REU Site: Models in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics

堪萨斯大学(KU)设立了本科生研究体验(REU)站点奖，将在2013-2015年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。这项REU计划得到了美国国家科学基金会的刺激竞争性研究实验计划(EPSCoR)和生物科学局(BIO REU计划)的支持。该计划位于生态和进化生物学系内，专注于进化、生态学和系统学中模型的使用。学生将在教师导师的指导下参与独立研究项目。项目在不同学科之间差异很大，将根据学生在生态学和进化生物学方面的优势和兴趣而量身定做。学生将进行全日制实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种工作坊，例如研究方面的道德培训和负责任的行为、专业沟通技能、工业界和学术界的职业机会，以及研究生院的申请过程。此外，学生还将参加对密歇根大学和堪萨斯州立大学研究设施的实地考察。REU的学生将有机会接触到丰富的个人导师S设施，以及实地考察地点、博物馆藏品和核心设施，如电子显微镜实验室、DNA核心实验室、生物信息学中心和基因组学设施。鼓励生物和数学专业的学生申请，特别是在STEM领域和本科院校或社区学院任职人数不足的学生。学生是根据学业成绩、研究表现和在进化论、生态学和系统学领域的杰出研究潜力来挑选的。学生将被跟踪，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经验的持久影响。关于该方案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://eebreu.ku.edu，，或联系私募(詹妮弗·格里森博士)或联席私募(马克·莫特博士)，电子邮件：eebreu@ku.edu。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to The University of Kansas (KU) that will provide research training for 10 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013-2015. This REU program is supported by the NSF's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO REU program). Located within the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the program focuses on the use of models in evolution, ecology and systematics. Students will participate in independent research projects with a faculty mentor. Projects vary greatly across the discipline and will be tailored to the student's strengths and interests in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Students will conduct full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, such as ethics training and responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. In addition, students will participate in field trips to KU and Kansas State Research facilities. REU students will have access to a rich array of individual mentor?s facilities as well as field sites, museum collections and core facilities such as the electron microscopy lab, DNA core laboratory, bioinformatics center and a genomics facility. Biology and mathematics students are encouraged to apply particularly students underrepresented in STEM fields and from undergraduate institutions or community colleges. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for outstanding research in evolution, ecology and systematics. Students will be 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://eebreu.ku.edu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Jennifer Gleason) or the co-PI (Dr. Mark Mort) at eebreu@ku.edu.