REU QUEST (Research Experience for Undergraduates in QUantitative Environmental Science and Technology)

该REU网站奖授予位于密歇根州马斯基根市的格兰谷州立大学，将在2015-2017年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的培训。该计划强调两个主题：了解淡水系统及其集水区，并在研究中应用定量方法。它的主要组成部分是面向学生的个人研究项目、教师指导、同伴互动、沟通技巧的发展和定量技能的发展。学生还将接受科学伦理和负责任的研究行为、图书馆资源的使用、职业规划和简历写作方面的培训。研究领域包括湖泊和溪流代谢、碳和营养生物地球化学、淡水生物的转化/比较免疫学、分子生态学、鱼类种群动态、有害藻华、环境化学、遥感、流域分析等。可供学生使用的研究设备包括，例如，马斯基根湖的监测浮标、流式细胞仪、基因测序仪、环境化学分析仪器和室内中观设施。暑期课程以一个研究研讨会结束，学生们在研讨会上展示他们的研究成果。项目成功与否将使用BIO REU通用评估工具和外部评估人员进行评估。该项目向全国所有聪明、准备充分的本科生开放，特别强调从生物科学领域代表性不足的群体中招聘。学生申请在下面列出的网站上在线完成，包括充分的学术准备证据，一篇论文和一封教师推荐信。预计在三年的资助期内，将有30名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）在该项目中接受培训。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施司（生物科学理事会）资助的所有REU项目使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。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www.gvsu.edu/wri/mcnair/reuquest或联系PI （James McNair博士mcnairja@gvsu.edu）或co-PI （Kevin Strychar博士strychak@gvsu.edu）。

This REU Site award to Grand Valley State University, located in Muskegon, Michigan, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2017. The program emphasizes two themes: understanding freshwater systems and their catchments, and applying quantitative methods in research. Its main components are individual student-oriented research projects, faculty mentoring, peer interactions, development of communication skills, and development of quantitative skills. Students also will receive training in the ethics of science and responsible conduct of research, use of library resources, career planning, and resume writing. Research areas include lake and stream metabolism, carbon and nutrient biogeochemistry, transformative/comparative immunology of freshwater organisms, molecular ecology, fish population dynamics, harmful algal blooms, environmental chemistry, remote sensing, watershed analysis, and more. Research equipment available to students includes, for example, a monitoring buoy on Muskegon Lake, flow cytometer, gene sequencer, analytical instruments for environmental chemistry, and indoor mesocosm facility. The summer program concludes with a research symposium where students present their findings. Program success will be evaluated using both the BIO REU common assessment tool and an external evaluator. The program is open to all bright, adequately prepared undergraduates throughout the nation, with extra emphasis on recruiting from groups underrepresented in the biological sciences. Student applications are completed online at the website listed below and include evidence of adequate academic preparation, an essay, and a faculty letter of recommendation.It is anticipated that over the 3-year period of the grant, a total of 30 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.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be 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 www.gvsu.edu/wri/mcnair/reuquest or by contacting the PI (Dr. James McNair at mcnairja@gvsu.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Kevin Strychar at strychak@gvsu.edu).