REU Site: Environmental Science and Ecology on the Colorado Plateau

REU 网站：科罗拉多高原的环境科学与生态学

• 批准号: 2348925
• 负责人: Liza Holeski
• 金额: $ 36.21万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-01 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2348925&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Environmental; Science; Ecology

This REU Site award to Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, AZ, will support nine students for ten weeks during the summers of 2024-2026. It is anticipated that a total of 27 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. This REU site focuses on providing high-quality research experiences for students from tribal and community colleges and other institutions where students may not be retained in the sciences and/or may not consider moving to additional institutions to complete 4-year or graduate degrees in STEM. This program aims to advance our understanding of ecology, biodiversity, and the environment at the Colorado Plateau. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of this program will be done through an online tool. Students should apply to the REU site using NSF ETAP (Education and Training Application: https://etap.nsf.gov).A combination of intensive recruiting, cohort building, and supportive research mentoring tools will be used to provide life-changing research and academic experiences for students from tribal and community colleges. Recruiting based on face-to-face meetings and relationship development between the PI and faculty at the students’ home institutions encourages the participation of students who might otherwise not feel comfortable in a new environment. Mentoring that begins with multidimensional interactions of peers and faculty helps students to feel that they are a fully integrated part of the research endeavor and allows them to see a pathway from community and tribal colleges to a scientific career. A strong pool of mentors with extensive experience in funded research and mentoring undergraduates, especially Native American and Hispanic students, provides the core programmatic strength. Students will have the opportunity to interact with many scientists working on the cutting edge of their fields. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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REU网站奖授予位于亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北亚利桑那大学，将在2024-2026年夏季为9名学生提供为期10周的支持。预计总共有27名学生将在该项目中接受培训，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。这个REU网站的重点是为来自部落和社区学院和其他机构的学生提供高质量的研究经验，这些机构的学生可能不会被保留在科学和/或可能不会考虑转到其他机构完成4年制或STEM研究生学位。这个项目旨在增进我们对科罗拉多高原生态、生物多样性和环境的了解。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。该计划的评估将通过在线工具完成。学生应使用NSF ETAP（教育和培训应用程序：https://etap.nsf.gov）.A)向REU网站申请，密集招聘、队列建设和支持性研究指导工具的结合将用于为部落和社区学院的学生提供改变生活的研究和学术经历。招聘基于面对面的会议，以及PI和学生所在机构的教师之间的关系发展，鼓励那些在新环境中可能感到不舒服的学生参与进来。师友关系始于同伴和教师之间的多维互动，这有助于学生感到他们是研究工作的一个完整的组成部分，并使他们看到从社区和部落学院到科学事业的道路。在资助研究和指导本科生（特别是美国原住民和西班牙裔学生）方面拥有丰富经验的强大导师池，为核心项目提供了优势。学生将有机会与许多在各自领域前沿工作的科学家互动。该站点由国防部与NSF REU项目合作提供支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。