REU Site: Suburban Ecology and Invasive Species

REU 站点：郊区生态和入侵物种

• 批准号: 1062890
• 负责人: David Westneat
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062890&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Suburban; Ecology; Invasive

This award to the University of Kentucky will provide research training to 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks each summer from 2012-2014. The program focuses on suburban ecology -the interactions between organisms and an environment that is heavily modified by human activity, with special focus on invasive species. Faculty researchers from five departments have designed a diverse array of projects for student participants. Students are expected to do full-time research as well as participate in a weekly lecture/discussion series covering topics such as the scientific method, responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, the interface between ecology and public policy, and post-graduate opportunities. REU students have access to activities and facilities at two ecological research sites and their individual mentor's laboratory. The program will recruit from diverse institutions using personal visits, traditional mailings, and a dynamic web presence. Students will be selected based on academic record, research performance, potential for research, and an interest in teaching science. Students will be tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influence 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://darwin.uky.edu/~erf/reu/ or by contacting the PI (David Westneat at [e-mail]).

该奖项颁发给肯塔基大学，将为10周的2012 - 2014年夏天提供10周的本科生的研究培训。该计划的重点是郊区的生态 - 生物体与人类活动严重改变的环境之间的相互作用，特别关注入侵物种。 来自五个部门的教师研究人员为学生参与者设计了各种各样的项目。预计学生将进行全日制研究，并参加每周的讲座/讨论系列，涵盖诸如科学方法，负责任的研究，专业沟通技巧，生态和公共政策之间的界面以及研究生机会等主题。 REU学生可以在两个生态研究站点及其个人导师的实验室中使用活动和设施。该计划将使用个人访问，传统邮件和动态的网络形象从不同机构招募。将根据学术记录，研究表现，研究潜力以及对教学科学的兴趣选择学生。将跟踪学生以确定他们对学术研究领域，职业道路和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://darwin.uky.edu/~erf/reu/或与Pi（david westneat [e-mail]）联系，可以通过访问http://darwin.uky.edu/~erf/reu/获得更多信息。