REU SITE: WETLAND SCIENCE IN THE MODERN WORLD

REU 网站：现代世界的湿地科学

• 批准号: 2050400
• 负责人: Anthony Dell
• 金额: $ 30.08万
• 依托单位: Lewis and Clark Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050400&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; SITE; WETLAND; SCIENCE; MODERN

This REU Site award to Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL is based at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), located in Alton, IL. The REU will support the training of eight undergraduate students for ten weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. Research is conducted at NGRREC’s state-of-the-art field station and at local field sites situated at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers. 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. Students will gain experience in research project design, field- and lab-based research methods, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results at an in-house symposium at the end of the program. Training will include ethics and the responsible of research. Assessment of this REU Site program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Wetlands are among the most functionally important ecosystems on Earth. However, wetlands are impacted by anthropogenic activites at a variety of spatiotemporal scales, including changes in land use, pollution, invasive species, and global climate change. This REU Site will focus on employing a modern integrative approach to studying wetlands that makes use of recent technological and theoretical developments with a goal of unifying wetland science across scales. In collaboration with mentors from NGRREC and other local institutions, students will develop hypothesis-driven research projects that may include research on the following questions: What are the impacts of native versus invasive species on wetland communities? What are the effects of riparian restoration on wetland communities? What are the effects of changes in temperature on wetland species? The program will include opportunities for field- and lab-based research as well as participation in a research symposium at the end of the REU experience. Applications can be submitted at http:/www.ngrrec.org. Students from schools with limited research opportunities or from an underrepresented group are encouraged to apply. More information about the program and the application process is available at http://www.ngrrec.org/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Anthony Dell at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Jason Knouft 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网站奖给刘易斯和克拉克社区学院在戈弗雷，IL是设在国家大河研究和教育中心（NGRREC），位于奥尔顿，IL。REU将在2021年至2023年的夏季为八名本科生提供为期十周的培训。研究在NGRREC最先进的野外站和位于密西西比河、伊利诺斯河和密苏里州河交汇处的当地野外站进行。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。学生将获得研究项目设计，实地和实验室为基础的研究方法，数据收集和分析，并在程序结束时的内部研讨会的结果演示的经验。培训将包括伦理和研究责任。该REU站点计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具完成。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。湿地是地球上功能最重要的生态系统之一。然而，湿地在不同的时空尺度上受到人类活动的影响，包括土地利用的变化，污染，入侵物种和全球气候变化。这个REU网站将专注于采用现代综合方法来研究湿地，利用最新的技术和理论发展，以统一跨尺度的湿地科学为目标。与NGRREC和其他当地机构的导师合作，学生将开发假设驱动的研究项目，其中可能包括对以下问题的研究：本地与入侵物种对湿地社区的影响是什么？河岸带恢复对湿地群落有何影响？温度变化对湿地物种有什么影响？该计划将包括现场和实验室为基础的研究，以及在REU经验结束时参加研究研讨会的机会。申请可在http：//www.ngrrec.org上提交。鼓励研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体的学生申请。有关该计划和申请流程的更多信息，请访问http：//www.ngrrec.org/reu，或联系PI（Anthony Dell博士，[e-mail]）或联合PI（Jason Knouft博士，jason.knouft@ slu.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。