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

REU 站点：山湖生物站生态、进化和行为独立实地研究

• 批准号: 1005104
• 负责人: Eric Nagy
• 金额: $ 50.92万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-15 至 2016-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Independent; Field; Research

An award was made to the University of Virginia to provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, for the summers of 2010-2014. The REU Site program at Mountain Lake Biological Station is a summer opportunity to conduct guided, but independent, self-motivated original biological research in field-based ecology, evolution, and behavior. Under the supervision of a resident research mentor and the program Coordinator, students design, execute, analyze, interpret, and present an original research project. Students live and work full-time on the station. They participate in weekly seminars on the design and conduct of research, scientific ethics, writing and presentation techniques, and other matters of scientific and academic life. Training in professional behavior, scientific ethics, and the careful, unbiased, and responsible conduct of research is core to the program. Students prepare written and oral proposals and final reports. Participants also take advantage of the rich, varied, and stimulating intellectual life at Mountain Lake Biological Station. All Station residents eat meals together in the common dining hall, and most daily activity revolves around the central lab building where all research programs are housed. Interactions among all Station users occur constantly, resulting in a remarkably supportive and collaborative environment. The Station has hosted a NSF REU Sites program since 1993 and has graduated over 200 students. Program success is quantified with anonymous exit surveys and by tracking publication rate and graduate program matriculation. A substantial proportion of REU projects are published, and a large number of participants go on to graduate school. The program has been successful in attracting students from small colleges, women, and members of groups underrepresented in science. The program maintains formal partnerships with regional HBCUs, the University of Puerto Rico, and the ESA SEEDS program. Participants are chosen for their readiness to take on original creative biological research and for their interest in a career based in science. Program information including past project abstracts and application material are all available on line. Contact: REU Coordinator, Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 400327, Charlottesville VA 22904-4327; 434-982-5486, [e-mail], mlbs.org/REU.html .

弗吉尼亚大学获得了一项奖励，将在 2010 年至 2014 年夏季为 10 名学生提供为期 10 周的研究培训。 山湖生物站的 REU 站点项目是一个夏季机会，可以在实地生态学、进化和行为方面进行指导性的、独立的、自我激励的原创生物学研究。 在常驻研究导师和项目协调员的监督下，学生设计、执行、分析、解释和展示原创研究项目。 学生们在车站全职生活和工作。 他们每周参加研讨会，讨论研究的设计和实施、科学伦理、写作和演示技巧以及科学和学术生活的其他问题。 专业行为、科学道德以及认真、公正和负责任的研究行为方面的培训是该计划的核心。 学生准备书面和口头提案以及最终报告。 参与者还可以享受山湖生物站丰富、多样、刺激的智力生活。 所有车站居民都在公共餐厅一起吃饭，大多数日常活动都围绕着所有研究项目所在的中央实验室大楼进行。 所有 Station 用户之间的互动不断发生，形成了一个非常支持和协作的环境。 该站自 1993 年以来一直主办 NSF REU Sites 项目，已有 200 多名学生毕业。 项目的成功是通过匿名退出调查以及跟踪发表率和研究生项目入学来量化的。 REU 项目的很大一部分已发表，并且大量参与者继续进入研究生院。 该计划成功地吸引了小型学院的学生、女性以及科学界代表性不足的群体成员。 该计划与地区 HBCU、波多黎各大学和 ESA SEEDS 计划保持正式合作伙伴关系。 选择参与者是因为他们愿意进行原创性的生物学研究以及他们对基于科学的职业的兴趣。 包括过去项目摘要和申请材料在内的项目信息均可在线获取。 联系方式：REU 协调员，山湖生物站，弗吉尼亚大学，P.O.信箱 400327，夏洛茨维尔 VA 22904-4327； 434-982-5486，[e-mail]，mlbs.org/REU.html。