REU: Biosystematic Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students

这一奖项将在秘鲁国立学院的科技系建立一个REU网站。REU网站将：1)为一所小型农村大学(FTE=1,500)的本科生提供科学研究培训；2)将学生与参与实施学生研究项目的知名科学家整合；3)进一步加深生物系统学和进化论的科学知识。八名本科生被选中参与研究项目。学生将考察的研究领域包括昆虫化学系统学、昆虫形态计量学、中心种群和边缘种群理论以及经典分类学。选择这些项目是为了让所有学生参与者全面接触科学的多方面学科。个人研究方案是由首席研究员和教员助理与在该项目内工作的学生共同制定的。每个学生都要负责计划要进行的实验。此外，来自其他高校的七名研究顾问将在该项目的最终规划、数据收集和数据分析阶段与学生一起工作。这个本科生研究项目的目标是让学生从计划阶段参与到成果的完成和发表。

This award will establish an REU site in the Science and Technology Department at Peru State College. The REU site will: 1) provide scientific research training to undergraduate biology students in a small rural college (FTE = 1,500), 2) integrate students with established scientists who will be involved in implementing student research projects, and 3) further the scientific knowledge of biosystematics and evolutionary theory. Eight undergraduate students were selected to work on research projects. The areas of research to be examined by students are insect chemosystematics, insect morphometrics, central and marginal population theory, and classical taxonomy. These projects were selected to give all student participants a full range of exposure to the multifaceted disciplines of science. Individual research protocols were developed by the principal investigator and faculty associate in conjunction with the students working within this program. Each student is responsible for the planning of experiments to be conducted. In addition, seven research advisors from other colleges and universities will work with students during the final planning, data gathering, and data analysis stages of this project. The goal of this undergraduate research program is to involve students from the planning stage through the completion and publication of results.