Renovation of the Graduate Center for Materials Research at Missouri S&T

密苏里大学材料研究研究生中心翻新

• 批准号: 0963050
• 负责人: Matthew O'Keefe
• 金额: $ 182.98万
• 依托单位: Missouri University of Science and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0963050&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Graduate; Center; Materials; Research

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This award will provide partial funding for the renovation and modernization of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, updating the electrical system, improvement of fume hoods and abatement of asbestos in the Graduate Center for Materials Research (MRC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology. This building is routinely used by over 150 personnel, including staff members, graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting scholars. In 2009, 125 different projects were carried out at this Center. Research topics include bioactive glasses, corrosion coatings for construction and transportation, electrodeposited chiral films for spintronic devices, biosensors, and ultrahigh temperature ceramics. However, lack of good temperature and humidity control in the building is seriously affecting the productivity and timely completion of these projects. To meet modern safety and environmental standards, many of the lab fume hoods need to be updated, and asbestos containing materials will be removed from the building. The MRC faculty members mentor many undergraduate student in research activities that are supported by external funding through such programs as the "Opportunity for Undergraduate Research Experience." As part of outreach activities, MRC staff members mentor and provide research training to over 1,300 K-12 students per year through the Office of Pre-College Programs. The MRC staff also hosts a number of tours of the MRC facilities and equipment by community and industrial groups. Another outreach activity involving the MRC faculty is the ASM Teacher Materials Camp held every summer during the last few years.

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏与再投资法》（公法111-5）资助的。 该奖项将为供暖，通风和空调系统（HVAC）系统的翻新和现代化提供部分资金，更新电气系统，改善烟雾罩以及在密苏里州科学技术大学研究生材料研究中心（MRC）中的石棉减少。该建筑物通常由150多名人员使用，包括工作人员，研究生和本科生，博士后研究员和访问学者。 2009年，该中心进行了125个不同的项目。 研究主题包括生物活性眼镜，用于建筑和运输的腐蚀涂层，用于自旋装置的电沉积手性膜，生物传感器和超高温度陶瓷。但是，建筑物中缺乏良好的温度和湿度控制严重影响了这些项目的生产率和及时完成。为了符合现代的安全和环境标准，需要更新许多实验室通风罩，并将含有石棉的材料从建筑物中删除。 MRC教职员工指导许多研究活动的本科生，这些研究活动得到了外部资助的支持，例如“本科研究经验的机会”。作为外展活动的一部分，MRC工作人员导师指导并通过大学前计划为1,300多名K-12学生提供研究培训。 MRC工作人员还通过社区和工业团体主持了许多MRC设施和设备的旅行。涉及MRC教师的另一项外展活动是过去几年每年夏天举行的ASM教师材料营。