REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain Science

位于佐治亚州斯塔茨伯勒的佐治亚州南方大学(GSU)获得这一REU Site奖，将在2019-2021年夏季期间支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。在格拉斯哥州立大学的海岸平原科学研究所，统一的主题涉及全球气候变化应激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物理和生物资源及其可持续利用和管理的了解。学生将参加由教师导师指导的实践研究，以及专业发展研讨会，目标是沿海平原生态和地质的一般和概念知识、科学交流技能(口头和书面)、查找和评估主要文献的技术以及科学中的伦理实践。预计共有30名学生将在该项目中接受培训。招生对象是美国东南部院校的一年级和二年级(大一/大二)学生，那里的研究机会可能更有限，例如两年制大学和主要是本科院校。特别鼓励来自占该区域人口很大比例的代表性不足群体的学生申请。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。其目标是营造一种学习和专业发展的环境，为研究生学习和科学职业发展创造机会。将使用生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点方案使用的通用网络评估工具来确定培训方案的有效性。项目结束后，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报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/icps/REU/，，或联系国际和平组织(J.Checo Colon-Gaud博士，电子邮件：jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu)或共同国际组织(丹尼·格里森博士，电子邮件：dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.