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

弗朗西斯·威廉姆森博士是阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校北极生物学研究所所长，该研究所运营着阿拉斯加北坡的图利克湖野外站。该空间站是美国国家科学基金会支持的17个长期生态研究站点之一，它支持由阿拉斯加大学教职员工和广泛的访问调查人员开展的研究项目。威廉姆森博士计划对图利克湖野战站进行一系列改进，包括安装通风柜，以便进行生物和地球化学程序，建造一个模块化实验室，升级用于计算机和通信的电气系统，以及购买环境监测设备。在图利克湖野外站进行的研究项目正在迅速增加我们对北极冻土带陆地和淡水环境的了解。拟议的改进将纠正目前违反安全法规的行为，并将提高空间站研究项目的效率和生产力。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.