REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences in Biogeosciences at Iowa State University

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。爱荷华州立大学生物地球科学REU现场计划每年为10名工程和科学本科生提供为期三年的为期10周的暑期研究经验。重点是复杂的环境系统，该计划的主要目标是(1)涉及本科生从广泛的主办机构在一个连贯的和可扩展的研究经验；(2)提高学生在合作、合议的环境中进行高质量跨学科研究的能力；(3)培养能够反映美国学生背景和经历多样性的一代环境科学家和教育工作者。该计划的具体目标是：(1)为学生提供在一个支持性和挑战性的环境中进行生物地球科学独立研究的机会；(2)提供不同的科学途径和实验方法；(3)通过口头报告和同行评议的出版物，向学生介绍科学成果的展示；(4)激励学生继续读研究生，并在科学和工程领域取得成功。每个参与者将在一名教师的监督下进行一个单独的研究项目，通常是作为包括研究生和博士后研究助理在内的一个小组的成员。学生将参加一系列的研讨会、研讨会，并邀请演讲者讨论研究方法、职业规划和科学研究中的伦理等问题。该计划还包括实地考察和社区建设活动，旨在培养学生作为一个多元文化群体的凝聚力，并提高他们对科学研究的欣赏。这次体验将以一个研究研讨会结束，学生们将在研讨会上向教师、同行、科学家以及来自地方、州和联邦机构的资源管理专业人士展示他们的研究成果。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This REU Site Program in Biogeosciences at Iowa State University supports 10 undergraduate engineering and science students each year for three years in a 10-week summer research experience. With a focus on complex environmental systems, the program's principal goals are to (1) involve undergraduates from a wide range of host institutions in a coherent and extendable research experience; (2) enhance the ability of students to undertake high quality, interdisciplinary research in a collaborative, collegial environment; and (3) cultivate a generation of environmental scientists and educators that reflects the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of students in the United States. The specific objectives of this program are to (1) provide students with opportunity to conduct independent research in biogeosciences in a supportive and challenging environment; (2) provide exposure to different scientific approaches and experimental methods; (3) introduce students to the presentation of scientific results through oral presentation and peer-reviewed publication; and (4) motivate students to continue on to graduate school and successful careers in science and engineering. Each participant will undertake an individual research project under the supervision of a faculty member, typically as a member of a group that includes graduate students and post-doctoral research associates. Students will participate in a series of workshops, seminars, and discussions by invited speakers addressing issues such as research methodology, career planning, and ethics in scientific research. Also included in the program are field trips and community-building activities designed to foster cohesiveness among the students as a multicultural group and to enhance their appreciation of scientific research. The experience will conclude with a research symposium at which students will present their work to faculty, peers, scientists, and resource management professionals from local, state and federal agencies.