REU Site: From Genes to Ecosystems: Environmental Science in a Changing World

圣奥拉夫学院在2010-2012年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该计划将提供一系列研究项目，这些项目通过探索环境变化的机制基础这一共同主题联系在一起。通过研究稀有和受保护生态系统中营养循环和基因流动的途径，这项研究可以回答一系列重要问题，这将大大扩展我们对自然过程的认识。学生将直接与教师合作，并将从利用稳定同位素和/或其他创新工具进行环境分析的研究项目中进行选择，提出一系列广泛但相互关联的问题。期望学生对假设发展、方法设计、数据分析和解释，以及最终的结果传播做出有意义的贡献。除了实验室和现场经验，学生还将参加专业发展活动，为他们在生命科学领域的职业生涯做好准备。通过与部落学院分享他们的经验和成果，参与该项目的学生将进一步影响他们在历史上对该领域研究有限的环境中的工作的评价。暑期课程结束后，我们将继续与学生联系，协助学生制作最终产品并向公众传播，并在课程完成后监督他们的进度。此外，所有学生都将被要求完成一个与伦理和研究相关的合作机构培训计划（CITI）模块。申请人必须完成一门与环境相关的课程（生物、化学或环境研究），并对从事科学事业感兴趣。特别鼓励来自环境科学专业未被充分代表的群体和部落学院的学生申请。更多信息请联系Steve Freedberg博士，电话：（507）786-3102或freedber@stolaf.edu，或访问http://www.stolaf.edu/REU。

An award was made to St. Olaf College to provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2010-2012. The program will offer an array of research projects connected by the common theme of exploring the mechanistic basis of environmental change. By examining pathways of nutrient cycling and gene flow in rare and protected ecosystems, this research can answer a range of vital questions that will significantly expand our knowledge of natural processes. Students will work directly with faculty and will select from research programs that utilize stable isotope and/or other innovative tools for environmental analysis to ask a broad, yet interrelated, set of questions. Students are expected to contribute meaningfully to hypothesis development, methodological design, data analysis and interpretation, and ultimately, dissemination of results. In addition to laboratory and field experiences, students will participate in professional development activities that will prepare them for careers in the life sciences. By sharing their experiences and results with Tribal Colleges, the students involved in this program will further effect the appreciation of their work in environments that historically have had limited exposure to research in this field. Contact with students will continue after the summer program to assist students in producing final products for public dissemination and to monitor their progress after completion of the program. In addition, all students will be required to satisfactorily complete a module from the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) related to ethics and research. Applicants should have completed one environmentally related course (either in Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental Studies) and should be interested in pursuing a scientific career. Students from groups underrepresented in environmental science and students from Tribal Colleges are especially encouraged to apply. Additional information is available by contacting Dr. Steve Freedberg at (507)786-3102 or freedber@stolaf.edu, or visiting http://www.stolaf.edu/REU.