REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes

这个REU网站奖给迈阿密大学，位于牛津，OH，将支持12名学生在2022- 2024年的夏天10周的培训。预计共有36名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体，将在该方案中接受培训。学生将学习如何在生态学，进化和环境科学的研究是在人类活动改变景观进行，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果，并在同行评审的科学期刊上发表结果。学生将有能力产生创造性和综合性的方法来理解全球环境问题，同时也参与服务，提高当地社区的环境质量。将通过使用在线调查对该方案进行评估。学生，其中很大一部分人将继续在生态学和环境科学的研究生培训或将进入环境科学的劳动力，将在程序后进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。该计划将创建学生-导师对解决与城市到农村的影响，人口连接和生态系统服务相关的环境相关的研究问题的协作集群。学生将被授权进行自己的研究项目，将他们的研究与他人的工作相结合，并考虑人类对景观的统治和科学在解决环境问题中的作用的更大影响。强化活动将侧重于专业发展;环境道德和负责任的研究行为;为社区服务，以及与其他机构的不同科学家的互动。学生申请从12月至3月接受，将根据他们的学术记录和对生态学，进化和环境科学过程的兴趣选择不同的参与者。示例研究项目可以在程序网站上查看。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http：//www.miamioh.edu/ecoreu，或联系主要研究者（大卫J.贝格博士，网址：bergdj@miamioh.edu）或共同主要研究者（Michelle D. boonemd@miamioh.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知识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 Miami University, located in Oxford, OH, will support the training of 12 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022- 2024. It is anticipated that a total of 36 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research in ecology, evolution, and environmental science is conducted in landscapes altered by human activity, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences and publish results in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Students will be equipped to generate creative and integrative approaches toward understanding global environmental issues, while also engaging in service that enhances environmental quality in their local communities. Assessment of the program will be done through the use of online surveys. Students, a significant proportion of whom will pursue graduate training in ecology and environmental science or will enter the environmental science workforce, will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths.This program will create collaborative clusters of student-mentor pairs addressing environmentally relevant research questions related to Urban-to-Rural Gradients, Population Connectivity, and Ecosystem Services. Students will be empowered to conduct their own research projects, to integrate their research with the work of others, and to consider the larger implications of human domination of landscapes and the role of science in solving environmental problems. Enrichment activities will focus on professional development; environmental ethics and responsible conduct of research; service to the community, and interactions with diverse scientists from other institutions. Student applications are accepted from December-March and a diverse cohort of participants will be selected based on their academic record and interests in ecology, evolution, and environmental science process. Example research projects can be viewed at the program website. More information about the program is available by visiting http://www.miamioh.edu/ecoreu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. David J. Berg at bergdj@miamioh.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Michelle D. Boone at boonemd@miamioh.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.