REU Site: Global Change Ecology at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

REU 站点：史密森尼环境研究中心的全球变化生态学

• 批准号: 1950656
• 负责人: Alison Cawood
• 金额: $ 35.28万
• 依托单位: Smithsonian Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-03-15 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1950656&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Global; Change; Ecology; REU; Site; Global; Change; Ecology

This REU Site award to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), located in Edgewater, MD, will support the training of 10 students for 12 weeks during the summers of 2020- 2022. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of the program will be done through the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.Over the last few centuries, humans have dramatically altered the planet through habitat fragmentation, increased greenhouse gases, species introductions, excess nutrient loading, and native species extirpation. Determining and ultimately mitigating the consequences of these global transformations is a major goal in ecology, and the primary focus of the REU program at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. SERC interns focus on how aspects of global change, including ecosystem conservation, climate change, biological invasions, and altered biodiversity, are changing ecosystem functions. Recent REU projects have included impacts of hypoxia on oysters, the role of mutualistic bacteria in crop responses to drought, and the impacts of tree diversity on soil formation. Complex environmental issues require a multi-disciplinary approach and interns are trained in many subfields including ecology, chemistry, genetics, quantitative ecology, and science communication. The program is a 12-week period of field research, laboratory work, and educational training, including a series of short courses on research skills, scientific communication, responsible research conduct and STEM careers. Applications for summer internships are due by February 15. Internship applications require a personal statement, unofficial transcripts, a resume, and 1-3 letters of recommendation. More information about the program is available by visiting https://serc.si.edu/pro_training/internships/projectmenu.aspx , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Alison Cawood at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. John Parker at [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.

在2020年至2022年的夏季，位于马里兰州Edgewater的史密森尼环境研究中心（SERC）（SERC）的REU网站奖将在12周内支持10个学生。预计总共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，或者是来自较少代表的小组的学校。学生将学习如何进行研究，许多人会在科学会议上介绍他们的工作结果。该程序的评估将通过在线Salg Urssa工具进行。该计划将在计划之后进行跟踪，以确定自己的职业道路。在过去的几个世纪以来，人类通过栖息地碎片化，大量增加了地球，温室气体的增加，物种引入，过多的养分负荷和本地物种灭绝。确定并最终减轻这些全球转型的后果是生态学的主要目标，也是史密森尼环境研究中心REU计划的主要重点。 SERC实习生专注于全球变化的各个方面，包括生态系统保护，气候变化，生物学入侵和改变的生物多样性，正在改变生态系统功能。最近的REU项目包括缺氧对牡蛎的影响，互助细菌在作物对干旱反应中的作用以及树木多样性对土壤形成的影响。复杂的环境问题需要多学科的方法，实习生在许多子领域进行了培训，包括生态学，化学，遗传学，定量生态学和科学传播。该计划是一个为期12周的现场研究，实验室工作和教育培训的时期，包括一系列有关研究技能，科学沟通，负责任的研究行为和STEM职业的简短课程。暑期实习的申请将于2月15日到期。实习申请需要个人陈述，非正式成绩单，简历和1-3个推荐信。有关该计划的更多信息，可以通过访问https://serc.si.edu/pro_training/internships/projectmenu.aspx，或通过与PI（[e-mail]）联系（Alison cawood博士）或CO-PI（co-pi）或Co-pi（John Parker博士（John Parker at [e-mail]）。通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的评论标准进行评估。