REU Sites: Dryland ecology and biodiversity in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

这个REU网站奖给新墨西哥州（UNM）在阿尔伯克基，新墨西哥州（NM）的大学，将支持10名本科生的研究和培训10周，连续三个夏天（2023-2025）。高质量的研究和培训活动将在新墨西哥州拉霍亚附近的联合国新墨西哥州塞维利亚外地站进行。该研究将在塞维利亚国家野生动物保护区（SNWR）的长期生态研究（LTER）计划的背景下进行，该计划侧重于气候变化对生物多样性和生态变化的影响。学生将接受研究伦理培训，与环境艺术家互动，并实践向公众传播科学。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校和/或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训，目的是为研究生院或联邦机构和非政府保护组织的职位提供垫脚石。该计划的评估将通过在线SALG URSSA工具进行。学生将被要求在NSF ETAP系统（etap.nsf.gov）注册，并在计划后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。这笔资金将继续在UNM Sevilleta现场站（在SNWR）为REU现场计划提供三年的支持。这个由NSF资助的LTER网站支持全球变化和区域分类的长期研究。UNM（西班牙裔服务机构）将从代表性不足的群体和主要是本科院校招募参与者。申请将通过求职信，成绩单，GPA，推荐信和面试进行评估。与会者将体验干旱地区的生态系统和现实世界的保护在北方奇瓦瓦沙漠。他们亦会接受公开演讲和R的训练，参加每周的研讨会，获得第一手的保育和管理知识，参加专业发展工作坊，并接受导师指导，介绍和出版他们的成果。评估将使用在线SALG URSSA工具进行。参与者将填补关键的国家劳动力需求，包括环境科学事业，同时增加在这一领域代表性不足的少数民族。欲了解更多信息，请访问https://sevilletareu.wordpress.com/或联系PI（Scott柯林斯博士，网址scollins@unm.edu）或联合PI（Alesia Hallmark博士，网址：AlesiaHallmark@unm.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。

This REU Site award to the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico (NM), will support the research and training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks for three, consecutive summers (2023-2025). High-quality research and training activities will be conducted at the UNM Sevilleta Field Station near La Joya, NM. The research will take place in the context of a long-term ecological research (LTER) program in the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR) that focuses on the impacts of climate variability on biodiversity and ecological change. Students will receive training in research ethics, interact with environmental artists, and practice communicating science to the public. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities and/or from an underrepresented group, will be trained in the program with the goal of providing a steppingstone to graduate school or positions with federal agencies and non-governmental conservation organizations. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be required to register in the NSF ETAP system (etap.nsf.gov) and tracked after the program to determine their career paths.This funding continues three years of support for an REU Site Program at the UNM Sevilleta Field Station (at SNWR). This NSF-funded LTER site supports long-term studies of global change and regional taxa. UNM (an Hispanic Serving Institution) will recruit participants from underrepresented groups and primarily undergraduate institutions. Applications will be evaluated by the cover letter, transcripts, GPA, recommendation letters, and interviews. Participants will experience aridland ecosystems and real-world conservation in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert. They will also receive training in public speaking and R, attend weekly seminars, gain first-hand conservation and management knowledge, participate in workshops on professional development, and receive mentorship on presenting and publishing their results. Assessment will be done with the online SALG URSSA tool. Participants will fill crucial national workforce needs that include environmental science careers while increasing underrepresented minorities in this field. More information is available by visiting https://sevilletareu.wordpress.com/ or by contacting the PI (Dr. Scott Collins at scollins@unm.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Alesia Hallmark at AlesiaHallmark@unm.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.