FSML: High Speed Data Line for the Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve Field Lab

印第安纳州大学获得了一笔赠款，以提高印第安纳州大学研究和教学保护区实地实验室（IURTP）的研究和教育机会。该实验室是一个新的设施，具有强大的和持续的环境研究重点。 自2001年以来，印第安纳州大学一直大力支持该实验室，开发了一套研究设施，研究范围从森林、草原和入侵生态学到大气化学和地球化学。 在其短暂的历史中，该设施已建立了强大的用户基础和令人印象深刻的科学记录的声誉。该实验室在支持少数民族和其他科学领域代表性不足的群体方面有着良好的记录，包括参与机构和联邦计划，如针对少数民族高中生的吉姆·霍兰德暑期充实计划。IURTP还配备了有效的公共宣传，K-12教育和本科生培训机制。该奖项将通过高速光纤数据链路提供互联网接入，从而改善实验室的研究和教育。 快速数据链接和实时数据监测系统将允许远程访问和检索数据，使参与IURTP研究和教学活动的机会多样化。它还将使研究人员能够从他们的实地访问真实的时间数据，并与仪器进行通信，而不必实际前往遥远的研究地点。IT基础设施将使该设施成为不断发展的区域到大陆网络（如氖）的关键机构。它最终将允许教师进行实地课程，可以吗？出席？世界各地的学生只要有一台连接互联网的电脑，就可以使用它。 IURTP网络基础设施的拟议改进为公众宣传和科学教育提供了许多途径（信息展示、研讨会、实地考察、网络广播）。

Indiana University has been awarded a grant to enhance access to research and education at the Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve Field Lab (IURTP). The lab is a new facility with a strong and ongoing environmental research emphasis. Since 2001 Indiana University has strongly supported the lab by developing a facility for studies ranging from forest, grassland, and invasion ecology to atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemistry. In its short history, the facility has established a reputation for a strong user base and impressive scientific record. The Lab has developed a strong track record of supporting minorities and other underrepresented groups in the sciences, including participation in institutional and federal programs such as the Jim Holland Summer Enrichment Program for minority high school students. The IURTP is also equipped with effective mechanisms for public outreach, K-12 education, and undergraduate training.The award will improve access to research and education at the lab by providing internet access via a high-speed, optic fiber data link. The fast data link and real-time data monitoring system will allow the remote access and retrieval of data, diversifying opportunities for participation in IURTP research and teaching activities. It will also allow researchers to access real time data from their field sites and to communicate with instruments without actually having to travel to the remote study site. The IT infrastructure will poise the facility to be a key institution in the evolving regional to continental networks like NEON. It will eventually allow teachers to conduct field courses that can be ?attended? virtually by students who are located anywhere in the world, as long as they have a computer with an internet connection. The proposed improvements in cyberinfrastructure for the IURTP provide many outlets for public outreach and science education (information displays, seminars, field trips, web broadcasts).