REU Site: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Changing Environments: Integrating from Genomes to Biomes

REU Site奖授予位于堪萨斯州曼哈顿的堪萨斯州立大学，将在2015-2017年夏季为9名学生提供为期10周的培训。该项目由生物学部、康扎草原生物站和生态基因组学研究所（EGI）主办。该计划侧重于生态学和进化生物学的机械和综合研究，以变化环境中的生态学和进化生物学为主题。项目活动包括：1)训练学生实验技术和设计的独立研究项目，2)生态学和进化生物学综合分析研讨会，3)综合伦理培训，4)专业发展和研究技能研讨会，5)实地考察，生物收集和基因组设施，6)口头交流学生研究成果的培训。参与者将有机会使用广泛的设施和设备进行生态、进化和基因组研究。教师导师是世界领先的综合生态和进化研究。REU、EGI和Konza之间的协同作用将使参与者接触到堪萨斯州立大学正在进行的新实验。招募和参与者的选择将侧重于识别具有杰出研究潜力的学生。该计划将针对那些就读于没有重大本科研究机会的院校的学生（例如，主要的本科院校、社区学院和部落学院）。但是，所有具有杰出研究潜力的学生都应该申请。预计总共将有27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、分析和交流。许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果，有些人将在同行评议的期刊上发表结果。由生物基础设施部（生物科学理事会）资助的所有REU项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定项目的有效性。学生在项目结束后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。更多信息可访问www.ksu.edu/reu，或通过biologyreu@ksu.edu联系PI（摩根博士）或联合PI（斯奈德博士）。

This REU Site award to Kansas State University, located in Manhattan, KS, will support the training of 9 students in a 10-week program during the summers of 2015-2017. The program is hosted by the Division of Biology, Konza Prairie Biological Station, and the Ecological Genomics Institute (EGI). The program focuses on mechanistic and integrative research in ecology and evolutionary biology, with a theme of ecology and evolutionary biology in changing environments. Program activities include: i) independent research projects that will train students in experimental techniques and design, ii) a seminar on integrative analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology, iii) comprehensive ethics training, iv) professional development and research skills workshops, v) field trips to field sites, biological collections, and genomic facilities, and vi) training in oral communication of students' research results. Participants will have access to an extensive range of facilities and equipment for ecological, evolutionary, and genomic research. Faculty mentors are world leaders in integrative ecological and evolutionary research. Synergy among the REU, EGI, and Konza will provide participants exposure to new and ongoing experiments at Kansas State University. Recruitment and participant selection will focus on the identification of students with outstanding research potential. The program will target students attending institutions without significant undergraduate research opportunities (e.g., primarily undergraduate institutions, community colleges, and tribal colleges). However, all students with outstanding research potential should apply.It is anticipated that a total of 27 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, analyzed, and communicated. Many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences, and some will publish the results in peer-reviewed journals.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of program. Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting www.ksu.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Morgan) or co-PI (Dr. Snyder) at biologyreu@ksu.edu.