REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain Science

REU 网站：沿海平原科学的跨学科研究经验

基本信息

批准号：
1757536
负责人：
Jose Colon-Gaud
金额：
$ 36.86万
依托单位：
Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc
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 2023-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757536&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Interdisciplinary Research Experiences

项目摘要

This REU Site award to Georgia Southern University (GSU), located in Statesboro, GA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. Housed at GSU's Institute for Coastal Plain Science, the unifying theme involves the impacts of global climate change stressors on organisms and ecosystems of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The goal is to engage undergraduates in research and professional development activities that promote an understanding of the unique physical and biological resources occurring in this geographic region as well as their sustainable use and management. Students will participate in hands-on research guided by faculty mentors, as well as in professional development workshops targeting general and conceptual knowledge in the ecology and geology of the coastal plain, scientific communication skills (oral and written), techniques for locating and evaluating primary literature, and ethical practices in science. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students will be trained in the program. Recruitment is targeted at 1st and 2nd year (freshman/sophomore) students attending institutions in the southeastern U.S. where research opportunities may be more limited, such as at 2-year colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions. Students from underrepresented groups that comprise a large percentage of the population in the region are especially encouraged to apply. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. The goal is to foster an environment for learning and professional development that leads to opportunities in graduate studies and careers in science. 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 in order 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 http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/icps/REU/, or by contacting the PI (Dr. J. Checo Colon-Gaud at jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Danny Gleason at dgleason@georgiasouthern.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.

REU 授予位于佐治亚州斯泰茨伯勒的佐治亚南方大学 (GSU) 的场地奖励将支持 10 名学生在 2019-2021 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。该会议位于乔治亚州立大学沿海平原科学研究所，统一主题涉及全球气候变化压力源对大西洋沿海平原生物体和生态系统的影响。目标是让本科生参与研究和专业发展活动，以促进对该地理区域独特的物理和生物资源及其可持续利用和管理的了解。学生将参加由教师导师指导的实践研究，以及针对沿海平原生态和地质的一般和概念知识、科学沟通技巧（口头和书面）、定位和评估初级技术的专业发展研讨会文学和科学中的伦理实践。预计共有30名学生将接受该计划的培训。招募对象是美国东南部院校的一年级和二年级（一年级/二年级）学生，这些院校的研究机会可能较为有限，例如两年制学院和主要是本科院校。特别鼓励来自占该地区人口很大比例的弱势群体的学生申请。学生将了解如何进行研究，许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。目标是营造一个学习和专业发展的环境，为研究生学习和科学职业提供机会。由生物基础设施司资助的所有 REU 站点计划所使用的通用网络评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过 NSF 报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问 http://cosm.georgiasouthern.edu/icps/REU/，或联系 PI（J. Checo Colon-Gaud 博士，jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu）或联合 PI （Danny Gleason 博士，dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu）。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并被认为值得通过以下方式获得支持：使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。