REU Site: Models in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics

堪萨斯大学（KU）获得了本科生研究经验（REU）网站奖，该奖项将在2013-2015年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该REU项目由美国国家科学基金会刺激竞争性研究实验项目（EPSCoR）和生物科学理事会（BIO REU项目）支持。该项目位于生态和进化生物学系，重点是在进化、生态学和系统学中使用模型。学生将与教师导师一起参与独立研究项目。不同学科的项目差异很大，将根据学生在生态学和进化生物学方面的优势和兴趣量身定制。学生将进行全日制的实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种讲习班，如道德培训和负责任的研究行为，专业沟通技巧，工业界和学术界的就业机会，以及研究生院的申请过程。此外，学生还将参加堪萨斯大学和堪萨斯州立大学研究机构的实地考察。REU学生将有机会接触到丰富的个人导师。我们的设施，以及现场，博物馆收藏和核心设施，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中代表性不足的学生。学生的选择基于学习成绩、研究表现以及在进化、生态学和系统学方面的杰出研究潜力。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，以及研究经历的持久影响。有关该计划的信息将通过各种方式进行评估，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，或通过eebreu@ku.edu与PI （Jennifer Gleason博士）或副PI （Mark Mort博士）联系。

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.