REU Site: Yosemite Environmental Science Research Training

加州大学默塞德分校(UCM)设立了本科生研究体验(REU)站点奖，将在2013-2015年夏季为8名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。优胜美地环境科学研究培训REU计划将设在约塞米蒂国家公园(YNP)的优胜美地野外站。学生将与加州大学默塞德分校的教师导师和YNP/美国地质调查局的共同导师一起参与研究项目，这些项目涵盖了一系列子学科，但都使用约塞米蒂大学的“活实验室”来回答环境科学中的关键问题。这些项目审查了优胜美地独特的生态系统和生物体(即山地草地和大灰猫头鹰)，以及具有广泛相关性的关键过程(即火和水文学)。许多项目试图了解人类与生态系统、生物体和过程的相互作用和变化；其中包括量化局部影响(例如，群体种群使用和访问模式)，以及全球变化的影响。项目成果将为各个领域提供基本的科学知识，同时也为自然资源管理者提供有直接价值的信息。REU的学生外展活动将是广泛和多样的，包括向约塞米蒂社区和YNP的许多参观者公开展示他们的研究。培训将包括在项目的第一周由加州大学默塞德分校研究办公室的工作人员领导的关于科学伦理和负责任的研究进行的会议。该项目的多阶段招聘工作既包括传统的硬拷贝形式，也包括基于数字的广告。学生是根据学业成绩、研究表现和在环境科学领域的杰出研究潜力来挑选的。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://snri.ucmerced.edu/Yosemite_REU，，或联系国际和平组织(斯蒂芬·C·哈特博士，电子邮件：Shart4@ucureed.edu)或联合国际组织(J·迈克尔·贝曼博士，电子邮件：mbeman@ucureed.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site award has been made to the University of California Merced (UCM) that will provide research training for eight students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013- 2015. The Yosemite Environmental Science Research Training REU program will be based at the Yosemite Field Station in Yosemite National Park (YNP). Students will be involved in research projects with UC Merced faculty mentors and YNP/United States Geological Survey co-mentors that span a range of sub-disciplines, but that all use the "living laboratory" of Yosemite to answer key questions in environmental science. These projects examine both the unique ecosystems and organisms found within Yosemite (i.e., montane meadows and the Great Gray Owl), as well as key processes of broad relevance (i.e., fire and hydrology). Many of the projects seek to understand human interactions with and alteration of ecosystems, organisms, and processes; these include quantifying local impacts (e.g., pack stock use and visitation patterns), as well as the effects of global change. Project results will contribute fundamental scientific knowledge to a variety of fields, while also generating information of direct value to natural resource managers. REU student outreach activities will be broad and diverse, including a public presentation of their research open to the Yosemite community and YNP's many visitors. Training will include a session on scientific ethics and the responsible conduct of research led by staff from the Office of Research at UC Merced during the first week of the program. The program's multi-phase recruitment effort consists of both traditional "hard copy" formats as well as digital-based advertising. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for outstanding research in the environmental sciences. 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. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of a REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://snri.ucmerced.edu/Yosemite_REU, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stephen C. Hart at shart4@ucmerced.edu) or co-PI (Dr. J. Michael Beman at mbeman@ucmerced.edu).