Renovation and Modernization of the Chemistry Building

明尼苏达大学德卢斯分校是明尼苏达大学系统四个校区中第二大分校，将获得学术研究基础设施计划颁发的奖项，以翻新、重新配置化学大楼的研究和培训空间，并使其现代化。这座建筑建于1948年，拥有专注于分析、无机化学和有机化学以及生物化学和分子生物学的研究项目。目前的条件，如设施不足、不合格的通风柜以及缺乏环境控制，对实验工作产生了不利影响，在某些情况下阻碍了对研究问题的追求。该项目将通过安装通风柜和计算机网络线路来实现研究空间的现代化，并重新配置工作台空间以容纳更多的学生和新的研究领域。改造将改善暖通空调基础设施，创造支持研究计划的环境，并改造研究支持区域，以符合州和联邦法规，从而创造更安全、更高效的研究环境。将创建一个新的合成化学实验室，通过支持学生入学人数的增长来加强研究培训，并为最先进的仪器提供有效的空间。该项目将维持一个不断扩大的计划，使58名教职员工和他们的学生受益。

The University of Minnesota at Duluth, the second largest of the four campuses of the University of Minnesota system, will receive an award from the Academic Research Infrastructure Program to renovate, reconfigure, and modernize research and training space in the Chemistry Building. Constructed in 1948, the building houses research programs that focus on analytical, inorganic, and organic chemistry, and biochemistry and molecular biology. Current conditions, such as inadequate utilities, substandard fume hoods, and the lack of environmental controls adversely affect experiment work and in some instances prohibit the pursuit of research problems. This project will modernize research space by installing fume hoods and computer network lines, and reconfiguring bench space to accommodate additional students and new research areas. Renovations will improve the HVAC infrastructure to create an environment that supports research programs, and renovate research support areas to comply with state and federal regulations, thereby creating a safer and more efficient research environment. A new synthetic chemistry laboratory will be created to enhance research training by supporting the growth in student enrollments and provide efficient space for state-of-the-art instrumentation. This project will sustain a growing program benefiting 58 faculty members and their students.