REU Site: Ecology, Genetics, and Adaptation on the Colorado Plateau

REU Site奖授予位于亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北亚利桑那大学，将在2021-2023年夏季支持9名学生为期10周的培训。预计共有27名学生将在该计划中接受培训，他们主要来自社区和部落大学，重点是美洲原住民和西班牙裔学生。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。该计划的研究主题是以地点为基础，利用科罗拉多高原和四角地区独特的生态和文化多样性。将使用生物基础设施司资助的所有REU现场方案使用的基于网络的评估工具，即SALG Urssa工具，以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。学生将进行与当地生态和文化相关的研究项目(例如，涉及气候变化、鱼类种群、生态相似物种之间的配偶识别等研究问题)。该计划的主要目标是提高学生的科学和批判性思维技能，并鼓励继续学习科学。每个学生将进行科学研究的所有阶段，包括科学文献回顾、实验、数据分析和解释，以及对其结果的纸质和海报演示。该计划包括关于职业选择、发展研究技能、研究中负责任的行为、美洲原住民和西方科学观点的研讨会，以及队列建设活动。导师在指导本科生和资助研究方面拥有丰富的经验。学生将由PI Holeski和Martinez从申请者池中挑选。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https://nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience，，或联系PI(Dr.Holeski at liza.holeski@NAU.edu)或共同PI(Ted Martinez@NAU.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 Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, will support the training of 9 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021 - 2023. It is anticipated that a total of 27 students, primarily from community and tribal colleges, and with emphasis on Native American and Hispanic students, 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. The research theme of the program is place-based and utilizes the unique ecology and cultural diversity of the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners region. A web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure, the SALG URSSA tool, will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system.Students will conduct research projects that are relevant to the local ecology and cultures (e.g., research questions involving climate change, fish populations, mate recognition among ecologically similar species). The primary goal of the program is to enhance the scientific and critical thinking skills of students and encourage continued studies in the sciences. Each student will conduct all of the phases of scientific research, including scientific literature review, experimentation, data analysis and interpretation, and paper and poster presentations of their results. The program includes seminars on career options, developing research skills, responsible conduct in research, Native American and western science perspectives, and cohort-building activities. Mentors have extensive experience mentoring undergraduates and in funded research. Students will be selected from the applicant pool by PIs Holeski and Martinez. More information about the program is available by visiting https://nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Holeski at liza.holeski@nau.edu) or the co-PI (Ted Martinez at ted.martinez@nau.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.