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]).

这个奖项给肯塔基州大学将提供研究培训，以10名本科生10周，每年夏天从2012年至2014年。该计划的重点是郊区生态-生物体和环境之间的相互作用，这是严重改变了人类活动，特别关注入侵物种。 来自五个系的研究人员为学生参与者设计了各种各样的项目。学生将做全职研究，以及参加每周讲座/讨论系列，涵盖的主题，如科学方法，负责任的研究行为，专业的沟通技巧，生态与公共政策之间的接口，和研究生的机会。REU学生可以在两个生态研究场所和他们的个人导师的实验室获得活动和设施。该计划将从不同的机构招募使用个人访问，传统的邮件，和一个动态的网络存在。学生将根据学习成绩，研究表现，研究潜力和对科学教学的兴趣进行选择。学生将被跟踪，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://darwin.uky.edu/~erf/reu/或联系PI（大卫韦斯特奈特，网址：[e-mail]）。