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.

REU 授予位于亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫的北亚利桑那大学的场地奖将在 2024 年至 2026 年夏季为 9 名学生提供为期 10 周的资助，预计总共 27 名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校或来自研究机会有限的学校。该 REU 网站的重点是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，这些机构的学生可能不会留在科学领域和/或可能不会考虑转学。到其他机构完成 4 年制或研究生学位 该项目旨在增进我们对科罗拉多高原的生态、生物多样性和环境的了解，许多人将展示他们的研究结果。该计划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 网站进行申请。建立队列和支持性研究指导工具将用于为来自部落和社区学院的学生提供改变生活的研究和学术经验，基于面对面的会议以及 PI 和学生所在机构的教师之间的关系发展，鼓励学生的参与。那些可能在新环境中感到不舒服的人，从同侪和教师的多维互动开始的指导可以帮助学生感到他们是研究工作的一个完整的组成部分，并让他们看到从社区和部落学院到一个大学的途径。拥有广泛的科学职业的强大导师库。资助研究和指导本科生（尤其是美国原住民和西班牙裔学生）的经验提供了核心的计划优势，该网站由国防部支持。与 NSF REU 计划的合作伙伴关系。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。