REU Site: Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station

REU 站点：El Verde 野外站的热带生态与进化

• 批准号: 1062769
• 负责人: Luis Ramirez-Ulate
• 金额: $ 27.31万
• 依托单位: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062769&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Tropical; Ecology; Evolution

An award has been made to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, that will provide research training for 10 weeks for 8 undergraduate students, during the summers of 2011-2015. The program focuses on Tropical Ecology and Evolution -- the study of plant population biology, forest and stream community dynamics, forest ecology, and arthropod biology and coevolution in the tropical rainforest of Puerto Rico. El Verde Field Station is the base of operations of many tropical researchers and the Luquillo LTER program. Students can develop their own independent projects in a wide variety of fields under the advice of faculty mentors. Students spend most of their time working in their research projects, but are also expected to attend seminars and workshops on scientific data analysis and techniques to study tropical systems; along with workshops on the graduate school application process. An ethics component focuses on responsible conduct in research and issues commonly encountered by students during their careers, as well as discussions on the role of scientists in modern society. The program has a component that includes field trips to other forest types and historic areas in Puerto Rico. REU students have access to a very diverse tropical rainforest to conduct their research and basic facilities at the field station are complemented with modern laboratories on campus at UPR Rio Piedras. The program is advertised electronically in Puerto Rico and mainland US. Students are selected based on academic record and potential for outstanding research in the biological sciences. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://web.ites.upr.edu/reu/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Ramirez at [e-mail]).

在2011年至2015年的夏季，向波多黎各大学的里奥·皮埃拉斯校园（Rio Piedras Campus）颁发了奖项，该研究将为8名本科生提供10周的研究培训。 该计划的重点是热带生态学和进化 - 对波多黎各热带雨林中的植物种群生物学，森林和溪流社区动态，森林生态学以及节肢动物生物学以及共同进化。 El Verde Field Station是许多热带研究人员和Luquillo lter计划的运营基础。 在教师导师的建议下，学生可以在各种领域开发自己的独立项目。 学生将大部分时间都花在研究项目上，但也有望参加有关研究热带系统的科学数据分析和技术的研讨会和研讨会；以及研究生院申请过程的研讨会。 道德成分的重点是学生在职业生涯中通常遇到的研究以及有关科学家在现代社会中的作用的讨论。该计划的组成部分包括前往波多黎各的其他森林类型和历史区域的实地考察。 REU学生可以使用非常多样化的热带雨林来进行研究，并在现场站进行了基本设施，并在UPR Rio Piedras的校园里得到了现代实验室的补充。 该计划在波多黎各和美国大陆上以电子方式进行宣传。 根据学术记录和生物科学的杰出研究的潜力选择学生。 跟踪学生以确定他们对学术研究领域，职业道路以及研究经验的持久影响的持续兴趣。 有关该程序的信息将通过各种方式进行评估，包括使用REU共同评估工具。通过访问http://web.ites.upr.edu/reu/或与PI联系（[e-mail]），可以提供更多信息。