REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes

REU 网站：人类主导景观中的生态

• 批准号: 0353915
• 负责人: David Berg
• 金额: $ 26.78万
• 依托单位: Miami University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-12-01 至 2007-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0353915&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Human; Dominated

Miami University will conduct an REU site on Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes in which 12 students would spend 10 weeks In the summer, engaged in collaborative, multi-disciplinary research that emphasizes ecological questions in landscapes heavily influenced by human activity. We will recruit students with the goal of having a diverse group that includes underrepresented minorities, first-generation college students, and students from colleges with little research opportunities. Students will conduct individual research projects with the guidance of individual faculty mentors. Each student project will also be part of a research "cluster," with each cluster consisting of 3-5 students and an equal number of faculty mentors. Students will develop projects that are collaborative with other students in the cluster, focused around a theme that ties together the research programs of several faculty members. Thus, students will be exposed to a broad range of research and have the opportunity to work in multi-disciplinary research teams, structured similarly to research groups solving real-world problems. Each student will also participate in whole group activities, including a 10-week workshop course (2 hours per week) that covers the scientific process, scientific and environmental ethics, careers in ecology, how to prepare and deliver scientific presentations, and other research aspects. In addition, all students will participate in whole-day field trips as a group, and attend the annual conference of the Ecological Society of America with some of the faculty mentors. Finally, each student will present his or her research as an oral presentation, an electronic poster, and a written paper that will eventually be developed into a manuscript for publication. Miami University has excellent field and lab facilities for executing this REU site, including a diverse array of human-dominated ecosystems (including the Ecology Research Center, a nearby field station), and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Miami also has a long and excellent history of involving undergraduates in research, a foundation upon which this REU project will build. For further information, please contact Dr. David J. Berg at bergdj@muohio, 513-529-3174, or visit our REU program website at www.muohio.edu/ecoreu.

迈阿密大学将在人类主导的景观中开展一个REU生态学网站，其中12名学生将在夏季花10周时间进行合作，多学科研究，强调受人类活动严重影响的景观中的生态问题。 我们将招收学生，目标是拥有一个多元化的群体，包括代表性不足的少数民族，第一代大学生，以及来自研究机会很少的大学的学生。 学生将在个别教师导师的指导下进行个人研究项目。 每个学生项目也将是一个研究“集群”的一部分，每个集群由3-5名学生和同等数量的教师导师组成。 学生将开发与集群中的其他学生合作的项目，重点围绕一个主题，将几名教师的研究项目联系在一起。 因此，学生将接触到广泛的研究，并有机会在多学科研究团队中工作，结构类似于解决现实世界问题的研究小组。 每个学生还将参加整个小组活动，包括为期10周的研讨会课程（每周2小时），涵盖科学过程，科学和环境道德，生态学职业，如何准备和提供科学演示文稿以及其他研究方面。 此外，所有学生将参加全天的实地考察作为一个组，并参加美国的生态社会与一些教师导师的年度会议。 最后，每个学生将提出他或她的研究作为口头报告，电子海报，并最终将发展成为出版手稿的书面文件。 迈阿密大学拥有优秀的现场和实验室设施，用于执行这个REU网站，包括各种各样的人类主导的生态系统（包括生态研究中心，附近的野外站），以及最先进的实验室设施。迈阿密也有一个长期和优秀的历史，让本科生参与研究，这个REU项目的基础将建立。 欲了解更多信息，请联系博士大卫J.贝格在bergdj@muohio，513-529-3174，或访问我们的REU计划网站www.muohio.edu/ecoreu。