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.

该行动为东肯塔基大学的现场站提供了改进，包括建造2200平方英尺的研究中心。 新中心允许那些使用现场站的人，包括EKU以及来访的科学家和学生，扩大现场和地区研究的范围，并加强研究培训，研究知识的教学和外展能力。支持基于地点的科学研究，环境监测，研究知识的培训，跨学科的大学教育，K-16环境教育和社区宣传已有40多年了。该地点主要由旧生长森林组成。因此，它是生物多样性的储备，是研究和培训的宝贵资源，并为在生态上不同的阿巴拉契亚景观中提供了独特的机会，并因煤矿开采和其他土地用途而部分退化。在Lilley Cornett Woods收集的长期数据用于有关环境，生态，地质和气候变化的综合主题的纵向研究。阿巴拉契亚肯塔基州是一个公认的生物多样性的“热点”。 Eku的生物研究传统是通过人为压力修改的生态系统结构和变化的理想选择。正在进行的研究（例如，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，碳固隔和循环）正在通过新机构通过新机构实现的新协作来扩展和多样化。 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，并提高了网络能力，可以在该地区境外进行更广泛的研究合作。 Eku的悠久教育传统为满足了一系列教育需求的基础。 EKU的本科和研究生科学课程目前具有强大的体验和现场成分。由教职员工调查员指导的本科生和研究生的学生研究基于大学的NSF REU网站Lilley Cornett Woods的实地研究。新设施增强了K-12教育中的外展，尤其是在培养科学素养方面。使用有效的教学策略，例如基于现场和项目的经验，可以为许多学生开放科学职业。