REU Site: Agriculture, Horticulture, Ethnobotany and Climate Change (AHEC) - International Research Experiences from Indigenous America to Indigenous India

蒙大拿大学获得了本科生研究体验(REU)SITES奖，该奖项将在2012-2014年夏季为6-8名学生提供9周的研究培训。这一REU项目由印度班加罗尔大学主办，由NSF的国际科学与工程办公室(OISE)、激励竞争性研究的实验计划(EPSCoR)以及生物科学(BIO)和社会、行为和经济科学(SBE)的理事会提供支持。REU计划侧重于生物、化学、系统生态学、经济学和社会科学中与气候变化和社会经济结构变化对可持续土著社区发展的影响有关的主题。这一高度跨学科的REU项目旨在培养研究专业知识和跨文化科学交流技能。大约8名代表自然和社会科学领域不同学科的美国教师导师将与印度同行合作，为学生提供各种学科领域的有意义的研究经验。在实习期间，学生参与者将全职从事实验室和/或实地研究。学生还将参加研讨会、工作坊和相关培训，包括负责任的研究行为、实验室安全、专业沟通技能、科学职业机会和研究生院申请程序。学生是根据学术成绩、研究表现和在自然科学或社会科学领域开展杰出研究的个人潜力来挑选的。申请过程要求学生提交学术成绩单、推荐信以及一份兴趣和意向声明。将实施纵向跟踪，以确定学生对各自学习领域的持续兴趣、他们的职业道路以及REU经验的持久影响。方案的成功通过各种手段进行评估，包括使用通用的REU评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.umt.edu/narl，或联系国际组织(Michael Ceballos博士，电子邮件：rmichael.ceballos@umt.edu)。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Montana that will provide research training for 6-8 students per year, for 9 weeks during the summers of 2012-2014. This REU program, hosted by the University of Bangalore in India, is supported by the NSF's Offices of International Science and Engineering (OISE), Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), and the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). The REU program focuses on topics in biology, chemistry, systems ecology, economics, and social sciences related to the impacts of climate change and changes in socio-economic structures on the development of sustainable Indigenous communities. This highly interdisciplinary REU program is designed to develop research expertise as well as intercultural scientific communication skills. Approximately eight U.S. faculty mentors representing a variety of disciplines within the natural and social sciences will collaborate with counterparts in India to provide students with meaningful research experiences across a variety of subject areas. Student participants will be engaged full-time in lab and/or field research during the course of the internship. Students will also participate in seminars, workshops, and related training that includes responsible conduct in research; laboratory safety; professional communication skills; career opportunities in the sciences; and graduate school application process. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and individual potential for conducting outstanding research in the natural or social sciences. The application process requires students to submit academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, and a statement of interest and intent. Longitudinal tracking will be implemented to determine continued interest in the students' respective fields of study, their career paths, and lasting influences of the REU experience. Program success is assessed by various means, including use of a common REU assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.umt.edu/narl, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Michael Ceballos at rmichael.ceballos@umt.edu).