Replacement of Biological Research Laboratories and Herpetology Collection Storage Facility

更换生物研究实验室和爬行动物收集储存设施

• 批准号: 9313427
• 负责人: Edward Theriot
• 金额: $ 56.27万
• 依托单位: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-06-01 至 1996-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9313427&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Replacement; Biological; Research; Laboratories; Herpetology

Gill The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is one of the oldest natural history museums in the U.S., and it has a long tradition of research in biology and environmental science. This long tradition brings with it an aging facility, and several additions to the building have been constructed over the years to provide new space for research, education, and public exhibits. The Academy has recently constructed new space in what was an interior courtyard. Several new research techniques in molecular biology have the potential to make significant contributions to the Academy s research programs, but the lack of suitable facilities has been an obstacle to using these techniques. The Academy plans to dedicate a portion of the newly constructed addition to research laboratories with these capabilities. Space modifications will create ideal environments for the sensitive instruments used in molecular biology and DNA sequencing. The renovation will also provide: controlled environment growth chambers for microbial cultures and for ecological experiments; safe storage areas that are in compliance with fire codes for alcohol-preserved specimens; adequate ventilation and fume hoods; and capabilities for safe storage, use, and disposal of hazardous research materials. This renovation project will solve a variety of safety issues, and will enable researchers at the Academy to broaden their research programs through the addition of new laboratory techniques. Irreplaceable specimens in the reference collections will have safer storage facilities, and sensitive research instruments will be given suitable settings. The overall research and education productivity of the institution will increase as a result of this renovation. The Department of Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, is recognized as one of the nation's leaders in Biosystems Engineering research, the application of engineering principles to biological systems. While agriculture remains an integral aspect of the research program, Biosystems includes environmental, natural resources and biological applications. To reflect this broader scope, the Department will be renamed Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. In addition to the programmatic changes, the facilities housing ongoing research activities will be renovated and replaced to complement the new priorities of the Department as it completes its transformation to Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Existing facilities were built in an era when agricultural mechanization research primarily involved the construction of heavy mechanisms and soil and water research. These facilities are inadequate to perform Biosystems research that requires high quality labs with special provisions. This award will provide funding for the modernization of laboratory space that will allow for the proper support of programs in machine vision, sensors and controls, intelligent machines and bioenvironmental engineering. The relocation of the shop facility to the main campus will be adjoined to the research laboratory, providing more effective and efficient shop services for faculty. Specific renovations will include upgrading the HVAC, electrical, and mechanical systems. The modernization of the research facilities at Oklahoma State University will have maximum impact on the human resources needed for the nation's continued leadership in science and engineering into the twenty-first century.

吉尔 费城自然科学院是美国最古老的自然历史博物馆之一，在生物学和环境科学研究方面拥有悠久的传统。这一悠久的传统带来了老化的设施，多年来，建筑内增建了几座建筑，为研究、教育和公共展览提供新的空间。学院最近在内部庭院中建造了新空间。分子生物学中的几种新研究技术有可能为学院的研究项目做出重大贡献，但缺乏合适的设施一直是使用这些技术的障碍。该学院计划将新建扩建部分的一部分专门用于具有这些能力的研究实验室。空间改造将为分子生物学和 DNA 测序中使用的敏感仪器创造理想的环境。改造还将提供： 用于微生物培养和生态实验的受控环境生长室； 符合酒精保存标本防火规范的安全储存区域；足够的通风和通风柜；以及安全储存、使用和处置危险研究材料的能力。 该改造项目将解决各种安全问题，并使学院的研究人员能够通过增加新的实验室技术来扩大他们的研究项目。参考藏品中不可替代的标本将有更安全的储存设施，敏感的研究仪器将得到适当的设置。此次改造将提高该机构的整体研究和教育生产力。 俄克拉荷马州立大学农业工程系被公认为生物系统工程研究（将工程原理应用于生物系统）领域的美国领先者之一。 虽然农业仍然是研究计划的一个组成部分，但生物系统包括环境、自然资源和生物应用。 为了反映更广泛的范围，该系将更名为生物系统和农业工程。 除了计划上的变化外，正在进行的研究活动的设施也将进行翻新和更换，以补充该系完成向生物系统和农业工程的转型时的新优先事项。 现有设施是在农业机械化研究主要涉及重型机械建设和水土研究的时代建造的。 这些设施不足以进行需要具有特殊规定的高质量实验室的生物系统研究。该奖项将为实验室空间的现代化提供资金，为机器视觉、传感器和控制、智能机器和生物环境工程领域的项目提供适当的支持。 商店设施搬迁至主校区后将毗邻研究实验室，为教职员工提供更有效和高效的商店服务。 具体改造将包括升级暖通空调、电气和机械系统。 俄克拉荷马州立大学研究设施的现代化将对国家在二十一世纪科学和工程领域持续领先所需的人力资源产生最大的影响。