REU Site: Tropical ecology and evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico

REU 站点：波多黎各 El Verde 野外站的热带生态和进化

基本信息

批准号：
2050805
负责人：
Luis Ramirez-Ulate
金额：
$ 33.3万
依托单位：
North Carolina State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-03-01 至 2024-10-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2050805&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Tropical ecology evolution

项目摘要

This REU Site award to North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2021- 2023. Research is conducted at El Verde Field Station, located at El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico. 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, with emphasis in tropical ecology and evolution. Students develop independent projects under the advice of faculty mentors, spending most of their time conducting research and attending seminars and workshops on scientific data analysis and techniques to study tropical systems. Most students are expected to present the results of their work at scientific conferences and that some will publish their summer research in scientific journals. Assessment of the program will be done thru the online SALG URSSA tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths.The program focuses on Tropical Ecology and Evolution. Students develop projects in areas such as the study of plant population biology, stream ecology, aquatic insect dynamics, forest ecology, arthropod biology, and coevolution in tropical rainforest. El Verde Field Station is the base of operations of the program and of many tropical researchers, including the Luquillo LTER program. Students work with their faculty mentors in designing a research project. Students spend the summer collecting field data in rainforest ecosystems, conducting data analysis and interpretation. At the end of the summer, students present their results in a summer research symposium. Support activities are provided to help students become researchers (e.g., workshops, seminars, round tables). A responsible conduct in science component is provided to discuss issues commonly encountered by students during their careers. Student selection is based on their research interest, academic record, and potential for outstanding research in biological sciences. More information about the program is available by visiting https://www.ramirezlab.net/reu, by writing to reu@ramirezlab.net, or contacting the PI (Dr. A. Ramirez at alonso.ramirez@ncsu.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 授予位于北卡罗来纳州罗利市的北卡罗来纳州立大学的场地奖将支持 10 名学生在 2021 年至 2023 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。研究在位于 El Yunque 国家森林的 El Verde 野外站进行在波多黎各。预计共有 30 名学生将接受该计划的培训，他们主要来自研究机会有限的学校或代表性不足的群体。学生将学习如何进行研究，重点是热带生态学和进化。学生在教师导师的建议下开发独立项目，大部分时间用于进行研究并参加有关科学数据分析和研究热带系统技术的研讨会和讲习班。大多数学生将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果，有些学生将在科学期刊上发表他们的夏季研究成果。该计划的评估将通过在线 SALG URSSA 工具完成。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。该项目的重点是热带生态学和进化。学生在植物种群生物学、溪流生态学、水生昆虫动力学、森林生态学、节肢动物生物学和热带雨林共同进化等领域开展项目。 El Verde 现场站是该项目和许多热带研究人员（包括 Luquillo LTER 项目）的运作基地。学生与导师一起设计研究项目。学生们在整个夏天收集雨林生态系统的实地数据，进行数据分析和解释。暑假结束时，学生们在夏季研究研讨会上展示他们的成果。提供支持活动来帮助学生成为研究人员（例如讲习班、研讨会、圆桌会议）。提供负责任的科学行为来讨论学生在职业生涯中常见的问题。学生的选择是基于他们的研究兴趣、学术记录以及在生物科学研究方面的杰出研究潜力。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问 https://www.ramirezlab.net/reu、写信给 reu@ramirezlab.net 或联系 PI（A. Ramirez 博士，地址：alonso.ramirez@ncsu.edu）。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过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，被认为值得支持。