Renovation and Modernization of the Chemistry Building

明尼苏达大学杜卢斯分校是明尼苏达大学系统四个校区中的第二大校区，将获得学术研究基础设施计划的奖励，以翻新，重新配置和现代化化学大楼的研究和培训空间。 该建筑建于1948年，主要研究分析，无机和有机化学，生物化学和分子生物学。 目前的条件，如公用设施不足，不合格的通风橱，以及缺乏环境控制不利地影响实验工作，并在某些情况下，禁止追求的研究问题。 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，创造一个支持研究项目的环境，并改造研究支持领域，以符合州和联邦法规，从而创造一个更安全，更有效的研究环境。 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增长的计划，使58名教师和他们的学生受益。

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.