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REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Conservation Science at Zoo Miami

REU 网站：迈阿密动物园保护科学本科生的研究经验

基本信息

批准号：
1852297
负责人：
Steven Whitfield
金额：
$ 37.88万
依托单位：
Zoo Miami Foundation, Inc.
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-01-15 至 2024-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1852297&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Research Experiences Undergraduates

项目摘要

This REU Site award to Zoo Miami, in partnership with Florida International University, located in Miami, FL, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020- 2022. The REU Site, focused on conservation science, includes projects in field conservation (population biology, habitat ecology, invasive species biology, and global change ecology) and management of captive populations (wildlife disease biology, wildlife nutrition, animal psychology, animal behavior, reproductive physiology). Students will conduct closely mentored but independent research projects under the guidance of Zoo scientists and university-based researchers. Students will gain valuable skills in experimental design and data collection, written and oral communication, data management and data analysis, and reading and interpreting scientific literature. Students will gain exposure to STEM-related careers both within and outside of academia. In addition, students will learn STEM education in informal settings.It is anticipated that a total of 30 students will be trained in the program over the 3 year period of the grant. This program focuses on advancing diversity and participation of underrepresented groups in STEM. At least 50% of students will come from groups underrepresented in STEM, and at least 70% of students will come from colleges and universities with limited research opportunities, including community colleges. Students will engage in every part of the research process and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. 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 are expected to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.zoomiami.org/reu_program, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Steven Whitfield at steven.whitfield@miamidade.gov) or the co-PI (Dr. Elizabeth Anderson at epanders@fiu.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.

与佛罗里达州迈阿密的佛罗里达国际大学合作，授予迈阿密动物园的REU Site奖将支持2020-2022年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。REU网站专注于保护科学，包括野外保护(种群生物学、栖息地生态学、入侵物种生物学和全球变化生态学)和圈养种群管理(野生动物疾病生物学、野生动物营养、动物心理学、动物行为、生殖生理学)方面的项目。学生们将在动物园科学家和大学研究人员的指导下进行密切指导的独立研究项目。学生将在实验设计和数据收集、书面和口头交流、数据管理和数据分析以及阅读和解释科学文献方面获得宝贵的技能。学生将有机会在学术界内外从事与STEM相关的职业。此外，学生将在非正式环境中学习STEM教育。预计在3年的资助期内，共有30名学生将在该计划中接受培训。该方案的重点是促进STEM中代表性不足群体的多样性和参与。至少50%的学生将来自STEM中代表性不足的群体，至少70%的学生将来自研究机会有限的学院和大学，包括社区学院。学生将参与研究过程的每一个部分，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具(由生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点方案使用)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。学生需要回复通过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https://www.zoomiami.org/reu_program，网站，或联系国际和平组织(Steven Whitfield@miamidade.gov)或联合国际组织(伊丽莎白·安德森博士，电子邮件：epanders@fiu 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。