REU Site: Bioenergy Systems

内布拉斯加大学林肯分校获得了本科生研究经验（REU）站点奖，将在2013- 2015年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该项目侧重于生物能源——应用分子和生理学原理，利用微生物、藻类和植物来创造可再生能源，从而促进可持续发展的社会。生物科学学院和植物科学创新中心有15名教师作为导师。对于学生来说，这里有很多非常有趣和令人兴奋的项目。项目采用分子生物学，生物化学和/或遗传学来理解模型物种的能量动力学。学生需要做全职的实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种讲习班，如负责任的研究行为，专业沟通技巧，工业界和学术界的就业机会，以及研究生院的申请过程。学生还可以参观当地与可再生能源生产相关的工业。REU学生可以使用丰富的个人导师设施以及许多跨部门实验室和中心，这些实验室和中心拥有电子显微镜，微阵列分析，表面分析等核心设施。该计划的多阶段招聘工作包括传统的“硬拷贝”格式和基于数字的广告。学生的选择基于学习成绩、研究表现以及在生物工程或定量生物学方面的杰出研究潜力。跟踪学生，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经历的持久影响。有关该计划的信息将通过各种方式进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/research#bioenergy，或联系PI （Paul Blum博士pblum1@unl.edu）或副PI （Heriberto Cerutti博士hcerutti@unlnotes.unl.edu）。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites award has been made to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that will provide research training for 10 students, for 10 weeks during the summers of 2013- 2015. The program focuses on bioenergy -- the application of molecular and physiologic principles using microbes, algae and plants to create renewable sources of energy thereby promoting a sustainable society. The School of Biological Sciences and the Center for Plant Science Innovation have 15 participating faculty who will serve as mentors. There is a wide range of very interesting and exciting projects for the students. Projects employ molecular biology, biochemistry and or genetics to understand energy dynamics in model species. Students are expected to do full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, such as the responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. Students are also provided tours of local industries of relevance to renewable energy production. REU students have access to a rich array of individual mentor's facilities as well as many interdepartmental labs and centers with core facilities such as electron microscopy, microarray analysis, surface analysis, etc. The program's multi-phase recruitment effort consists of both traditional "hard copy" formats as well as digital-based advertising. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for outstanding research in biological engineering or quantitative biology. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/research#bioenergy, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Paul Blum at pblum1@unl.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Heriberto Cerutti at hcerutti@unlnotes.unl.edu ).