Infrastructure and Equipment Improvements for the South Padre Island Field Stations

南帕德里岛现场站的基础设施和设备改进

• 批准号: 0829420
• 负责人: David Hicks
• 金额: $ 13.52万
• 依托单位: The University of Texas at Brownsville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-12-15 至 2012-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0829420&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Infrastructure; Equipment; Improvements; South; Padre

The University of Texas at Brownsville has been awarded a grant for infrastructural improvements and equipment for the South Padre Island field stations to include (1)renovating currently unexploited rooms on the 3rd (1,760 sq. ft.) and 2nd (615 sq. ft.) floors of the South Padre Island Center to create a space for accommodating visiting scientists, students, and community groups for extended stays, (2) improving the plumbing and seawater storage systems, and (3) acquiring a 24' outboard vessel to support the research and education programs of both institutions. This project is a joint activity conducted under a memorandum of agreement between the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) and the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) which covers joint use of the station and collaborations between the two institutions. Research activities at the station include restoration ecology, community ecology, environmental physiology, invasive species biology, remote sensing, sedimentology, geochemistry, and hydrology.The research laboratories of UTB/TSC and UTPA faculty serve as an important bridge between research and educational activities (including outreach programs) in the marine and geosciences for this largely Hispanic region. Therefore, the broader impacts of these proposed improvements will dramatically increase the participation of underrepresented groups in science. The proposed improvements will enable collaborations with larger research institutions, support the current needs of UTB/TSC and UTPA researchers, and thereby contribute significantly to our capacity to offer high-quality research programs and engage underrepresented students in interdisciplinary research projects in STEM related areas.

德克萨斯大学布朗斯维尔分校（University of Texas at Brownsville）获得了一笔拨款，用于改善南帕德雷岛（South Padre Island）野外观测站的基础设施和设备，包括(1)翻新目前尚未开发的3号观测站（1,760平方米）的房间。2号（615平方英尺）。(2)改善管道和海水储存系统，(3)获得一艘24英尺的舷外船，以支持这两个机构的研究和教育项目。这个项目是根据德克萨斯大学布朗斯维尔分校/德克萨斯最南端学院（UTB/TSC）和德克萨斯大学泛美分校（UTPA）之间的协议备忘录进行的一项联合活动，其中包括联合使用该站和两个机构之间的合作。研究领域包括恢复生态学、群落生态学、环境生理学、入侵物种生物学、遥感、沉积学、地球化学和水文学。UTB/TSC和UTPA教师的研究实验室在这个以西班牙裔为主的地区的海洋和地球科学研究和教育活动（包括外展计划）之间起着重要的桥梁作用。因此，这些提议的改进的更广泛影响将极大地增加未被充分代表的群体对科学的参与。提出的改进将促进与大型研究机构的合作，支持UTB/TSC和UTPA研究人员的当前需求，从而为我们提供高质量的研究项目和吸引代表性不足的学生参与STEM相关领域的跨学科研究项目的能力做出重大贡献。