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

已向波多黎各大学里奥彼德拉斯校区颁发了一笔奖金，该校区将在2011-2015年夏季为8名本科生提供为期10周的研究培训。 该计划的重点是热带生态学和进化-植物种群生物学，森林和溪流群落动态，森林生态学，节肢动物生物学和波多黎各热带雨林的共同进化的研究。 埃尔维德野外观测站是许多热带研究人员和卢基略LTER计划的工作基地。 学生可以在教师导师的建议下，在各种领域开发自己的独立项目。 学生大部分时间都在研究项目中工作，但也要参加关于科学数据分析和技术的研讨会和讲习班，以研究热带系统;沿着研究生院申请过程的讲习班。 伦理部分侧重于负责任的研究行为和学生在职业生涯中经常遇到的问题，以及关于科学家在现代社会中的作用的讨论。该计划有一个组成部分，包括实地考察其他森林类型和历史领域的波多黎各。 REU学生可以进入一个非常多样化的热带雨林进行研究，野外站的基本设施与UPR Rio Piedras校园的现代化实验室相辅相成。 该计划是在波多黎各和美国大陆的电子广告。 学生是根据学习成绩和在生物科学领域的杰出研究潜力来选择的。 学生被跟踪，以确定他们对学习的学术领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经验的持久影响。 有关该计划的信息将通过各种手段进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://web.ites.upr.edu/reu/或联系PI（Ramirez博士，reu@ites.upr.edu）。

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 reu@ites.upr.edu).