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）已成为研究生物对气候变化的反应的领先机构。 RMBL支持全年研究的能力将通过建造实验室首个专门为科学家和学生提供的四季住房而得到转变。 不断变化的气候，加上快速的技术进步，包括基因组学，微生物组学和传感技术，大大增加了夏季以外对RMBL设施的需求。 RMBL被广泛使用;在过去的6年中，来自76个机构的175多名科学家在实验室进行了研究项目。 全年住宿将使科学家能够跟踪现在发生在夏季以外的重要生物活动，并应用全方位的基因组，微生物组和传感工具来理解和预测生物系统。 新机舱还将为冬季节目创造独特的机会。 RMBL与冠山适应性运动中心合作，该中心的使命是通过特殊的户外探险活动提高残疾人士的生活质量，为残疾人士提供独特的机会。 此外，RMBL与当地一所学校合作，在偏远地区提供K-12科学教育。 最后，这个项目将缓解夏季的住房压力，这将支持我们的本科研究计划，以及科学家的研究计划。 这笔赠款将资助第一个全年为科学家提供的四季住房。建造这个小屋将反映国家科学基础设施的需要，以适应不断变化的气候。 在过去的35年里，平均气温上升了约0.73° C，积雪融化日期提前了约11天。 这已经转化为一年中更长时间的生物活动。 土拨鼠比20世纪70年代提前了近40天出现，在过去的35年里，第一次开花提前了11天，而最后一次开花在同一时期晚了5天。 科学的变化也推动了夏季以外对RMBL的需求增加。 野外科学家可以使用范围迅速扩大的技术和工具，其中许多最好在夏季以外使用。 我们现在有秋季和春季的访问与维护传感器，进行涉及微生物组的实验，并应用基因组技术。 RMBL的科学界和我们的管理委员会已经确定增加全年住房作为首要任务。 尽管需求不断增长，但RMBL目前没有四季生活设施，为科学家提供所有基本设施。 机舱的建设将改变RMBL在夏季以外支持科学的能力，通过增加研究设备的使用来利用现有的大量科学投资，并通过允许RMBL在夏季以外产生收入来增强其可持续性。 许多联邦政府资助的研究小组将得到该项目的支持，涵盖植物种群基因组学，真菌-植物协会和生物地球化学等问题。由于住房问题，这些团队在夏季以外一直难以保持生产力。 该项目还将支持一系列独特的长期研究，以及它们为不断变化的世界提供的见解。 RMBL主持了17个长期研究项目，其中一些项目长达50多年，RMBL支持这些项目。 全年住宿将使科学家能够充分利用这一丰富的知识，跟踪现在发生在夏季以外的重要生物活动，以及应用全方位的基因组，微生物组和传感工具来理解和预测生物系统。 有关落基山生物实验室的更多信息，请访问www.rmbl.org