REU Site: Conservation Science in Hawaiian Ecosystems

这项授予夏威夷大学希洛分校的REU SITE奖项将在2015-2017年夏季期间支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。该计划支持人口生态学、气候变化和自然资源管理等领域的多学科研究。密歇根州立大学的研究界及其合作伙伴制定了严格的研究计划，以解决这些问题，并提高学生对保护和环境科学的兴趣、意识和培训。学生主要来自STEM代表性和服务不足的群体，他们将与不同的教师导师团队合作，开展专注于保护生物学的项目，以及入侵物种、气候变化和退化的生态系统如何对该州脆弱的生态系统构成重大威胁，并构成严重的环境挑战。除了研究，学生还参加每周的研讨会、研讨会和其他高级专业发展和培训方案，这些方案(1)补充了他们现有的学术培训(如道德和负责任的研究行为)，(2)增强了他们从事保护科学研究的准备。主要的重点将是吸引对环境充满热情的学生，并培养他们在这一领域实现积极变化和追求可行职业的信心、技能和能力。预计共有30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。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，并将随着项目的进展而获得更多的独立性指导。许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施部(生物科学局)资助的所有REU项目使用的一个通用的基于网络的评估工具将用于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://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern，，或联系国际和平组织(Ostertag@hawai.edu)或共同国际组织(Puniwai女士，电子邮件：npuniwai@hawai.edu)。

This REU Site award to University of Hawaii at Hilo, located in Hilo, HI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2017. This program supports multidisciplinary research in the areas of population ecology, climate change, and management of natural resources. UHH's research community and its partners have developed rigorous research programs to address these issues and increase student interest, awareness and training in conservation and environmental science. Students, predominately from groups underrepresented and underserved in STEM, will work with a diverse team of faculty mentors on projects focused on conservation biology and how invasive species, climate change, and degraded ecosystems pose significant threats to the state's fragile ecosystem and represent serious environmental challenges. In addition to research, students are exposed to weekly seminars, workshops, and other advanced professional development and training protocols that (1) supplement their existing academic training (such as ethical and responsible conduct of research) and (2) increase their preparedness to engage in conservation science research. The primary focus will be on attracting students with a passion for the environment and nurturing the confidence, skill set and ability to effect positive change and pursue a viable career in this field. It is anticipated that 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 will be mentored toward increased independence as the program progresses. 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 http://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Ostertag at ostertag@hawaii.edu) or the co-PI (Ms. Puniwai at npuniwai@hawaii.edu).