REU Site: Evolution, Ecology, Environment

REU 网站：进化、生态、环境

• 批准号: 1757780
• 负责人: Elena Kramer
• 金额: $ 28.96万
• 依托单位: Harvard University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-01-15 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757780&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Evolution; Ecology; Environment

This REU Site award to Harvard University, located in Cambridge, MA, will support the training of eight students for ten weeks during the summers of 2019-21. The main goal of the Evolution, Ecology, Environment (E3) REU program is to leverage the extraordinary resources of the Harvard Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) and the interdepartmental Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) to increase the number of students who pursue research careers in the fields of evolution and ecology, with a focus on students of color and first generation students. In addition to an intensive, mentored laboratory experience, E3 REU students will participate in several types of ancillary activities: 1) professional development seminars, including on ethics/responsible conduct of research, 2) the Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS) research and mentoring conference, and 3) diverse cohort-building activities. Applicants are invited to apply through the Leadership Alliance Program and indicate their interest in the Harvard E3 REU. Our goal is to reach students at undergraduate institutions who demonstrate an interest in evolution and ecology but may have limited access to this type of research on their home campuses. It is anticipated that a total of 24 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained over the lifetime of the program. By participating in the REU Site program, undergraduate students will have cutting edge research experiences within the context of a strong mentorship community made up of faculty, graduate students, and peers. This experience will demystify the graduate school application process, the student experience, and longterm career opportunities, with a particular goal of building confidence and psychological resiliency.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 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 https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/outreach-programs/summer-research-opportunities-harvard, or by contacting PI (Elena Kramer, [e-mail]), or the Co-PI (Sheila Thomas, [e-mail]).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.

REU 授予位于马萨诸塞州剑桥市哈佛大学的场地奖将支持 8 名学生在 2019-21 年夏季进行为期十周的培训。进化、生态、环境（E3）REU项目的主要目标是利用哈佛大学有机体与进化生物学系（OEB）和跨部门哈佛大学环境中心（HUCE）的非凡资源来增加在进化论和生态学领域从事研究工作的学生，重点是有色人种学生和第一代学生。除了密集的、受指导的实验室经验外，E3 REU 学生还将参加多种类型的辅助活动：1) 专业发展研讨会，包括道德/负责任的研究行为，2) 领导力联盟国家研讨会 (LANS) 研究和指导会议，3) 多样化的队列建设活动。邀请申请人通过领导力联盟计划进行申请，并表明他们对哈佛 E3 REU 的兴趣。我们的目标是吸引本科院校的学生，他们对进化论和生态学表现出兴趣，但在自己的校园里进行此类研究的机会可能有限。预计共有 24 名学生（主要来自研究机会有限的学校）将在该项目的整个生命周期内接受培训。通过参与 REU Site 项目，本科生将在由教师、研究生和同龄人组成的强大导师社区中获得前沿的研究经验。这一经历将揭开研究生院申请流程、学生经历和长期职业机会的神秘面纱，其具体目标是建立信心和心理弹性。生物基础设施部门资助的所有 REU 站点项目都使用一种通用的基于网络的评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生需要在课程结束后进行跟踪，并且必须回复通过 NSF 报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。如需了解更多信息，请访问 https://gsas.harvard.edu/diversity/outreach-programs/summer-research-opportunities-harvard，或联系 PI（Elena Kramer，[e-mail]）或 Co -PI（Sheila Thomas，[e-mail]）。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并且通过使用基金会的评估进行评估，认为值得支持智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。