REU Site: Summer Program in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity

REU 网站：奇瓦瓦沙漠生物多样性夏季项目

• 批准号: 1950810
• 负责人: Michael Moody
• 金额: $ 28.06万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950810&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Summer; Program; Chihuahuan

This REU Site award to the University of Texas at El Paso, located in El Paso, TX, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2020-2022. The research will be conducted on campus and at Chihuahuan Desert field sites in New Mexico and Texas. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Targeted students will be current sophomores or juniors; exceptional freshmen will be considered. Students will be guided through hypothesis driven collaborative research projects to generate knowledge that may ultimately inform actions for environmental sustainability and human well-being. Students will present their research at a UTEP campus-wide summer research symposium and will be encouraged to present their research results at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done using the BIO REU common survey through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine student career paths. The Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity (CDB) REU program emphasizes studies on CDB evolution and ecology linked to the interests of UTEP Biological Sciences faculty, who will serve as mentors. Projects span topics such as desert grassland ecology, animal tracking and behavior, molecular systematics and population genetics. Students are expected to perform full-time field and lab research and participate in seminars and workshops, such as responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, among others. REU students will have access to well-equipped labs of mentors and interdepartmental research facilities. Fields sites include the Indio Mountains Research Station, Jornada Basin, Hueco Tanks State Park among several other Chihuahuan Desert natural lands. Students are selected based on academic record, research interest and potential, and faculty recommendations. More information about the program is available by visiting http://science.utep.edu/cdb-reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Michael Moody at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Jerry Johnson 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.

这个REU网站奖给位于德克萨斯州埃尔帕索的德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校，将支持8名学生在2020-2022年夏季进行10周的培训。这项研究将在校园和新墨西哥州和得克萨斯州的奇瓦瓦沙漠实地进行。预计共有24名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。目标学生将是目前的大学生或大三学生;特殊的新生将被考虑。学生将通过假设驱动的合作研究项目来指导，以产生最终可能为环境可持续性和人类福祉提供信息的知识。学生将在UTEP校园范围内的夏季研究研讨会上展示他们的研究，并鼓励他们在科学会议上展示他们的研究成果。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具使用BIO REU共同调查进行。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定学生的职业道路。奇瓦瓦沙漠生物多样性（CDB）REU计划强调与UTEP生物科学教师的利益相关的CDB进化和生态学研究，他们将担任导师。项目涵盖荒漠草原生态学、动物跟踪和行为、分子系统学和种群遗传学等主题。预计学生将进行全职的实地和实验室研究，并参加研讨会和讲习班，如负责任的研究行为，专业沟通技巧等。REU学生将有机会获得导师和跨部门研究设施的设备齐全的实验室。田野包括印第奥山脉研究站、Jornada盆地、Hueco Tanks州立公园以及其他几个奇瓦瓦沙漠自然土地。学生是根据学习成绩，研究兴趣和潜力，以及教师的建议选择。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http：//science.utep.edu/cdb-reu，或联系PI（Michael Moody博士，[e-mail]）或co-PI（Jerry约翰逊博士，[e-mail]）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并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。

项目成果

Consistent microbial and nutrient resource island patterns during monsoon rain in a Chihuahuan Desert bajada shrubland

• DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4475
• 发表时间: 2023-04
• 期刊: Ecosphere
• 影响因子: 2.7
• 作者: A. Darrouzet‐Nardi;Isabel Siles Asaff;M. Mauritz;Kathleen Roman;Eleanor Keats;C. Tweedie;Jennie R. McLaren