Renovation of Merrill Hall (Chemistry Building)

Merrill Hall（化学楼）改造

• 批准号: 9415062
• 负责人: James Hall
• 金额: $ 107.49万
• 依托单位: Morehouse College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-09-15 至 2001-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9415062&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Merrill; Hall; Chemistry; Building

Morehouse College, a historically black institution, has a long tradition in the development of African American men for careers in science. A majority of these men have been trained in Merrill Hall, home to the chemistry department. Constructed in 1952, the present facility is devoid of the required physical infrastructure required to support modern chemical research and research training activities. Deficiencies include: inadequate ventilation and air conditioning, leaking pipes, inoperable fume hoods, poor lighting, and inadequate chemical storage facilities. Laboratories are in violation of federal safety regulations and building codes. Not only are conditions hazardous to students and faculty, but they are potentially damaging to research instruments. This Academic Research Infrastructure award will provide funds to assist Morehouse College in its endeavors to renovate the second and third floors of the Merrill Chemistry Building. Laboratories will be reconfigured into functional areas where research in analytical, physical, inorganic, and materials chemistry can be conducted. In addition to upgrading infrastructural systems, the renovation will involve the installation of new fume hoods, benches, and casework. Morehouse's role in undergraduate science is particularly significant in light of the rapidly declining numbers of students, especially minorities, who enter scientific fields. The shortage of scientifically trained African Americans has serious implications for the future of a nation increasingly dependent on scientific and technological advances. A renovated Merrill Hall will strengthen the institution's role in developing young scientists to meet this challenge.

莫尔豪斯学院是一所历史悠久的黑人院校，在培养非裔美国男性从事科学事业方面有着悠久的传统。 这些人中的大多数人都在化学系所在地梅里尔大厅接受过培训。 目前的设施建于 1952 年，缺乏支持现代化学研究和研究培训活动所需的物理基础设施。 缺陷包括：通风和空调不足、管道泄漏、通风柜无法操作、照明不良以及化学品储存设施不足。 实验室违反了联邦安全法规和建筑规范。 这些条件不仅对学生和教师有害，而且还可能损坏研究仪器。 该学术研究基础设施奖将提供资金协助莫尔豪斯学院翻新美林化学大楼的二楼和三楼。 实验室将被重新配置为可以进行分析、物理、无机和材料化学研究的功能区域。 除了升级基础设施系统外，改造还将涉及安装新的通风柜、长凳和柜子。 鉴于进入科学领域的学生数量（尤其是少数族裔）的迅速下降，莫尔豪斯学院在本科科学领域的作用尤为重要。 受过科学训练的非裔美国人的短缺对一个日益依赖科学技术进步的国家的未来产生了严重影响。 翻新后的梅里尔大厅将加强该机构在培养年轻科学家应对这一挑战方面的作用。