Renovation of the Ichthyology Collection and Associated Facilities at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所鱼类学收藏及相关设施的翻新

• 批准号: 0847905
• 负责人: Eric Hilton
• 金额: $ 31.2万
• 依托单位: College of William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0847905&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Ichthyology; Collection; Associated; Facilities

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Through its 56-year history, the Ichthyology Collection (at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has grown from an un-cataloged teaching collection to become one of the largest repositories for freshwater, Chesapeake Bay, coastal, and deep-sea fishes in Virginia (http://web.vims.edu/ich_coll.html?svr=www). Co-PIs Hilton and Sutton have outlined a series of renovations aimed at safeguarding the specimens contained in the collection and making them more accessible to the scientific community. The planned physical renovations of collection space, including construction of a mezzanine and upgrading collections-related equipment, will improve the efficiency of the collection and will permit significant expansion space for the collections. Upgrading to a digital x-ray system will increase the availability of specimens to colleagues throughout the world. The development of a frozen tissue facility will ensure the long-term viability of the growing VIMS tissue collection. These renovations will increase the use of the collection by VIMS researchers, outside researchers, and in public outreach.As an institution, VIMS has a unique three-partite mission, which includes research, education, and advisory service, and the Ichthyology Collection is an integral part of this mission, serving a broad community of basic and applied research scientists and fisheries managers. With funds from this proposal, Hilton and Sutton will train a graduate student in collections management, and will oversee other students and public volunteers working in the collection. Over 600 members of the public visit the VIMS Ichthyology Collection each year, and Hilton and Sutton have outlined plans for the renovation of the popular VIMS coelacanth display, which will include make it more accessible and attractive. As part of this display, the VIMS Ichthyology Collection generally will also be highlighted in order to introduce visitors to the important role that natural history collections and specimen-based research play in the mission of institutions such as VIMS.

该奖项根据 2009 年《美国复苏和再投资法案》（公法 111-5）提供资金。 经历了 56 年的历史，鱼类学收藏（位于弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所 (VIMS)）从一个未编目的教学发展而来。收藏品将成为弗吉尼亚州最大的淡水、切萨皮克湾、沿海和深海鱼类资源库之一(http://web.vims.edu/ich_coll.html?svr=www) 联合PI 希尔顿和萨顿概述了一系列旨在保护藏品中包含的标本并使科学界更容易获取它们的改造措施。计划对藏品空间进行物理改造，包括建造夹层和升级藏品相关设备，这将提高藏品的效率，并允许大幅扩展藏品空间，升级为数字 X 射线系统将提高可用性。冷冻组织设施的开发将确保不断增长的 VIMS 组织收藏的长期可行性。这些整修将增加 VIMS 研究人员、外部研究人员和公共外展对馆藏的使用。作为一个机构，VIMS 具有独特的三部分使命，其中包括研究、教育和咨询服务，而鱼类学馆藏是一个这一使命的组成部分，为基础和应用研究科学家以及渔业管理人员的广泛社区提供服务。借助该提案的资金，希尔顿和萨顿将培训一名藏品管理研究生，并将监督在藏品中工作的其他学生和公共志愿者。每年有超过 600 名公众参观 VIMS 鱼类学收藏，希尔顿和萨顿制定了改造广受欢迎的 VIMS 腔棘鱼展示的计划，其中包括使其更易于接近和更具吸引力。作为此次展览的一部分，VIMS 鱼类学收藏通常也会得到重点关注，以便向参观者介绍自然历史收藏和基于标本的研究在 VIMS 等机构的使命中所发挥的重要作用。