REU SITE: WETLAND SCIENCE IN THE MODERN WORLD

这个授予伊利诺伊州戈弗雷的刘易斯和克拉克社区学院的REU站点奖设在位于伊利诺伊州奥尔顿的国家大河研究和教育中心(NGRREC)。2021年至2023年夏季期间，皇家大学将支持8名本科生进行为期10周的培训。研究是在NGRREC最先进的野外站点和位于密西西比河、伊利诺伊河和密苏里河交汇处的当地野外站点进行的。预计共有24名学生将在该方案中接受培训，这些学生主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体。学生将在研究项目设计、基于现场和实验室的研究方法、数据收集和分析以及在项目结束时的内部研讨会上展示结果方面获得经验。培训将包括道德规范和研究的责任感。对REU网站计划的评估将通过在线SALG Urssa工具进行。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。湿地是地球上最重要的功能生态系统之一。然而，湿地受到各种时空尺度上的人为活动的影响，包括土地利用的变化、污染、入侵物种和全球气候变化。这个REU网站将专注于采用现代综合方法来研究湿地，利用最新的技术和理论发展，目标是统一不同尺度的湿地科学。在来自NGRREC和其他当地机构的导师的合作下，学生将开发假设驱动的研究项目，其中可能包括以下问题的研究：本地物种和入侵物种对湿地群落的影响是什么？河岸恢复对湿地群落有何影响？温度变化对湿地物种有何影响？该计划将包括实地和实验室研究的机会，以及在REU经验结束时参加研究研讨会。申请可在http：//www.ngrrec.org上提交。鼓励来自研究机会有限的学校或代表不足的群体的学生申请。有关该计划和申请过程的更多信息，请访问http://www.ngrrec.org/reu，，或联系PI(Anthony Dell博士，adell@lc.edu)或共同PI(Jason Knouft博士，jason.nuouft@slu.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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 Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL is based at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), located in Alton, IL. The REU will support the training of eight undergraduate students for ten weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. Research is conducted at NGRREC’s state-of-the-art field station and at local field sites situated at the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri rivers. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Students will gain experience in research project design, field- and lab-based research methods, data collection and analysis, and presentation of results at an in-house symposium at the end of the program. Training will include ethics and the responsible of research. Assessment of this REU Site program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Wetlands are among the most functionally important ecosystems on Earth. However, wetlands are impacted by anthropogenic activites at a variety of spatiotemporal scales, including changes in land use, pollution, invasive species, and global climate change. This REU Site will focus on employing a modern integrative approach to studying wetlands that makes use of recent technological and theoretical developments with a goal of unifying wetland science across scales. In collaboration with mentors from NGRREC and other local institutions, students will develop hypothesis-driven research projects that may include research on the following questions: What are the impacts of native versus invasive species on wetland communities? What are the effects of riparian restoration on wetland communities? What are the effects of changes in temperature on wetland species? The program will include opportunities for field- and lab-based research as well as participation in a research symposium at the end of the REU experience. Applications can be submitted at http:/www.ngrrec.org. Students from schools with limited research opportunities or from an underrepresented group are encouraged to apply. More information about the program and the application process is available at http://www.ngrrec.org/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Anthony Dell at adell@lc.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Jason Knouft at jason.knouft@slu.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.