REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes

REU 网站：人类主导景观中的生态

• 批准号: 0754991
• 负责人: David Berg
• 金额: $ 20.85万
• 依托单位: Miami University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-04-01 至 2012-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0754991&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Human; Dominated

Miami University will conduct an REU site on Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes. Students will spend 10 weeks in the summer engaged in collaborative, multi-disciplinary research emphasizing ecological questions in landscapes heavily influenced by human activity. The project will recruit a diverse group of students including underrepresented minorities, first-generation college students, and students from colleges with little research opportunities. Students will conduct individual projects with the guidance of faculty mentors, and be part of a research "cluster" consisting of 3-4 students and their mentors. Students in a cluster will collaborate, focusing on a theme that ties together individual research topics. Thus, students will have the opportunity to work in multi-disciplinary research teams, structured similarly to research groups solving real-world problems. Whole-group activities, including a workshop on the scientific profession, careers in ecology, preparation and delivery of scientific presentations, and other aspects of research will be offered. Students will participate in sessions on scientific and environmental ethics, and field trips to sites of local ecological interest. Finally, each student will present his or her research as an oral presentation, an electronic poster, and a written paper that will be developed into a manuscript for publication. Miami University has excellent facilities for executing this REU site, including a diverse array of human-dominated ecosystems (including a nearby field station), and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Miami has a long and excellent history of involving undergraduates in research. More information is available by visiting http://www.muohio.edu/ecoreu or by contacting David J. Berg (bergdj@muohio, 513-529-3174).

迈阿密大学将开设一个REU网站，研究人类主导景观中的生态学。学生将在夏季花10周时间进行多学科合作研究，重点关注受人类活动严重影响的景观中的生态问题。该项目将招收不同群体的学生，包括代表性不足的少数民族、第一代大学生和来自几乎没有研究机会的大学的学生。学生将在教师导师的指导下进行个人项目，并成为由3-4名学生和他们的导师组成的研究“集群”的一部分。学生在一个集群将合作，专注于一个主题，联系在一起的个人研究课题。因此，学生将有机会在多学科研究团队中工作，其结构类似于解决现实世界问题的研究小组。将提供整体小组活动，包括关于科学专业、生态学职业、科学报告的准备和发表以及研究的其他方面的讲习班。学生将参加有关科学和环境伦理的课程，并到当地具有生态价值的地点进行实地考察。最后，每个学生将以口头报告，电子海报和书面论文的形式展示他或她的研究，这些论文将发展成手稿供出版。迈阿密大学拥有执行该REU站点的优秀设施，包括各种人类主导的生态系统（包括附近的野外站）和最先进的实验室设施。迈阿密在让本科生参与研究方面有着悠久而优秀的历史。更多信息请访问http://www.muohio.edu/ecoreu或联系David J. Berg （bergdj@muohio, 513-529-3174）。