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)有着丰富的实地研究历史，在北美东部落叶森林和高草草原地区之间的交错带内，为新颖的研究、教学和推广提供了越来越多的机会。将开发一个新的研究支助基金(RSF)，以适应库夫斯快速增长的实地环境研究和教育。RSF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日益增长的样品处理和存储需求，并为常驻和来访的科学家提供项目集结区。RSF还将提供土壤处理和土壤消毒设施的新能力，以支持来自密歇根大学和其他地方的越来越多的合作研究人员，他们专注于土壤生物学和土壤微生物-植物相互作用。将区域稳定框架与其他现有的库夫斯设施相结合，将使业务得以集中，并提高内部和外部用户的效率。这些改进将建立在KUFS正在进行的强大的外部资助的研究计划的基础上，支持新的研究计划，促进教育提供，并加强KUFS研究和教育参与者的安全。拟建的RSF是KUFS更大愿景的一个特征，目的是吸引来自世界各地的更多不同的学生和研究人员利用我们的世界级平台。一个新的研究支持设施(RSF)将容纳迅速扩大的堪萨斯大学野外站(KUFS：https://biosurvey.ku.edu/field-station)的实地研究和教育活动。区域安全框架的发展将包括建造一座新的研究支持大楼，翻新和重新利用一座陈旧的车间大楼，购买通用设备，并安装将这两座大楼与其他外地站设施相结合的设施，并加强安全。新建筑将包括：一个新的车间和制造空间；项目集结区；土壤消毒和制备区；“粗糙”样品加工区；“干净的仪表室”，以及用于研究项目和实地课堂的灵活空间。翻新后的结构将适应样品处理的季节性需求，包括样品干燥和冷藏、储存和多用途空间。屋宇署将会安装避风塘、消防栓及其他设施，以加强工地使用者的安全。这些对KUFS设施的增强将满足KUFS常驻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优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。