Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY2007

2007财年少数族裔博士后研究奖学金

• 批准号: 0706897
• 负责人: Michael Dillon
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Dillon Michael E
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0706897&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Minority; Postdoctoral; Research; Fellowship; FY2007

This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2007. The goal of the fellowship is to increase the participation of minority scientists at the postdoctoral level and to prepare them for positions of scientific leadership in US science. To attain this goal, the fellowship provides opportunities for postdoctoral training and research of the highest quality to recent doctoral recipients. It is expected that Fellows supported through these fellowships will play important roles in training of the future workforce.The research and training plan is entitled "Energetics in thin air: thermoregulation, flight, and fitness of alpine bumblebees." Temperature, oxygen partial pressure, and air density fall precipitously with elevation thereby challenging the survival of montane organisms. Yet, bumblebees are abundant and diverse in alpine ecosystems. To understand this, the research investigates energetics of thermoregulation and flight including varying morphology and physiology. This project combines laboratory experiments, field studies, and mathematical modeling. The sponsoring scientist is Robert Dudley at the University of California, Berkeley. The training goals are to enhance the Fellow's skills in physiological and evolutionary ecology and mathematical biology.

这项行动资助了 2007 财年 NSF 少数族裔博士后研究奖学金。该奖学金的目标是增加少数族裔科学家在博士后级别的参与，并为他们担任美国科学领域的科学领导职位做好准备。为了实现这一目标，该奖学金为最近的博士生提供了最高质量的博士后培训和研究机会。 预计通过这些奖学金支持的研究员将在未来劳动力的培训中发挥重要作用。该研究和培训计划的标题是“稀薄空气中的能量学：高山大黄蜂的体温调节、飞行和健身”。 温度、氧分压和空气密度随着海拔的升高而急剧下降，从而对山地生物的生存提出了挑战。 然而，高山生态系统中的熊蜂数量丰富且多样化。 为了理解这一点，该研究研究了体温调节和飞行的能量学，包括不同的形态和生理学。 该项目结合了实验室实验、现场研究和数学建模。 赞助科学家是加州大学伯克利分校的罗伯特·达德利。 培训目标是提高研究员在生理和进化生态学以及数学生物学方面的技能。