Renovation of Research and Research Training Laboratories at City College of CUNY

纽约市立大学城市学院研究和研究培训实验室翻新

• 批准号: 9602296
• 负责人: Dennis Weiss
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: CUNY City College
• 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: 1997-01-15 至 2001-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9602296&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; Research; Training; Laboratories; City

Founded in 1847, The City College of New York is nationally and internationally recognized as an institution with a diverse student body and strong graduate and undergraduate programs in basic and applied research in science and engineering. To maintain research excellence, the City College has made a commitment to improve the scientific infrastructure by renovating and refurbishing 40 research laboratories and support facilities in the Marshak Science and Physical Education Building, home to the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. With assistance from the NSF, laboratories and support facilities utilized by two highly successful research centers, the Center for Analysis of Structures and Interfaces (CASI) and the Center for the Study of the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Development will be modernized. CASI scientists are currently interested in three areas involving the usage of light and its properties to study the structure and dynamical processes of molecules adsorbed on surfaces of materials; the development of new materials composed of small numbers of elements; and the usage of ultrafast laser techniques for light based, optical computers of the future. On going research in the Center for the Study of the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Development focuses on biological structure and function, gene expression and regulation, and cell and organism function. Current infrastructure conditions negatively impact research and research training activities by creating an environment incompatible with quality research, thus limiting the prospect of expanding research opportunities. Renovations will include redesigning space for greater utility, replacing and installing lab benches, fume hoods, storage cabinets, and other fixed equipment. Upon completion, the renovations will provide an environment conducive to academic and scientific pursuits and one that is attractive to researcher scholars. In addition to enhanced productivity, students underrepresented in science will be better trained and therefore able to compete in an increasingly competitive job market.

纽约城市学院成立于1847年，是国内和国际公认的一所拥有多元化学生群体的大学，在科学和工程的基础和应用研究方面拥有强大的研究生和本科课程。为了保持卓越的研究，城市学院承诺通过翻新和翻新马沙克科学和体育大楼的40个研究实验室和支持设施来改善科学基础设施，该大楼是生物，化学和物理系的所在地。在美国国家科学基金会的帮助下，两个非常成功的研究中心——结构和界面分析中心（CASI）和细胞和分子发育基础研究中心——使用的实验室和支持设施将进行现代化改造。CASI的科学家目前对三个领域感兴趣，这些领域涉及光的使用及其性质，以研究吸附在材料表面的分子的结构和动力学过程；开发由少量元素组成的新材料；以及超快激光技术在未来光基光学计算机中的应用。发育的细胞和分子基础研究中心正在进行的研究主要集中在生物结构和功能、基因表达和调控以及细胞和生物体功能。目前的基础设施条件通过创造与高质量研究不相容的环境对研究和研究培训活动产生负面影响，从而限制了扩大研究机会的前景。翻新将包括重新设计空间以获得更大的效用，更换和安装实验室工作台，通风柜，储物柜和其他固定设备。完成后，将提供一个有利于学术和科学追求的环境，一个对研究学者有吸引力的环境。除了提高生产力外，在科学领域代表性不足的学生将得到更好的培训，从而能够在竞争日益激烈的就业市场上竞争。