REU Site: Place-Based Research and Training in Biology and Environmental Science on the Colorado Plateau

这个REU网站奖给位于亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北方亚利桑那大学，将支持8名学生在2018- 2019年夏季进行为期10周的培训。研究主题是基于地方的，并利用科罗拉多高原和四角地区独特的生态和文化多样性。招生对象是部落学院和社区学院的学生，特别强调美洲原住民和西班牙裔学生。学生将有与当地生态和文化相关的研究项目（例如，涉及气候变化、鱼类种群、生态相似物种之间的配偶识别等研究问题）。 该计划的主要目标是提高学生的科学和批判性思维能力，并鼓励继续学习科学。每个学生将进行科学研究的所有阶段，包括科学文献综述，实验，数据分析和解释，以及他们的结果的论文和海报演示。该计划包括关于职业选择，发展研究技能，负责任的研究行为，美洲原住民和西方科学观点以及队列建设活动的研讨会。导师在指导本科生进行研究方面有着丰富的经验。学生将由PI Holeski和Martinez从申请人中挑选。预计共有16名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将接受该计划的培训。学生将主要从部落和社区学院和其他机构，学生可能没有考虑继续四年制或研究生学位的科学选择。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。由生物基础设施司资助的所有REU网站计划使用的一个基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生将在课程结束后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问https：//nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience，或联系PI（Holeski博士，liza. nau.edu）或联合PI（Martinez博士，ted. nau.edu）。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

This REU Site award to Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018- 2019. The research theme is place-based and utilizes the unique ecology and cultural diversity of the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners region. Recruitment targets students from tribal colleges and community colleges, with special emphasis on Native American and Hispanic students. Students will have research projects that are relevant to the local ecology and cultures (e.g., research questions involving climate change, fish populations, mate recognition among ecologically similar species). The primary goal of the program is to enhance the scientific and critical thinking skills of students and encourage continued studies in the sciences. Each student will conduct all phases of scientific research, including scientific literature review, experimentation, data analysis and interpretation, and paper and poster presentations of their results. The program includes seminars on career options, developing research skills, responsible conduct in research, Native American and western science perspectives, and cohort-building activities. Mentors have extensive experience mentoring undergraduates in research. Students will be selected from the applicant pool by PIs Holeski and Martinez.It is anticipated that a total of 16 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will be selected primarily from tribal and community colleges and other institutions where students may not have considered continuing on to four-year or graduate degrees in the sciences. 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 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 to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Holeski at liza.holeski@nau.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Martinez at ted.martinez@nau.edu).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.