FSML: Integrated Year-Round Laboratory and Housing Space

落基山生物实验室(RMBL)支持全年研究的能力将通过建立其第一个全年实验室/住房设施而得到转变。RMBL以其独特的长期生物学研究收藏而确立了自己作为领先机构的地位。不断变化的环境条件，加上包括基因组学、微生物组和传感在内的快速技术进步，显著增加了夏季以外对RMBL设施的需求。RMBL被广泛使用；在过去的5年里，来自76个机构的175多名科学家进行了研究。该设施将通过使科学家能够调查重要的生物过程以及应用可用于理解和预测生物系统的各种基因组、微生物组和传感工具来促进国家利益。该项目还将缓解夏季的住房压力，这将支持我们的本科生研究计划，以及科学家的研究计划，利用政府已经在RMBL进行的研究的大量投资。作为培训具有科学素养的劳动力的一部分，该设施将为冬季科学教育活动创造独特的机会，包括地方和国家学校项目。这个项目是由夏季对住房和实验室空间日益增长的高峰需求和对冬季设施日益增长的需求共同推动的。其中一些增长是由了解生物对不断变化的气候的反应的机会推动的，因为科学家跟踪了开始得更早、结束得更晚的生物过程。了解积雪和冬季是了解生物驱动因素的基本部分，包括生长季和水文学的长度。该设施将增加500平方英尺的简单、灵活的实验室空间，用于样品处理。研究空间将包括重型电压插座、高速电信和可锁存储。这个空间将有一个灵活的配置，包括能够容纳多达24名科学家或学生在研讨会式的座位。这座建筑还将包括6个住宅点，楼下的公寓是无处不在的。该建筑将有全年供水和室内卫生间，并靠近其他冬季小屋，以促进项目整合。楼梯/入口将位于山墙末端，以方便冬季积雪高达3米时的使用。有关落基山生物实验室的更多信息，访问https://www.rmbl.org/.This奖反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory's (RMBL) ability to support year-round research will be transformed by building its first year-round laboratory/housing facility. RMBL has established itself as a leading institution for its unique collection of long-term biological studies. Changing environmental conditions, 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 conducted research during the last 5 years. The facility will further the national interest by enabling scientists to investigate important biological processes, as well as applying the full range of genomic, microbiome, and sensing tools available to understanding and predicting biological systems. This project will also relieve housing pressure in the summer, which will support our undergraduate research program, as well as the scientists' research programs, leveraging large investments already made by the government in research happening at RMBL. As part of training a scientifically literate workforce, the facility will create unique opportunities for winter science education activities, including local and national school programs. This project is driven by a combination of increasing peak demand for housing and laboratory space in summer, and growing demand for winter facilities. Some of the growth is driven by opportunities to understand biological responses to a changing climate as scientists track biological processes that are starting earlier and ending later. Understanding the snowpack and winter is a fundamental part of understanding biological drivers, including the length of the growth season and hydrology. The facility will add 500 square feet of simple, flexible laboratory space to be used for sample processing. The research space will include heavy voltage outlets, high-speed telecommunications, and lockable storage. This space will have a flexible configuration, including the ability to accommodate up to 24 scientists or students in seminar-style seating. The building will also include 6 housing spots, with the downstairs apartment being universally accessible. The building will have year-round water and indoor bathrooms and be located close to other winter cabins to facilitate program integration. The stairs/entrances will be located on the gable ends to facilitate use in winter when the snowpack up to 3 meters high. For more about Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, visit https://www.rmbl.org/.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.