Improvement and Expansion at Centre ValBio Research Station, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

位于斯托尼布鲁克的纽约的州立大学获得了一项大奖，以扩大中心ValBio研究站（CVB）的研究站设施，包括一个额外的实验室空间，一个计算机培训实验室和住宅空间。研究中心的建设已经开始，一楼已经完成，资金由斯托尼布鲁克大学和私人捐款提供。该合同将使建筑物的上部结构得以完成。CVB站的这一新阶段建设是多年规划和实施过程的结果，旨在为多个用户和不断变化的需求提供灵活的设施，从当地村民研讨会和学生培训到支持大规模研究计划。CVB位于马达加斯加的Ranomafana国家公园（RNP），该公园覆盖了马达加斯加东南部43，500公顷的雨林。在过去的五年里，超过650名来自美国大学的教师级研究人员和学生在RNP进行了研究。在CVB的工作已经导致了近450学术出版物在著名的期刊和编辑卷，34博士论文，和130硕士？的论文。CVB是最重要的雨林研究、教育和培训中心，也是马达加斯加唯一拥有一座以上永久性建筑的研究站。国际（非马达加斯加）研究人员的数量从2003年的每年102名增加到2007年的每年235名。

The State University of New York at Stony Brook is awarded a grand to expand the Centre ValBio Research Station (CVB) research station facilities to include an additional laboratory space, a computer training lab and residential space. Construction of the research center has already begun and the first floor has been completed with funds provided by Stony Brook University and private donations. This award will enable completion of the superstructure of the building. This new phase of construction at the CVB station is the result of a multi-year planning and implementation process to provide flexible facilities for multiple users and changing needs, ranging from workshops for local villagers and student training to supporting large scale research initiatives. CVB is located in Ranomafana National Park (RNP), Madagascar, which covers 43,500 ha of rainforest in southeastern Madagascar. Over 650 faculty-level researchers and students, many from US universities, have conducted research at RNP during the last five years. Work at CVB has resulted in nearly 450 scholarly publications in prestigious journals and edited volumes, 34 PhD dissertations, and 130 Master?s theses. CVB is the most important center for rainforest research, education and training and the only research station with more than one permanent building in Madagascar. Numbers of international (non-Malagasy) researchers has grown from 102 per year in 2003 to 235 per year in 2007.