REU Site: Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Science

REU 网站：让本科生参与跨学科进化科学

• 批准号: 1757334
• 负责人: Andrew Forbes
• 金额: $ 38.38万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-01-15 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757334&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Engaging; Undergraduates; Interdisciplinary

This REU Site award to the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, IA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. The focus of this REU is training in evolutionary science, with students working on research projects across several disciplines. Three academic departments will collaborate with the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History (UIMNH) to offer research projects that span a wide range of topics, including animal behavior, paleontology, and genome evolution. Students will work on evolution-themed projects in one of these specific areas, but will also work as a cohort to make broad connections among disciplines. As part of the program, students will receive training in research best practices, participate in career workshops, create a digital exhibit for the UIMNH, and make formal research presentations based on their work. Housing, a meal allowance and stipend will be provided to all participants. Students from underrepresented minority groups and who have limited research opportunities at their home institution are especially encouraged to apply. Students will be selected based on previous academic performance, enthusiasm for conducting research, interest in specific faculty research projects, and potential for future success in a research-related career. It is anticipated that 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. Students will also learn skills in science communication including digital museum exhibits to communicate the results of their research to the public. 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 tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://biology.uiowa.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Andrew Forbes at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Maurine Neiman at [e-mail]).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该REU网站奖授予位于爱荷华州爱荷华市的爱荷华大学，将在2019-2021年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。这个REU的重点是在进化科学方面的培训，学生们在多个学科的研究项目上工作。三个学术部门将与爱荷华大学自然历史博物馆（UIMNH）合作，提供涵盖广泛主题的研究项目，包括动物行为、古生物学和基因组进化。学生们将在其中一个特定领域从事以进化论为主题的项目，但也将作为一个群体在学科之间建立广泛的联系。作为该计划的一部分，学生将接受研究最佳实践方面的培训，参加职业研讨会，为UIMNH创建数字展览，并根据他们的工作进行正式的研究报告。所有参加者将获提供住宿、膳食津贴及津贴。特别鼓励来自代表性不足的少数群体和在本国机构研究机会有限的学生申请。学生将根据以前的学习成绩、进行研究的热情、对特定教师研究项目的兴趣以及未来在研究相关职业中取得成功的潜力来选择。预计总共将有30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，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。学生还将学习科学传播技巧，包括通过数字博物馆展览向公众展示他们的研究成果。由生物基础设施部资助的所有REU站点计划使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://biology.uiowa.edu/reu，或联系PI （Andrew Forbes博士[e-mail]）或联合PI （mauurine Neiman博士[e-mail]）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，认为值得支持。

项目成果

Ormyrus labotus (Hymenoptera: Ormyridae): Another Generalist That Should not be a Generalist is not a Generalist

Ormyrus labotus（膜翅目：Ormyridae）：另一种不应该成为多面手的多面手并不是多面手

• DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixac001
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Insect Systematics and Diversity
• 影响因子: 3.4
• 作者: Sheikh, Sofia I;Ward, Anna K;Zhang, Y Miles;Davis, Charles K;Zhang, Linyi;Egan, Scott P;Forbes, Andrew A
• 通讯作者: Forbes, Andrew A