FSML: Enhancing Research Capacity in Appalachia: Research Facilities for Lilley Cornett Woods Field Station

FSML：增强阿巴拉契亚的研究能力：Lilley Cornett Woods 野外站的研究设施

• 批准号: 1318802
• 负责人: Stephen Richter
• 金额: $ 30.05万
• 依托单位: Eastern Kentucky University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1318802&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FSML; Enhancing; Research; Capacity; Appalachia

This action funds improvements to Eastern Kentucky University's field station including construction of a 2200 square foot research center. The new centers permits those who use the field station, both from EKU as well as visiting scientists and students, to broaden the scope of research onsite and in the region as well as strengthen research training, research-informed teaching, and outreach capabilities.EKU's field station at Lilley Cornett Woods (www.naturalareas.eku.edu/lilley-cornett-woods-appalachian-ecological-research-station) has supported place-based scientific research, environmental monitoring, research-informed training, interdisciplinary collegiate education, K-16 environmental education, and community outreach for over four decades. The site is composed primarily of old-growth forest. Consequently, it is a reserve of biological diversity, is a valuable resource for research and training, and provides a unique opportunity for outreach and education within an ecologically distinct Appalachian landscape partially degraded by coal mining and other land uses. The longterm data collected at Lilley Cornett Woods is used for longitudinal investigations regarding the integrated themes of environmental, ecological, geological, and climatological change. Appalachian Kentucky is a recognized "hotspot" of biological diversity. EKU's tradition of organismal studies is ideal for investigating ecosystem structure and change, as modified by anthropogenic pressures. Ongoing investigations (e.g., diversity studies, biogeochemical characteristics of terrestrial and aquatic systems, invasive species, carbon sequestration and cycling) are being expanded and diversified across the spectrum of disturbed, modified, and old-growth ecosystems through new collaborations made possible by the new facility. EKU is currently working with external scientists through the NSF-funded Virtual Observatory and Ecological Information Systems, and increased networking capacity permits broader research collaborations outside the region. EKU's long tradition of education provides a foundation in serving a spectrum of educational needs. Undergraduate and graduate science classes at EKU currently have strong experiential and field components. Student research by both undergraduate and graduate students, mentored by faculty investigators, underpins field research at the University as evidenced by the NSF REU site at Lilley Cornett Woods. The new facility enhances outreach in K-12 education, especially in fostering science literacy. The use of effective teaching strategies such as field- and project-based experiences can open pathways into scientific careers for many students.

这项行动资助改善东肯塔基州大学的外地站，包括建设一个2200平方英尺的研究中心。 新的中心允许那些使用野外站的人，无论是来自EKU还是访问科学家和学生，都可以扩大现场和该地区的研究范围，并加强研究培训，研究知情的教学和推广能力。（www.naturalareas.eku.edu/lilley-corntt-woods-appalachian-ecological-research-station）支持了基于地方的科学研究、环境监测，研究知情的培训，跨学科的大学教育，K-16环境教育和社区外展超过四十年。该地区主要由原始森林组成。因此，它是一个生物多样性的储备，是研究和培训的宝贵资源，并提供了一个独特的机会，在生态独特的阿巴拉契亚景观部分退化的煤炭开采和其他土地使用的推广和教育。在Lilley Cornett Woods收集的长期数据用于环境，生态，地质和气候变化的综合主题的纵向调查。阿巴拉契亚肯塔基州是公认的生物多样性“热点”。EKU的有机体研究的传统是理想的调查生态系统的结构和变化，人为的压力修改。正在进行的调查（例如，生物多样性研究、陆地和水生系统的生物地球化学特征、入侵物种、碳固存和循环）正在通过新设施促成的新合作，在受干扰的、改变的和古老的生态系统范围内扩大和多样化。EKU目前正在通过NSF资助的虚拟天文台和生态信息系统与外部科学家合作，网络能力的提高允许在该地区以外进行更广泛的研究合作。EKU悠久的教育传统为满足各种教育需求奠定了基础。EKU的本科和研究生科学课程目前具有很强的经验和领域组成部分。由本科生和研究生进行的学生研究，由教师调查员指导，巩固了该大学的实地研究，这一点由Lilley Cornett Woods的NSF REU网站证明。新设施加强了K-12教育的推广，特别是在培养科学素养方面。使用有效的教学策略，如实地和基于项目的经验，可以为许多学生开辟科学职业的道路。