Arkansas EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement

9871906 Hehr阿肯色州EPSCoR合作协议阿肯色州EPSCoR合作协议将提高阿肯色州研究人员竞争联邦资金的能力。以国家研究开发计划为基础，以现有和潜在的教授能力为基础，支援4个科学领域。它们是：质谱法、分子和细胞生物学、生物技术和计算科学。阿肯色大学（UAF）将开发一个质谱实验室，该实验室将为许多科学和工程学科的项目提供设备和支持。为了帮助满足阿肯色州分子科学和技术的需求，UAF将招募6名额外的细胞和分子生物学教师，并提供启动资金，使这些教师能够开始发展他们的研究项目。阿肯色大学医学科学系（UAMS）最近成立了分子遗传学系。新部门的空间已经确定，国家已经为教师的工资提供资金。为了加强教学和研究，将提供启动资金，装备该系8名符合国家科学基金资格的新教师。两个支持领域也将得到资助。此外，UAMS正计划建立一个共享大学/私营部门活动的设施，这将增加经济机会，并在整个州建立生物技术商业和工业。为了帮助建立一个具有全国竞争力的计算科学项目，将购买设备以支持11名终身教职员工，并将启动奖学金以吸引计算和其他科学部门的高质量研究生。目前，美国国家科学基金会和国家基金正用于建设一个高带宽网络，并将寻求资金重建UAF和UAMS的校园主干，以适应更好的互联网接入。

9871906 Hehr Arkansas EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement The Arkansas EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement will increase the ability of researchers in Arkansas to compete for federal funding. Based on the state s research and development plan and on current and potential faculty expertise, four scientific areas will be supported. These are: mass spectrometry, molecular and cellular biology, biotechnology, and computational sciences. The University of Arkansas (UAF) will develop a mass spectrometry laboratory that will provide equipment and support for projects across many of the science and engineering disciplines. In order to help meet the needs of molecular science and technology in Arkansas, UAF will recruit six additional cellular and molecular biology faculty and provide start-up money to enable these faculty to begin development of their research programs. The Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Arkansas For Medical Science (UAMS) has recently been created. Space for the new department has been identified and the state has funded faculty salaries. To enhance teaching and research, start-up funds will be provided to equip eight new NSF- eligible faculty in this department. Two supporting areas will also be funded. In addition, the UAMS is planning to build a facility for shared university/private sector activities which will enhance economic opportunities and build biotechnical business and industry throughout the state. To help build a nationally competitive program in Computation Sciences, equipment will be purchased to support eleven tenure-track faculty and fellowships will be initiated to attract high quality graduate students for computation and other science departments. Currently NSF and state funds are being used to build a high-bandwidth network and funds will be sought to rebuild the campus backbone at both the UAF and UAMS to accommodate better Internet access.