Renovation of ANSP Entomology Department Research Collection & Associated Lab

ANSP 昆虫学系研究藏品翻新

• 批准号: 0963474
• 负责人: Jon Gelhaus
• 金额: $ 105.13万
• 依托单位: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia
• 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 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0963474&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Renovation; ANSP; Entomology; Department; Research

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The Entomology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (ANSP) will use these funds to revitalize its current research facility to ensure the conservation of one of the nation's most important entomological research collections, and in doing so, support and promote 21st century research and research training. This award provides funds to renovate and upgrade the defective wooden open-shelved mobile compactor system with state-of-the-art compactorized metal cabinetry including sealed metal doors. Insect storage cases that are a proprietary part of the cabinetry shelving will be replaced as required. The deteriorating compactor deck surface, which exacerbates the risk of additional damage to the collection, will be repaired. The renovation of the existing HVAC system will mitigate fluctuations in temperature and humidity that also threaten the collection. The research facility's deteriorating ceiling tiles will be replaced with pest and water-resistant "clean room" tiles increasing the effectiveness of the HVAC renovation. The Academy of Natural Sciences was established in 1812 and is the oldest natural science institution and museum in the Americas. The Entomology Department at ANSP holds one of the larger and more taxonomically complete entomological collections in North America with an extensive collection of insect specimens dating from the early 19th Century. The primary focus of ANSP entomological research is systematic entomology. The renovation project ensures that the collection's worldwide holdings continue into the 21st century as a biological library documenting disease vectors, agricultural pests, climate and environmental variables, and the phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity of our insect fauna. The new compactor design will increase storage capacity by ca. 20% promoting collection growth and the integration of a backlog of accessioned material currently unavailable to researchers. The collection serves a local, regional, national and international audience and is used extensively by students and educators from a broad range of academic institutions, and by resident and visiting scientists. The renovation of the Entomology research facility at ANSP ensures that this significant collection will be protected and available in perpetuity to the scientific community for research and study, and to the general public through Academy exhibitions, educational programs and behind-the-scenes tours. Improvement of the Entomology research infrastructure will enhance research training of the next generation of educators, scientists and systematic entomologists. Opportunities for entomology research in the Entomology Department will be increasingly accessible to the participants of the Academy's Women in Natural Sciences Program, a science enrichment program for high-school girls, next-generation volunteers, university students, including Research Experience for Undergraduate Program participants, and secondary and home schooled students. Modernization of the Entomology research facility will benefit greatly the day to day functioning; fulfilling loan requests, addressing information and data requests, fielding questions from the public, hosting students and scientists, systematics research, and collection care and curation. Renovation allows the recuration and organization necessary to undertake the creation of a species database of the collection ultimately served to the internet for national and worldwide use.

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。费城自然科学学院(ANSP)昆虫学系将利用这些资金重振其现有的研究设施，以确保保护美国最重要的昆虫学研究藏品之一，并以此支持和促进21世纪的研究和研究培训。该奖项提供资金，用于翻新和升级有缺陷的木质开架移动式压路机系统，该系统配备了最先进的压实金属橱柜，包括密封的金属门。作为橱柜货架专有部分的昆虫储存箱将根据需要进行更换。不断恶化的压路机甲板表面将得到修复，这加剧了收藏品进一步损坏的风险。现有暖通空调系统的翻新将缓解温度和湿度的波动，这些波动也威胁到收藏品。该研究设施日益恶化的天花板瓷砖将被虫害和防水的“洁净室”瓷砖取代，以提高暖通空调翻新的效率。自然科学学院成立于1812年，是美洲历史最悠久的自然科学机构和博物馆。ANSP昆虫学系拥有北美规模更大、分类更完整的昆虫学收藏品之一，收集了大量19世纪初的昆虫标本。ANSP昆虫学研究的主要焦点是系统昆虫学。翻新项目确保了藏品的全球收藏持续到21世纪，作为一个生物图书馆，记录了疾病媒介、农业害虫、气候和环境变量，以及我们昆虫动物群的系统发育、分类学、生态学和生物多样性。新的压实机设计将增加约20%的存储容量，促进收集增长和整合目前研究人员无法获得的积压材料。该藏书面向当地、地区、国家和国际受众，并被来自广泛学术机构的学生和教育工作者以及常驻和来访的科学家广泛使用。ANSP昆虫学研究设施的翻新确保了这些重要的收藏品将受到保护，并将永久提供给科学界进行研究和研究，并通过学院展览、教育计划和幕后参观向普通公众开放。昆虫学研究基础设施的改善将加强对下一代教育工作者、科学家和系统昆虫学家的研究培训。该学院自然科学女性计划的参与者将越来越多地获得昆虫学系的昆虫学研究机会。该计划是一项面向高中女孩、下一代志愿者、大学生的科学丰富计划，包括本科生计划参与者的研究经验，以及中学和家庭教育的学生。昆虫学研究设施的现代化将极大地惠及日常运作：满足贷款请求、处理信息和数据请求、回答公众的问题、接待学生和科学家、系统学研究以及藏品护理和管理。通过翻修，可以进行必要的整理和整理，以创建一个最终提供给互联网供全国和全世界使用的物种数据库。