FSML: Expansion of Research and Education Infrastructure within Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Marine Science Hall

FSML：扩建多芬岛海洋实验室海洋科学馆内的研究和教育基础设施

• 批准号: 0434870
• 负责人: William Graham
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-02-01 至 2008-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0434870&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FSML; Expansion; Research; Education; Infrastructure

A grant has been awarded to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab under the direction of Dr. William M. Graham for partial support of a research and education addition to DISL's primary research facility. In its current layout, Marine Science Hall has exceeded its capacity to support the research and education needs of the DISL faculty and students. The lack of space has placed a strict limitation on growth of individual's research, on opportunities to incorporate laboratory sections into courses, on the ability to support a growing visiting researcher program, and on our need to increase faculty numbers. This award will double the existing MSH laboratory, office and teaching space through construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. addition that will include: four new research laboratories; one common-use teaching/visiting scientist laboratory; six new offices; a ventilated sorting room; a seminar and small conference room; a centralized reception area; open lobby spaces. This award covers approximately one quarter of the total construction cost, and the remaining cost will be covered through the DISL General Operating Fund. This award will support and enhance a variety of research and educational opportunities at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Marine Science Hall facility currently supports 10 full-time resident faculty, 4 post-doctoral researchers, and approximately 40 in-residence graduate students. In support of anticipated research growth of 2-4 new faculty over the next 5-10 years, new research laboratory space must be constructed. In addition, marine science education from K-PhD is an integral part of the DISL mission, and laboratory sections of existing graduate and undergraduate-level courses are rare due to the lack of adequate teaching lab space. The new addition will incorporate a flex-usage teaching lab to allow growth of analytical courses. Finally, DISL lacks adequate seminar facilities and the new addition will provide a 1,000 sq. ft. seminar room with raised seating and state-of-the-art A/V equipment. Since its inception in 1971, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has been committed to providing science education and outreach to all reaches of society. By creating new opportunities for scientists through new hires in new areas, the MSH addition will directly influence DISL's long-standing mission to providing science education and outreach through formal and informal means. These include, but are not limited to, DISL's ongoing REU program, K-12 activities shared with DISL's Discovery Hall Programs, collaborative relationships with MESC member historically black colleges and universities, Discovery Hall Program's COSEE activities, and continued involvement with local, state and regional policy-makers.

在William M. Graham博士的指导下，海豚岛海洋实验室获得了一笔拨款，用于部分支持DISL的主要研究设施的研究和教育。在目前的布局中，海洋科学馆已经超出了其支持DISL教师和学生的研究和教育需求的能力。空间的缺乏严格限制了个人研究的发展，限制了将实验室部分纳入课程的机会，限制了支持不断增长的访问研究员计划的能力，限制了我们增加教师人数的需要。该项目将使MSH现有的实验室、办公和教学空间增加一倍，建设面积达10,000平方米。此外，还将包括：四个新的研究实验室；一个常用教学/访问科学家实验室；六个新办事处；通风的分拣室；一个讨论会和小型会议室；集中接待区；开放的大堂空间。该合同约占总建筑费用的四分之一，其余费用将通过DISL一般业务基金支付。该奖项将支持和加强海豚岛海洋实验室的各种研究和教育机会。海洋科学大厅设施目前支持10名全职常驻教师，4名博士后研究人员和大约40名常驻研究生。为了支持未来5-10年预期的2-4名新教师的研究增长，必须建设新的研究实验室空间。此外，K-PhD的海洋科学教育是DISL使命的一个组成部分，由于缺乏足够的教学实验室空间，现有的研究生和本科水平课程的实验室部分很少。新增加的部分将包括一个灵活使用的教学实验室，以允许分析课程的增长。最后，DISL缺乏足够的研讨会设施，新增加的设施将提供1,000平方英尺的空间。英尺的会议室，设有凸起的座位和最先进的A/V设备。自1971年成立以来，海豚岛海洋实验室一直致力于为社会各界提供科学教育和外展服务。通过在新领域雇用新员工为科学家创造新的机会，MSH的增加将直接影响DISL通过正式和非正式手段提供科学教育和推广的长期使命。这些包括但不限于，DISL正在进行的REU计划，与DISL的探索大厅计划共享的K-12活动，与MESC成员历史上的黑人学院和大学的合作关系，探索大厅计划的COSEE活动，以及与地方，州和地区政策制定者的持续参与。