REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research on Human Impacts in the Lake Champlain Ecosystem

REU 网站：尚普兰湖生态系统人类影响的跨学科研究

• 批准号: 1358838
• 负责人: Jason Stockwell
• 金额: $ 31.87万
• 依托单位: University of Vermont & State Agricultural College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-15 至 2018-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1358838&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Interdisciplinary; Research; Human

This REU Site award to the University of Vermont (UVM), located in Burlington, VT, will support the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. This REU program is supported by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). The program is focused on the ecological and socioeconomic impacts of habitat fragmentation, eutrophication, and invasive species on the Lake Champlain ecosystem. While participating in the program, students will work with the UVM and Saint Michael's College faculty on projects ranging from fish ecology to the impact of harmful algal blooms on human health and property values. To promote cross-disciplinary thinking, students will work in pairs, serving as assistants to each other in their respective, but distinct, research projects. In addition to research, students will attend workshops, seminars, and symposia on topics such as experimental design, basic statistics, effective communication, the ethical and responsible conduct of research, and careers in science. Students will be mentored on how to present research at conferences and how to write manuscripts for scientific journals. At the end of the summer, students will present their research results at a poster session. In addition, students will present a talk that ties their individual project into an over-arching view of the interactions among human activities, societal structures, and the lake ecosystem. The program will be evaluated using the REU common assessment tool. Applicants will be selected based on academic record, two letters of reference, and an essay that explains why the student is interested in the program and how it will advance his/her career. Rising first and second year undergraduates, members of under-represented groups, and students from institutions with limited research opportunities are encouraged to apply. The program will provide stipends, housing, and travel funds to and from the site. The team-based approach of this REU will foster interdisciplinary thinking and encourage collaborative problem solving in students at early stages of their career. This will enhance their capacity for deeper and broader critical thinking as they mature into independent investigators. Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://www.uvm.edu/~ecolab/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Jason Stockwell at [e-mail]).

佛蒙特州佛蒙特大学（UVM）的REU网站奖，位于弗吉尼亚州伯灵顿，将在2014 - 2016年夏季在10周内支持10名本科生的培训。该REU计划得到了生物科学局（BIO）以及社会，行为和经济科学（SBE）的支持。该计划的重点是栖息地分裂，富营养化和尚普兰湖生态系统的侵入性物种的生态和社会经济影响。在参加该计划的过程中，学生将与UVM和圣迈克尔大学教职员工合作，从鱼生态学到有害藻类开花对人类健康和财产价值的影响。为了促进跨学科的思维，学生将成对工作，在各自但独特的研究项目中相互担任助手。除研究外，学生还将参加有关诸如实验设计，基本统计数据，有效沟通，研究的道德和负责任的研究以及科学职业等主题的研讨会，研讨会和研讨会。将指导学生如何在会议上进行研究以及如何为科学期刊撰写手稿。夏季结束时，学生将在海报会议上展示他们的研究结果。此外，学生还将举行一场演讲，将他们的个人项目与人类活动，社会结构和湖泊生态系统之间的相互作用的范围息息相关。该程序将使用REU共同评估工具进行评估。将根据学术记录，两份参考书以及一篇论文来选择申请人，该论文解释了为什么学生对该计划感兴趣以及如何发展其职业生涯。一年级和第二年的本科生，代表性不足的团体成员以及来自研究机会有限的机构的学生被申请。该计划将向现场提供津贴，住房和旅行资金。此REU的基于团队的方法将促进跨学科思维，并鼓励在职业生涯的早期阶段对学生进行协作问题解决。随着他们成熟到独立的研究人员，这将增强他们对更深入和更广泛的批判性思维的能力。要求学生在计划后进行跟踪，并且必须响应通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。通过访问http://www.uvm.edu/~ecolab/，或通过与PI联系（Jason Stockwell博士（通过[e-mail]）与PI联系，可以提供更多信息。