The Thermal Biology Institute Research and Education Facility Renovation

热生物学研究所研究和教育设施改造

• 批准号: 0963175
• 负责人: John Peters
• 金额: $ 181.52万
• 依托单位: Montana State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-10-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0963175&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Thermal; Biology; Institute; Research; Education

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.

该奖项是根据2009年的《美国复苏与再投资法》（公法111-5）资助的。热生物学研究所（TBI）已经存在了大约十年，并着重于与黄石国家公园的热春季环境有关的临界研究。 TBI是一个多学科研究中心，教职员工（约二十）分布在MSU的三所学院和七个部门，因此我们的多投期研究和培训设施位于MSU的Leon Johnson Hall的6楼，对于促进和维持该中心的多投资研究项目至关重要。主要6楼实验室空间的翻新将包括：更换地板，照明，管道，橱柜，通风罩，门框和窗户密封剂；电气，管道，加热，冷却，空气处理，引擎盖通风和温度控制系统的翻新；去除石棉；实验室长凳和空间的重新配置；安装消防洒水系统和网络接线。寒冷室的翻新将包括用预先制造的冷藏室代替这个房间，以改善工作条件（光线和空间）和效率。一个新的温度控制的计算机服务器室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是多个多投资基金会NSF支持的计划的所在地，包括地球生物学系统中的综合研究生教育和研究培训（IGERT）计划，黄石数据收集和数据共享的研究协调网络，几个过去和当前的微生物学观测观测机构在黄石微生物学上。 TBI研究人员在培训本科生方面有着悠久的记录，并且在过去五年中参与了各种研究项目的70多名本科生，其中许多由NSF研究经验为本科生（REU）计划支持的人。此外，TBI具有成功的宣传和向公众传播的悠久传统传统，并使用黄石国家公园的活着实验室作为帮助人们了解和了解科学价值的工具，对正规和非正式教育产生了重大影响。