REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain Science

位于乔治亚州斯泰茨伯勒的佐治亚南方大学（GSU）将在2019-2021年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。在GSU的海岸平原科学研究所，统一的主题涉及全球气候变化压力源对大西洋海岸平原生物和生态系统的影响。目标是让本科生参与研究和专业发展活动，促进对该地理区域独特的自然和生物资源的理解，以及它们的可持续利用和管理。学生将在教师导师的指导下参与实践研究，并参加专业发展研讨会，针对沿海平原生态学和地质学的一般和概念性知识，科学交流技巧（口头和书面），定位和评估原始文献的技术，以及科学中的道德实践。预计将有30名学生在该项目中接受培训。招收对象为美国东南部院校的一年级和二年级（大一/大二）学生，这些院校的研究机会可能更有限，比如两年制学院和主要的本科院校。特别鼓励来自占该地区人口很大比例的代表性不足群体的学生申请。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。目标是营造一个学习和专业发展的环境，为研究生学习和科学事业提供机会。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http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/icps/REU/，或联系PI （J. Checo Colon-Gaud博士，jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu）或联合PI （Danny Gleason博士，dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu）。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。

This REU Site award to Georgia Southern University (GSU), located in Statesboro, GA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. Housed at GSU's Institute for Coastal Plain Science, the unifying theme involves the impacts of global climate change stressors on organisms and ecosystems of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The goal is to engage undergraduates in research and professional development activities that promote an understanding of the unique physical and biological resources occurring in this geographic region as well as their sustainable use and management. Students will participate in hands-on research guided by faculty mentors, as well as in professional development workshops targeting general and conceptual knowledge in the ecology and geology of the coastal plain, scientific communication skills (oral and written), techniques for locating and evaluating primary literature, and ethical practices in science. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students will be trained in the program. Recruitment is targeted at 1st and 2nd year (freshman/sophomore) students attending institutions in the southeastern U.S. where research opportunities may be more limited, such as at 2-year colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions. Students from underrepresented groups that comprise a large percentage of the population in the region are especially encouraged to apply. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. The goal is to foster an environment for learning and professional development that leads to opportunities in graduate studies and careers in science. 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 http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/icps/REU/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. J. Checo Colon-Gaud at jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Danny Gleason at dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu).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.