REU QUEST (Research Experience for Undergraduates in QUantitative Environmental Science and Technology)

REU QUEST（定量环境科学与技术本科生研究经历）

• 批准号: 1461249
• 负责人: James McNair
• 金额: $ 26.43万
• 依托单位: Grand Valley State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-04-15 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1461249&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; QUEST; Research; Experience; Undergraduates

This REU Site award to Grand Valley State University, located in Muskegon, Michigan, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2017. The program emphasizes two themes: understanding freshwater systems and their catchments, and applying quantitative methods in research. Its main components are individual student-oriented research projects, faculty mentoring, peer interactions, development of communication skills, and development of quantitative skills. Students also will receive training in the ethics of science and responsible conduct of research, use of library resources, career planning, and resume writing. Research areas include lake and stream metabolism, carbon and nutrient biogeochemistry, transformative/comparative immunology of freshwater organisms, molecular ecology, fish population dynamics, harmful algal blooms, environmental chemistry, remote sensing, watershed analysis, and more. Research equipment available to students includes, for example, a monitoring buoy on Muskegon Lake, flow cytometer, gene sequencer, analytical instruments for environmental chemistry, and indoor mesocosm facility. The summer program concludes with a research symposium where students present their findings. Program success will be evaluated using both the BIO REU common assessment tool and an external evaluator. The program is open to all bright, adequately prepared undergraduates throughout the nation, with extra emphasis on recruiting from groups underrepresented in the biological sciences. Student applications are completed online at the website listed below and include evidence of adequate academic preparation, an essay, and a faculty letter of recommendation.It is anticipated that over the 3-year period of the grant, a total of 30 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.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. 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.gvsu.edu/wri/mcnair/reuquest or by contacting the PI (Dr. James McNair at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Kevin Strychar at [e-mail]).

REU Site奖授予位于密歇根州马斯基贡的格兰德山谷州立大学，将在2015-2017年夏季支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。该计划强调两个主题：了解淡水系统及其集水区，以及在研究中应用定量方法。它的主要组成部分是以学生为导向的个人研究项目、教师指导、同行互动、沟通技能的发展和量化技能的发展。学生还将接受科学道德、负责任的研究行为、图书馆资源的使用、职业规划和简历写作方面的培训。研究领域包括湖泊和溪流新陈代谢、碳和营养生物地球化学、淡水生物的转化/比较免疫学、分子生态学、鱼类种群动态、有害藻华、环境化学、遥感、流域分析等。例如，学生可以使用的研究设备包括马斯基贡湖上的监测浮标、流式细胞仪、基因测序仪、环境化学分析仪器和室内中微体设施。暑期计划的最后是一个研究研讨会，学生们在会上展示他们的发现。项目的成功将使用BIO REU通用评估工具和外部评估器进行评估。该项目面向全国所有聪明、准备充分的本科生，特别强调从生物科学界代表性较低的群体中招聘。学生的申请可以在下面列出的网站上在线完成，其中包括充分的学术准备、一篇论文和一封教师推荐信。预计在3年的拨款期间，总共将有30名学生接受该项目的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施部(生物科学局)资助的所有REU项目都将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具来确定培训计划的有效性。学生必须在项目结束后被跟踪，并必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问www.gvsu.edu/wri/mcnair/reuquest，或联系国际组织(James McNair博士，电子邮件：[e-mail])或共同国际组织(Kevin Strychar博士，电子邮件：[e-mail])。