Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology

热带生物学本科生的研究经历

• 批准号: 0139515
• 负责人: Donald Stone
• 金额: $ 25.2万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-04-01 至 2006-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0139515&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experiences; Undergraduates; Tropical; Biology

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), a consortium of 64 research universities, plans to implement a three-year REU program at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. This project will provide hands-on, field-oriented research experiences to undergraduate students from throughout the United States, including minority students identified through the OTS Minority Scholars Program. This program provides support for ten undergraduates each year to have a ten-week research experience at La Selva, located in the lowland rainforest of Costa Rica. Students selected to participate in the REU Program will be paired with a research mentor at La Selva and will be responsible for supervising all aspects of the student's research design;Though the students targeted for the REU research experience will be participants in OTS' Undergraduate Program, REU fellowships will also be available on a competitive basis to undergraduates who have not participated in an OTS undergraduate course. Most importantly, through the OTS National Fellowship Advisory Committee a major effort will be made to recruit students from under-represented groups in the sciences. The overall goals and objectives of the REU Program at La Selva are:(1) Encourage student interest in careers in field research and tropical ecology. (2) Establish a clear understanding of the design of field experiments and the logic and application of statistical analysis. (3) Build skills in the interpretation of the results of scientific experiments and the communication of these results to both technical and non-technical audiences. (4) To introduce students through scientific study to the importance of tropical ecosystems and facilitate a full understanding of evolution and ecology. (5) Increase the participation in research of women, ethnic minorities and economically disadvantaged students.The REU students will have an immersion experience in a tropical rain forest setting that will likely become a career-determining summer. They will develop intellectual and practical skills in one of the world's most important ecosystems and contribute to improved understanding of the biodiversity conservation and ecological research priorities.

热带研究组织 (OTS) 是一个由 64 所研究型大学组成的联盟，计划在哥斯达黎加的拉塞尔瓦生物站实施一项为期三年的 REU 计划。 该项目将为来自美国各地的本科生提供实践、面向领域的研究经验，其中包括通过 OTS 少数族裔学者计划确定的少数族裔学生。 该计划每年为 10 名本科生提供支持，让他们在位于哥斯达黎加低地雨林的 La Selva 进行为期十周的研究体验。被选中参加 REU 项目的学生将在 La Selva 与一名研究导师配对，并负责监督学生研究设计的各个方面；虽然获得 REU 研究经验的学生将成为 OTS 本科项目的参与者，但 REU 奖学金也将以竞争的方式提供给未参加 OTS 本科课程的本科生。 最重要的是，通过 OTS 国家奖学金咨询委员会，我们将做出重大努力，从科学领域代表性不足的群体中招募学生。拉塞尔瓦 REU 项目的总体目标和目标是：(1) 鼓励学生对实地研究和热带生态学职业的兴趣。 （2）对现场实验的设计以及统计分析的逻辑和应用建立清晰的认识。 (3) 培养解释科学实验结果以及向技术和非技术受众传达这些结果的技能。 （4）通过科学研究向学生介绍热带生态系统的重要性，促进对进化论和生态学的充分理解。 (5) 增加女性、少数民族和经济困难学生对研究的参与。REU的学生将在热带雨林环境中获得沉浸式体验，这可能会成为决定职业生涯的夏季。 他们将在世界上最重要的生态系统之一中培养知识和实践技能，并有助于加深对生物多样性保护和生态研究优先事项的理解。