REU Site: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Field Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station

REU 站点：山湖生物站的生态、进化和行为领域研究

• 批准号: 2349462
• 负责人: Eric Nagy
• 金额: $ 46.36万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 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: 2024-10-01 至 2027-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2349462&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Evolution; Behavior

This REU Site award to University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, VA, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2025-2027. Research is conducted at Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), Pembroke, VA. 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. Participants will be trained in the full process of scientific biological research, from thesis generation, to hypothesis building, experimental design and execution, analysis, interpretation, and communication. Many participants will present their work at scientific conferences and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals. All participants will emerge as scientifically literate citizens. Assessment of the program will be done through an online tool. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine their career paths. Mountain Lake Biological Station has hosted a NSF REU Site program since 1993. Students should apply using NSF ETAP.The project supports guided but independent, self-motivated original biological research in field-based ecology, evolution, and behavior. Many university-based research labs working at the field station mentor participants in a wide range of biological research areas (past student projects: mlbs.org/pastprojects). Participants and mentors live and work full-time at the field station. The program includes formal training in the design and conduct of research, scientific ethics and professional behavior, writing and presentation techniques, and other aspects of scientific and academic life. Participants prepare written and oral proposals and final reports. Applicants provide personal interest and professional goal statements, college course information, and a letter of recommendation. Project senior personnel and research mentors select participants. Research areas for the upcoming summer are provided at mlbs.org/REUFutureProjects. More information about the program is available by contacting the PI (E. Nagy) or the co-PI (E. Brodie).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 授予位于弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔的弗吉尼亚大学的场地奖励将支持 10 名学生在 2025 年至 2027 年夏季进行为期 10 周的培训。研究在弗吉尼亚州彭布罗克山湖生物站 (MLBS) 进行。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。参与者将接受科学生物学研究全过程的培训，从论文生成到假设建立、实验设计和执行、分析、解释和交流。许多参与者将在科学会议上展示他们的工作，并在同行评审的科学期刊上发表文章。所有参与者都将成为具有科学素养的公民。该计划的评估将通过在线工具完成。项目结束后将对学生进行跟踪，以确定他们的职业道路。山湖生物站自 1993 年以来一直主办 NSF REU 站点计划。学生应使用 NSF ETAP 进行申请。该项目支持在实地生态学、进化和行为方面有指导但独立、自我激励的原创生物学研究。许多在野外站工作的大学研究实验室为广泛的生物研究领域的参与者提供指导（过去的学生项目：mlbs.org/pastprojects）。参与者和导师在现场站全职生活和工作。该计划包括研究设计和实施、科学道德和专业行为、写作和演示技巧以及科学和学术生活其他方面的正式培训。参与者准备书面和口头提案以及最终报告。申请人提供个人兴趣和职业目标陈述、大学课程信息和推荐信。项目高级人员和研究导师选择参与者。 mlbs.org/REUFutureProjects 提供了即将到来的夏季的研究领域。有关该计划的更多信息，请联系 PI (E. Nagy) 或联合 PI (E. Brodie)。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响进行评估，被认为值得支持审查标准。