REU Site: A forest full of Big Data: the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology 2015-2019

这项授予哈佛大学哈佛森林的REU站点奖是由生物科学理事会（BIO）的生物基础设施司（DBI）和数学与物理科学理事会（MPS）的数学科学司（DMS）支持的。REU项目位于马萨诸塞州彼得舍姆，将在2015年至2019年的夏季为12名学生提供为期11周的培训。研究将侧重于收集、可视化、分析和传播生态“大数据”。学生们将由进行创新森林生态学研究的研究人员指导。该计划旨在实现五个总体目标：1)提高学生进行高质量跨学科研究的能力；2)建立研究团队，让学生发挥不同的优势，在前沿项目上合作，找到自己的智力“声音”；3)鼓励学生将科学中的基础问题与应用问题联系起来；4)向广泛的受众传播研究成果；5)培养反映美国学生背景和经历多样性的下一代生态科学家和教育工作者。哈佛森林大学REU项目积极招收来自不同文化、经济、教育和种族的学生。哈佛森林对多样性的承诺得到了生物野外站组织2014年人类多样性奖的认可。在接下来的五年里，该项目致力于提高多样性，培养下一代科学家。预计总共将有60名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该项目中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的成果。参加合作小组的学生可以充分参与生态研究前沿项目的开发和执行。学生也被鼓励开发反映他们自己的兴趣和观察的独立项目。学生们参加有关伦理、科学写作、展示和分析数据的讲习班。学生们与哈佛森林大学保持联系，以便评估暑期研究项目对他们职业发展的影响。学生的人口统计数据是通过对NSF报告系统发送的电子邮件的回复收集的。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/reu，或联系PI （Aaron Ellison博士aellison@fas.harvard.edu）或副PI （Andrew Richardson博士arichardson@oeb.harvard.edu）。

This REU Site award to Harvard University's Harvard Forest is supported by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). The REU program, located in Petersham, MA, will support the training of 12 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2015- 2019. Research will focus on collecting, visualizing, analyzing, and communicating ecological "Big Data". Students will be mentored by researchers who are conducting innovative forest ecology research. The program aims to meet five overarching objectives: 1) Enhancing the ability of students to undertake high-quality interdisciplinary research; 2) Building teams of researchers in which students bring different strengths to the table, collaborate on cutting-edge projects, and find their own intellectual "voice"; 3) Encouraging students to link fundamental and applied issues in science; 4) Communicating research findings to a wide range of audiences; and 5) Cultivating the next generation of ecological scientists and educators that reflects the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of students in the United States. The Harvard Forest REU program actively recruits students from a broad spectrum of cultural, economic, educational, and ethnic diversity. The Harvard Forest's commitment to diversity was recognized with the 2014 Human Diversity Award from the Organization for Biological Field Stations. Over the next five years, the program is committed to enhancing diversity and cultivating the next generation of scientists. It is anticipated that a total of 60 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present their results at scientific conferences. Students participating in collaborative groups are fully involved in the development and execution of projects on the cutting edge of ecological research. Students are also encouraged to develop independent projects that reflect their own interests and observations. Students participate in workshops on ethics, scientific writing, and presenting and analyzing data.Students maintain contact with Harvard Forest so that the impact of the Summer Research Program on their career progress can be assessed. Demographic data about students are collected through responses to emails sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Aaron Ellison at aellison@fas.harvard.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Andrew Richardson at arichardson@oeb.harvard.edu).