REU Site: Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Science

REU 网站：让本科生参与跨学科进化科学

• 批准号: 2149361
• 负责人: Andrew Forbes
• 金额: $ 40.7万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2025-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149361&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Engaging; Undergraduates; Interdisciplinary

This REU Site award to the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, IA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. It is anticipated that a total of 30 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 how to communicate science to public audiences. Many participants will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through online surveys. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The focus of this REU is evolutionary science, with students conducting research projects across several disciplines. Scientist-mentors in six academic departments will offer research projects that span a wide range of topics, including evolutionary ecology, paleontology, genomics, evolution of infectious disease, and developmental biology. Students will work on evolution-themed projects in one of these specific areas and will also work as a cohort to make broad connections among disciplines. As part of the program, students will receive training in ethical and responsible conduct in research, participate in career workshops, make formal research presentations based on their work, and create an interactive digital research poster. Students will be selected by program directors based on previous academic performance, enthusiasm for conducting research, interest in specific faculty research projects, and potential for future success in a research-related career. Students from groups under-represented in science and who have limited research opportunities at their home institution will be especially encouraged to apply.More information about the program is available by visiting https://biology.uiowa.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Andrew Forbes at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Maurine Neiman 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网站奖给位于爱荷华州爱荷华州市的爱荷华州大学，将支持10名学生在2023年至2025年的夏天进行为期10周的培训。预计共有30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。学生将学习如何进行研究，以及如何向公众传播科学。许多参与者将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作成果。对该方案的评估将通过在线调查进行。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。该REU的重点是进化科学，学生将进行跨多个学科的研究项目。六个学术部门的科学家导师将提供涵盖广泛主题的研究项目，包括进化生态学，古生物学，基因组学，传染病进化和发育生物学。学生将在其中一个特定领域从事以进化为主题的项目，并将作为一个群体在学科之间建立广泛的联系。作为该计划的一部分，学生将接受研究中道德和负责任行为的培训，参加职业研讨会，根据他们的工作进行正式的研究演示，并创建交互式数字研究海报。学生将根据以前的学习成绩，进行研究的热情，在特定的教师研究项目的兴趣，并在研究相关的职业生涯的未来成功的潜力由程序主任选择。特别鼓励来自科学领域代表性不足的群体以及在其家乡机构研究机会有限的学生申请。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//biology.uiowa.edu/reu，或联系PI（Andrew福布斯博士，[e-mail]）或共同PI（Maurine Neiman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。