Alaska EPSCoR Research Infrastructure

阿拉斯加实验计划，以刺激竞争力的研究（EPSCoR）项目将在三个研究重点领域的基础设施的增强，以及通过科技规划，外联和教育，技术转让，有针对性的招聘和教师发展加强研究竞争力。研究重点领域是：寒区基础设施和系统，将考虑必须在低温下运行的结构，并制定新的建筑和工程战略;高纬度环境污染物联合会，将涉及工程师、生物学家和化学家，开发分析设施和专门知识，以解决在高海拔积累的水、地面和大气污染物;和环境生理学的综合方法，这将使用阿拉斯加动物的生理适应极端，高度季节性的环境作为解决一般生理问题的平台。这些领域的基础设施增强建立在以下优势之上：阿拉斯加大学（费尔班克斯，安克雷奇和朱诺）的三个参与校园，并与正在进行的项目开发和战略计划相一致。教育和人力资源项目将支持本科生、研究生和博士后学生。将扩大与以本地学生为主的大学和农村高中的伙伴关系。与阿拉斯加商界和州政府机构的联系将为规划和发展该州的科学和工程能力提供机会。基础设施的改善将大大提高研究项目的范围和深度，提高国家的研究竞争力。

The Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)project will feature infrastructure enhancements in three research focus areas aswell as strengthen research competitiveness through S&T planning, outreachand education, technology transfer, targeted hires and faculty development. Theresearch focus areas are: Infrastructure and Systems for Cold Regions, whichwill consider structures that must function at low temperatures and develop newconstruction and engineering strategies; High Latitude EnvironmentsContaminants Consortium, which will involve engineers, biologists and chemistsdeveloping analytical facilities and expertise to address water, ground andatmospheric contaminants that accumulate at high altitudes; and IntegrativeApproaches to Environmental Physiology which will use physiologicaladaptations of Alaskan animals to extreme, highly seasonal environments asplatforms for addressing general physiological questions.Infrastructure enhancements in these areas build on strengths of the threeparticipating campuses of the University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Anchorage andJuneau) and are consistent with on-going program development and strategicplans. Education and human resource programs will support undergraduate,graduate and postdoctoral students. Partnerships with colleges and rural highschools having predominantly native student populations will be expanded.Outreach to the Alaska business community and state agencies will provideopportunities for planning and development of the state's science andengineering capacity. The infrastructure improvements will greatly enhance therange and depth of research projects and improve the state's researchcompetitiveness.