REU Site: Human Impacts on the Colorado Plateau: Placed Based Research and Training.

这个REU网站奖给北方亚利桑那大学，位于弗拉格斯塔夫，亚利桑那州，将支持8名学生在2015年至2017年夏季10周的培训。研究是围绕着一个主题的地方为基础的研究人类对环境的影响在科罗拉多高原。专家导师来自生物学，林业和环境科学。从同行和教师的多维互动开始的指导帮助学生感觉到他们是研究奋进的一个完全整合的部分，并让他们看到从社区大学到科学事业的途径。计划内容包括研究经验，以及基于实地站的环境科学研究介绍，小组活动，重点是科学的负责任行为，并支持部落和社区学院的学生成为科学家。招聘的核心是通过现场访问和PI与学生所在机构的教师之间的关系发展，并辅以电子邮件传单和网站。申请表，论文和推荐信在冬季接受，并由Co-PI进行评估，优先考虑来自部落和社区学院的学生，他们受到教师的高度推荐，并在他们的论文中表示与该计划相匹配。预计共有8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。我们的计划将有助于更多的美洲原住民和西班牙裔学生继续在4年制和研究生学位授予机构的研究。一个共同的基于网络的评估工具，由生物基础设施司（董事会生物科学）资助的所有REU计划将用于确定培训计划的有效性。项目评估还包括对学生和导师的独立采访，以及对未来成功的跟踪和支持。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：//nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience/，或联系主要研究者（维普莱博士，Amy.维普莱@ nau.edu）或共同主要研究者（Martinez博士，西奥多. nau.edu）。

This REU Site award to Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, AZ, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015- 2017. Research is organized around a theme of placed-based research on human impacts on the environment on the Colorado Plateau. Expert mentors come from Biology, Forestry, and Environmental Sciences. Mentoring that begins with multidimensional interactions of peers and faculty helps students to feel that they are a fully-integrated part of the research endeavor and allows them to see a pathway from community college to a scientific career. Program elements include a research experience, and a field station-based introduction to environmental science research, group activities with a focus on responsible conduct of science and supporting Tribal and Community College students in becoming scientists. The core of recruiting is via site visits and relationship development between the PIs and faculty at the students' home institutions, supplemented by emailed flyers and a website. Application forms, essays, and reference letters are accepted in the winter and evaluated by the Co-PIs with priority given to students from tribal and community colleges who come highly recommended by their faculty and indicate a good match to the program in their essay.It is anticipated that a total of 8 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. Our program will contribute to more Native American and Hispanic students continuing their studies at 4-year and graduate-degree granting institutions.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 the training program. Program evaluation also includes independent interviews of students and mentors and tracking and support for future success. 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://nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Whipple at Amy.Whipple@nau.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Martinez at Theodore.Martinez@nau.edu).