New Visiting Scientist Facilities at Hancock Biological Station

大卫·怀特博士是由默里州立大学运营的汉考克生物站的主任。该站位于肯塔基湖沿岸，这是美国东南部最大的水库，靠近密西西比河，俄亥俄河，坎伯兰河和田纳西河的汇合处。该站已被肯塔基州认可为卓越研究中心，默里州立大学已与其他八所学院和大学联合创建了一个水库研究中心。怀特博士建议在汉考克生物站为来访的科学家建造两个宿舍和两个小木屋。这四个防寒住宅的建设将使该站的容量增加20多个，大大增加了访问研究人员和学生的人数。水库生态学的研究具有明显而重要的社会意义。汉考克生物站目前是培训学生和最近开始的一些水库研究项目的一个成功的区域设施。机构对该站的承诺大大增加了它的潜力，它可以发展成为一个具有全国意义的研究设施。拟议的访客住房将为访问调查人员提供进入该站的关键数量，因此应充分发挥该场址的潜力。

Dr. David White is Director of the Hancock Biological Station, which is operated by Murray State University. This station is located along Kentucky Lake, the largest reservoir in the southeast U.S., created near the confluences of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee Rivers. The Station has been recognized by the State of Kentucky as a Research Center of Excellence, and Murray State has joined with eight other colleges and universities to create a focal point for reservoir research. Dr. White proposes construction of two dormitories and two cabins for visiting scientists at the Hancock Biological Station. Construction of these four winterized residences would increase the capacity of the Station by more than 20, adding significantly to the presence of visiting researchers and students. Research on the ecology of reservoirs has obvious and important implications for society. Hancock Biological Station is currently a successful regional facility for student training and for some recently initiated research projects on reservoirs. Institutional commitments to the Station has increased its potential significantly, and it could develop into a nationally significant research facility. The proposed visitor housing will provide a critical mass of visiting investigators with access to the Station, and the site's full potential should be expressed as a result.