REU: Undergraduate Research Experiences in Aquatic Ecology at the University of Kentucky

该奖项将建立一个研究经验， 生物科学系本科生网站 在阿努西大学。 资助了一个新的水产养殖场设施 由NSF EPSCoR计划在大学将允许有才华的 来自七所肯塔基州学院和大学的本科生 被引入水生生态学研究。 提名者 由七所院校提供，十名学生将被选中， 并与六位导师进行了配对 学习相关的 技术，学生们将开始一个密集的八周的夏季 通过参与顾问正在进行的项目。 在2-3周内，学生们将把大部分精力 独立的研究项目。 每周非正式研讨会 在夏季和秋季的夜间研讨会，将 鼓励讨论并提供研究职业信息 主要研究问题和方法。 在聚会和 分析他们自己的数据并发展关键技能 文献分析和有效的科学 沟通，学生将完成该计划， 在内部“研究”会议上口头介绍项目成果 会议”。 这种广泛的研究相关经验 将大大拓宽参与者的视野 学生，他们中的许多人本来不太可能考虑 认真考虑从事研究工作的可能性。

This award will establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Kentucy. A new Aquatic Field Facility funded by the NSF EPSCoR Program at the University will allow talented undergraduates from seven Kentucky colleges and universities to be introduced to research in aquatic ecology. From nominees provide by the seven institutions, ten students will be selected and matched with the six faculty advisors. To learn the relevant techniques, students will begin an intensive eight-week summer session by participating in the advisor's ongoing projects. Within 2-3 weeks, the students will shift most of their effort onto independent research projects. Informal weekly seminars during the summer, and evening seminars in the fall, will stimulate discussion and provide information on research careers and on major research issues and methods. After gathering and analyzing their own data and developing skills in critical analysis of the literature and effective scientific communication, the students will complete the program by presenting their project results orally at an in-house "research conference". This wide spectrum of research-related experiences will significantly broaden the horizons of the participating students, many of whom would otherwise be unlikely to consider seriously the possibility of a career in research.