IRES: Development of a new generation of tropical ecologists through research and instruction opportunities in the Cerrado and Pantanal of Brazil

乔治Vourlitis，加州州立大学，圣马科斯0968245拟议的IRES提供指导和研究机会，在热带生态学本科理科学生。该项目以G博士之间的合作为中心。Vourlitis，加州州立大学，圣马科斯（CSUSM）和F。洛沃，大学联邦马托格罗索州（UFMT），并结合正式教学和实际实地工作，每年为四名本科生。核心科学项目的重点是在巴西塞拉多和潘塔纳尔开展一项积极的长期生态系统研究计划。拟议的项目为本科理科学生在职业生涯早期提供热带生态学方面的教学和研究机会。该计划包括三个阶段，涉及研究方法的现场前教育，在巴西的现场密集研究经验，以及数据分析和传播的现场后培训。学生研究人员将由弗朗西斯科洛博博士（UMFT）指导，他与PI广泛合作，了解巴西生态系统的生理生态学。四名美国学生将与巴西同行和导师在塞拉多和潘塔纳尔生态系统的实地工作六周。PI将招募一批多样化的本科生参加，其中妇女和少数民族代表性较强。 注重从社区学院招聘，再加上巴西本科生和研究生的参与，将促进代表性不足的少数群体参与这一国际研究机会。

AbstractGeorge Vourlitis, California State University, San Marcos 0968245The proposed IRES offers mentoring and research opportunities in tropical ecology to undergraduate science students. The project is centered on collaboration between Dr. G. Vourlitis, California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) and Dr. F. Lobo, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), and combines formal instruction and practical field work for four undergraduate students each year. The core scientific project focuses on an active, long-term ecosystem research program in the Brazilian cerrado and pantanal.The proposed project provides instruction and research opportunities in tropical ecology to undergraduate science students early in their careers. The program consists of three phases involving pre-field education in research methods, an in-field intensive research experience in Brazil, and post-field training in data analysis and dissemination. Student researchers will be mentored by Dr. Francisco Lobo (UMFT) who has collaborated extensively with the PI in understanding the physiological ecology of Brazilian ecosystems. Four US students will work for six weeks with Brazilian counterparts and mentors at field sites in cerrado and pantanal ecosystems. The PI will recruit a diverse group of undergraduate students to participate, with strong representation of women and underrepresented minorities. A focus on recruiting from community colleges, combined with the involvement of Brazilian undergraduate and graduate students, will promote the engagement of underrepresented minorities in this international research opportunity.