Montana's EPSCoR Infrastructure: Cross-sectional Partnership Building for the Future

蒙大拿州EPSCoR基础设施项目针对三个研究领域，以加强蒙大拿州的研究基础设施：(1)复杂生物系统综合分析，这将整合环境科学的传统参与者与蒙大拿大学和蒙大拿州立大学的物理和社会科学专业知识；(2)纳米技术，将结合和利用蒙大拿州立大学在光学技术、电气工程、物理、化学和生命科学方面的现有专业知识，研究纳米技术问题；(3)生物结构与功能（Biological Structure and Function），将整合蒙大拿大学几个系、中心和研究所的生物学研究人员，为合作和研究重点提供一个论坛。目标是提高这些机构在从各种来源获得多研究者研究奖励方面的竞争力。加强这些领域的基础设施将以各机构的优势为基础。此外，蒙大拿州将在每个目标领域扩大研究生的质量和数量，增加本科生在研究中的直接参与，并在教育和推广方面建立新的举措，这将对地区和国家产生重大影响。

The Montana EPSCoR Infrastructure project targets three research areas to enhance Montana's research infrastructure: (1) Integrative Analysis of Complex Biological Systems, which will integrate the traditional players in environmental sciences with expertise in the physical and social sciences at the University of Montana and Montana State University; (2) Nanotechnology, which will combine and leverage existing Montana State University's expertise in optical technology, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry and life sciences on issues of nanotechnology; and (3) Biological Structure and Function, which will integrate biological researchers from several University of Montana departments, centers and institutes to provide a forum for collaboration and reserach emphasis. The goal is to increase the competitiveness of these institutions in obtaining multi-investigator research awards from a variety of sources. Infrastructure enhancements in these areas will build on the strengths of the institutions. In addition, Montana will expand the quality and number of graduate students in each of the target areas, increase the direct involvement of undergraduates in research, and establish new initiatives in education and outreach that will have significant regional and national impact.