Renovation of Research Laboratories in Higgins Laboratory Building

希金斯实验室大楼研究实验室改造

• 批准号: 9313491
• 负责人: Mohammad Noori
• 金额: $ 80万
• 依托单位: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-05-01 至 1996-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9313491&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Research; Laboratories; Higgins; Laboratory

Noori Higgins Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research facility, on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), is home to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Constructed in 1941, the building has never been renovated or upgraded substantially. The research activities presently conducted are in the areas of controls and vibrations, fluid dynamics, biomechanics and biofluids, laser holography and metrology, and combustion. Though organized around the traditional disciplines of mechanical engineering, the research conducted addresses emerging area of Critical Technologies, such as Manufacturing, Biomechanics and Thermal Science. Although WPI has an ongoing engineering effort, critical infrastructural deficiencies exit which impinge on the research that is conducted in the facility. This award will provide funding for the renovation of research space for the lower level of the Higgins Laboratory Building. Existing laboratories lack proper and adequate air quality control, electrical power, accessibility, and waste management. Space will be upgraded to consolidate research activities that are currently scattered in small, outdated and compartmentalized facilities. By organizing the available space to encourage exchange, the improvements will facilitate interdisciplinary efforts between all groups. The renovated facility will provide ample space to meet the requirements of the growing numbers of students in the Mechanical Engineering Program at WPI. These trained students, a high percentage of whom are U.S. citizens, will significantly contribute to the Nation's intellectual capital in several Critical Technology areas.

Noori Higgins实验室是一个多学科的研究机构，位于伍斯特理工学院(WPI)校园内，是机械工程系的所在地。这座建筑建于1941年，从未进行过实质性的翻新或升级。目前进行的研究活动包括控制和振动、流体动力学、生物力学和生物流体、激光全息和计量学以及燃烧。虽然围绕机械工程的传统学科进行了组织，但所进行的研究针对的是新兴的关键技术领域，如制造、生物机械和热科学。尽管WPI有一项持续的工程工作，但存在严重的基础设施缺陷，这影响了在该设施中进行的研究。这一奖励将为希金斯实验室大楼底层研究空间的翻新提供资金。现有的实验室缺乏适当和充分的空气质量控制、电力、可达性和废物管理。将对空间进行升级，以巩固目前分散在小型、陈旧和分隔的设施中的研究活动。通过组织可用空间以鼓励交流，改进将促进所有群体之间的跨学科努力。翻新后的设施将提供充足的空间，以满足WPI机械工程专业日益增长的学生的要求。这些训练有素的学生中有很大比例是美国公民，他们将为美国在几个关键技术领域的智力资本做出重大贡献。