The Addition of a Wet Laboratory at the Bull Shoals Field Station to Enhance Research and Teaching

Bull Shoals 野外观测站增设湿实验室以加强研究和教学

• 批准号: 0934357
• 负责人: Elizabeth Bowles
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Missouri State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0934357&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Addition; Wet; Laboratory; Bull; Shoals

The Bull Shoals Field Station (BSFS), the biological field station for Missouri State University, is awarded a grant to renovate a stone shed into a small wet laboratory. BSFS is located in southwest Missouri in the heart of the Ozarks. This unique ecosystem has provided many opportunities for terrestrial and aquatic research, especially in the fields of plant ecology, aquatic ecology, and wildlife ecology and management. The long-range planning committee recommended that a wet laboratory was the most important facility needed to increase use at BSFS. The addition of a wet laboratory will increase productivity in research and training for students by providing a location for immediate sample processing and close proximity between field and laboratory experiments. Renovations will include adding plumbing, electrical wiring and connection to the solar power system, insulation, new roof, new windows, and new door. Several Missouri State classes are held at the field station, including biology and science education courses, which include undergraduate and graduate students and K-12 teachers. Though BSFS is a recently-established station with no laboratory facilities, it also has hosted five conferences, numerous workshops for students, teachers, and professionals, and has attracted four outside researchers over the last five years because of the rich ecological setting and recent updates to facilities. In addition, BSFS staff is actively involved in water quality monitoring of area water resources and distributes the information to local organizations and through the BSFS website. The addition of a wet laboratory would provide more opportunities for course use, increase the pool of potential users from inside and outside the university, and enhance the current water quality research that is useful to the local community.

密苏里州立大学的生物野战站Bull Shoals Field Station（BSFS）被授予将石材棚翻新成小型湿实验室的赠款。 BSFS位于密苏里州西南部的Ozarks中心。这个独特的生态系统为陆地和水生研究提供了许多机会，尤其是在植物生态学，水生生态学以及野生动植物生态学和管理领域。远程计划委员会建议，湿实验室是增加BSF使用所需的最重要的设施。通过为立即进行样本处理和现场实验之间的立即样品处理和紧邻的位置，增加了湿实验室的研究和培训的生产率。翻新将包括将管道，电线和连接添加到太阳能系统，绝缘，新屋顶，新窗户和新门。密苏里州的几个班级在现场站举行，包括生物学和科学教育课程，其中包括本科生和研究生以及K-12老师。尽管BSFS是一个最近建立的没有实验室设施的车站，但它还举办了五次会议，为学生，老师和专业人士举办了众多研讨会，并且在过去五年中吸引了四名外部研究人员，因为其丰富的生态环境和最新的设施更新。此外，BSFS的工作人员积极参与了地区水资源的水质监测，并通过BSFS网站向当地组织分发信息。增加潮湿的实验室将为课程使用提供更多机会，增加大学内部和外部的潜在用户库，并增强对当地社区有用的当前水质研究。