Improving Research Capabilities in Chemistry, Physics, Computational Science and Environmental Science at The College at Brockport, SUNY, a Primarily Undergraduate Institution

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。该项目将翻新史密斯大厅的实验室空间，该实验室于1968年首次使用。史密斯大厅设有化学、物理和计算科学系以及环境科学和生物系的水产养殖实验室。该建筑没有空调，没有通风柜空间，没有足够的电力，也没有真空和蒸馏水分配系统。这些基础设施问题是拟议改造的目标。这项工作是州立大学建设基金资助的一个更大的改造项目的一部分，该项目仅限于减少石棉和提高能源效率。研究实验室的翻新将使至少11名教员受益，他们在获得校外资助和在同行评审期刊上发表文章方面有着良好的记录。翻新工程将启用并改善大量用于本科生培训的研究基础设施。离子液体是一种在室温或接近室温下呈液态的盐，由于其独特的性质以及在化学合成和加工中用作近代溶剂而受到越来越多的关注。其他教员合作研究超导金属薄膜层的生长和特征，或者从事数学结理论的计算方面的工作。大约50%的纽约州立大学布罗克波特理科毕业生会继续读研。这些学生将受益于改进的研究设施，并为研究生院的成功做好更好的准备。改善的设施将进一步帮助招募研究活跃的教师，帮助发展和扩大纽约州立大学布洛克波特分校蓬勃发展的项目。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This project will renovate laboratory space in Smith Hall, which was first occupied in 1968. Smith Hall houses the Chemistry, Physics, and Computational Science Department and the aquaculture laboratory of the Environmental Science and Biology Department. The building does not have air conditioning, and lacks hood space, adequate power, and a vacuum and distilled water distribution system. These infrastructure issues are the target of the proposed renovation. The effort is part of a larger renovation project funded by the State University Construction Fund that is limited to asbestos abatement and energy efficiency improvements. The renovation of the research laboratories will benefit at least eleven faculty members who have a strong track record in securing extramural funding and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. The renovations will enable and improve research infrastructure which is heavily used for undergraduate student training. Several faculty members are involved in research concerning ionic liquids, which are salts that are liquid at or near room temperature and have received increasing attention because of their unique properties and their use as neoteric solvent in chemical synthesis and processing. Other faculty collaborate on research to grow and characterize layers of thin films of superconducting metals or are working on computational aspects of mathematical knot theory.About 50% of SUNY Brockport science graduates go on to graduate school. These students will benefit from improved research facilities and be better prepared for success in graduate school. Improved facilities will further help in recruiting research-active faculty, helping to grow and expand SUNY Brockport's thriving program.