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

该奖项将为位于罗格斯大学布施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，核研究不再在建筑物中进行，腾出的空间将用于表面改性实验室（LSM）。 LSM是一个多学科实验室，由来自五个学术部门的教师，博士后和学生组成：物理，化学，陶瓷，材料科学和电气工程。 LSM的研究重点是表面和薄膜科学和工程的先进发展。 目前，各个LSM实验室分散在物理大楼和校园内的其他五栋建筑物中。 ARI的资金将用于对实验室空间进行大规模翻新，包括安装新墙、隔断，以及升级电气、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各个实验室和共享设施。 搬迁将产生更强的重点，研究的可见性和识别，培养学生教育的新机会，跨传统部门边界的研究人员之间的协作互动，以及与高科技行业的互动扩展。

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.