"Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake": Summer Research Experience in Arid West

环境学院REU计划将全国招募的本科生与有成就的学术科学家联系起来，以促进我们对生物区的科学理解。这些研究小组将在内华达州的东部塞拉地区工作，特别是在Tahoe湖-Truckee河-金字塔湖流域内。拟议的REU网站将包括广泛的生物和自然资源科学研究。主题范围从研究火灾对流域恢复的影响到塔霍湖沿岸沿着水质的人为影响。与会者将接触到各种科学调查和技术，以深入了解科学为土地使用政策和保护举措提供信息的方式。该计划的总体目标是探索适应性管理流域所需的科学中的各个子领域的跨学科交叉点。更广泛的影响。该计划的统一方法集中在生物科学和自然资源管理政策的必要联盟。这些研究项目位于生物多样性流域内，这是一个独特的生态系统，在山区，沙漠和河岸生物群落中提供各种各样的和引人注目的研究机会。更广泛地说，该计划将使学生接触到综合研究问题，将这些生态系统与西部水资源利用和保护的更大问题联系起来。这些调查的探索将需要利用国家的最先进的技术，同时也允许每个学生深入探索特定研究的一个特定方面。国家招收的学生将考虑这些技术如何影响知识生产，因为他们完善他们的研究范围。该计划的一个重要重点将是团队建设和积极的工作环境以及学生在这些过程中的作用。因此，REU计划的影响将扩大学生对有效研究计划的理解和参与，同时产生有可能为特定领域做出重大贡献的研究。我们的合作研究的预期成果将桥梁学生，教师和自然资源管理人员在集体努力，以提高我们的科学认识区域保护问题的应用背景下。

The Academy for the Environment REU program will link nationally recruited undergraduates with accomplished academic scientists to further our scientific understanding of our bioregion. These research teams will work in Eastern Sierra Region of Nevada, specifically within the Lake Tahoe-Truckee River-Pyramid Lake watershed. The proposed REU site will encompass a wide range of biological and natural resource science research. Topics range from studies on fire effects on watershed restoration to the anthropogenic influences on water quality along the shorezone at Lake Tahoe. Participants will be exposed to diverse scientific inquiries and technologies to gain insight into the manner in which science informs land use policy and conservation initiatives. The overarching goal of this program is to explore the interdisciplinary intersections of the various subfields in the sciences that are required for adaptively managing watersheds.Broader impacts. The unifying approach of the program centers upon the necessary union of the biological sciences and natural resource management policy. The research projects are situated within a biologically diverse watershed, a unique ecological system that provides varied and compelling research opportunities in mountain, desert, and riparian biotic communities. More broadly, the program will expose students to integrated research questions that connect these ecosystems to larger questions of water usage and conservation in the west. The exploration of these inquiries will entail utilizing state-of-the-art technologies, while also allowing each student to explore in depth a particular aspect of a given study. Nationally recruited students will consider how these technologies influence knowledge production as they refine their scope of research. An important emphasis of this program will be team building and positive work environments and the role of students in these processes. As a result, the impact of the REU program will expand a student's understanding of, and participation in, effective research programs while producing research that has the potential to contribute significantly to a particular field. The desired outcome of our collaborative research will bridge students, faculty, and natural resource managers in a collective effort towards enhancing our scientific understanding of regional conservation issues in an applied context.