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

印第安纳大学获得了一笔拨款，以加强印第安纳大学研究和教学保护野外实验室（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，印第安纳大学大力支持该实验室，开发了从森林、草原、入侵生态学到大气化学和生物地球化学的研究设施。在其短暂的历史中，该设施已经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族裔和其他未被充分代表的科学群体方面有着良好的记录，包括参与机构和联邦项目，如针对少数族裔高中生的吉姆·霍兰德夏季充实项目。IURTP还配备了有效的公众宣传、K-12教育和本科培训机制。该合同将通过高速光纤数据链提供互联网接入，从而改善实验室的研究和教育。快速数据链和实时数据监测系统将使远程访问和检索数据成为可能，从而使参与IURTP研究和教学活动的机会多样化。它还将允许研究人员从他们的实地站点访问实时数据，并与仪器进行通信，而无需实际前往远程研究站点。IT基础设施将使该设施成为像NEON这样不断发展的区域到大陆网络的关键机构。它最终将允许教师开设可供学生参加的实地课程。实际上，世界上任何地方的学生都可以使用，只要他们有一台能上网的电脑。建议改善的网络基础设施，提供了许多途径，为公众宣传和科学教育（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).