FSML: Enhancing research support infrastructure at the University of Kansas Field Station

FSML：加强堪萨斯大学野外站的研究支持基础设施

• 批准号: 1938412
• 负责人: Bryan Foster
• 金额: $ 57.14万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1938412&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FSML; Enhancing; research; support; infrastructure

The University of Kansas Field Station (KUFS) has a rich history of field-based research, and provides a growing variety of opportunities for novel research, teaching, and outreach within the ecotone between the eastern deciduous forest and tallgrass prairie regions of North America. A new Research Support Facility (RSF) will be developed to accommodate rapidly growing, field-based environmental research and education at KUFS. The RSF will allow replacement of over-crowded and ageing workshop facilities, provide adequate space and equipment to accommodate growing sample processing and storage needs, and provide project staging areas for resident and visiting scientists. The RSF will also provide new capacity with a soil processing and soil sterilization facility to support a growing cadre of collaborative researchers from KU and elsewhere focused on soil biology and soil microbe-plant interactions. Integration of the RSF with other existing KUFS facilities will allow centralization of operations and increase efficiency for internal and external users. These enhancements will build upon the strong, externally-funded research programs underway at KUFS, support new research initiatives, facilitate educational offerings, and enhance safety for KUFS research and education participants. Construction of the proposed RSF is one feature of a larger vision of the KUFS to attract a greater diversity of students and researchers from around the globe to utilize our world-class platform.A new Research Support Facility (RSF) will accommodate rapidly expanding field-based research and education activity at the University of Kansas Field Station (KUFS: https://biosurvey.ku.edu/field-station ). Development of the RSF will include construction of a new research support building, renovation and repurposing of an antiquated workshop building, acquisition of general use equipment, and installation of features that integrate the two buildings with the rest of the field station facilities, and enhance safety. The new building will include: a new workshop and fabrication space; project staging areas; soil sterilization and preparation area; "rough" sample processing areas; "clean instrumentation room", and flexible spaces for research projects and field-based classes. The renovated structure will accommodate seasonal demands for sample processing including sample drying and refrigeration, storage, and multi-purpose space. Storm shelters, a fire hydrant, and other elements to enhance safety for site users will be installed. These enhancements to KUFS facilities will accommodate growing demands by resident and visiting scholars at KUFS for field-based research and education opportunities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

堪萨斯大学野外站 (KUFS) 拥有丰富的实地研究历史，为北美东部落叶林和高草草原地区之间的生态交错带内的新颖研究、教学和推广提供了越来越多的机会。 KUFS 将开发一个新的研究支持设施 (RSF)，以适应快速增长的实地环境研究和教育。无国界医生组织将允许更换过度拥挤和老化的车间设施，提供足够的空间和设备来满足不断增长的样品处理和存储需求，并为常驻和访问科学家提供项目暂存区。无国界医生组织还将提供土壤处理和土壤灭菌设施的新能力，以支持来自堪萨斯大学和其他地方不断壮大的合作研究人员队伍，专注于土壤生物学和土壤微生物与植物相互作用。 RSF 与其他现有 KUFS 设施的集成将实现集中化操作并提高内部和外部用户的效率。这些增强功能将建立在 KUFS 正在进行的强大的外部资助研究项目的基础上，支持新的研究计划，促进教育服务，并增强 KUFS 研究和教育参与者的安全。拟议的 RSF 的建设是 KUFS 更大愿景的一个特点，旨在吸引来自世界各地的更多样化的学生和研究人员利用我们的世界一流平台。一个新的研究支持设施 (RSF) 将适应堪萨斯大学实地站（KUFS：https://biosurvey.ku.edu/field-station）快速扩大的实地研究和教育活动。无国界医生组织的开发将包括建造一座新的研究支持大楼、改造和重新利用一座陈旧的车间大楼、购买通用设备以及安装将两座建筑与其余现场站设施整合在一起的功能，并增强安全性。新建筑将包括： 一个新的车间和制造空间；项目暂存区；土壤消毒及准备区； “粗加工”样品处理区域； “洁净仪器室”，以及用于研究项目和现场课程的灵活空间。翻新后的结构将满足样品处理的季节性需求，包括样品干燥和冷藏、储存和多功能空间。将安装风暴避难所、消防栓和其他设施以增强现场用户的安全。 KUFS 设施的这些改进将满足 KUFS 的常驻学者和访问学者对实地研究和教育机会日益增长的需求。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。