Science in the Sierra Madre: developing infrastructure for multidisciplinary research at the CICHAZ field station

马德雷山脉的科学：CICHAZ 野外站开发多学科研究基础设施

• 批准号: 1723266
• 负责人: Gil Rosenthal
• 金额: $ 19.42万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1723266&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Sierra; Madre; developing; infrastructure

This FSML improvement grant proposal addresses the infrastructure and shared instrumentation needs of the Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de las Huastecas "Aguazarca" (CICHAZ) field station located in the Sierra Madre Oriental (http://www.cichaz.org/). CICHAZ is located in the unique Sierra y Huasteca region of central Mexico, an area high in biological and cultural diversity but devoid of academic and research institutions. This field station is associated with Texas A&M University and hosts an increasing number of scientists annually who need a broad array of scientific resources. Since its founding in 2005, CICHAZ has hosted over 150 researchers in the natural and social sciences from over 30 institutions internationally, fostered 9 Ph.D. and two Master's theses, and attracted 11 NSF-funded projects. CICHAZ has provided research and cultural experiences for undergraduates, local residents, and members of the U.S. public. In addition to long-term lodging for up to 11 researchers, the station has built up facilities including an indoor fishroom, an array of 24 aquatic mesocosms, and a small laboratory for molecular biology. This award will provide the infrastructure and equipment for collecting and analyzing genomic data; controlled husbandry of plants and animals; and ecological and evolutionary studies in the region. With this grant, an existing laboratory will be converted into a standard molecular wet lab, featuring a MinIon genome sequencer. This will enable researchers to collect and analyze nucleic acid data in situ within the course of a field stay. Two new greenhouse facilities will be erected to house animals and plants for controlled studies, as well as sustainable improvements to address the anticipated increase in energy needs. Finally, the station will acquire a mobile laboratory flexibly equipped with instruments for stream sampling, water quality analysis, and sedimentary core extraction. These proposed improvements have fundamental impacts on outreach efforts, and will ensure success of broader impacts initiatives including research experiences for US and Mexican undergraduates, and for local K-12 students, focused on integrating field and environmental approaches with state-of-the-art techniques for measurement and analysis. The mobile laboratory will revolutionize engagement with schools and with remote indigenous communities, by enabling visiting researchers to work with staff in designing outreach programs in local communities.

这项FSML改进赠款提案旨在解决位于塞拉马德雷山脉（http://wwwwwwww.cichaz.org/）的Centro de Investiones Cientificas cientificas de las huastecas的基础设施和共享仪器需求。 Cichaz位于墨西哥中部独特的Sierra y Huasteca地区，该地区的生物和文化多样性高，但没有学术和研究机构。该野外站与得克萨斯A＆M大学有关，并每年越来越多的科学家，他们需要大量的科学资源。自2005年成立以来，Cichaz已在国际上30多家机构的自然和社会科学领域接待了150多名研究人员，该机构培养了9位博士学位。和两个大师的论文，并吸引了11个NSF资助的项目。 Cichaz为大学生，当地居民和美国公众提供了研究和文化经验。除了最多可容纳11名研究人员的长期住宿外，该电台还建立了包括室内渔业，包括24种水上中间室的阵列以及一个用于分子生物学的小实验室。该奖项将为收集和分析基因组数据提供基础设施和设备；动植物受控的饲养；以及该地区的生态和进化研究。有了这项赠款，现有的实验室将转换为标准的分子湿实验室，其中包含奴才基因组测序仪。这将使研究人员能够在现场停留过程中原位收集和分析核酸数据。将建立两个新的温室设施，以容纳动物和植物进行对照研究，并进行可持续的改进，以解决预期的能源需求增加。最后，该电台将收购一家移动实验室，该实验室配备了用于流采样，水质分析和沉积核心提取的仪器。这些提议的改进对外展工作产生了根本的影响，并将确保成功的更广泛影响计划的成功，包括为我们和墨西哥本科生以及本地K-12学生的研究经验，专注于将现场和环境方法与最先进的环境方法与用于测量和分析的最先进的技术相结合。移动实验室将通过使访客的研究人员能够与员工一起设计当地社区的外展计划，从而彻底改变与学校和偏远土著社区的参与。