REU Site: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Field Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station

位于弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔的弗吉尼亚大学的REU Site奖将支持在2025-2027年夏季对10名学生进行为期10周的培训。研究在弗吉尼亚州彭布罗克的山湖生物站(MLBS)进行。预计共有30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。参与者将接受从论文生成到假设构建、实验设计和执行、分析、解释和交流的整个科学生物学研究过程的培训。许多参与者将在科学会议上展示他们的工作，并在同行评议的科学期刊上发表文章。所有参与者都将成为具有科学素养的公民。对该计划的评估将通过一个在线工具进行。项目结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。山湖生物站自1993年以来一直主办NSF REU现场项目。学生应该申请使用NSF ETAP。该项目支持指导但独立的，自我激励的基于野外生态学、进化和行为的原始生物学研究。在实地站工作的许多大学研究实验室在广泛的生物学研究领域指导参与者(过去的学生项目：mlbs.org/PASS PROJECTS)。参加者和导师全职在外地站生活和工作。该计划包括在研究的设计和实施、科学道德和职业行为、写作和演示技术以及科学和学术生活的其他方面的正式培训。参加者准备书面和口头提案和期末报告。申请者提供个人兴趣和职业目标陈述、大学课程信息和推荐信。项目高级人员和研究导师挑选参与者。即将到来的夏天的研究领域在mlbs.org/REUFutureProjects上提供。有关该计划的更多信息，请联系PI(E.Nagy)或共同PI(E.Brodie)。该奖项反映了NSF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 University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, VA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2025-2027. Research is conducted at Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), Pembroke, VA. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Participants will be trained in the full process of scientific biological research, from thesis generation, to hypothesis building, experimental design and execution, analysis, interpretation, and communication. Many participants will present their work at scientific conferences and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All participants will emerge as scientifically literate citizens. Assessment of the program will be done through an online tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Mountain Lake Biological Station has hosted a NSF REU Site program since 1993. Students should apply using NSF ETAP.The project supports guided but independent, self-motivated original biological research in field-based ecology, evolution, and behavior. Many university-based research labs working at the field station mentor participants in a wide range of biological research areas (past student projects: mlbs.org/pastprojects). Participants and mentors live and work full-time at the field station. The program includes formal training in the design and conduct of research, scientific ethics and professional behavior, writing and presentation techniques, and other aspects of scientific and academic life. Participants prepare written and oral proposals and final reports. Applicants provide personal interest and professional goal statements, college course information, and a letter of recommendation. Project senior personnel and research mentors select participants. Research areas for the upcoming summer are provided at mlbs.org/REUFutureProjects. More information about the program is available by contacting the PI (E. Nagy) or the co-PI (E. Brodie).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.