REU Site: Environmental and Earth Systems Research at Biosphere 2

REU 站点：生物圈 2 号环境与地球系统研究

• 批准号: 2051145
• 负责人: Katerina Dontsova
• 金额: $ 86.83万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 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: 2021-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2051145&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Environmental; Earth; Systems

Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Environmental and Earth Systems Research at Biosphere 2 (B2 REU) is a 10-week summer research site that gives undergraduate students the opportunity to experience authentic geoscience research. Each summer, ten students will work with mentors and peers to perform state-of-the-art research in environmental and Earth sciences and learn about careers in STEM. B2 REU students will be selected from applicants throughout the United States from institutions with little access to research experiences and/or come from groups underrepresented in science, including minority, particularly Hispanic and Native American, and 1st generation students. The Biosphere 2 facility provides a unique setting to excite students about environmental research and a strong group of mentors and science staff ensures that students build knowledge and connections that will help them in their future careers. In addition to research, students participate in a variety of professional development activities curated to facilitate their growth as scientists. At the end of the summer, students will present their work at the University of Arizona undergraduate research symposium, where hundreds of students convene and share their work with fellow students, research mentors, and other faculty and staff. We also support students to attend a professional meeting of their choice to network with and present their work to the larger scientific community. The B2 REU program helps train the next generation of motivated, diverse, and interdisciplinary scientists for environmental and Earth system sciences. Student research projects in the B2 REU emphasize interdisciplinary science in the context of environmental challenges and ecosystem resilience. Biosphere 2 infrastructure allows for unprecedented control at large scales and features a rainforest, an ocean, and the Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO) – a research instrument under glass for studying interactions among hydrologic, geologic, and biologic processes during formation of soil and landscapes. Research in the iconic, 3-acre Biosphere 2 facility is complemented by studies in nearby natural settings, including the NSF Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) that examines Earth systems processes along the elevation gradient of the Santa Catalina Mountains and at other field sites close to Tucson. REU student projects 1) address important Earth systems questions that cut across traditional disciplines and include multiple approaches and ways of knowing, 2) provide a unique combination of scale, control, and measurement for scientific inquiry, and 3) help students link their research to environmental challenges. We support the diverse cohorts of students by creating a welcoming and supportive environment that is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; and we provide training to mentors to ensure that students feel they are valued members of research teams.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.

本科生的研究经验：生物圈2（B2 REU）的环境和地球系统研究是一个为期10周的夏季研究站点，使本科生有机会体验真实的地球科学研究。每年夏天，十名学生将与导师和同龄人一起进行环境和地球科学的最先进研究，并了解STEM的职业。 B2 REU学生将从美国各地的申请中选出，从几乎没有研究经验的机构和/或来自科学领域不足的团体，包括少数群体，尤其是西班牙裔和美洲原住民和第一代学生。 Biosphere 2设施提供了一个独特的环境，可以体验学生有关环境研究的知识，并且一组强大的导师和科学人员确保学生建立知识和联系，从而帮助他们在未来的职业中有所帮助。除研究外，学生还参加了各种策划的专业发展活动，以支持他们作为科学家的成长。夏季结束时，学生将在亚利桑那大学本科研究研讨会上介绍他们的作品，那里的数百名学生便利并与同学，研究导师以及​​其他教职员工分享他们的工作。我们还支持学生参加他们选择的专业会议，以与更大的科学界建立联系并介绍他们的作品。 B2 REU计划有助于培训下一代的积极进取，潜水员和跨学科的科学家，以了解环境和地球系统科学。 B2 REU中的学生研究项目在环境挑战和生态系统弹性的背景下强调跨学科科学。生物圈2基础设施允许在大规模上进行前所未有的控制，并具有雨林，海洋和景观进化天文台（LEO） - 一种研究工具，用于研究土壤和景观形成过程中水文，地质和生物学过程之间的相互作用。在近自然环境中的研究完成了标志性3英亩生物圈2设施的研究，其中包括NSF关键区观测站（CZO），该研究检查了沿圣卡塔琳娜山脉高度梯度以及在靠近图森附近的其他田地的高度梯度。 REU学生项目1）解决跨传统学科的重要地球系统问题，包括多种方法和知识的方式，2）提供了规模，控制和测量科学探究的独特组合，以及3）帮助学生将研究与环境挑战联系起来。我们通过创造一个侧重于多样性，公平和包容的欢迎和支持性环境来支持学生的多样性人群；我们为导师提供培训，以确保学生认为自己是研究团队的重要成员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准来评估，被视为珍贵的支持。