REU Site in Ecological and Evolutionary Research at Humboldt State University

REU 洪堡州立大学生态与进化研究中心

• 批准号: 0353673
• 负责人: Sean Craig
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Humboldt State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-03-15 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0353673&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecological; Evolutionary; Research

Humboldt State University will host 10 students each summer in a 10-week REU program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Our program is designed to provide hands-on research opportunities for undergraduates, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences. Recruitment will be based on interest in ecology and evolutionary biology, career goals, and academic achievement. We will choose students to ensure a culturally diverse group of participants, as well as 1-2 students who are training to become high school biology teachers. The 17 faculty who will serve as mentors in our program have active research programs that run the full gamut of evolutionary biology, ranging from the diversity of microbial communities in hot springs at Lassen Volcanic National Park to the evolutionary ecology of songbirds, the physiological ecology of bats, and the systematics and biogeography of flying squirrels and other Pacific Northwest mammals. Students in our REU program will: 1) learn the essentials of experimental design and statistical analysis, 2) design and implement independent research projects in conjunction with their peers, 3) present their work at the end of the summer in a formal seminar, 4) write a manuscript on their work, and 5) participate in a social program that instills an appreciation for the wide variety of natural habitats in Northern California and the community of scholars in which they reside. Humboldt State University offers outstanding facilities and field sites for research in evolutionary biology. Within 30 miles of Arcata, students can visit salt marshes, sand dunes, old growth redwoods (including a 600-acre redwood forest directly adjacent to campus), grassland savannas, Douglas fir forests, serpentine grasslands, mudflats, rocky tide pools, and benthic marine habitats. HSU's approach to undergraduate education is incredibly successful; among public, non-PhD granting institutions, HSU ranks 1st in the nation in the proportion of undergraduates that go on to attain a PhD in biology. For further information and application materials, please contact Dr. Sean Craig at [e-mail] or [phone], or visit http://www.humboldt.edu/~hsureu/.

洪堡州立大学将在每年夏天招收10名学生参加为期10周的REU生态学和进化生物学项目。我们的计划旨在为本科生提供实践研究的机会，特别是那些来自传统上代表不足的科学界群体的本科生。招聘将基于对生态学和进化生物学的兴趣、职业目标和学术成就。我们将选择学生，以确保参与者的文化多样性，以及1-2名正在接受培训以成为高中生物教师的学生。将担任我们项目导师的17名教师拥有全面的进化生物学研究项目，范围从拉森火山国家公园温泉微生物群落的多样性到鸣禽的进化生态学、蝙蝠的生理生态学，以及飞松鼠和其他太平洋西北哺乳动物的系统学和生物地理学。我们REU项目的学生将：1)学习实验设计和统计分析的要点，2)与他们的同龄人一起设计和实施独立研究项目，3)在暑期结束时在正式研讨会上展示他们的工作，4)写一篇关于他们工作的手稿，5)参与一个社会项目，向他们灌输对北加州各种自然栖息地和他们所居住的学者社区的欣赏。洪堡州立大学为进化生物学的研究提供了出色的设施和实地考察场地。在阿尔卡塔30英里的范围内，学生们可以参观盐沼、沙丘、古老的红杉(包括紧挨着校园的600英亩红杉林)、草原稀树草原、道格拉斯冷杉林、蜿蜒草原、泥滩、岩石潮汐池塘和海底海洋栖息地。徐州大学的本科教育方法非常成功；在公立非博士学位授予机构中，徐州大学继续攻读生物博士学位的比例在全国排名第一。欲了解更多信息和申请材料，请联系肖恩·克雷格博士，电子邮件：[e-mail]或(7078263656)，或访问http://www.humboldt.edu/~hsureu/.。