Tallgrass Prairie Biology

摘要马歇尔·桑德伯格DBI#9912283每年将有10名学生被带到堪萨斯州弗林特山的罗斯自然历史保护区，从事与塔尔格拉斯草原相关的各种项目。参与者将从国家池中挑选，并将在为期八周的夏季会议中在实地研究情况下生活和工作。每个参与者将被配对到一个具有正在进行的项目的研究实验室，但将鼓励每个参与者参与与正在进行的工作领域有关的独立问题。研究领域将从大规模生态问题到细胞和分子生物学方法。罗斯自然历史保护区将保留适当的实地实验室，恩波里亚主校区将提供后备支持。沟通技巧工作坊和正式研讨会计划将帮助参与者准备好有效地展示他们的研究结果。一个关于科学荣誉和道德的特别计划将涉及参与者、导师和研究生、其他教职员工和学生以及整个社区。将鼓励将研究延长到夏季会议之后，预计所有与会者都将在当地或区域科学会议上介绍他们的成果。

ABSTRACT Marshall Sundberg DBI# 9912283Ten students per year will be brought to the Ross Natural History Reservation, in the Flint Hills of Kansas, to work on a variety of projects related to the tallgrass prairie. Participants will be selected from a national pool and will live and work in a field research situation for an eight week summer session. Each participant will be matched to a research laboratory with ongoing projects, but each participant will be encouraged to engage in an independent problem relating to the area of ongoing work. Areas of research will range from large scale ecological problems to cell and molecular biological approaches. Appropriate field laboratories will be maintained at the Ross Natural History Reservation, with back-up support available on the main Emporia campus. A communications skills workshop and formal seminar program will help prepare participants to effectively present the results of their research. A special program on honor and ethics in science will involve participants, mentors and graduate students, other faculty and students ,and the community at-large. Extension of the research beyond the summer session will be encouraged and it is expected that all participants will present their results at a local or regional scientific meeting.