REU Site: Sensory Ecology: An Integrative Approach

该REU Site奖授予位于俄亥俄州辛辛那提的辛辛那提大学(UC)，将支持8名学生在2021-2023年夏季进行为期10周的培训。预计共有24名学生将在该方案中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体。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。该网站将通过支持学生在技能、内容知识和专业网络方面的发展来满足对STEM高水平培训劳动力的日益增长的需求。将通过在线SALG Urssa工具对该方案进行评估，以确保实现目标。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。这个REU感官生态学网站专注于研究动物如何获得并回应关于它们环境的信息。加州大学生物科学系在感觉生物学和行为方面拥有全国公认的实力，因此学生可以期待将感觉过程的实验和机械研究与心理学、神经生物学、生态学和行为的概念方法相结合的尖端研究。研究项目可能集中在基因组学和感觉系统的发展，感觉系统功能的神经机制，动物运动/扩散的机制，感觉系统的进化，以及感觉系统功能和环境影响的计算模型。一个结构化的多层次研究指导计划，以及一个专业发展和负责任的研究行为教育计划，将发展学生的概念和专业技能，并为他们追求不同的职业目标做好准备。学生还将与数字媒体和通信组成多学科团队，制作数字内容，突出他们的科学工作对社会的重要性。他们的研究成果将通过科学报告、教育数字媒体和/或出版物进行传播。有关该计划的更多信息，包括申请材料，请访问http://artsci.uc.edu/bio-reu，，或联系PI(Dr.Stephanie Rollmann，Dr.stephanie.Rollmann@uc.edu，或共同PI(Dr.John Layne，john.layne@uc.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 the University of Cincinnati (UC), located in Cincinnati, OH, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. 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 learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. There is an increasing need of a workforce with high-level training in STEM which this site will help to meet through supporting students in their development of skills, content knowledge, and professional networks. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool to ensure that goals are met. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.This REU site in Sensory Ecology focuses on research about how animals acquire and respond to information about their environment. The UC Department of Biological Sciences has a nationally recognized strength in Sensory Biology and Behavior, so students can expect cutting-edge research that integrates the experimental and mechanistic study of sensory processes with the conceptual approaches of psychology, neurobiology, ecology and behavior. Research projects may center on topics such as genomics and development of sensory systems, neural mechanisms of sensory system function, mechanisms of animal movement/dispersal, evolution of sensory systems, and computational modeling of sensory system function and the impact of the environment. A structured program of multi-level mentoring in research and an educational program in professional development and responsible conduct of research will develop students’ conceptual and professional skills and prepare them to pursue their diverse career goals. Students will also work in multidisciplinary teams with digital media and communications to produce digital content highlighting the importance of their scientific work to society. Dissemination of their research will occur via scientific presentation, educational digital media and/or publication. More information about the program, including application material, is available by visiting http://artsci.uc.edu/bio-reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Stephanie Rollmann, stephanie.rollmann@uc.edu, or the co-PI (Dr. John Layne, john.layne@uc.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.