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/住房设施来改变。 RMBL以其独特的长期生物学研究收藏而成为领先的机构。 不断变化的环境条件，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5年中，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研究重要的生物过程，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，从而进一步促进国家利益。 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进行的研究中进行的大量投资。 作为培训科学素养劳动力的一部分，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计划。 该项目是由夏季对住房和实验室空间的需求增加以及冬季设施需求增加共同推动的。 一些增长是由了解生物对气候变化的反应的机会所驱动的，因为科学家跟踪生物过程开始得更早，结束得更晚。 了解积雪和冬季是了解生物驱动因素的基本组成部分，包括生长季节和水文的长度。 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。 研究空间将包括高压插座，高速电信和可锁定存储。 这个空间将有一个灵活的配置，包括能够容纳多达24名科学家或学生在圆顶式座位。 该建筑还将包括6个住房点，楼下的公寓是普遍访问。 该建筑将有全年的水和室内浴室，并靠近其他冬季小屋，以促进计划的整合。 楼梯/入口将位于山墙两端，以便于在冬季积雪高达3米时使用。有关落基山生物实验室的更多信息，请访问https://www.rmbl.org/.This奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

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.