EPSCoR: Research Infrastructure for Nevada's Growth - Targeting Research With Uniqueness and Excellence (RING-TRUE)

EPSCoR：内华达州发展的研究基础设施 - 以独特性和卓越性为目标的研究（确实如此）

• 批准号: 9977809
• 负责人: James Coleman
• 金额: $ 407.37万
• 依托单位: Nevada System of Higher Education
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-08-01 至 2003-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9977809&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EPSCoR; Research; Infrastructure; Nevada; Growth

EPS-9977809ColemanThis project will enhance the research infrastructure in the state of Nevada's major academic research institutions. The University and Community College System of Nevada identified three scientific focal areas as a basis for building research capabilities at the University of Nevada - Reno (UNR), the University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNL), and the Desert Research Institute (DRI). The areas selected are 1) nutritional genomics, 2) interdisciplinary science of Nevada's unique environments, and 3) interface materials science and engineering.The project will establish the Nevada Center for Nutritional Genomics, intended to a national center for engineering plants and foodstuffs with increased level of nutrients essential for the health and well-being of humans. The Center will involve researchers at both the Reno and Las Vegas campuses of the University of Nevada. Four tenure-track faculty positions will be established and state of the art research equipment will be installed.In the area of environmental research, two unique research sites in the Mohave desert and in the Lake Tahoe watershed will be used to create a research infrastructure to encourage collaborations involving scientists at UNR, UNL and DRI. Research will be centered on environmental problems that result from Nevada's unique environment and rapid population growth. Start up costs will be provided for new faculty and a seed grant program established to initiate research projects at the targeted research sites.UNR, UNL and DRI intend to develop their interface science programs in three areas that these institutions have existing strength and that are of particular relevance to the state of Nevada. Research will focus on 1) environmental and geochemical materials, 2) electroluminescent materials, and 3) testing and modification of complex materials such as fiber-reinforced, polymer-based composites. New senior and junior faculty will be hired to increase the universities' critical mass in the field, and new specialized equipment will be acquired and existing equipment upgraded.

EPS-9977809科尔曼该项目将加强内华达州主要学术研究机构的研究基础设施。 内华达州的大学和社区学院系统确定了三个科学重点领域，作为内华达州里诺大学（UNR）、内华达州拉斯维加斯大学（UNL）和沙漠研究所（DRI）建立研究能力的基础。 选择的领域是1）营养基因组学，2）内华达州独特环境的跨学科科学，3）界面材料科学和工程。该项目将建立内华达州营养基因组学中心，旨在成为一个国家中心，工程植物和食品，提高人类健康和福祉所必需的营养水平。 内华达州大学里诺和拉斯维加斯校区的研究人员将参与该中心的工作。 在环境研究领域，位于莫哈维沙漠和太浩湖流域的两个独特的研究基地将被用来建立一个研究基础设施，以鼓励UNR，UNL和DRI的科学家进行合作。 研究将集中在内华达州独特的环境和人口快速增长所造成的环境问题上。 启动费用将提供给新的教师和种子补助金计划建立，以启动研究项目在目标researchsites.UNR，UNL和DRI打算发展他们的界面科学计划在三个领域，这些机构有现有的优势，这是特别相关的内华达州的状态。 研究将集中在1）环境和地球化学材料，2）电致发光材料，和3）测试和复杂材料的修改，如纤维增强，聚合物基复合材料。 将雇用新的高级和初级教师，以增加大学在这一领域的临界质量，并将购置新的专门设备和升级现有设备。