REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences for Undergraduates on Bioenergy

REU 网站：生物能源本科生跨学科研究经验

• 批准号: 1263335
• 负责人: Heike Bucking
• 金额: $ 32.64万
• 依托单位: South Dakota State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-01 至 2017-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263335&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Research; Experiences

This interdisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site at South Dakota State University will allow ten undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013 to 2015 to learn research skills and to participate in unique research experiences related to biofuels and bioenergy crops. Bioenergy is not only an emergent area in science and engineering with profound implications for the U.S. economy, but it is also an excellent training ground in multidisciplinary research. The industry is still developing, and it can be expected that the demands for scientists in this area and a trained work force will increase in the near future. Field trips to industry partners will allow students to learn about potential careers in the bioenergy industry. This project links together faculty mentors from 6 different departments (biology and microbiology, agricultural and biosystems engineering, plant science, chemistry, economics, geospatial sciences) with active research programs on bioenergy, and this will provide a multidisciplinary research environment for the participants of the program. Students in chemistry, biology, engineering, and economics will get actively involved in projects representing the whole spectrum of state of the art bioenergy research from feedstock genomics, to new technologies in bioprocessing and the conversion of bioenergy crops into biofuels, to ecological and environmental sustainability of agricultural crop production, but will also consider the societal and economic impacts of global bioenergy production. Students will also participate in seminars and various workshops, such as ethics training and responsible conduct in research. The students are selected based on their academic record, letters of recommendation, and their motivation to work in a multidisciplinary research environment. A common assessment tool will be used to evaluate the gains of the students in different research relevant areas after the program. The students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. More information is available by visiting the web page of the program (http://www.sdstate.edu/biomicro/REU/index.cfm), or by contacting [e-mail], the PI (Dr. Heike Bücking at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Jose Gonzalez at [e-mail]) of the program.The site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.

南达科他州立大学的跨学科本科生研究经验（REU）站点将允许10名本科生在2013年至2015年夏季的10周内学习研究技能，并参与与生物燃料和生物能源作物相关的独特研究经验。生物能源不仅是科学和工程领域的新兴领域，对美国经济有着深远的影响，而且也是多学科研究的优秀培训基地。该行业仍在发展中，可以预期，在不久的将来，该领域对科学家和训练有素的劳动力的需求将会增加。与行业合作伙伴的实地考察将使学生了解生物能源行业的潜在职业。该项目将来自6个不同院系（生物与微生物、农业与生物系统工程、植物科学、化学、经济学、地理空间科学）的教师导师与生物能源的活跃研究项目联系在一起，为项目参与者提供一个多学科的研究环境。化学、生物学、工程学和经济学专业的学生将积极参与代表整个生物能源研究领域的项目，从原料基因组学到生物加工和生物能源作物转化为生物燃料的新技术，再到农业作物生产的生态和环境可持续性，但也将考虑全球生物能源生产的社会和经济影响。学生还将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。学生的选择是基于他们的学习成绩，推荐信，以及他们在多学科研究环境中工作的动机。一个通用的评估工具将用于评估学生在不同研究相关领域的成果。对学生进行跟踪，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。欲了解更多信息，请访问项目网页（http://www.sdstate.edu/biomicro/REU/index.cfm），或联系[e-mail]，项目负责人（Heike bking博士，[e-mail]）或共同负责人（Jose Gonzalez博士，[e-mail]）。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作资助。