REU Site: Conservation, Restoration, and Communication

REU 站点：保护、恢复和交流

• 批准号: 2149866
• 负责人: Linda Walters
• 金额: $ 36.92万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149866&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Conservation; Restoration; Communication

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This REU Site award to the University of Central Florida, located in Orlando, FL, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022- 2024. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from under-represented groups, will be trained through this program. The program focus meets a critical national need to train students in the fields of conservation and restoration using cutting-edge tools and techniques. Interwoven into the experience will be science communication training. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Targeted field trips will include visits to regional zoos, national and state parks, urban conservation sites, as well as the opportunity to watch sea turtles nest, hands-on oyster reef restoration, honey bee keeping, and job shadowing with local conservation specialists. Assessment of the program will be done thru the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The scientific focus of this REU Site is the conservation and restoration of diverse taxa (e.g., sea turtles, oysters, mangroves, frogs, honeybees, wading birds, captive bred species in zoos, etc.) and ecosystems (oceans, beaches, estuaries, wetlands, etc.) with a focus on Florida. Human activities often seek to improve natural systems through conservation and restoration. Limited understanding of these processes, however, makes success difficult. The University of Central Florida’s Biology Department is home to many experts in these ever-expanding fields. Our REU mentors combine field data collection with cutting-edge laboratory research (e.g., eDNA, metabolomics). This REU program focuses on inquiry-based research projects developed by students with support from their mentors. Directly connected to both conservation and restoration is communication. Students participating in this REU will enhance their communication skills with the goal of each student developing a science identity by the end of summer. Professional development training is designed to remove common barriers to success; workshops include ethics and responsible conduct of research, career choices and job shadowing opportunities, how to navigate graduate school admissions, and time management. More information about the program is available by visiting https://academicsuccess.ucf.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Linda Walters at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Kate Mansfield 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.

该奖项全部或部分根据2021年美国救援计划法案（公法117 - 2）资助。该REU网站奖给位于佛罗里达州奥兰多的中央佛罗里达大学，将支持10名学生在2022年至2024年夏季进行10周的培训。预计共有30名学生将通过该方案接受培训，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。该计划的重点满足了国家的关键需求，培养学生在保护和恢复领域使用尖端的工具和技术。科学交流培训将与体验交织在一起。 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。有针对性的实地考察将包括参观区域动物园，国家和州立公园，城市保护区，以及观看海龟筑巢，动手牡蛎礁恢复，蜜蜂饲养以及与当地保护专家一起工作的机会。 该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具完成。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。REU网站的科学重点是保护和恢复不同的分类群（例如，海龟、牡蛎、红树林、青蛙、蜜蜂、涉禽、动物园圈养繁殖的物种等）（海洋、海滩、河口、湿地等）重点关注佛罗里达。人类活动往往寻求通过保护和恢复来改善自然系统。然而，由于对这些过程的了解有限，很难取得成功。中佛罗里达大学的生物系是这些不断扩大的领域的许多专家的家园。我们的REU导师将联合收割机现场数据收集与尖端实验室研究相结合（例如，eDNA、代谢组学）。该REU计划侧重于学生在导师的支持下开发的基于探究的研究项目。与保护和修复直接相关的是沟通。参加这个REU的学生将提高他们的沟通能力，目标是每个学生在夏季结束时发展科学身份。专业发展培训旨在消除成功的常见障碍;研讨会包括道德和负责任的研究行为，职业选择和工作阴影机会，如何浏览研究生院入学，以及时间管理。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//academicsuccess.ucf.edu/reu，或联系PI（琳达沃尔特斯博士，linda. [e-mail]）或联合PI（凯特曼斯菲尔德博士，kate.曼斯菲尔德@www.example.com）。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。