REU: The Impact of Energy Technologies on Natural Environments

9732138该萨凡纳河生态实验室的（SREL）为本科生计划的研究经验的目标是提供研究经验，培训和职业前景，为本科生通过使用SREL的独特的现场和实验室设施，并通过协会和积极参与研究与全职研究生态学家。 项目参与者研究了核能和化石燃料能源生产的副产品对东南部生态系统某些生物和化学特性的影响。 SREL的教职员工，都积极从事研究和出版，与学生有兼容的研究兴趣配对。 学生项目，而独特和独立的，是SREL正在进行的研究计划的一部分。 学生的体验通过与一个由具有生态背景，兴趣和想法多样性的个人组成的计划团队的互动来增强。 与往年一样，积极寻求和鼓励少数民族学校和研究项目有限的区域机构的申请人。参与者的选择是基于应用程序的质量，推荐信和学术成绩。 在过去的29年里，通过对500多名本科生的研究培训，SREL创造了一个非常成功的学生/顾问互动项目。 科学出版物和前参与者的职业发展证明了该计划的成功。

9732138 The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory's (SREL) goal for its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program is to provide research experience, training, and career perspective for undergraduate students through the use of SREL's unique field sites and laboratory facilities, and through the association and active involvement in research with full-time research ecologists. Project participants examine the influence of by-products from nuclear and fossil- fuel energy production on selected biological and chemical properties in southeastern ecosystems. SREL faculty members, all actively engaged in research and publication, are paired with students having compatible research interests. Student projects, while distinct and independent, are portions of ongoing research programs of SREL. The student experience is enhanced by interaction with a programmatic team comprising individuals with a diversity of ecological backgrounds, interest, and ideas. Applicants from minority schools and regional institutions with limited research programs are actively sought and encouraged, as in previous years. Participant selection is based upon the quality of an application, letters of recommendation, and academic record. Through the research training of more than 500 undergraduate participants over the past 29 years, SREL has created a highly successful program of student/advisor interaction. Scientific publication and career development of former participants attest to the success of the program.