REU Site: Conservation, Restoration, and Communication

REU 站点：保护、恢复和交流

• 批准号: 2149866
• 负责人: Linda Walters
• 金额: $ 36.92万
• 依托单位: The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2025-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2149866&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Conservation; Restoration; Communication

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).This REU Site award to the University of Central Florida, located in Orlando, FL, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2022- 2024. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from under-represented groups, will be trained through this program. The program focus meets a critical national need to train students in the fields of conservation and restoration using cutting-edge tools and techniques. Interwoven into the experience will be science communication training. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Targeted field trips will include visits to regional zoos, national and state parks, urban conservation sites, as well as the opportunity to watch sea turtles nest, hands-on oyster reef restoration, honey bee keeping, and job shadowing with local conservation specialists. 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 scientific focus of this REU Site is the conservation and restoration of diverse taxa (e.g., sea turtles, oysters, mangroves, frogs, honeybees, wading birds, captive bred species in zoos, etc.) and ecosystems (oceans, beaches, estuaries, wetlands, etc.) with a focus on Florida. Human activities often seek to improve natural systems through conservation and restoration. Limited understanding of these processes, however, makes success difficult. The University of Central Florida’s Biology Department is home to many experts in these ever-expanding fields. Our REU mentors combine field data collection with cutting-edge laboratory research (e.g., eDNA, metabolomics). This REU program focuses on inquiry-based research projects developed by students with support from their mentors. Directly connected to both conservation and restoration is communication. Students participating in this REU will enhance their communication skills with the goal of each student developing a science identity by the end of summer. Professional development training is designed to remove common barriers to success; workshops include ethics and responsible conduct of research, career choices and job shadowing opportunities, how to navigate graduate school admissions, and time management. More information about the program is available by visiting https://academicsuccess.ucf.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Linda Walters at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Kate Mansfield 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.

该奖项是根据2021年《美国救援计划法》的全部或部分资助（公法117-2）。该奖项将为位于佛罗里达州奥兰多市的佛罗里达大学颁发的REU网站奖，将在2022年至2024年的夏季中支持10个学生的10周学生培训，预计将获得30名学生，这些学生总共受到了有限的研究机会，从事群组的培训，这是由较少的研究机会或不在群体中。该计划的重点满足了使用最先进的工具和技术来培训保护和恢复领域的学生的关键国家需求。交织的经验将是科学沟通培训。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。有针对性的实地考察将包括参观区域动物园，国家和州公园，城市保护地点，以及观看海龟巢的机会，动手动手的牡蛎礁恢复，蜜蜂养蜂和与当地保护专家一起遮蔽工作。该程序的评估将通过在线Salg Urssa工具进行。将在计划之后跟踪学生以确定自己的职业道路。该REU站点的科学重点是对潜水类群的保护和恢复（例如，海龟，牡蛎，牡蛎，红树林，青蛙，蜂蜜，蜂蜜，蜂窝鸟，动物园中的俘虏饲养物种等）和生态系统（海洋，海洋，河口，湿地，湿地）等。人类活动通常试图通过保护和恢复来改善自然系统。但是，对这些过程的了解有限，使成功变得困难。佛罗里达大学的生物学系是这些不断扩展领域的许多专家的所在地。我们的REU导师将现场数据收集与尖端实验室研究（例如Edna，代谢组学）相结合。该REU计划的重点是学生在导师的支持下开发的基于询问的研究项目。与保护和恢复直接相关的是交流。参加此REU的学生将以每个学生在夏季结束前发展科学身份的目标，以提高他们的沟通能力。专业发展培训旨在消除成功的常见障碍；讲习班包括道德规范和负责任的研究，职业选择和工作阴影机会，如何在研究生院录取以及时间管理。 More information about the program is available by visiting https://academicsuccess.ucf.edu/reu, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Linda Walters at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Kate Mansfield at [e-mail]).This award reflects NSF's Statutory mission and has been deemed precious of support through evaluation using the基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评论标准。