REU Site: Dynamics of aridland ecosystems in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

这项授予新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基新墨西哥大学的REU Site奖将支持2017-2019年夏季为期10周的10名学生的培训。研究在塞维莱塔国家野生动物保护区及其周围进行，重点是旱地生态学和生态水文学。项目导师来自生物、地球和行星科学系和土木工程系，以及来自美国林务局、美国鱼类和野生动植物管理局和新墨西哥州自然历史博物馆的工作人员。学生可以在水生和陆地栖息地的种群(例如入侵物种)、群落(例如竞争、动态、微生物多样性)和生态系统生态(例如净初级生产、分解)等广泛主题上进行独立研究。学生将参加新兵训练营、研讨会、期刊俱乐部和关于负责任的研究、沟通技能、职业机会和研究生院申请过程的研讨会。尤其鼓励那些本科生涯早期的学生和那些在母校研究机会有限的学生申请。招聘是通过数字分发招聘材料、著名的学生招聘网站以及对当地少数族裔服务机构的招聘访问进行的。学生是根据学业成绩和课程、申请信、动机、职业目标、推荐信、电话面试和进行独立研究的潜力来挑选的。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。在每个暑期结束时，学生在年度研讨会上展示他们的研究成果，一些学生还可能在地区或国家科学会议上展示他们的研究成果。将使用生物基础设施司资助的所有REU站点方案使用的通用网络评估工具来确定培训方案的有效性。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。参与者还会通过Facebook和电子邮件跟踪他们的职业道路。欲了解更多信息，请登录https://sevilletareu.wordpress.com/，或联系招聘协调员(斯蒂芬妮·贝克女士，电子邮件：srbaker@unm.edu)或私人助理(Scott L.Collins博士，电子邮件：scollins@sevileta.unm.edu)。

This REU Site award to the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2017- 2019. Research is conducted in and around the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge and focused on aridland ecology and ecohydrology. Program mentors come from the departments of Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Civil Engineering, along with staff from the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and New Mexico Museum of Natural History. Students may pursue independent research in a wide range of topics in population (e.g. invasive species), community (e.g., competition, dynamics, microbial diversity) and ecosystem ecology (e.g., net primary production, decomposition) in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Students will participate in a boot camp plus seminars, a journal club, and workshops on responsible conduct of research, communication skills, career opportunities, and the graduate school application process. Applications from students early in their undergraduate career and those with limited research opportunities at their home institution are especially encouraged. Recruitment occurs via digital distribution of recruiting materials, well-known student job posting sites, as well as recruiting visits to local minority serving institutions. Students are selected based on academic record and coursework, letter of application, motivation, career goals, letters of recommendation, phone interviews, and potential for conducting independent research. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. At the end of each summer students present their results in an annual symposium, and some students may also present their research at regional or national scientific meetings. A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. Participants are also tracked by Facebook and email to follow their career paths. More information is available at https://sevilletareu.wordpress.com/ and by contacting the Recruiting Coordinator (Ms Stephanie Baker at srbaker@unm.edu) or the PI (Dr. Scott L. Collins at scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu).