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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Undergraduate Research Experience in Ecology, Evolution, and Biomechanics</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Autumn 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am David Cuban, a PhD student in the Biology department in the Behavioral Ecophysics Lab (Prof. Alejandro Rico-Guevara). I study the convergent evolution of nectar-feeding birds
through the lenses of biomechanics, morphology, and ecology. <b>I am seeking undergraduate students to help with projects studying sunbirds and other nectar-feeding birds.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Building the largest sunbird plant-pollinator interaction network to date</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sunbirds are one of the most speciose groups of nectar-feeding birds along with hummingbirds and honeyeaters. No studies have investigated the geospatial distribution
of sunbirds relative to the flowers that they visit, and with access to the South African Botanical records database we can make the most complete plant-pollinator interaction network for sunbirds and their flower counterparts! This project is an awesome opportunity
to dive into plant-pollinator networks and the evolutionary pressures that shape them.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Analysis of 3D Scanned Bird Bills</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bird bill morphology is often indicative of what food they eat in their daily life. For nectar-feeding birds specifically the bill shape often (but not always!) fits
the shape of the corolla, or petals, of the flowers that they feed from. We are digitizing and analyzing the bills of nearly every nectarivorous bird species (parrots, hummingbirds, sunbirds, honeyeaters, and many more!) and their closest non-nectar-feeding
relatives in order to track the trait evolution of their bills across all birds.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What you can get out of this work:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A foundational understanding of organismal biology (specifically birds!) and interactions within the environment that shape evolutionary trajectories<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work is easily done remotely with your own computer (but the lab has some computing resources if needed!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regular meetings to discuss modern and classical work that has been done in the field<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Help build databases you can use for future research work that you lead<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join the dynamic and exciting Behavioral Ecophysics Lab, we conduct work in nearly every continent of the world comparing the amazingly diverse groups of nectar-feeding birds<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research credits starting in Winter quarter<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What I am looking for from you:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At least 4 hours a week of work<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An interest in the work (no need to be declared in any particular major)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Consistency in your work<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Starting work the week of Oct 17<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You will be given training and mentorship for the above mentioned projects and an opportunity to develop your own academic ideas to apply to unique research projects.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Email me at
</span><a href="mailto:dcuban@uw.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">dcuban@uw.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> with your CV or resume (no need to include GPA unless you want to) and a short message
about why you are interested in either of these projects. Don’t worry about committing straight away - you can ask questions and we will figure out the best fit for you in the team!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Jason Patterson, M Ed. (He/Him)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Academic Counselor Senior, Department of Biology
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:patterj@u.washington.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">patterj@u.washington.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>BOX</b> 355320 Phone: 206-543-7767
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"><a href="http://www.biology.washington.edu/programs/undergraduate">http://www.biology.washington.edu/programs/undergraduate</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Biology Zoom drop-in advising hours (10-15 min meetings):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">My Regular Drop in Zoom days:
<b>Tues, Thurs 1-4 pm, and Mon, Tues, Weds, Thursday 9-12pm. </b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Zoom link for those hours:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232333;background:white"><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/97207369544">https://washington.zoom.us/j/97207369544</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#763E9B;background:white">Advising Sessions Via EMAIL, PHONE, and ZOOM. In person individual advising available by appointment only.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#0C882A">Appointments by request. Please include your name and student number in your emails.</span></u></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">
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