REU Site: Behavior and Ecology of Honey Bees and Leafcutting Bees

REU 网站：蜜蜂和切叶蜂的行为和生态学

• 批准号: 0552717
• 负责人: John Barthell
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Central Oklahoma
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0552717&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Behavior; Ecology; Honey

This REU Site at the University of Central Oklahoma is also supported by NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE). The REU program is designed to engage undergraduate students in behavioral and ecological research using honeybees and solitary bees as model systems. The research is basic in nature, but also has relevance to agricultural problems related to both crop pollination and pollinator disease demographics. The program involves scientists from the United States, Turkey and Bulgaria. Six undergraduate participants will be living in western Turkey and its border region with Bulgaria and Greece for seven of the eight weeks of the program while doing research with an international team of scientists. In addition to research, students will be involved in a 1-week course that considers the history and nature of science as well as aspects of experimental design; they will also be exposed to peer review process, trained in critical reading of scientific articles, and mentored in proper preparation for graduate school and research careers. An overall goal of the program is also to help build a generation of scientists who are connected to the developing world. Doing so is important because the majority of the world's scientists, the world's people, and the world's species diversity reside there. Indeed, many planetary problems (invasive species, disease, etc.) originate from and/or negatively impact regions outside of the United States and Western Europe, requiring multinational/multicultural scientific collaboration, a central component of this project. Participants will receive stipends as well as support for travel and living expenses. More information is available at http://cms.ucok.edu/REU, or by contacting Dr. Barthell at [e-mail] or 405-974-2481.

这个位于中央俄克拉荷马州大学的REU站点也得到了NSF国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）的支持。REU计划旨在让本科生参与行为和生态研究，使用蜜蜂和独居蜜蜂作为模型系统。 这项研究是基础性的，但也与作物授粉和传粉者疾病人口统计学相关的农业问题有关。 该计划涉及来自美国，土耳其和保加利亚的科学家。 六名本科生参与者将在该项目的八周中的七周居住在土耳其西部及其与保加利亚和希腊的边境地区，同时与国际科学家团队一起进行研究。 除了研究之外，学生还将参与为期1周的课程，该课程考虑科学的历史和性质以及实验设计的各个方面;他们还将接受同行评审过程，接受批判性阅读的培训科学文章，并指导为研究生院和研究生涯做好适当准备。 该计划的总体目标也是帮助培养一代与发展中国家有联系的科学家。 这样做很重要，因为世界上大多数科学家、世界上大多数人和世界物种多样性都居住在那里。 事实上，许多行星问题（入侵物种，疾病等）来自美国和西欧以外的地区和/或对这些地区产生负面影响，需要多国/多文化的科学合作，这是该项目的核心组成部分。 参与者将获得津贴以及旅行和生活费用的支持。 更多信息可在http：//cms.ucok.edu/REU上获得，或通过[e-mail]或405-974-2481与Barthell博士联系。