REU Site: Exploring the Limits of Life - Understanding Biofilms in Extreme Environments

REU 网站：探索生命的极限 - 了解极端环境中的生物膜

• 批准号: 2349256
• 负责人: Brent Peyton
• 金额: $ 47.73万
• 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: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-04-01 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349256&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Exploring; Limits; Life

The three-year renewal REU Site: Exploring the Limits of Life- Understanding Biofilms in Extreme Environments is hosted by Montana State University’s (MSU) centers of excellence, the Thermal Biology Institute (TBI) and the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE). The REU Site supports 10 students each year. Participants will explore the limits of life in extreme environments and through team-orientated learning and guided research, helping students study the physical, chemical, and biological underpinnings of biofilm-forming microorganisms in extreme environments. The goals of the REU program are to 1) increase the participation of students who are members of underrepresented groups and students from institutions with limited research opportunities in innovative science and engineering research; 2) empower more undergraduates to pursue advanced degrees in engineering, microbiology, and related disciplines; and 3) strengthen and encourage the persistence of students in STEM through novel research and professional development. Participants will also learn how to communicate scientific findings in written and oral formats. Creating a community of learners/researchers is at the forefront of this REU Site, with students participating in academic and social events, including professional development seminars, weekly workshops, a local science and technology meeting, outings to experience life in Montana, and immersion in the extreme biofilms of Yellowstone National Park via a three-day sampling trip.The three-year renewal REU Site: Exploring the Limits of Life- Understanding Biofilms in Extreme Environments is hosted by Montana State University’s (MSU) centers of excellence, the Thermal Biology Institute (TBI) and the Center for Biofilm Engineering (CBE). The REU Site supports 10 students each year, and participants will work on an extreme biofilm research project under the guidance of faculty experts. As part of their research, program participants help a) understand and predict the observable characteristics of biofilms in extreme environments, b) examine biofilm activities in targeted built environments, and c) screen extremophilic biofilms for novel degradation, valorization, and/or living functional materials use. Students are involved in all phases of their research project, from formulating a research work plan and understanding research methods to gathering and interpreting data. Program assessment will leverage the online SALG URSSA evaluation tool and student interviews, with longitudinal tracking surveys used after the program to gauge the degree to which our REU experience has had a lasting effect in retaining students in science and engineering. Participants will also learn how to communicate scientific findings in written and oral formats. Creating a community of learners/researchers is at the forefront of this REU Site, with students participating in academic and social events, including professional development seminars, weekly workshops, a local science and technology meeting, outings to experience life in Montana, and immersion in the extreme biofilms of Yellowstone National Park via a three-day sampling trip.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.

为期三年的更新REU网站：探索生活的局限性 - 在极端环境中了解生物膜的局限性由蒙大拿州立大学（MSU）卓越中心，热生物学研究所（TBI）和生物膜工程中心（CBE）主持。 REU网站每年支持10名学生。参与者将通过极端环境以及以团队为导向的学习和指导研究来探索生活的局限性，帮助学生研究生物膜形成的微生物在极端环境中的物理，化学和生物学基础。 REU计划的目标是1）增加代表性不足的团体和来自机构的学生的学生的参与，而创新科学和工程研究的研究机会有限； 2）授权更多的本科生在工程，微生物学和相关学科上获得高级学位； 3）通过新颖的研究和专业发展，加强和鼓励学生在STEM中的持久性。参与者还将学习如何以书面形式和口头形式传达科学发现。创建一个学习者/研究人员社区位于此REU站点的最前沿，学生参加了学术和社交活动，包括专业发展的半手，每周研讨会，当地的科学和技术会议，在蒙大拿州体验生活以及沉浸在蒙大拿州生活的郊游以及在黄石国家公园的极端生物膜中浸入三年的“三年级样本”的极端环境中，请访问了三年的招待会。蒙大拿州立大学（MSU）卓越中心，热生物学研究所（TBI）和生物膜工程中心（CBE）。 REU网站每年为10名学生提供支持，参与者将在教师专家的指导下从事一个极端的生物膜研究项目。作为研究的一部分，计划参与者有助于a）理解和预测极端环境中生物膜的可观察特征，b）检查目标建筑环境中的生物膜活动，c）筛查极端美感生物膜，用于新颖的降级，价值，价值和/或生活功能材料的使用。从制定研究工作计划到了解研究方法到收集和解释数据，学生参与了研究项目的所有阶段。计划评估将利用在线SALG URSSA评估工具和学生访谈，并在计划之后使用纵向跟踪调查来衡量我们的REU体验对将学生留在科学和工程领域的持久影响。参与者还将学习如何以书面形式和口头形式传达科学发现。创建一个学习者/研究人员社区位于此REU站点的最前沿，学生参加了学术和社交活动，包括专业发展仪式，每周的研讨会，当地的科学和技术会议，在蒙大拿州体验生活以及沉浸在蒙大拿州生活的郊游以及在黄石国家公园的极端生物膜中通过三天的授予来构成NSF的构成，并以nsf的旨意表示反映，并在蒙大拿州的生活中浸入了极端的生物膜。智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。