REU Site: Collections-Based Undergraduate Research at The Academy of Natural Sciences

自然科学院的本科生研究经验（REU）暑期实习计划每年夏天为八名学生提供带薪奖学金，与科学院的科学家进行为期十周的独立研究。研究经验包括利用科学院的生物收藏，使用传统和分子技术进行分类研究;对水生系统生态进行实地研究;以及科学收藏的历史。申请人在全国范围内招募，重点是招募少数民族和其他服务不足的学生。当地招收学生，特别是少数民族学生，是通过REU协调员实地访问当地学院和大学完成的，包括附近的HBCU，如林肯学院和摩根州立大学。REU协调员还监督申请过程以及夏季所有活动的规划和监督。 学生的选择是基于对生物学的整体兴趣，两名裁判的评价和学习成绩。经过为期一周的介绍会议，学生与博士独立研究项目的工作。科学家作为他或她的导师。学生与策展人和资深科学家并肩工作，并参与基于收藏的研究的各个方面，包括标本的收集和管理，参与实地考察，以及通过口头陈述和出版传播科学成果。学生还参加每周的研讨会和研讨会与科学工作人员。在夏季结束的一天研讨会上，学生们口头介绍他们的研究成果。特别鼓励学生论文的出版，该计划的一个新方面是由REU协调员指导撰写科学研究论文和所有学生论文的内部出版。学生数据库用于与学生保持联系，并在他们完成课程后监控他们的进度。每年都有导师和学生对该项目进行评估，每两年由外部评估员进行评估，为该项目提供指导。该项目提供基于收集的研究的多样化和令人兴奋的经验，以培养和招募研究人员，教师和环境政策以及生物学保护专家。 此外，自然科学院提供了一个令人兴奋的研究环境，其位于费城市中心的位置为学生提供了独特的文化体验。 欲了解更多信息，请访问我们的网站www.acnatsci.org/research/reu.html，或联系我们的REU协调员：reucoordinator@acnatsci.org。

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) summer internship program at the Academy of Natural Sciences offers eight students each summer a paid fellowship to conduct independent research for ten weeks with Academy scientists. Research experiences include taxonomic studies using the Academy's biological collections, using both traditional and molecular techniques; field research on the ecology of aquatic systems; and the history of scientific collections. Applicants are recruited nationwide with an emphasis on recruiting minorities and other underserved students. Local recruitment of students, especially minorities, is done via site visits by the REU Coordinator to local colleges and universities, including nearby HBCU's such as Lincoln College and Morgan State University. The REU coordinator also oversees the application process as well as planning and oversight of all activities during the summer. Students are chosen on the basis of overall interest in organismal biology, evaluations of two referees, and academic performance. After a one-week introductory session, students work on independent research projects with a Ph.D. scientist as his or her mentor. Students work side-by-side with curators and senior scientists and are involved in all aspects of collections-based research including collection and curation of specimens, participation in field expeditions, and dissemination of scientific results through oral presentation and publication. Students also participate in weekly seminars and workshops with scientific staff. At an end-of-summer day symposium, students give oral presentations of their research results. Publication of student papers is especially encouraged and a new aspect of this program is instruction by the REU coordinator on writing a scientific research paper and in-house publication of all student papers. A student database is used to maintain contact with students and monitor their progress after they have completed the program. Each year mentors and students evaluate the program, and assessment by an outside evaluator is conducted bi-yearly to provide guidance for the program.This program provides diverse and exciting experiences in collections-based research to train and recruit researchers, teachers, and environmental policy and conservation experts in organismal biology. In addition, The Academy of Natural Sciences provides an exciting research environment, and its location in downtown Philadelphia offers students a unique cultural experience. For more information visit our website at www.acnatsci.org/research/reu.html, or contact our REU Coordinator at: reucoordinator@acnatsci.org.