REU Site: Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE) at Montana State

REU 站点：蒙大拿州低氧生态系统 (MLOxE) 微生物学

• 批准号: 2051065
• 负责人: Frank Stewart
• 金额: $ 41.71万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-02-15 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051065&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Microbiology; Low; Oxygen

This REU Site award to Montana State University, located in Bozeman, Montana, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. The program will recruit primarily Underrepresented Minority (URM) students, particularly American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students from Tribal and community colleges, as well as students from schools with limited research opportunities. It is anticipated that 30 students will be trained in total. These students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Participation will prepare students to help solve contemporary scientific and societal problems through understanding the role of microorganisms in ecosystems. Program assessment will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.This REU program immerses students in research on the Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE). Microorganisms living in the absence of oxygen influence some of Earth's most important environmental processes (e.g., nutrient, toxin, or greenhouse gas cycling), play essential roles in human health, and can provide insight into how life first arose and diversified on this planet. Students will explore questions in three thematic areas: Microbial Interactions, Metabolism and Physiology, and Community and Ecosystem Function. Student projects may involve diverse low-oxygen systems, such as the microbial habitats of the human body, terrestrial hot springs, or marine oxygen minimum zones. Participating faculty advisors represent the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical and Biological Engineering. During the 10-week program, students will conduct lab, field, or computational research in the lab of an advisor and participate in a range of other activities. These activities include include team-building field trips, educational and career development workshops, and networking designed to empower students to pursue science as a career and to build supportive professional and community relationships. Application instructions and additional information about the program can be found at http://www.montana.edu/mbi/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Frank Stewart at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Eric Boyd 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网站奖给蒙大拿州州立大学，位于蒙大拿州博兹曼，将支持10名学生在2021年至2023年的夏天10周的培训。 该计划将主要招收代表性不足的少数民族（URM）学生，特别是来自部落和社区学院的美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民（AI/AN）学生，以及来自研究机会有限的学校的学生。 预计总共将培训30名学生。 这些学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。 参与将帮助学生通过了解微生物在生态系统中的作用来帮助解决当代科学和社会问题。 计划评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。这个REU课程让学生沉浸在低氧生态系统（MLOxE）微生物学的研究中。 生活在缺氧环境中的微生物会影响地球上一些最重要的环境过程（例如，营养、毒素或温室气体循环），在人类健康中发挥着重要作用，并可以深入了解生命最初是如何在这个星球上出现和多样化的。 学生将探索三个主题领域的问题：微生物相互作用，代谢和生理学，以及社区和生态系统功能。 学生的项目可能涉及不同的低氧系统，如人体的微生物栖息地，陆地温泉或海洋氧气最低区。 参与的教师顾问代表微生物学和免疫学，土地资源和环境科学，化学和生物化学，化学和生物工程的部门。 在为期10周的课程中，学生将在顾问的实验室进行实验室，现场或计算研究，并参加一系列其他活动。 这些活动包括团队建设实地考察，教育和职业发展讲习班，以及旨在使学生能够将科学作为职业并建立支持性专业和社区关系的网络。有关该计划的申请说明和其他信息，请访问http：//www.montana.edu/mbi/reu，或联系PI（Frank Stewart博士，电子邮件：frank. montana.edu）或co-PI（Eric Boyd博士，电子邮件：eric. montana.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。