REU Site: Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE) at Montana State

位于蒙大拿州博兹曼的蒙大拿州立大学获得的REU Site奖将支持在2021-2023年夏季对10名学生进行为期10周的培训。该计划将主要招收代表不足的少数民族(URM)学生，特别是部落和社区学院的美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民(AI/AN)学生，以及来自研究机会有限的学校的学生。预计将总共培训30名学生。这些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。参与将帮助学生通过了解微生物在生态系统中的作用来帮助解决当代的科学和社会问题。方案评估将通过在线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。这个REU项目让学生沉浸在低氧生态系统微生物学(MLOxE)的研究中。生活在无氧环境中的微生物影响着地球上一些最重要的环境过程(例如，营养、毒素或温室气体循环)，在人类健康中发挥着至关重要的作用，并可以洞察生命是如何在这个星球上最初产生和多样化的。学生将探索三个主题领域的问题：微生物相互作用，新陈代谢和生理学，以及群落和生态系统功能。学生专题可能涉及不同的低氧系统，如人体微生物栖息地、陆地温泉或海洋氧气最低限度地带。参加会议的教师代表微生物学与免疫学、土地资源与环境科学系、化学与生物化学系、化学与生物工程系。在为期10周的课程中，学生将在导师的实验室进行实验室、实地研究或计算研究，并参与一系列其他活动。这些活动包括团队建设实地考察、教育和职业发展讲习班，以及旨在增强学生以追求科学为职业并建立支持性的专业和社区关系的网络。申请说明和有关该计划的更多信息可在http://www.montana.edu/mbi/reu，上找到，或联系国际和平组织(Frank Stewart@Montana.edu)或共同国际组织(Eric Boyd博士：eric.ball@montana.edu)。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 Montana State University, located in Bozeman, Montana, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021-2023. The program will recruit primarily Underrepresented Minority (URM) students, particularly American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students from Tribal and community colleges, as well as students from schools with limited research opportunities. It is anticipated that 30 students will be trained in total. These students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Participation will prepare students to help solve contemporary scientific and societal problems through understanding the role of microorganisms in ecosystems. Program assessment will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.This REU program immerses students in research on the Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE). Microorganisms living in the absence of oxygen influence some of Earth's most important environmental processes (e.g., nutrient, toxin, or greenhouse gas cycling), play essential roles in human health, and can provide insight into how life first arose and diversified on this planet. Students will explore questions in three thematic areas: Microbial Interactions, Metabolism and Physiology, and Community and Ecosystem Function. Student projects may involve diverse low-oxygen systems, such as the microbial habitats of the human body, terrestrial hot springs, or marine oxygen minimum zones. Participating faculty advisors represent the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical and Biological Engineering. During the 10-week program, students will conduct lab, field, or computational research in the lab of an advisor and participate in a range of other activities. These activities include include team-building field trips, educational and career development workshops, and networking designed to empower students to pursue science as a career and to build supportive professional and community relationships. Application instructions and additional information about the program can be found at http://www.montana.edu/mbi/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Frank Stewart at frank.stewart@montana.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Eric Boyd at eric.boyd@montana.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.