Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534

Our 3-year NSF REU grant has expired, and we will unfortunately not be able to offer an REU Site in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology for summer 2007.  We are hopeful that a renewal proposal can be written that will allow us to offer our REU program again sometime in the future.

• Independent research experience with faculty mentor. Each student will develop an independent research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Important facilities for research include the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, which houses world-class systematic collections, and the Kansas Field Station and Ecological Reserves, comprising 680 hectares of prairie, woodland, and terrestrial and aquatic experimental areas located 20 minutes from Lawrence, Kansas. Depending on the project, students will also have the opportunity to use specialized laboratory equipment and state-of-the-art computer software.

• Weekly seminars, research tours, and social activities. In addition to their individual research experience, students will be involved in group activities that will provide exposure to different scientific approaches and experimental designs. We will also focus on graduate education and career opportunities.

• Research symposium. The culmination of our 10 week session will be an REU Research Symposium, in which students will orally present the results of their studies to both students and faculty.

• Attendance at a national scientific meeting. Students will be encouraged to attend a national scientific meeting in a relevant discipline.

• International research experiences available in some areas. Students involved in research in certain Museum-related disciplines may be able to participate in international field expeditions and biotic surveys in locations such as South America, Australia, and New Guinea.

Animal behavior, biogeography, biomechanics, community ecology, ecological and evolutionary modeling, ecosystem ecology, molecular evolution, paleobiology, physiological ecology, population ecology, population and quantitative genetics, and systematics. For a complete listing of EEB faculty and their research programs, see http://www.ku.edu/~eeb.

For descriptions of faculty that are currently involved, and descriptions of past REU projects for summer 2004, please click here.