REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Tropical Conservation Science

REU 网站：热带保护科学本科生研究经验

• 批准号: 1005186
• 负责人: Rebecca Ostertag
• 金额: $ 50.82万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii at Hilo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005186&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Undergraduate; Research; Experiences

An award was made to the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) to provide research training for 10 students for eleven weeks in the summer, beginning 2011 through 2014. At least two students will continue their research during the academic year. The program is a partnership between UH Hilo and researchers from government agencies conducting research on the Island of Hawaii (e.g., USGS-Biological Resources Division, US Forest Service). The Island of Hawaii, with its diversity and high representation of almost all ecological niches found in the archipelago, presents an excellent living laboratory in which to train future researchers. The goal of this REU program is to provide an exciting and challenging summer research experience for undergraduate students in the interdisciplinary field of conservation biology and prepare them for future careers in science. To increase the diversity of students entering this field, this program targets those students with limited research experience, first generation college students, and under-represented minorities. The summer program will begin with a one-week orientation that will introduce the students to the university, research design and analysis, and report writing and presentation. The remaining weeks will consist of students working side by side with researchers on their projects. In addition, one day a week will involve lectures and field trips focused on different topics in conservation biology, and sessions on the responsible conduct of research, statistics, report writing and presentation, and graduate school and career presentations. Students will complete a written research paper and make an oral presentation at the undergraduate research symposium. The program will use an online assessment tool for evaluating the success of the program. More information is available at http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhintern/, or by contacting Rebecca Ostertag ([e-mail]) or Sharon Ziegler-Chong ([e-mail]).

夏威夷大学希洛分校（UH Hilo）获得了一项奖励，从2011年到2014年，在夏季为10名学生提供为期11周的研究培训。至少有两名学生将在本学年继续他们的研究。该项目是希洛大学和在夏威夷岛进行研究的政府机构（如美国地质勘探局生物资源司、美国林务局）的研究人员之间的合作项目。夏威夷岛以其多样性和在群岛中发现的几乎所有生态位的高度代表性，为培养未来的研究人员提供了一个极好的生活实验室。这个REU项目的目标是为保护生物学跨学科领域的本科生提供一个令人兴奋和具有挑战性的夏季研究经验，并为他们未来的科学事业做好准备。为了增加进入这一领域的学生的多样性，该计划针对那些研究经验有限的学生，第一代大学生和代表性不足的少数民族。暑期课程将以为期一周的培训开始，向学生介绍大学，研究设计和分析，以及报告写作和演示。剩下的几周将由学生与研究人员一起完成他们的项目。此外，每周有一天将包括讲座和实地考察，重点是保护生物学的不同主题，以及负责任的研究行为、统计、报告写作和报告，以及研究生院和职业报告。学生将完成一份书面研究报告，并在本科生研究研讨会上作口头报告。该计划将使用在线评估工具来评估该计划的成功。更多信息请访问http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhintern/，或与Rebecca Ostertag （[e-mail]）或Sharon Ziegler-Chong （[e-mail]）联系。

项目成果

Mentoring Pacific Island Students for Conservation Careers

指导太平洋岛屿学生的保护职业

• DOI: 10.18833/spur/1/4/11
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly
• 作者: Puniwai-Ganoot, Noelani;Ziegler-Chong, Sharon;Ostertag, Rebecca;Ulu Ching, Moana
• 通讯作者: Ulu Ching, Moana