REU Site: Place-Based Research and Training in Biology and Environmental Science on the Colorado Plateau

REU 站点：科罗拉多高原生物和环境科学的地方研究和培训

基本信息

批准号：
1757626
负责人：
Liza Holeski
金额：
$ 17.62万
依托单位：
Northern Arizona University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-05-15 至 2022-04-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757626&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Place Based Research

项目摘要

This REU Site award to Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, Arizona, will support the training of 8 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2018- 2019. The research theme is place-based and utilizes the unique ecology and cultural diversity of the Colorado Plateau and Four Corners region. Recruitment targets students from tribal colleges and community colleges, with special emphasis on Native American and Hispanic students. Students will have research projects that are relevant to the local ecology and cultures (e.g., research questions involving climate change, fish populations, mate recognition among ecologically similar species). The primary goal of the program is to enhance the scientific and critical thinking skills of students and encourage continued studies in the sciences. Each student will conduct all phases of scientific research, including scientific literature review, experimentation, data analysis and interpretation, and paper and poster presentations of their results. The program includes seminars on career options, developing research skills, responsible conduct in research, Native American and western science perspectives, and cohort-building activities. Mentors have extensive experience mentoring undergraduates in research. Students will be selected from the applicant pool by PIs Holeski and Martinez.It is anticipated that a total of 16 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will be selected primarily from tribal and community colleges and other institutions where students may not have considered continuing on to four-year or graduate degrees in the sciences. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU Site programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. Students will be tracked after the program to determine their career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information about the program is available by visiting https://nau.edu/Merriam-Powell/Research-Experience, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Holeski at liza.holeski@nau.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Martinez at ted.martinez@nau.edu).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.

这项授予位于亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北亚利桑那大学的REU网站奖将在2018年至2019年的夏季为8个学生的培训提供10周的培训。该研究主题是基于地点的，并利用了科罗拉多高原和四个角落地区的独特生态和文化多样性。招聘针对来自部落学院和社区学院的学生，特别着重于美洲原住民和西班牙裔学生。学生将拥有与当地生态和文化相关的研究项目（例如，涉及气候变化，鱼类种群，生态相似物种的伴侣识别的研究问题）。该计划的主要目标是增强学生的科学和批判性思维能力，并鼓励科学的继续学习。每个学生将进行科学研究的所有阶段，包括科学文献综述，实验，数据分析和解释，以及其结果的纸张和海报演示。该计划包括有关职业选择，开发研究技能，负责任的研究，美国原住民和西方科学观点的负责任的研讨会以及同伙建设活动。导师在研究领域有丰富的指导本科生。 PIS Holeski和Martinez将从申请人池中选中学生。预计总共将在该计划中对16名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）进行培训。学生将主要是从部落和社区学院和其他机构中选出的，在这些机构中，学生可能没有考虑在科学中继续持续四年或研究生学位。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。所有由生物基础设施部门资助的REU网站计划使用的常见基于Web的评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。计划后将跟踪学生以确定自己的职业道路。将要求学生回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。可以通过访问https://nau.edu/merriam-powell/research-experience获得有关该计划的更多信息，或通过与PI联系（liza.holeski@nau.edu博士）或Co-pi（Martinez博士（Martinez at ted.martinez@nau.edu）。利用基金会的知识分子和更广泛的影响审查标准。