Transforming RMBL's Year-Round Housing

改造 RMBL 的全年住房

• 批准号: 1721574
• 负责人: Ian Billick
• 金额: $ 35万
• 依托单位: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-15 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1721574&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Transforming; RMBL; Year; Round; Housing

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) has established itself as a leading institution for studying the biological responses to a changing climate. RMBL's ability to support year-round research will be transformed by building the laboratory's first fully four season housing dedicated to scientists and students. A changing climate, combined with rapid technological advancements, including in genomics, the microbiome, and sensing, has significantly increased demand for RMBL facilities outside summer. RMBL is intensively used; more than 175 scientists from 76 institutions have had research projects at the laboratory during the last 6 years. Year-round housing will allow scientists to track important biological activity that now happens outside summer, as well as applying the full range of genomic, microbiome, and sensing tools available to understanding and predicting biological systems. The new cabin will also create unique opportunities for winter programming. RMBL works with the Crested Butte Adaptive Sports Center, whose mission is to enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities through exceptional outdoor adventure activities, to provide unique opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Additionally, RMBL works with a local school to provide K-12 science education in the backcountry. Finally, this project will relieve housing pressure in the summer, which will support our undergraduate research program, as well as the scientists' research programs. This grant would fund the first fully four season housing dedicated to scientists year-round. Construction of this cabin would reflect the need of the nation's scientific infrastructure to adapt to a changing climate. Over the last 35 years mean temperature has increased approximately 0.73° C and snow melt date has advanced approximately 11 days. This has translated into biological activity over longer parts of the year. Marmots are emerging almost 40 days earlier than they were in the 1970's, first flowering has advanced 11 days over the last 35 years while last flowering is happening 5 days later over the same time period. Changes in science are also driving increased demand for RMBL outside summer. Field scientists have access to a rapidly expanding range of techniques and tools, many of which are best utilized outside summer. We now have fall and spring visitation associated with maintaining sensors, conducting experiments involving the microbiome, and applying genomic techniques. RMBL's scientific community, and our governing Board, have identified adding year-round housing as a top priority. Despite growing demand, RMBL currently has no four-season living facilities that provide all basic amenities to scientists. Construction of the cabin will transform RMBL's ability to support science outside summer, leverage a large existing investment in science by increasing access to research equipment, and enhance RMBL's sustainability by allowing it to generate revenue outside summer. Numerous federally funded research groups would be supported by this project covering questions on plant population genomics, fungal-plant associations, and biogeochemistry. These teams have struggled to maintain productivity outside summer because of housing. This project would also support a unique collection of long-term research and the insights they offer into a changing world. RMBL hosts 17 long-term research programs, several extending 50+ years, which RMBL supports. Year-round housing will allow scientists to take full advantage of this wealth of knowledge, tracking important biological activity that now happens outside summer, as well as applying the full range of genomic, microbiome, and sensing tools available to understanding and predicting biological systems. More information about the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory can be found at www.rmbl.org

落基山生物实验室（RMBL）已将自己确立为研究气候变化的生物学反应的领先机构。 RMBL支持全年研究的能力将通过建立专门针对科学家和学生的第一个全部四季住房来改变。不断变化的气候，再加上快速的技术进步，包括基因组学，微生物组和感知，对夏季以外的RMBL设施的需求大大增加了。 RMBL被强烈使用；在过去的6年中，来自76个机构的175名科学家在实验室进行了研究项目。全年的住房将使科学家能够跟踪现在发生在夏季之外的重要生物学活动，并应用各种基因组，微生物组和感应工具，可用于理解和预测生物系统。新机舱还将为冬季编程创造独特的机会。 RMBL与凤头的Butte自适应体育中心合作，该中心的任务是通过出色的户外探险活动来增强残疾人的生活质量，为残疾人提供独特的机会。此外，RMBL与当地学校合作，在偏远地区提供K-12科学教育。最后，该项目将在夏季减轻住房压力，这将支持我们的本科研究计划以及科学家的研究计划。这笔赠款将资助全年专门针对科学家的第一个四个季节的住房。该机舱的建设将反映出国家科学基础设施以适应不断变化的气候的必要性。在过去的35年中，平均温度升高了约0.73°C，降雪日期约为11天。这已经转化为一年中较长部分的生物学活动。马莫特人比1970年代早40天早了近40天，在过去的35年中，第一次开花已经进展了11天，而在同一时期5天后，上一次开花发生了。科学的变化还在促进夏季以外的RMBL需求增加。现场科学家可以使用快速扩展的技术和工具，其中许多技术是夏季以外最好使用的。现在，我们已经与维护传感器，进行涉及微生物组的实验以及应用基因组技术相关的秋季和春季访问。 RMBL的科学界和我们的理事委员会已将全年的住房确定为重中之重。尽管需求不断增长，但RMBL目前没有四个季节的生活设施，可以为科学家提供所有基本的便利设施。机舱的建设将改变RMBL在夏季以外支持科学的能力，通过增加获得研究设备的访问来利用对科学的大量投资，并通过允许其在夏季以外产生收入来增强RMBL的可持续性。该项目将支持许多联邦资助的研究小组，其中涵盖了有关植物种群基因组学，真菌植物协会和生物地球化学的问题。由于住房，这些团队一直在努力维持夏季以外的生产力。该项目还将支持独特的长期研究集合以及它们为不断变化的世界提供的见解。 RMBL持有17个长期研究计划，其中有50多年以上，RMBL支持。全年的住房将使科学家能够充分利用这些丰富的知识，跟踪现在发生在夏季以外的重要生物学活动，并应用可用于理解和预测生物系统的全基因组，微生物组和传感工具。有关落基山生物实验室的更多信息，请访问www.rmbl.org