Chilled Water Plant Repair and Renovation

哈佛大学天文台在天文学和天体物理学方面提供了一个广泛的研究项目，它与史密森天体物理天文台合作组成了哈佛-史密森天体物理中心。哈佛大学天文台也为哈佛大学天文学系提供大量支持。教职员工和学生参与了广泛的研究活动，包括对宇宙源的地面无线电和光学观测，用于x射线观测的气球载设备，以及理论和实验室天体物理学。天体物理中心的理论原子和分子物理研究所吸引了访问科学家和有才华的研究生从事原子和分子物理的研究。高中生有机会通过参加天体物理中心的一个大学预科项目STAR来学习天文学，该项目旨在用天文学中的例子来教授物理和数学。哈佛天文台（Harvard Observatory）是一座由六栋建筑组成的相互连接的建筑群，建于1846年至1972年之间，目前的气候条件一直是开展研究的主要障碍。已要求拨款改善天文台已有二十年历史的冷冻水厂和分配系统。设施的改造将包括：重新安装冷冻水系统的管道，重新启用再热系统，安装直接数字控制系统，以感应控制和监测冷冻水和加热系统，安装回路式冷水机和泵，以及更换风扇盘管。升级将为设施提供有效的全年冷却和气候控制，为教职员工和学生创造一个富有成效的研究环境。＊＊＊

9214500 Shapiro The Harvard College Observatory provides a broad research program in astronomy and astrophysics, collaborating with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in comprising the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Harvard College Observatory also provides substantial support to the Harvard Department of Astronomy. Staff and students participate in a wide range of research activities that involve ground-based radio and optical observations of cosmic sources, balloon-borne devices for x-ray observations, and theoretical and laboratory astrophysics. The Institute for Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics, of the Center for Astrophysics, attracts visiting scientists and talented graduate students to pursue research in atomic and molecular physics. High School students are afforded the opportunity to learn astronomy by enrolling in Project STAR, a pre-college program at the Center for Astrophysics, designed to teach physics and mathematics using examples from astronomy. Current climate conditions at the Harvard Observatory, an interconnected complex of six buildings, constructed between 1846 and 1972, have been a major impediment in conducting research. Funds have been requested to upgrade the twenty year old chilled water plant and distribution system of the Observatory. The modifications of the facility will consist of: repiping the chilled water system, recommissioning the reheat system, installing a direct digital control system for sensing control and monitoring of the chilled water and heating systems, installing circuit chillers and pumps, and replacing fan coils. The upgrades will provide effective year round cooling and climate control to the facility, creating a productive research environment for staff and students. ***