REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research on Human Impacts in the Lake Champlain Ecosystem

位于佛蒙特州伯灵顿的佛蒙特大学（UVM）将在2014-2016年夏季为10名本科生提供为期10周的培训。该REU项目由生物科学（BIO）和社会、行为和经济科学（SBE）局支持。该项目侧重于栖息地破碎化、富营养化和入侵物种对尚普兰湖生态系统的生态和社会经济影响。在参与该项目期间，学生将与UVM和圣迈克尔学院的教师合作，研究从鱼类生态学到有害藻华对人类健康和财产价值的影响等项目。为了促进跨学科思维，学生们将结对工作，在各自但不同的研究项目中相互协助。除了研究之外，学生还将参加讲习班、研讨会和专题讨论会，主题包括实验设计、基础统计、有效沟通、研究的道德和负责任行为以及科学事业。学生将学习如何在会议上展示研究成果，以及如何为科学期刊撰写论文。在夏季结束时，学生们将在海报会议上展示他们的研究成果。此外，学生们将发表一篇演讲，将他们的个人项目与人类活动、社会结构和湖泊生态系统之间的相互作用联系起来。该计划将使用REU通用评估工具进行评估。申请人将根据学习成绩、两封推荐信和一篇解释学生为什么对该项目感兴趣以及该项目将如何促进他/她的职业发展的文章来选择。我们鼓励一、二年级新生、弱势群体成员以及研究机会有限的机构的学生申请。该计划将提供津贴、住房和往返该地点的旅费。该REU以团队为基础的方法将培养跨学科思维，并鼓励学生在职业生涯的早期阶段合作解决问题。这将提高他们的能力，更深入和更广泛的批判性思维，因为他们成熟为独立的调查员。学生在项目结束后需要被跟踪，并且必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.uvm.edu/~ecolab/，或联系PI （Jason Stockwell博士jason.stockwell@uvm.edu）。

This REU Site award to the University of Vermont (UVM), located in Burlington, VT, will support the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. This REU program is supported by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). The program is focused on the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of habitat fragmentation, eutrophication, and invasive species on the Lake Champlain ecosystem. While participating in the program, students will work with the UVM and Saint Michael's College faculty on projects ranging from fish ecology to the impact of harmful algal blooms on human health and property values. To promote cross-disciplinary thinking, students will work in pairs, serving as assistants to each other in their respective, but distinct, research projects. In addition to research, students will attend workshops, seminars, and symposia on topics such as experimental design, basic statistics, effective communication, the ethical and responsible conduct of research, and careers in science. Students will be mentored on how to present research at conferences and how to write manuscripts for scientific journals. At the end of the summer, students will present their research results at a poster session. In addition, students will present a talk that ties their individual project into an over-arching view of the interactions among human activities, societal structures, and the lake ecosystem. The program will be evaluated using the REU common assessment tool. Applicants will be selected based on academic record, two letters of reference, and an essay that explains why the student is interested in the program and how it will advance his/her career. Rising first and second year undergraduates, members of under-represented groups, and students from institutions with limited research opportunities are encouraged to apply. The program will provide stipends, housing, and travel funds to and from the site. The team-based approach of this REU will foster interdisciplinary thinking and encourage collaborative problem solving in students at early stages of their career. This will enhance their capacity for deeper and broader critical thinking as they mature into independent investigators. Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://www.uvm.edu/~ecolab/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Jason Stockwell at jason.stockwell@uvm.edu).