COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, Restoration of Herbarium Specimens of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Damaged by Hurricane Katrina

在凯利·M·梅杰博士的指导下，向南阿拉巴马大学提供了一笔赠款，用于修复和重新安置因2005年卡特里娜飓风造成的洪水而受损的大约10 000个植物标本。这笔赠款是与密西西比大学、南阿拉巴马大学和路易斯安那州立大学合作颁发的。四名高级人员参与其中：麦克·阿尔福德(南密西西比大学)、露西尔·麦克库克(密西西比大学)、凯利·梅杰(南阿拉巴马大学)和黛安·弗格森(路易斯安那州立大学)。每个机构都要求提供资金，以修复因水和霉菌对标本馆中的10,000个标本造成的损坏。调查人员已经打捞出标本，并将其冷冻，为修复工作做准备。样品和标签将被解冻，如有必要，刷去霉菌，然后重新装订到新纸上。将购买新的标本箱，以取代那些被洪水破坏的标本箱，并提供重新安装标本的用品。所有院校都将聘请本科生帮助修复工作。学生将从代表性不足的群体中招收。

A grant has been awarded to the University of South Alabama under the direction of Dr. Kelly M. Major to repair and re-house approximately 10,000 plant specimens damaged by flood waters caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The grant is a collaborative award with the University of Mississippi, the University of South Alabama, and Louisiana State University. Four senior personnel are involved: Mac Alford (University of Southern MIssissippi, Lucille McCook (University of Mississippi.), Kelly Major (University of South Alabama), and Diane Ferguson (Louisiana State University). Each institution requests funds for work to repair damage from water and mold to the 10,000 specimens in the herbarium. The investigators have salvaged specimens and frozen them in preparation for repair work. Specimens and labels will be thawed, brushed of mold if necessary, and remounted to new paper. New herbarium cases will be purchased to replace those damaged by flooding, and for supplies to re-mount specimens. All of the institutions will employ undergraduate students to help with the restoration work. Students will be recruited from underrepresented groups.