Expansion of Housing for Researchers at the University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm

布兰迪实验农场（BEF）是一个占地700英亩的野外研究站，自1926年以来由弗吉尼亚大学拥有和经营，目的是支持实地研究。BEF不参与农业研究。BEF保留了Ridge和Province地区的多样性栖息地特征，以及一系列不同的连续领域。BEF在野外观测站中是独一无二的，因为它靠近华盛顿特区的大型科学界；ii)现场有大型成熟的植物园（弗吉尼亚州立植物园）；Iii)邻近大量原始的山地及水生生境；Iv)研究人员在靠近温室和生长室设施的地方建立试验田/花园的能力；（五）广泛的公众教育和推广计划。在农场的研究已经产生了70多篇学生论文（过去十年有25篇）。最近已完成或正在进行的研究项目35个（博士生32人以上）。BEF支持新的和正在进行的研究的能力目前受到研究人员住房设施不足的限制。该项目将启动一个新的住宅综合体的开发，并为研究人员建造两个2卧室的公寓。代表至少22个独立研究项目的20名不同的研究人员将从扩大的现场住房中受益。

The Blandy Experimental Farm (BEF) is a 700 acre field station, owned and operated by the University of Virginia since 1926 for the purpose of supporting field research. The BEF is not involved in agricultural research. The BEF preserves a diversity of habitats characteristic of the Ridge and Province Region, as well as a diverse array of successional fields. The BEF is unique among field stations because of i) its proximity to the large scientific community in the Washington, D.C. area; ii) the presence of a large, and mature Arboretum on-site (the State Arboretum of Virginia); iii) its proximity to a large array of pristine montane and aquatic habitats; iv) the ability of researchers to establish field experimental plots/gardens in close proximity to greenhouse and growth chamber facilities; and v) an extensive public education and outreach program. Research at the Farm has led to more than 70 student theses (25 in the last ten years). Thirty- five research projects (involving more than 32 Ph.D. researchers) have recently been completed or are ongoing. The ability of the BEF to support new and ongoing research is currently limited by inadequate housing facilities for researchers. This project will initiate development of a new residence complex and construct two 2-bedroom apartments for researchers. Twenty different researchers representing at least 22 separate research projects would benefit from expanded on-site housing.