REU Site in Ecology, Environmental Science and Conservation Biology in Ghana

REU 加纳生态学、环境科学和保护生物学网站

• 批准号: 0452779
• 负责人: David Brakke
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-05-01 至 2009-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0452779&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Environmental; Science

ABSTRACTThe goal of James Madison University's REU program is to expand the educational experience of participants through research in ecology, environmental science, and conservation biology in tropical sub-Sahara Africa. Each cohort of participants will comprise of seven undergraduate students and a high school teacher. Participants from U.S. universities will travel to the University of Cape Coast, Ghana during the summer to work on defined research projects under the mentorship of Ghanaian scientists for eight weeks. They will acquire skills in ethnobotany, tropical biology, ecology, entomology and taxonomy. They will improve their skills in critical thinking and problem solving while gaining a better understanding of the Ghanaian culture. This program has two main thrusts: i) bioprospecting for potentially useful plants and ii) ecological and environmental studies. The carefully selected projects will focus on screening plants for their potential economic importance and for ecological studies in the Cape Coast area (such as the Kakum National Forest). Participants will design experiments in collaboration with their mentors, collect and analyze their data, and present their results at the end of the program in Ghana and at regional and national meetings upon their return to the U.S. Seminars and workshops will be led by Ghanaian professors to provide participants opportunities to learn beyond their disciplines. They will be encouraged to publish their results in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to covering cost of travel to the host site, room and board, participants will also receive a stipend. More information is available at http://csm.jmu.edu/wubah/UCC/.

摘要詹姆斯麦迪逊大学 REU 项目的目标是通过撒哈拉以南非洲热带地区的生态学、环境科学和保护生物学研究来扩大参与者的教育经验。每组参与者将包括七名本科生和一名高中教师。来自美国大学的参与者将在夏季前往加纳海岸角大学，在加纳科学家的指导下开展为期八周的既定研究项目。他们将获得民族植物学、热带生物学、生态学、昆虫学和分类学方面的技能。他们将提高批判性思维和解决问题的技能，同时更好地了解加纳文化。该计划有两个主要目标：i）潜在有用植物的生物勘探和 ii）生态和环境研究。精心挑选的项目将侧重于筛选植物的潜在经济重要性以及海岸角地区（例如卡库姆国家森林）的生态研究。参与者将与导师合作设计实验，收集和分析他们的数据，并在加纳项目结束时以及返回美国后在地区和国家会议上展示他们的结果。研讨会和讲习班将由加纳教授主持，为参与者提供超越其学科的学习机会。他们将被鼓励在同行评审的期刊上发表他们的研究结果。除了支付前往主办地点的旅费、食宿费用外，参与者还将获得津贴。更多信息请访问 http://csm.jmu.edu/wubah/UCC/。