Renovation and Modernization of Plant Growth Facilities at the University of Missouri-Columbia

密苏里哥伦比亚大学植物生长设施的改造和现代化

• 批准号: 9602285
• 负责人: John Walker
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-02-01 至 2000-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9602285&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Modernization; Plant; Growth; Facilities

The University of Missouri-Columbia has a long tradition of excellence in the plant sciences and one of the strongest research and research training programs in the nation. This strength is derived from the activities of the Interdisciplinary Plant Group, which consists of 39 faculty representing six departments and two colleges. An interactive group of faculty with diverse research interest in basic plant research utilizes state of the art technologies in plant physiology, genetics, cell and molecular biology, to investigate fundamental biological questions. However, existing conditions of the University's greenhouse facilities, built before 1925, are inadequate to support experimental work. Funding from the Academic Research Infrastructure Program will be used to partially support the replacement and consolidation of six aged and inefficient greenhouses and their associated head houses into a modern facility for plant science research. The new facility will consolidate existing research growth facilities, enhancing efficiencies and cooperation among users. Included in the structure will be a centralized seed storage facility with temperature and humidity controls to ensure the viability of valuable genetic stocks. The existing ventilation and evaporative cooling systems will be improved to eliminate problems with stratification of air flow and non-uniform temperatures, and provide increased usability, and temperature control. This project will fortify and enhance interactions among research groups, assist in the institution's ability to recruit new faculty and research trainees, and expand the scope of research training for graduate students. Improvements will increase opportunities for underrepresented groups to participate in basic research, and ensure accessibility for the physically disabled.

密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校在植物科学方面有着悠久的卓越传统，也是全国最强大的研究和研究培训项目之一。这种力量来自于跨学科植物小组的活动，该小组由代表六个系和两个学院的39名教职员工组成。一个对基础植物研究具有不同研究兴趣的互动式教员小组利用植物生理学、遗传学、细胞和分子生物学的最新技术，研究基本的生物学问题。然而，该大学在1925年之前建造的温室设施的现有条件不足以支持实验工作。学术研究基础设施方案的资金将部分用于支持将六个陈旧和低效的温室及其相关的主楼更换和合并为一个现代化的植物科学研究设施。新设施将巩固现有的研究增长设施，提高效率并加强用户之间的合作。该结构将包括一个中央种子储存设施，该设施具有温度和湿度控制，以确保有价值的遗传资源的生存能力。现有的通风和蒸发冷却系统将得到改进，以消除气流分层和温度不均匀的问题，并提供更好的可用性和温度控制。该项目将加强和加强研究小组之间的互动，帮助该机构招聘新的教员和研究实习生的能力，并扩大研究生的研究培训范围。改进将增加代表不足的群体参与基础研究的机会，并确保肢体残疾人无障碍。