New REU Site: Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics: Integrating Terrestrial and Aquatic Perspectives

这个REU网站奖给华盛顿州立大学温哥华（WSUV），位于温哥华，华盛顿州，将支持8名学生的培训9周期间，从2015年至2017年每年夏天，在环境的学校。 科学主题是景观生态学和生态系统动力学，对比哥伦比亚河流域（CRB）内的陆地和水生系统。 CRB横跨华盛顿州，作为一个“生活实验室”，探索生物和非生物因素如何塑造生态系统的形式和功能。每个暑期体验旨在让本科生参与高质量的研究，提高科学探究和沟通技能，促进合作和负责任的研究行为，并提供有意义的专业发展和社交机会。 WSUV REU网站专门针对有才华的本科生，他们在温哥华、华盛顿/波特兰或大都市地区“原地踏步”，并参加该地区的4年制和2年制学院之一。 这个REU网站还考虑来自美国各地的申请人，并与每一个被录取的学生合作，以确保夏季住房。 完成至少一年本科学习的学生可以通过下面提到的WSUV REU网站在线申请。预计共有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该计划中接受培训。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工作成果。 更具体地说，这个REU项目促进了高素质本科生的参与，这些本科生通常被排除在沉浸式夏季研究体验之外，因为他们无法长时间离家。由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有REU计划使用的基于网络的通用评估工具用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生需要在课程结束后进行跟踪，并必须通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://vancouver.wsu.edu/reu或联系PI（Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens，rollboll@vancouver.wsu.edu）。

This REU Site award to Washington State University Vancouver (WSUV), located in Vancouver, WA, will support the training of 8 students for 9 weeks during each summer from 2015-2017, within the School of the Environment. The scientific themes are landscape ecology and ecosystem dynamics, contrasting terrestrial and aquatic systems within the Columbia River Basin (CRB). The CRB extends across Washington state and serves as a 'living laboratory' within which to explore how biotic and abiotic factors shape ecosystem form and function. Each summer experience is designed to engage undergraduates in high-quality research and improve skills in scientific inquiry and communication, promote collaboration and the responsible conduct of research, and provide meaningful professional development and social opportunities. The WSUV REU site is targeted specifically toward talented undergraduates who are 'place bound' within the Vancouver, WA/Portland, OR metropolitan area, and attend one of the region's 4-year and 2-year colleges. This REU site also considers applicants from across the US, and works with every accepted student to secure summer housing. Students who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study may apply online through the WSUV REU website noted below.It is anticipated that a total of 24 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 the results of their work at scientific conferences. More specifically, this REU project promotes participation of highly qualified undergraduate students who are typically excluded from immersive summer research experiences due only to their inability to leave home for extended periods. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) is used to determine the effectiveness of the training 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 http://vancouver.wsu.edu/reu or by contacting the PI (Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, rollboll@vancouver.wsu.edu).