过其在伊塔斯卡湖、格雷淡水研究所和雪松溪自然区的实地考察站，为本科生举办了一个夏季研究项目，重点是水生环境科学。 在培训和研究的杰出记录的基础上，强调现代湖沼学的实地研究，该大学的课程使学生沉浸在一个高度互动的，为期十周的研究项目，研讨会，讲习班和演讲中。 大量的教师导师，在夏季访问科学家的增强，在与水质和物理，化学和生物过程发生在湖泊，河流，溪流和湿地的分析研究的共同利益。 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。 该计划的研究部分包括：（1）在导师科学家的赞助下，每个学生开发一个研究问题和相关假设，实施项目，收集和分析数据的学生项目;（2）在每周的学生研讨会上提交简短的口头报告;及（3）以科学海报的形式为全校研讨会准备研究项目摘要。 最初为期三天的情况介绍会、当地实地考察和访问科学家举办的许多研讨会补充了这些活动。