REU Site: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

将从美国各地招募 10 名学生，参加堪萨斯大学 (KU) 生态与进化生物学系为期十周的夏季项目。 该项目向所有本科生开放，并提供暑期津贴、食宿、旅行和财务支持，以帮助支付研究费用。 在为期十周的课程中，每个学生将开发并开展一个独立的研究项目，探索生态学或进化生物学的重要问题。 尽管大部分夏季研究经验将在美国境内进行，但我们的 REU 项目还通过与 KU 自然历史博物馆和生物多样性中心的合作安排，提供了综合国际研究经验的潜力。 所有学生还将参加共同的实地考察、社交活动、职业讨论、每周研讨会以及其他展示其研究进展的机会。 在为期十周的课程结束时，学生们将在正式的 KU 研究研讨会上展示他们的发现。我们的学生将作为一个小组住在大学宿舍中，与来自 KU 其他 REU 项目的学生密切联系，以鼓励来自不同学科的学生之间的互动。 该 REU 网站旨在加强不同学生的本科教育和专业发展，否则这些学生可能没有机会参与研究经历。 它还旨在支持对生态学和进化生物学领域的下一代美国研究人员的潜在成员进行个性化培训，并为增强科学领域的种族和文化多样性做出贡献。 我们为 REU 学生在科学会议上展示他们的研究提供财政支持，我们将强烈鼓励每个学生提交他们的研究成果以在同行评审的科学期刊上发表。 强烈鼓励来自代表性不足群体的妇女和学生申请。 如需了解更多信息，学生应联系该网站的项目总监 Val Smith 博士（vsmith@ku.edu 或 (785) 864-4565）、我们的项目助理 Sharon Green（greensl@ku.edu 或 (785) 864-5888），或访问 http://www.ku.edu/~reu/。

Ten students will be recruited from across the United States to participate in a ten week summer program at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas (KU). The program is open to all undergraduate students, and summer stipends, room and board, travel, and financial support to help defray research costs are provided. During the ten-week program, each student will develop and carry out an independent research project that explores an important issue in ecology or evolutionary biology. Although most of these summer research experiences will be based at locations within the U.S., our REU program also offers the potential for an integrated international research experience through a cooperative arrangement with KU's Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Center. All students will also participate in common field trips, social activities, career discussions, weekly seminars, and other opportunities to present their research as it progresses. At the end of the ten-week session, the students will present their findings at a formal KU research symposium.Our students will live as a group in University housing, in close association with students from KU's other REU programs, in order to encourage interactions among students from different disciplines. This REU site is intended to enhance the undergraduate education and professional development of a diverse set of students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in a research experience. It is also intended to support individualized training for potential members of the next generation of U.S. researchers in the areas of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and to contribute to the enhancement of ethnic and cultural diversity in the sciences. Financial support is provided for our REU students to present their research at scientific meetings, and we will strongly encourage each student to submit their results for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Women and students from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, students should contact the site's Program Director, Dr. Val Smith (vsmith@ku.edu or (785) 864-4565), our Program Assistant, Sharon Green (greensl@ku.edu or (785) 864-5888), or visit http://www.ku.edu/~reu/.