Acquisition of equipment and improvement of facilities for research at the Toolik Field

弗朗西斯威廉姆森博士是研究所主任， 北极生物学在阿拉斯加大学，费尔班克斯， 经营着阿拉斯加北坡的图里克湖野外考察站。 该站是17个NSF支持的长期生态之一 研究网站，它支持研究项目进行的 阿拉斯加大学的教职员工和各种各样的访问 investigators. 威廉姆森博士计划了一些改进措施， 图利克湖现场站，包括安装烟气 可以进行生物和地球化学程序的通风橱， 建造一个模块化实验室， 用于计算机和通信的电气系统，以及 购置环境监测设备。 在图利克湖油田进行的研究项目 空间站正在迅速增加我们对 北极苔原的陆地和淡水环境。 拟议的改进措施将纠正目前违反 安全法规，并将提高效率和 研究项目的生产力基于站。 空间站研究的持续增长将需要新的 仪器和改进的实验室设施。

Dr. Francis Williamson is the Director of the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, which operates the Toolik Lake Field Station on Alaska's North Slope. The Station is one of 17 NSF-supported Long-Term Ecological Research Sites, and it supports research projects conducted by University of Alaska faculty members and a wide array of visiting investigators. Dr. Williamson plans a number of improvements to the Toolik Lake Field Station, including installation of fume hoods that will allow bio- and geochemical procedures, construction of a modular laboratory, an upgrade in the electrical systems used for computers and communication, and acquisition of equipment for environmental monitoring. The research projects conducted at the Toolik Lake Field Station are rapidly increasing our understanding of the terrestrial and freshwater environments of the arctic tundra. The proposed improvements would correct current violations of safety regulations, and would increase the efficiency and productivity of the research projects based at the Station. Continued growth of research at the Station will require new instrumentation and improved lab facilities.