Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY2007

这一行动为NSF 2007财年少数民族博士后研究奖学金提供了资金。该奖学金的目标是增加少数族裔科学家在博士后水平上的参与，并为他们在美国科学领域担任科学领导职位做好准备。为了实现这一目标，该奖学金为最近的博士后获得者提供了高质量的博士后培训和研究机会。预计通过这些奖学金支持的研究员将在未来劳动力的培训中发挥重要作用。这项研究和培训计划的标题是“稀薄空气中的能量学：高山大黄蜂的体温调节、飞行和健康”。温度、氧分压和空气密度随着海拔的升高而急剧下降，从而对山地生物的生存构成了挑战。然而，在高山生态系统中，大黄蜂数量丰富，种类繁多。为了理解这一点，这项研究调查了体温调节和飞行的能量学，包括变化的形态和生理。该项目结合了实验室实验、实地研究和数学建模。赞助科学家是加州大学伯克利分校的罗伯特·达德利。培训的目标是提高该研究员在生理和进化生态学以及数学生物学方面的技能。

This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2007. The goal of the fellowship is to increase the participation of minority scientists at the postdoctoral level and to prepare them for positions of scientific leadership in US science. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training and research of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. It is expected that Fellows supported through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce.The research and training plan is entitled "Energetics in thin air: thermoregulation, flight, and fitness of alpine bumblebees." Temperature, oxygen partial pressure, and air density fall precipitously with elevation thereby challenging the survival of montane organisms. Yet, bumblebees are abundant and diverse in alpine ecosystems. To understand this, the research investigates energetics of thermoregulation and flight including varying morphology and physiology. This project combines laboratory experiments, field studies, and mathematical modeling. The sponsoring scientist is Robert Dudley at the University of California, Berkeley. The training goals are to enhance the Fellow's skills in physiological and evolutionary ecology and mathematical biology.