The Thermal Biology Institute Research and Education Facility Renovation

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公法111-5)资助的。热生物学研究所(TBI)已经存在了大约10年，专注于主要与黄石国家公园温泉环境有关的极端微生物研究。TBI是一个多学科研究中心，在密歇根州立大学的三所学院和七个系拥有教员(约20人)，因此我们位于密歇根州立大学里昂·约翰逊大厅6楼的多研究员研究和培训设施对于促进和维护中心内的多研究员研究项目至关重要。6楼主要实验室空间的翻新将包括：更换地板、照明、管网、橱柜、通风柜、门框和窗户密封胶；整修电气、管道、供暖、制冷、空气处理、引擎盖通风和温度控制系统；清除石棉；重新配置实验室工作台和办公空间；安装消防喷水系统和网络布线。冷藏室的改造将包括用预制的冷藏室取代这个房间，以改善工作条件(光和空间)和效率。一个新的温控计算机服务器机房将容纳支持研究所基因组学和信息学活动的现有计算机。TBI拥有多名NSF支持的项目，包括地质生物系统综合研究生教育和研究培训(IGERT)计划、黄石公园数据收集和数据共享研究协调网络、黄石公园微生物学过去和现在的几个微生物观测站项目。TBI的研究人员在培训本科生方面有着长期的记录，在过去的五年里，已经有超过70名本科生参与了各种研究项目，其中一些项目得到了美国国家科学基金会本科生研究经验(REU)计划的支持。此外，TBI在向公众成功推广和传播科学方面有着悠久的传统，并利用黄石国家公园引人入胜的生活实验室作为工具，在正式和非正式教育中产生了重大影响，帮助人们理解和看到科学的价值。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The Thermal Biology Institute (TBI) has been in existence for approximately ten years and focused on extremophile research primarily related to the hot spring environments of Yellowstone National Park. TBI is a multidisciplinary research center with faculty (~twenty) spread across three colleges and seven departments at MSU as such our multi-investigator research and training facility located on the 6th floor of MSU's Leon Johnson Hall is of paramount importance for facilitating and maintaining multi-investigator research projects within the center. The renovation of the main 6th floor laboratory space will include: replacement of flooring, lighting, ductwork, cabinets, fume hoods, door frames and window sealant; refurbishment of electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, air-handling, hood ventilation and temperature control systems; removal of asbestos; reconfiguration of lab benches & spaces; installation of a fire sprinkler system and network wiring. The renovation of the cold room will include replacing this room with a pre-manufactured cold room to improve working conditions (light and space) and efficiency. A new temperature controlled computer server room will house existing computers that support the genomics and informatics activities of the institute. TBI is home to several multi-investigator NSF supported programs including an Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in Geobiological Systems, a Research Coordination Network on Yellowstone data collection and data sharing, several past and current Microbiology Observatory project on Yellowstone microbiology. TBI researchers have a long track record in training undergraduates and have involved over seventy undergraduates in various research projects over the past five years with a number of those supported by NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. In addition, TBI has a long tradition of successful outreach and communicating science to public audiences and has made significant impacts in formal and informal education using the engaging living laboratory of Yellowstone National Park as tool to help people understand and see the value of science.