Vermont EPSCoR's Research Infrastructure Improvement Plan

佛蒙特州EPSCoR研究基础设施改进奖将加强环境科学/工程和材料科学方面的研究基础设施。以发展环境水中心为目标，该大学计划通过地球化学和水生生物学的教职员工队伍建设能力，以及额外的物质和人力资源，以增强现有的优势。将地球系统和景观生态数据纳入佛蒙特州地理信息系统(GIS)数据库将为该州的环境科学界提供宝贵的工具。在材料领域，佛蒙特大学建议在最近对聚合物和纳米材料的投资的基础上，在化学和机械工程方面开设两个相关职位，并与该州的聚合物加工和制造公司进行接触。目标是发展一个具有竞争力的材料科学研究中心。每个重点领域，环境科学/工程和材料科学，将包括对职业早期教师、博士后助理、研究生和本科生的支持。佛蒙特州EPSCoR奖包括一个涉及高中生和教师、不同学生群体、学士学位机构、私营部门和公共政策的外展计划。该计划的一个方面是支持高中教师和学生团队与佛蒙特州大学或佛蒙特州某所本科院校的教职员工一起工作。另一项外展计划旨在通过与布朗克斯一所高中的持续合作，增加佛蒙特州本科生群体的多样性。佛蒙特州的农村贫困人口将有资格获得暑期实习和数学/科学研究所的工作。佛蒙特州本科院校的教职员工和学生将能够竞争设备补助金和小型学院发展补助金；小型企业创新研究(SBIR)阶段(0)计划将提供种子补助金。最后，佛蒙特州EPSCoR将与佛蒙特州技术委员会合作，帮助寻求科学专业知识的政策制定者找到本州的专家。

The Vermont EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award will enhance the research infrastructure in environmental science/engineering and materials science. With the goal of developing an Environmental Water Center, the university plans to build capacity through faculty lines in geochemistry and aquatic biology, along with additional physical and human resources to enhance established strengths. Incorporation of earth systems and landscape ecological data into the Vermont Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data base will provide a valuable tool for the environmental science community across the state. In the materials area, the University of Vermont proposes to build on recent investments in polymeric and nanoscale materials with two related positions in chemistry and mechanical engineering and outreach to polymer processing and fabrication companies in the state. The goal is to develop a competitive materials science research center. Each focus area, environmental science/engineering and materials science, will include support of early career faculty, post-doctoral associates, and graduate and undergraduate students.The Vermont EPSCoR award includes an outreach program involving high school students and teachers, diverse student populations, baccalaureate institutions, the private sector, and public policy. One aspect of the program supports high school teacher and student teams working with faculty members at the University of Vermont or at one of Vermont's baccalaureate institutions. An additional outreach program is designed to increase the diversity of the undergraduate student population in Vermont by building on an ongoing partnership with a Bronx high school. The rural poor of Vermont will be eligible for summer job internships and math/science institutes. Faculty and students at Vermont's baccalaureate institutions will be able to compete for equipment grants and small college development grant; a small business innovation research (SBIR) phase (0) program will provide seed grants. Finally, Vermont EPSCoR will partner with the Vermont Technology Council to help locate in-state resource persons for policy makers seeking scientific expertise.