REU Site: Independent Field Research in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at Mountain Lake Biological Station

REU 站点：山湖生物站生态、进化和行为独立实地研究

• 批准号: 1005104
• 负责人: Eric Nagy
• 金额: $ 50.92万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-15 至 2016-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Independent; Field; Research

An award was made to the University of Virginia to provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2010-2014. The REU Site program at Mountain Lake Biological Station is a summer opportunity to conduct guided, but independent, self-motivated original biological research in field-based ecology, evolution, and behavior. Under the supervision of a resident research mentor and the program Coordinator, students design, execute, analyze, interpret, and present an original research project. Students live and work full-time on the station. They participate in weekly seminars on the design and conduct of research, scientific ethics, writing and presentation techniques, and other matters of scientific and academic life. Training in professional behavior, scientific ethics, and the careful, unbiased, and responsible conduct of research is core to the program. Students prepare written and oral proposals and final reports. Participants also take advantage of the rich, varied, and stimulating intellectual life at Mountain Lake Biological Station. All Station residents eat meals together in the common dining hall, and most daily activity revolves around the central lab building where all research programs are housed. Interactions among all Station users occur constantly, resulting in a remarkably supportive and collaborative environment. The Station has hosted a NSF REU Sites program since 1993 and has graduated over 200 students. Program success is quantified with anonymous exit surveys and by tracking publication rate and graduate program matriculation. A substantial proportion of REU projects are published, and a large number of participants go on to graduate school. The program has been successful in attracting students from small colleges, women, and members of groups underrepresented in science. The program maintains formal partnerships with regional HBCUs, the University of Puerto Rico, and the ESA SEEDS program. Participants are chosen for their readiness to take on original creative biological research and for their interest in a career based in science. Program information including past project abstracts and application material are all available on line. Contact: REU Coordinator, Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400327, Charlottesville VA 22904-4327; 434-982-5486, [e-mail], mlbs.org/REU.html .

2010年至2014年夏季，弗吉尼亚大学获得了一项奖励，为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。山湖生物站的REU站点计划是一个夏季机会，可以在野外进行生态学，进化和行为方面的指导，但独立，自我激励的原始生物学研究。在常驻研究导师和项目协调员的监督下，学生设计，执行，分析，解释并呈现原创研究项目。学生们在这里全职生活和工作。他们每周参加关于研究设计和实施、科学伦理、写作和演讲技巧以及其他科学和学术生活问题的研讨会。培训专业行为，科学伦理，以及仔细，公正和负责任的研究行为是该计划的核心。学生准备书面和口头提案和最终报告。参与者还可以在山湖生物站享受丰富、多样、刺激的智力生活。所有空间站的居民都在公共食堂一起吃饭，大多数日常活动都围绕着所有研究项目所在的中央实验室大楼展开。所有站点用户之间的交互不断发生，从而形成了一个非常支持和协作的环境。该站自1993年以来一直主持NSF REU站点计划，并已毕业200多名学生。项目的成功是通过匿名退出调查和跟踪出版率和研究生项目入学来量化的。REU项目的很大一部分被发表，大量的参与者继续读研究生。该项目成功地吸引了来自小型学院的学生、女性和在科学领域代表性不足的群体的成员。该项目与地区hbcu、波多黎各大学和ESA SEEDS项目保持着正式的合作关系。参与者的选择取决于他们是否愿意进行原创的生物学研究，以及他们对科学事业的兴趣。项目信息包括过去的项目摘要和申请材料都可以在网上找到。联系人：REU协调员，山湖生物站，弗吉尼亚大学，邮政信箱400327，夏洛茨维尔VA 22904-4327；434-982-5486, [e-mail], mlbs.org/REU.html。