REU Site: Environmental Science and Ecology on the Colorado Plateau

REU 网站：科罗拉多高原的环境科学与生态学

• 批准号: 2348925
• 负责人: Liza Holeski
• 金额: $ 36.21万
• 依托单位: Northern Arizona University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-03-01 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2348925&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Environmental; Science; Ecology

This REU Site award to Northern Arizona University, located in Flagstaff, AZ, will support nine students for ten weeks during the summers of 2024-2026. It is anticipated that a total of 27 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or from an under-represented group, will be trained in the program. This REU site focuses on providing high-quality research experiences for students from tribal and community colleges and other institutions where students may not be retained in the sciences and/or may not consider moving to additional institutions to complete 4-year or graduate degrees in STEM. This program aims to advance our understanding of ecology, biodiversity, and the environment at the Colorado Plateau. Students will learn how research is conducted, and many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences. Assessment of this program will be done through an online tool. Students should apply to the REU site using NSF ETAP (Education and Training Application: https://etap.nsf.gov).A combination of intensive recruiting, cohort building, and supportive research mentoring tools will be used to provide life-changing research and academic experiences for students from tribal and community colleges. Recruiting based on face-to-face meetings and relationship development between the PI and faculty at the students’ home institutions encourages the participation of students who might otherwise not feel comfortable in a new environment. Mentoring that begins with multidimensional interactions of peers and faculty helps students to feel that they are a fully integrated part of the research endeavor and allows them to see a pathway from community and tribal colleges to a scientific career. A strong pool of mentors with extensive experience in funded research and mentoring undergraduates, especially Native American and Hispanic students, provides the core programmatic strength. Students will have the opportunity to interact with many scientists working on the cutting edge of their fields. This site is supported by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.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.

这项授予位于亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北亚利桑那大学的REU网站奖将在2024 - 2026年的夏季为九名学生提供十周的支持。预计将在该计划中培训共有27名学生，来自研究机会有限或代表性不足的学校的小学生。该REU网站着重于为来自部落和社区学院以及其他机构的学生提供高质量的研究经验，在这些学生中可能不会保留在科学中，并且/或可能不会考虑搬到其他机构中以完成STEM中的4年或研究生学位。该计划旨在提高我们对科罗拉多高原生态学，生物多样性和环境的理解。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工具进行。学生应使用NSF ETAP（教育和培训申请：https：//etap.nsf.gov）向REU网站申请。基于面对面的会议以及学生家庭机构的PI与教职员工之间的关系发展的招聘会鼓励学生的参与，这些学生否则可能在新环境中感到不舒服。从同龄人和教职员工的多维互动开始的指导使学生感到自己是研究努力的完全融合的一部分，并使他们能够看到从社区和部落学院到科学职业的途径。在资助的研究和指导本科生，尤其是美洲原住民和西班牙裔学生方面，拥有丰富经验的强大导师提供了核心的程序化优势。学生将有机会与许多从事领域最前沿的科学家进行互动。该站点得到了国防部与NSF REU计划合作的支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，被视为通过评估而被视为珍贵的支持。