Renovation of the Rutgers Nuclear Physics Laboratory into a Central Facility for the Laboratory for Surface Modification

这一奖励将为位于罗格斯大学布希校区的核物理大楼的研究空间翻新提供资金。该建筑建于1963年，以前专门用于核研究活动。然而，核研究不再在大楼内进行，腾出的空间将供表面改性实验室(LSM)使用。LSM是一个多学科实验室，由来自物理、化学、陶瓷、材料科学和电气工程五个学术系的教职员工、博士后和学生组成。LSM的研究重点是表面和薄膜科学和工程方面的先进发展。目前，各个LSM实验室分散在物理楼和校园内的其他五栋建筑中。ARI的资金将用于实验室空间的大幅翻新，包括安装新的墙壁、隔断和升级电气、暖通空调和管道系统。将LSM搬到这座大楼将有利于该计划，因为它缓解了过度拥挤的状况，并提供了一个中心位置来容纳单独的实验室和共享设施。搬迁将提高研究的重点、知名度和认同度，为学生教育、研究人员之间跨越传统部门边界的协作互动以及扩大与高科技行业的互动创造新的机会。

This award will provide funding for the renovation of research space in the Nuclear Physics building located on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University. Constructed in 1963, the structure was previously dedicated for nuclear research activities. However nuclear research is no longer conducted in the building, and the vacated space will become available for the Laboratory for Surface Modification (LSM). The LSM is a multidisciplinary laboratory composed of faculty, postdocs, and students from five academic departments: physics, chemistry, ceramics, materials science and electrical engineering. Research at the LSM focuses on advanced developments in the science and engineering of surfaces and thin films. Presently, individual LSM laboratories are dispersed throughout the Physics building and five other buildings on the campus. ARI funds will be used for substantial renovations to laboratory space, including the installation of new walls, partitions, and upgrading the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing systems. Moving the LSM to this building will benefit the program by relieving overcrowding, and by providing a central location to house individual labs and shared facilities. The relocation will produce enhanced focus, visibility and identification of research, fostering new opportunities for the education of students, collaborative interactions between researchers across traditional departmental boundaries, and for the expansion of interactions with high technology industries.