REU Site: Tropical Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Science

该REU计划是夏威夷大学希洛分校(UHH)的研究人员与在夏威夷岛进行研究的政府机构(例如，美国地质调查局-美国林业局生物资源部)的合作伙伴。夏威夷岛以其多样性和几乎所有在群岛上发现的生态位的高度代表性，为培训未来的研究人员提供了一个极好的活实验室。该REU项目的目标是为保护生物学跨学科领域的本科生提供令人兴奋和具有挑战性的暑期研究体验，并为他们未来的科学职业生涯做好准备。为了增加进入这一领域的学生的多样性，该计划针对的是那些研究经验有限的学生、第一代大学生以及由于种族和地理孤立而在科学领域代表不足的少数群体。该项目包括暑期课程和学年期间的持续努力。10名学生将在暑假期间被选为为期10周的研究体验。该计划将从为期一周的指导开始，向学生介绍大学，研究设计和分析，以及报告的撰写和演示。剩下的九周将包括学生与研究人员在他们的项目上并肩工作。此外，每周有一天将包括以保护生物学不同主题为重点的讲座和实地考察，统计会议，报告写作和报告，以及研究生院和职业介绍。学生将完成一篇书面研究论文，并在本科生研究研讨会上做口头陈述。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www2.hawaii.edu/~uhintern/reu.htm，或联系Sharon Ziegler-chong，电话：8089330759，电子邮件：Ziegler@hawai.edu。

This REU program is a partnership of researchers at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH) and government agencies conducting research on the Island of Hawaii (e.g., USGS-Biological Resources Division, US Forest Service). The Island of Hawaii, with its diversity and high representation of almost all ecological niches found in the archipelago, presents an excellent living laboratory in which to train future researchers. The goal of this REU program is to provide an exciting and challenging summer research experience for undergraduate students in the interdisciplinary field of conservation biology and prepare them for future careers in science. To increase the diversity of students entering this field, this program targets those students with limited research experience, first generation college students and under-represented minorities in science due to ethnicity and geographic isolation. The program entails a summer component and a continued effort during the academic year. Ten students will be selected for 10-week research experiences during the summer. The program will begin with a one-week orientation that will introduce the students to the university, research design and analysis, and report writing and presentation. The remaining nine weeks will consist of students working side by side with researchers on their projects. In addition, one day a week will involve lectures and field trips focused on different topics in conservation biology, sessions on statistics, report writing and presentation, and graduate school and career presentations. Students will complete a written research paper and make an oral presentation at the undergraduate research symposium. More information is available at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~uhintern/reu.htm or by contacting Sharon Ziegler-Chong, Tel 808-933-0759, at ziegler@hawaii.edu.