REU Site: Research Training in Place-Based Field Research

REU SITE奖授予位于科罗拉多州哥特市的落基山生物实验室，将在2018-2022年夏季支持10名学生进行为期10周的培训。研究工作在整个冈尼森盆地进行。该项目的主题是地方生态学，即利用对一个地方的深刻理解来产生一般的科学见解。学生设计和实施实地研究计划，并在暑期结束时口头和书面陈述结果。学生们还参加整个暑期的职业发展机会，例如讨论科学和非学术职业，以及负责任地开展研究课题，如性骚扰和研究道德。该项目在与洛杉矶社区学院建立合作关系的基础上，面向全国招生。学生在网上申请，并提交论文和推荐信。该计划将对学生产生重大影响，包括那些在没有经济支持的情况下无法参与暑期研究的学生，鼓励他们申请。预计在五年内，总共将有50名学生接受该计划的培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校。目标是70%的参与者将是少数族裔学生，至少35%的学生将具有社区大学背景。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。大约三分之一的学生将在科学期刊上发表结果。生物基础设施部资助的所有REU网站项目都将使用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。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件以及RMBL调查。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问rmbl.org/Education，或联系PI(Dr.Ian Billick，Director@rmbl.org)或共同PI(Dr.Jennifer Reithel，电子邮件：sd@rmbl.org)。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This REU Site award to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory located in Gothic, CO, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018-2022. Resesarch is conducted throughout the Gunnison Basin. The theme of the program is the Ecology of Place, or using a deep understanding of a place to generate general scientific insights. Students design and implement a field research program and present results orally and in writing at the end of the summer. Students also participate in professional development opportunities throughout the summer, such as discussions of scientific and non-academic careers, as well as responsible conduct of research topics such as sexual harassment and the ethics of research. The program recruit students nationally, building on established collaborative relationships with the Los Angeles community colleges. Students apply online, and submit essays and letters of reference. Students for whom the program will have a large impact, including students who would be unable to participate in summer research without financial support, are encouraged to apply.It is anticipated that a total of 50 students primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program over five years. The goal is that 70% of the participants will be minority students and at least 35% of the students will have a community college background. Students will learn how research is conducted, many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Approximately one-third of the students will publish results in scientific journals.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 tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system as well as RMBL surveys. More information about the program is available by visiting rmbl.org/education , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Ian Billick, director@rmbl.org) or the co-PI (Dr. Jennifer Reithel at sd@rmbl.org).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.