Renovation of Biotechnology and Chemistry Research Laboratories at SEOSU

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。该合同将为俄克拉荷马州东南部立大学（SEOSU）化学、计算机和物理科学系科学大楼内的三个生物技术和化学研究湿实验室提供资金。这些实验室是在20世纪60年代设计的，用于无机、有机、物理和分析化学的研究，在现代生物技术和分子生物学出现之前，在计算机和自动化设备普遍使用之前，在目前的安全和准入标准发展之前。拟议的翻新将大大提高实验室对当前研究和仪器放置的适用性，同时为其他领域的未来项目保留灵活性。研究课题将包括生物合成、昆虫发育抑制剂和从农业废物中生产生物燃料。EOSU是一所以本科生为主的大学，位于俄克拉何马州的农村，有很强的传统，让本科科学专业的学生参与动手研究。大多数学生是来自农村和低收入地区的第一代大学生，其中很大一部分（30%）是美国原住民后裔，或者来自STEM领域代表性不足的少数族裔背景。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This award will provide funds to renovate three Biotechnology and Chemistry research wet laboratories in the Science building of the Chemistry, Computer and Physical Sciences Department at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SEOSU), Durant, OK. These laboratories were designed in the 1960s for inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry research, before the dawn of modern biotechnology and molecular biology, before the common use of computers and automated equipment, and before the evolution of current safety and access standards. The proposed renovations will greatly improve the suitability of the labs for current research and instrumentation placement, while retaining flexibility for future projects in other areas. Research topics that will be pursued include biosynthesis, insect development inhibitors, and biofuel production from agricultural waste. EOSU is a predominantly undergraduate institution in rural Oklahoma, with a strong tradition of involving undergraduate science majors in hands-on research. The majority of the students are first-generation college students from rural and low-income areas, and a large percentage (30%) are of Native American descent or from minority backgrounds underrepresented in STEM fields.