REU Site: A forest full of Big Data: the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology 2015-2019

授予哈佛大学哈佛森林的REU Site奖得到了生物科学局(BIO)的生物基础设施部(DBI)和数学和物理科学局(MPS)的数学科学部(DMS)的支持。REU项目位于马萨诸塞州彼得舍姆，将在2015-2019年夏季为12名学生提供为期11周的培训。研究将重点放在收集、可视化、分析和交流生态“大数据”上。学生将由进行创新森林生态研究的研究人员指导。该计划旨在实现五个主要目标：1)提高学生进行高质量跨学科研究的能力；2)建立研究人员团队，让学生发挥不同的优势，在尖端项目上合作，并找到自己的智力“声音”；3)鼓励学生将科学的基础和应用问题联系起来；4)向广泛的受众交流研究成果；以及5)培养反映美国学生不同背景和经历的下一代生态科学家和教育工作者。哈佛森林REU计划积极招收来自文化、经济、教育和种族多样性的学生。哈佛森林对多样性的承诺得到了生物野外站组织颁发的2014年人类多样性奖的认可。在接下来的五年里，该计划致力于增强多样性和培养下一代科学家。预计共有60名学生将在该计划中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生们将学习研究是如何进行的，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的成果。参加合作小组的学生充分参与生态研究前沿项目的开发和执行。还鼓励学生开发反映自己兴趣和观察的独立项目。学生们参加有关伦理学、科学写作以及演示和分析数据的研讨会。学生们与哈佛森林大学保持联系，以便评估暑期研究项目对他们职业发展的影响。有关学生的人口统计数据是通过回复NSF报告系统发送的电子邮件来收集的。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/reu，，或联系国际和平组织(Aaron Ellison Dr.Aaron Ellison，电子邮件：aellison@Fas.atherard.edu)或联合国际组织(Dr.Andrew Richardson，电子邮件：arichardson@oeb.atherard.edu)。

This REU Site award to Harvard University's Harvard Forest is supported by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). The REU program, located in Petersham, MA, will support the training of 12 students for 11 weeks during the summers of 2015- 2019. Research will focus on collecting, visualizing, analyzing, and communicating ecological "Big Data". Students will be mentored by researchers who are conducting innovative forest ecology research. The program aims to meet five overarching objectives: 1) Enhancing the ability of students to undertake high-quality interdisciplinary research; 2) Building teams of researchers in which students bring different strengths to the table, collaborate on cutting-edge projects, and find their own intellectual "voice"; 3) Encouraging students to link fundamental and applied issues in science; 4) Communicating research findings to a wide range of audiences; and 5) Cultivating the next generation of ecological scientists and educators that reflects the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of students in the United States. The Harvard Forest REU program actively recruits students from a broad spectrum of cultural, economic, educational, and ethnic diversity. The Harvard Forest's commitment to diversity was recognized with the 2014 Human Diversity Award from the Organization for Biological Field Stations. Over the next five years, the program is committed to enhancing diversity and cultivating the next generation of scientists. It is anticipated that a total of 60 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present their results at scientific conferences. Students participating in collaborative groups are fully involved in the development and execution of projects on the cutting edge of ecological research. Students are also encouraged to develop independent projects that reflect their own interests and observations. Students participate in workshops on ethics, scientific writing, and presenting and analyzing data.Students maintain contact with Harvard Forest so that the impact of the Summer Research Program on their career progress can be assessed. Demographic data about students are collected through responses to emails sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Aaron Ellison at aellison@fas.harvard.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Andrew Richardson at arichardson@oeb.harvard.edu).