Enhancement of Research and Education Facilities at the University of Kansas Field Station

在布莱恩·福斯特博士的指导下，堪萨斯大学野战站和生态保护区(KSR)获得了一笔赠款，用于在KSR建造一座多功能建筑和不起眼的游客住房。这座多功能建筑将在三个相互关联的领域加强KSR的环境：1)研究，2)教育，3)健康和安全。拟建大楼的研究空间将为常驻和来访的研究人员提供一个通用实验室、一个湿化学实验室和一个公共空间(图书馆、站档案/参考资料、计算机实验室)。这座多功能建筑将为科学家提供一个物理环境，让他们进行创新研究，解决复杂的环境问题。多用途大楼还将为外地站的驻地和来访用户提供基本住宿。改进包括专用厨房区域和宽敞的洗手间/淋浴。两个小卧舱将容纳来访的科学家和学生对KSR日益增长的使用所展示的需求。总体而言，这些改进将提供灵活性，以适应当前和未来的各种用途，并通过提供安全和高效的工作环境来促进用户的福祉。KSR还支持一个积极的教学和外展计划。最近，教学活动有所增加，新的多功能建筑将允许学生和游客团体在更合适的环境中参与教学项目。KSR的教育活动覆盖了所有年龄段的学生(K-12短期课程、本科课程和个人研究经验[包括NSF面向本科生的研究经验计划]、研究生研究和教育以及公共研讨会)。KSR积极参与将代表性不足的群体带入科学领域；尤其是哈斯克尔印第安人民族大学的教职员工和学生越来越多地使用我们的设施。KSR还通过向该区域和国家的科学家提供研究设施和存档数据集来促进科学基础设施。这些科学家产生的研究成果通过科学文献以及通过公共宣传和互联网传播的新方法广泛传播。最后，KSR研究涉及许多社会关注的主题；例如，入侵物种的传播、生态系统恢复、转基因作物的风险评估以及农药对水生群落的影响。

A grant has been awarded to University of Kansas Field Station and Ecological Reserves (KSR) under the direction of Dr. Bryan Foster, to construct a multi-purpose building and modest visitor housing at KSR. The multi-purpose building will enhance the KSR environment in three inter-related areas: 1) research, 2) education, and 3) health and safety. Research space in the proposed building will provide a general-purpose laboratory, a laboratory for wet chemistry, and a commons space (library, station archives/reference materials, computer laboratory) for resident and visiting researchers. The multi-purpose building will provide a physical setting for scientists to undertake innovative research that addresses complex environmental issues. The multi-purpose building will also provide basic accommodations for resident and visiting users of the field station. Improvements include a dedicated kitchen area and ample restrooms/showers. Two small sleeping cabins will accommodate the demonstrated need for housing an ever-increasing use of KSR by visiting scientists and students. Collectively these improvements will provide flexibility to accommodate a wide range of current and future uses, and promote the wellbeing of users by providing a safe and efficient work environment. KSR also supports an active program of teaching and outreach. Teaching initiatives have grown recently and the new multi-purpose building will allow groups of students and visitors to engage in instructional programs in a more appropriate environment. Educational initiatives at KSR reach students of all ages (K-12 short courses, undergraduate classes and individual research experiences [including the NSF program Research Experiences for Undergraduates], graduate research and education, and public workshops). KSR is actively involved in bringing underrepresented groups into science; in particular, faculty and students at Haskell Indian Nations University increasingly use our facilities. KSR also promotes science infrastructure by providing research facilities and archived data sets to scientists both in the region and nationally. Research results produced by these scientists are broadly distributed through the scientific literature, and by novel approaches of public outreach and internet dissemination. Finally, KSR research addresses many topics of societal concern; examples include spread of invasive species, ecosystem restoration, risk assessment of transgenic crops, and pesticide effects on aquatic communities.