URM: Enhancing Minority Undergraduate Student Research Experiences in Ecology and Environmental Science

URM：增强少数民族本科生在生态学和环境科学方面的研究经验

• 批准号: 0933958
• 负责人: Dafeng Hui
• 金额: $ 61.45万
• 依托单位: Tennessee State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0933958&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: URM; Enhancing; Minority; Undergraduate; Student

An award has been made to Tennessee State University (TSU) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program in order to significantly increase the number of under-represented minority students who are prepared for, and motivated to, pursue graduate studies in Ecology and Environmental Science. A cohort consisting of six students will be recruited each year in the first three years of the grant, and NSF funds will be used to support each undergraduate participant for a total of two years. Over the 4-year period of the grant, a total of eighteen students will participate in the program. The TSU URM program involves an intensive year-round research training and mentoring for undergraduates. At least six faculty members from three departments at TSU will serve as mentors and engage the students in research in a wide-range of ecological and environmental disciplines, including global change ecology, microbial ecology, environmental biology, water quality, bio/phytoremediation, and ecological modeling. Students will be paired with faculty mentors, who will provide them guidance at all stages of their laboratory research. In addition, the participants will be prepared for graduate school through activities that include GRE preparation and enhancement of communication skills, both oral and written. Students will also be encouraged to spend a summer at one of the research-intensive universities (such as NSF REU sites), to enhance their experience in research. Students are also expected to present their work at a scientific meeting. Additional information is available by contacting Dr. Dafeng Hui, the NSF URM Program Director, at [e-mail], or by visiting http://www.tnstate.edu/NSF-URM.

田纳西州立大学 (TSU) 已获得一项奖励，用于建立本科生研究和指导 (URM) 计划，以显着增加准备好并有动力攻读生态学和环境科学研究生课程的少数族裔学生的数量。在资助的前三年，每年将招募由六名学生组成的队列，国家科学基金会的资金将用于支持每位本科生参与者总共两年。在为期 4 年的资助期内，共有 18 名学生将参与该计划。 TSU URM 项目包括针对本科生的全年强化研究培训和指导。来自托国立三个系的至少六名教职人员将担任导师，让学生参与广泛的生态和环境学科的研究，包括全球变化生态学、微生物生态学、环境生物学、水质、生物/植物修复和生态建模。学生将与导师配对，导师将在实验室研究的各个阶段为他们提供指导。此外，参与者还将通过 GRE 准备和提高口头和书面沟通技巧等活动，为进入研究生院做好准备。还将鼓励学生在研究密集型大学之一（例如 NSF REU 站点）度过一个暑假，以增强他们的研究经验。学生还应在科学会议上展示他们的作品。如需了解更多信息，请联系 NSF URM 项目主任 Dafeng Hui 博士，电子邮件为 [e-mail]，或访问 http://www.tnstate.edu/NSF-URM。