REU Site: Collections-Based Undergraduate Research at The Academy of Natural Sciences

自然科学院的本科生研究经验（REU）暑期实习项目每年夏天为8名学生提供带薪奖学金，与科学院的科学家一起进行为期10周的独立研究。研究经验包括利用科学院的生物馆藏进行分类研究，使用传统和分子技术；水生生态系统的野外研究；以及科学收藏的历史。申请人在全国范围内招募，重点是招募少数民族和其他服务不足的学生。在当地招收学生，特别是少数民族学生，是通过REU协调员对当地学院和大学的实地考察来完成的，包括附近的HBCU，如林肯学院和摩根州立大学。REU协调员还监督申请过程以及夏季所有活动的计划和监督。学生的选择是基于对有机体生物学的整体兴趣、两位推荐人的评价和学术表现。在为期一周的入门课程之后，学生们将在一位博士科学家的指导下进行独立的研究项目。学生们与策展人和资深科学家并肩工作，并参与到以收藏为基础的研究的各个方面，包括标本的收集和策展，参加实地考察，以及通过口头报告和出版传播科学成果。学生们还与科研人员一起参加每周的研讨会和讲习班。在夏季结束的一天研讨会上，学生们口头报告他们的研究成果。特别鼓励学生论文的出版，该计划的一个新方面是由REU协调员指导撰写科学研究论文和所有学生论文的内部出版。学生数据库用于与学生保持联系，并在他们完成课程后监控他们的进度。导师和学生每年都会对项目进行评估，外部评估人员每两年进行一次评估，为项目提供指导。该项目提供了多样化和令人兴奋的经验，以收集为基础的研究，以培训和招募研究人员，教师，环境政策和保护专家在有机生物学。此外，自然科学院提供了一个令人兴奋的研究环境，它在费城市中心的位置为学生提供了独特的文化体验。欲了解更多信息，请访问我们的网站www.acnatsci.org/research/reu.html，或联系我们的REU协调员：reucoordinator@acnatsci.org。

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer internship program at the Academy of Natural Sciences offers eight students each summer a paid fellowship to conduct independent research for ten weeks with Academy scientists. Research experiences include taxonomic studies using the Academy's biological collections, using both traditional and molecular techniques; field research on the ecology of aquatic systems; and the history of scientific collections. Applicants are recruited nationwide with an emphasis on recruiting minorities and other underserved students. Local recruitment of students, especially minorities, is done via site visits by the REU Coordinator to local colleges and universities, including nearby HBCU's such as Lincoln College and Morgan State University. The REU coordinator also oversees the application process as well as planning and oversight of all activities during the summer. Students are chosen on the basis of overall interest in organismal biology, evaluations of two referees, and academic performance. After a one-week introductory session, students work on independent research projects with a Ph.D. scientist as his or her mentor. Students work side-by-side with curators and senior scientists and are involved in all aspects of collections-based research including collection and curation of specimens, participation in field expeditions, and dissemination of scientific results through oral presentation and publication. Students also participate in weekly seminars and workshops with scientific staff. At an end-of-summer day symposium, students give oral presentations of their research results. Publication of student papers is especially encouraged and a new aspect of this program is instruction by the REU coordinator on writing a scientific research paper and in-house publication of all student papers. A student database is used to maintain contact with students and monitor their progress after they have completed the program. Each year mentors and students evaluate the program, and assessment by an outside evaluator is conducted bi-yearly to provide guidance for the program.This program provides diverse and exciting experiences in collections-based research to train and recruit researchers, teachers, and environmental policy and conservation experts in organismal biology. In addition, The Academy of Natural Sciences provides an exciting research environment, and its location in downtown Philadelphia offers students a unique cultural experience. For more information visit our website at www.acnatsci.org/research/reu.html, or contact our REU Coordinator at: reucoordinator@acnatsci.org.