REU Site: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Changing Environments: Integrating from Genomes to Biomes

REU 网站：变化环境的生态学和进化生物学：从基因组到生物群落的整合

• 批准号: 1460802
• 负责人: Michael Tobler
• 金额: $ 31.2万
• 依托单位: Kansas State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-04-15 至 2020-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1460802&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Evolutionary; Biology

This REU Site award to Kansas State University, located in Manhattan, KS, will support the training of 9 students in a 10-week program during the summers of 2015-2017. The program is hosted by the Division of Biology, Konza Prairie Biological Station, and the Ecological Genomics Institute (EGI). The program focuses on mechanistic and integrative research in ecology and evolutionary biology, with a theme of ecology and evolutionary biology in changing environments. Program activities include: i) independent research projects that will train students in experimental techniques and design, ii) a seminar on integrative analysis in ecology and evolutionary biology, iii) comprehensive ethics training, iv) professional development and research skills workshops, v) field trips to field sites, biological collections, and genomic facilities, and vi) training in oral communication of students' research results. Participants will have access to an extensive range of facilities and equipment for ecological, evolutionary, and genomic research. Faculty mentors are world leaders in integrative ecological and evolutionary research. Synergy among the REU, EGI, and Konza will provide participants exposure to new and ongoing experiments at Kansas State University. Recruitment and participant selection will focus on the identification of students with outstanding research potential. The program will target students attending institutions without significant undergraduate research opportunities (e.g., primarily undergraduate institutions, community colleges, and tribal colleges). However, all students with outstanding research potential should apply.It is anticipated that a total of 27 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, analyzed, and communicated. Many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences, and some will publish the results in peer-reviewed journals.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of program. 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 www.ksu.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Morgan) or co-PI (Dr. Snyder) at [e-mail].

这项授予位于堪萨斯州曼哈顿的堪萨斯州立大学的REU网站奖将在2015 - 2017年夏季为期10周的计划中的9名学生培训。该计划由生物学系，Konza Prairie Biological Station和生态基因组学研究所（EGI）主持。该计划的重点是生态和进化生物学方面的机械和综合研究，其主题是不断变化的环境中的生态学和进化生物学。计划活动包括：i）将培训学生实验技术和设计的独立研究项目，ii）关于生态和进化生物学综合分析的研讨会，iii）综合伦理培训，iv）iv）专业发展和研究技能讲习班，v）实地考察现场地点，生物学收集，生物学收集，基因组设施以及基因组培训，以及VI）培训学生研究成果的培训。参与者将可以使用广泛的生态，进化和基因组研究的设施和设备。教师导师是整合生态和进化研究的世界领导者。 REU，EGI和Konza之间的协同作用将为参与者提供堪萨斯州立大学的新实验和正在进行的实验。招聘和参与者的选择将集中于具有杰出研究潜力的学生的识别。该计划将针对参加机构的学生，而没有大量的本科研究机会（例如，主要是本科机构，社区学院和部落学院）。但是，所有具有出色研究潜力的学生都应适用。预计将在该计划中培训总共27名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校。学生将学习如何进行研究，分析和传达研究。许多人将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果，有些人将在同行评审的期刊上发布结果。所有由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有REU计划使用的常见基于Web的评估工具将用于确定计划的有效性。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www.ksu.edu/reu或通过[e-mail]与PI（Morgan博士）或Co-Pi（Snyder博士）联系，可以通过访问www.ksu.edu/reu进行更多信息。