REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Environmental Biology at the University of Montana in Collaboration with La Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Mexico

蒙大拿大学获得本科生研究经验（REU）奖，将在2012- 2014年夏季为10名学生提供为期9周的研究培训。这个REU网站以及它与墨西哥奇瓦瓦自治大学的合作，得到了美国国家科学基金会国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）和生物科学理事会（BIO）的支持。我们的REU项目，介绍多元文化暑期本科生研究经验（IM-SURE）项目由生物科学部管理。IM-SURE主要面向全国范围内对环境生物学感兴趣，但迄今为止几乎没有研究经验的本科生（包括即将进入大学的高中毕业生）。每位学生将在教师及其研究小组的指导下进行原创的实践研究。主要研究领域包括微生物生态学、植物生态学、生态与进化遗传学。学生将根据他们的兴趣、技能和经验与研究导师和项目相匹配。项目将旨在帮助学生发展他们的研究技能和独立性，以及他们对环境生物学特定领域的知识。REU的研究人员可能会被安排在澳大校园（或相关的实地地点）。或者，对于有一定经验的学生，可以选择到我们在墨西哥奇瓦瓦的合作机构（与UM的导师一起）。学生将在科学研究的各个方面获得经验，例如制定研究问题和假设；设计实验;分析数据;交流研究成果。开学典礼，仲夏社交活动，以及整个小组的会议将为IM-SURE学生提供分享经验和培养科学共同体意识的机会。我们力求为所有参与者提供一个合议和支持性的环境，并通过国家REU评估工具（URSSA）和我们自己的简短调查来衡量我们的成功和学生的满意度和成就。跟踪学生，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及他们的研究经历的持久影响。IM-SURE的参与者是根据学业成绩、个人兴趣陈述、研究经历短文（尽管之前的经验不需要）和两封推荐信来选择的。我们特别鼓励高中毕业生、美国原住民学生和其他在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）领域未被充分代表的群体申请。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://im-sure.dbs.umt.edu/index.php或联系IM-SURE PI（威廉·霍尔本博士im-sure@mso.umt.edu），或致电（406）243-5670。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Montana that will provide research training for ten students, for nine weeks during the summers of 2012- 2014. This REU site, and its collaboration with the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua in Mexico, is supported by the NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) and the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO). Our REU program, the Introductory Multicultural Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IM-SURE) Program is administered through the Division of Biological Sciences. IM-SURE is primarily intended for undergraduate students (including college-bound high school graduates) nationwide who are interested in environmental biology, but have had little or no research experience to date. Each student will conduct original hands-on research under the guidance of a faculty member and her/his research group. Major areas of research include microbial ecology, plant ecology, and ecological and evolutionary genetics. Students will be matched with a research mentor and project based on their interests, skills, and experience. Projects will be designed to help students develop their research skills and independence, as well as their knowledge of a specific area of environmental biology. REU researchers may be placed on the UM campus (or associated field sites), at UM?s Flathead Lake Biological Station, or, for select students with some prior experience, at our partner institution in Chihuahua, Mexico (along with a UM mentor). Students will gain experience in a variety of aspects of scientific research, such as formulating research questions and hypotheses; designing experiments; analyzing data; and communicating research results. Initial orientation, midsummer social activities, and capstone meetings of the entire group will offer opportunities for IM-SURE students to share their experience and develop a sense of scientific community. We seek to provide a collegial and supportive environment for all participants and measure our success and student satisfaction and accomplishments through the national REU Assessment Tool (URSSA) and our own brief surveys. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of their research experience. IM-SURE participants are selected based on academic record, personal interest statement, research experience essay (although prior experience is not required), and two reference letters. We especially encourage applications from graduating high school seniors, Native American students and other underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For more information, visit http://im-sure.dbs.umt.edu/index.php or contact the IM-SURE PI (Dr. William Holben at im-sure@mso.umt.edu), or phone (406) 243-5670.