REU Site: Environmental and Earth Systems Research at Biosphere 2

亚利桑那大学的生物圈2号已被授予NSF奖，以建立一个REU网站。该奖项由地球科学局（GEO）和生物科学局（BIO）支持。该计划将为10名生物和物理科学本科生提供为期10周的环境和地球系统研究夏季REU经验。 生物圈2号是一个独特的大型实验室，用于受控科学研究，研究生物和物理系统之间的相互作用以及生态系统对全球环境变化的反应。 参加该计划的学生的具体目标是：（1）发展实验室，观测和/或计算机建模的研究技能;（2）实现对地球系统科学的广泛理解;（3）体验地球系统科学工作的跨学科合作;（4）在科学领域内建立网络，这将有助于他们的进一步教育和研究;（5）建立一个网络，以帮助他们的研究。以及（5）发展对从事科学事业的实际方面的理解，包括研究生院的性质。 每个学生将在与生物圈2号相关的教师的指导下进行个人研究项目，并参加平行的“轨道”，（1）让他们体验他们的项目如何融入对地球系统的更广泛理解，（2）作为年轻的研究人员，为自己的专业发展做出贡献，（3）利用生物圈2号的外联计划，了解向公众传播科学所需的责任和技能。 该计划将主要为没有重大研究机会的机构的本科生提供服务，并将努力增加地球和环境科学中代表性不足的群体的参与。该计划的一个重要组成部分将是培养学生在跨学科研究的实践，也在伦理影响和方法，以翻译科学为公众和政策。 因此，该REU计划将在培养下一代环境和地球系统科学的多元化和跨学科科学家方面迈出重要步伐。

The University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 has been granted an NSF award to establish an REU Site. The award is supported by the Directorates for Geosciences (GEO) and Biological Sciences (BIO). The program will offer a 10-week summer REU experience in environmental and Earth Systems Research for 10 undergraduate students in biological and physical sciences. Biosphere 2 is a unique large-scale laboratory for controlled scientific studies that study the interaction between biological and physical systems and the response of ecosystems to global environmental change. The specific objectives students participating in the program are to: (1) develop research skills in laboratories, observations and/or computer modeling; (2) achieve a broad understanding of Earth system science; (3) experience the cross-disciplinary collaborations that characterize work in Earth system science; (4) network within the scientific field that will aid in their further education and research; and (5) develop an understanding of practical aspects of pursuing a career in science, including the nature of graduate school. Each student will pursue an individual research project under the guidance of a faculty member associated with Biosphere 2, and also participate in parallel "tracks" that (1) give them experience with the context for how their project fits into a broader understanding of the Earth system, (2) contribute to their own professional development as young researchers, and (3) make use of the outreach programs at Biosphere 2 for understanding the responsibilities and skills required for the translation of science to the public. The program will primarily serve students who are undergraduates at institutions without significant research opportunities, and will also make efforts to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in the Earth and environmental sciences. An important component of this program will be training students in both the practice of interdisciplinary research, and also in the ethical implications and approaches to translating science for the public and for policy. Thus, this REU program will make important steps in training the next generation of diverse and interdisciplinary scientists for environmental and Earth system sciences.