Renovation of Department of Geological Sciences Research Facilities

地质科学系科研设施改造

• 批准号: 9414907
• 负责人: James Sample
• 金额: $ 42.66万
• 依托单位: California State University-Long Beach Foundation
• 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: 1994-09-15 至 1997-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9414907&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Department; Geological; Sciences; Research

Members of the Department of Geological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) investigate the interactions among the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere. Researchers are now focusing on the geological aspects of environmental contamination, determining how hydrocarbons are generated and degraded in the lithosphere and the marine environment. Successful research is dependent upon quality laboratories that the department currently does not possess. Research space, housed in Peterson Halls 2 and 3, was designed and built in the 1950's and early 1960's and is not conducive to support modern research and research training. Sharing of research space with teaching space, coupled with faculty and students having access to only five fume hoods, creates severe problems with contamination by particulate matter, that impedes research and research training activities. This award will provide support for the consolidation of dispersed research laboratories into one modern laboratory facility, providing adequate exhaust hood ventilation, air purification, and instrumentation space for all faculty and students involved in geochemical research. Geochemical analysis now conducted at a nearby institution will be shifted to CSULB, further enhancing the ability of the Department to attract quality graduate students. The renovation will rectify deficiencies in the current laboratories, allowing research to be performed in an efficient and clean environment, enabling the development of new research techniques, and fostering interaction between research groups. The new laboratory will be the first step in developing a formal interdisciplinary program in the environmental sciences.

位于长滩的加州州立大学地质科学系的成员研究岩石圈、水圈、生物圈和大气之间的相互作用。 研究人员目前正在关注环境污染的地质方面，确定碳氢化合物如何在岩石圈和海洋环境中生成和降解。 成功的研究取决于该部门目前不具备的高质量实验室。 位于彼得森霍尔斯2号和3号的研究空间是在20世纪50年代和60年代初设计和建造的，不利于支持现代研究和研究培训。 研究空间与教学空间共用，加上教师和学生只能使用五个通风柜，造成了严重的颗粒物污染问题，阻碍了研究和研究培训活动。 该奖项将为分散的研究实验室整合成一个现代化的实验室设施提供支持，为参与地球化学研究的所有教师和学生提供足够的排气罩通风，空气净化和仪器空间。 目前在附近一所机构进行的地球化学分析将转移到CSULB，进一步提高该部门吸引优质研究生的能力。 翻修将弥补现有实验室的不足，使研究能够在高效和清洁的环境中进行，从而能够开发新的研究技术，并促进研究小组之间的互动。 新实验室将是在环境科学发展正式的跨学科计划的第一步。