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

“太浩湖到金字塔湖”：干旱西部夏季研究经历

• 批准号: 0852084
• 负责人: Michael Collopy
• 金额: $ 10.83万
• 依托单位: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-05-01 至 2010-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0852084&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Lake; Tahoe; Pyramid; Summer; Research

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.

环境学院的REU计划将把国家招收的本科生与有成就的学术科学家联系起来，以加深我们对我们生物区域的科学理解。这些研究小组将在内华达州的东塞拉利昂地区工作，特别是在太浩湖-特鲁基河-金字塔湖分水岭内。拟议的REU网站将涵盖广泛的生物和自然资源科学研究。主题从研究火灾对流域恢复的影响到人类活动对太浩湖沿岸水质的影响。与会者将接触到各种科学调查和技术，以深入了解科学是如何为土地利用政策和保护倡议提供信息的。该计划的总体目标是探索科学中各个子领域的跨学科交叉，这是适应性管理分水岭所必需的。该方案的统一方法集中在生物科学和自然资源管理政策的必要结合上。这些研究项目位于一个生物多样性的分水岭内，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了各种引人注目的研究机会。更广泛地说，该项目将让学生接触到将这些生态系统与西部用水和节约用水等更大问题联系起来的综合研究问题。对这些问题的探索将需要利用最先进的技术，同时也允许每个学生深入探索特定研究的一个特定方面。国家招收的学生将在完善他们的研究范围时考虑这些技术如何影响知识生产。该项目的一个重要重点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，同时产生有可能对特定领域做出重大贡献的研究。我们合作研究的预期结果将在学生、教师和自然资源管理人员之间架起桥梁，共同努力加强我们在应用背景下对区域保护问题的科学理解。