New REU Site: Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics: Integrating Terrestrial and Aquatic Perspectives

该REU Site奖授予位于华盛顿州温哥华的华盛顿州立大学温哥华分校(WSUV)，将在2015-2017年间的每个夏季支持8名学生在环境学院内进行9周的培训。科学主题是景观生态学和生态系统动力学，对比哥伦比亚河流域(CRB)内的陆地和水生系统。CRB横跨华盛顿州，是一个“活的实验室”，在里面探索生物和非生物因素如何塑造生态系统的形式和功能。每一次暑期体验的目的是让本科生参与高质量的研究，提高科学探究和交流的技能，促进合作和负责任的研究行为，并提供有意义的专业发展和社交机会。WSUV REU网站专门面向温哥华、华盛顿州/波特兰或大都市区的有才华的本科生，他们就读于该地区的四年制和两年制大学之一。这个REU网站还考虑来自美国各地的申请者，并与每一名被录取的学生合作，以获得暑期住宿。完成至少一年本科学习的学生可以通过下面提到的WSUV REU网站在线申请。预计总共将有24名学生接受该项目的培训，主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生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工作成果。更具体地说，这个REU项目促进了高素质本科生的参与，这些本科生通常因为无法长时间离开家而被排除在身临其境的夏季研究体验之外。生物基础设施司(生物科学局)资助的所有REU项目都使用了一个通用的基于网络的评估工具来确定培训计划的有效性。学生必须在项目结束后被跟踪，并必须回复通过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://vancouver.wsu.edu/reu或联系PI(格雷琴·罗尔瓦根-博伦斯博士，Rolboll@vancouver.wsu.edu)。

This REU Site award to Washington State University Vancouver (WSUV), located in Vancouver, WA, will support the training of 8 students for 9 weeks during each summer from 2015-2017, within the School of the Environment. The scientific themes are landscape ecology and ecosystem dynamics, contrasting terrestrial and aquatic systems within the Columbia River Basin (CRB). The CRB extends across Washington state and serves as a 'living laboratory' within which to explore how biotic and abiotic factors shape ecosystem form and function. Each summer experience is designed to engage undergraduates in high-quality research and improve skills in scientific inquiry and communication, promote collaboration and the responsible conduct of research, and provide meaningful professional development and social opportunities. The WSUV REU site is targeted specifically toward talented undergraduates who are 'place bound' within the Vancouver, WA/Portland, OR metropolitan area, and attend one of the region's 4-year and 2-year colleges. This REU site also considers applicants from across the US, and works with every accepted student to secure summer housing. Students who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study may apply online through the WSUV REU website noted below.It is anticipated that a total of 24 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 the results of their work at scientific conferences. More specifically, this REU project promotes participation of highly qualified undergraduate students who are typically excluded from immersive summer research experiences due only to their inability to leave home for extended periods. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) is used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. 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://vancouver.wsu.edu/reu or by contacting the PI (Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, rollboll@vancouver.wsu.edu).