REU Site: Dynamics of aridland ecosystems in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

REU 站点：奇瓦瓦沙漠北部干旱地区生态系统的动态

• 批准号: 1659441
• 负责人: Scott Collins
• 金额: $ 29.85万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-02-15 至 2020-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1659441&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Dynamics; aridland; ecosystems

This REU Site award to the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. Research is conducted in and around the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge and focused on aridland ecology and ecohydrology. Program mentors come from the departments of Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Civil Engineering, along with staff from the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Students may pursue independent research in a wide range of topics in population (e.g. invasive species), community (e.g., competition, dynamics, microbial diversity) and ecosystem ecology (e.g., net primary production, decomposition) in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Students will participate in a boot camp plus seminars, a journal club, and workshops on responsible conduct of research, communication skills, career opportunities, and the graduate school application process. Applications from students early in their undergraduate career and those with limited research opportunities at their home institution are especially encouraged. Recruitment occurs via digital distribution of recruiting materials, well-known student job posting sites, as well as recruiting visits to local minority serving institutions. Students are selected based on academic record and coursework, letter of application, motivation, career goals, letters of recommendation, phone interviews, and potential for conducting independent research. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. At the end of each summer students present their results in an annual symposium, and some students may also present their research at regional or national scientific meetings. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. Participants are also tracked by Facebook and email to follow their career paths. More information is available at https://sevilletareu.wordpress.com/ and by contacting the Recruiting Coordinator (Ms Stephanie Baker at [e-mail]) or the PI (Dr. Scott L. Collins at [e-mail]).

这个REU网站奖给新墨西哥州，阿尔伯克基，NM的大学，将支持10名学生在2017年至2019年的夏天10周的培训。研究在塞维利亚国家野生动物保护区内和周围进行，重点是干旱生态和生态水文学。项目导师来自生物学、地球与行星科学和土木工程系，沿着还有来自美国林务局、美国鱼类和野生动物管理局和新墨西哥州自然历史博物馆的工作人员。学生可以在人口（例如入侵物种），社区（例如，竞争、动力学、微生物多样性）和生态系统生态学（例如，净初级生产力，分解）在水生和陆生生境。学生将参加一个靴子营加上研讨会，一个期刊俱乐部，并在负责任的研究，沟通技巧，就业机会，和研究生院申请过程中进行研讨会。特别鼓励学生在本科生涯早期以及在家乡机构研究机会有限的学生申请。招聘是通过数字分发招聘材料、知名学生招聘网站以及访问当地少数民族服务机构进行的。学生的选择是基于学习成绩和课程，申请信，动机，职业目标，推荐信，电话面试和进行独立研究的潜力。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。在每个夏季结束时，学生在年度研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，一些学生也可以在区域或国家科学会议上展示他们的研究成果。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU研究中心项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训项目的有效性。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。参与者还可以通过Facebook和电子邮件跟踪他们的职业道路。欲了解更多信息，请访问https://sevilletareu.wordpress.com/，并联系招聘协调员（Stephanie Baker女士，[e-mail]）或PI（Scott L.博士）。柯林斯在[e-mail]）。