Central Computer Network at the University of Montana Field Research Station at Fort Missoula

蒙大拿大学米苏拉堡实地研究站的中央计算机网络

• 批准号: 0084365
• 负责人: Kenneth Dial
• 金额: $ 5.67万
• 依托单位: University of Montana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-01 至 2003-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0084365&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Central; Computer; Network; University; Montana

This award will provide funding for a core computer network that will serve as the "central nervous system" for the new Field Research Station of The University of Montana located at Fort Missoula. The station is located on 100 hectares of land about 15 minutes away from the main University campus, and will provide a bridge between the existing University research facilities and the largest expanse of wilderness surrounding any university in the lower 48 states. The facility currently lacks computers, and thus is not fully functional. The computer network to be established with the aid of this award consists of a central high-power and high-speed server, which will run a local area network (LAN) at the field facility, and allow backup and storage of large data files. This central computer will be linked to a network of workstations that will allow different users to simultaneously collect, store, retrieve, and analyze massive data sets. A second computer server will allow researchers throughout the world access to several data sets on the distribution, nesting habitat, and reproductive success of birds in North America. These databases are among the largest and most important sources of such information in the world. The principal investigators share interests in avian biology, and their research programs span a diverse set of disciplines that includes behavior, flight biomechanics, life history strategy, community ecology, physiology, communication and signaling, and conservation biology. In addition to significantly enhancing these investigators' research, the computer network will allow unprecedented, innovative, multi-disciplinary collaborations on a wide range of questions pertaining generally to animal design, life history, and behavioral activity patterns. Moreover, this facility and associated faculty is expected to serve as a magnet for attracting sabbatical professorships, summer researchers, post-doctoral associates, and outstanding graduate students. The computer network and associated research facility will also enhance the already existing collaborations between the faculty, private industry and governmental organizations, as well as broad community outreach programs and developing educational collaborations with regional K- 12 science teachers. With the aid of the equipment to be purchase with these funds, the Field Research Station will be fully integrated into the University of Montana's educational priorities to provide student-directed research opportunities.

该奖项将为核心计算机网络提供资金，该网络将作为位于密苏拉堡的蒙大拿大学新实地研究站的“中枢神经系统”。该站位于100公顷的土地上，距离大学主校区约15分钟路程，将为现有的大学研究设施和48个州最大的荒野之间提供桥梁。该设施目前缺乏计算机，因此不能充分运作。借助这一合同建立的计算机网络包括一个中央大功率高速服务器，该服务器将在现场设施运行一个局域网，并允许备份和存储大型数据文件。这台中央计算机将连接到一个工作站网络，允许不同的用户同时收集，存储，检索和分析大量数据集。第二台计算机服务器将使世界各地的研究人员能够访问有关北美鸟类分布、筑巢栖息地和繁殖成功率的几组数据。这些数据库是世界上最大和最重要的此类信息来源之一。主要研究人员对鸟类生物学有着共同的兴趣，他们的研究项目涵盖了多种学科，包括行为学，飞行生物力学，生活史策略，社区生态学，生理学，通信和信号，以及保护生物学。除了显著提高这些研究人员的研究，计算机网络将允许前所未有的，创新的，多学科的合作，在广泛的问题一般涉及动物的设计，生活史和行为活动模式。此外，这个设施和相关的教师预计将作为吸引休假教授，暑期研究人员，博士后助理和优秀研究生的磁铁。计算机网络和相关的研究设施还将加强教师，私营企业和政府组织之间已经存在的合作，以及广泛的社区外展计划，并与区域K- 12科学教师开展教育合作。在这些资金购买的设备的帮助下，实地研究站将完全融入蒙大拿大学的教育优先事项，以提供学生指导的研究机会。