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

向弗吉尼亚大学颁发了一笔奖金，在2010-2014年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。 在山湖生物站的REU网站程序是一个夏天的机会，进行指导，但独立，自我激励的原始生物研究领域为基础的生态学，进化和行为。 在驻地研究导师和项目协调员的监督下，学生设计，执行，分析，解释和展示原创研究项目。 学生在车站全职生活和工作。 他们参加每周一次的研讨会，讨论研究的设计和进行、科学道德、写作和演讲技巧以及科学和学术生活的其他问题。 在专业行为，科学道德，和研究的仔细，公正和负责任的行为培训是该计划的核心。 学生准备书面和口头建议和最终报告。 参与者还可以充分利用山湖生物站丰富、多样和刺激的智力生活。 所有空间站的居民都在公共食堂吃饭，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进行。 所有空间站用户之间的互动不断发生，形成了一个非常支持和协作的环境。 该站自1993年以来一直主办NSF REU网站计划，并已毕业200多名学生。 计划的成功是量化的匿名退出调查，并通过跟踪出版率和研究生课程录取。 REU项目的很大一部分被出版，大量的参与者继续研究生院。 该计划成功地吸引了来自小型学院的学生，妇女和科学领域代表性不足的群体成员。 该方案与区域HBCU、波多黎各大学和欧空局种子方案保持正式伙伴关系。 选择参与者是因为他们愿意承担原创性的生物学研究，并对科学职业感兴趣。 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，mlbs-reu@virginia.edu，mlbs.org/REU.html。

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, mlbs-reu@virginia.edu, mlbs.org/REU.html .