Renovation of the Biology Building Into The Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory

克拉克·亚特兰大大学是一所历史上一直是黑人的大学，接受了学术研究基础设施计划的资金，以帮助翻新生物大楼。该设施建于1961年，最初是校园内唯一容纳所有科学课堂和实验室活动的设施，但不足以支持现代研究和研究培训。作为对科学的承诺，该机构建立了一个科学和技术研究中心，以满足快速增长的研发计划和学生培训活动的需求。克拉克·亚特兰大大学将通过翻新生物大楼来容纳环境科学研究实验室，从而进一步改善研究基础设施。建筑中干扰使用的障碍包括：含石棉的绝缘材料和地砖，暖通空调、电气和管道系统的运行状况不佳，不符合ADA规定，以及实验室橱柜和工作台恶化。此次翻修将纠正这座建筑的不足之处，并将其恢复为环境科学项目的功能设施。将在该设施内进行的环境研究将包括使用混合微生物垫进行生物修复；化学形态的热力学模拟；用于现场检测有毒金属的化学灵敏离子选择性场效应管；以及碳氢化合物污染含水层的强化生物降解修复。这一现代化项目将提供创造新的环境技术所需的基础设施，以解决21世纪的环境问题。该项目不仅将加强研究计划，而且新设施还将加强克拉克亚特兰大大学努力培养有能力的少数族裔学生的科学和技术方面的使命。

Clark Atlanta University, a historically black institution, is the recipient of funds from the Academic Research Infrastructure Program to aid in the renovation of the Biology Building. Built in 1961, and initially the only facility on campus that housed all science classroom and laboratory activities, the facility is inadequate to support modern research and research training. As a commitment to the sciences, the institution has constructed a research center for Science and Technology to meet the demand of a rapidly growing research and development program and student training activities. Clark Atlanta University will further improve the research infrastructure by renovating the Biology Building to accommodate the Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory. Impediments in the building that interfere with utilization include: asbestos-containing insulation and floor tiles, poor operating condition of the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems, lack of ADA compliance, and deteriorated laboratory casework and benches. The renovation will correct the building's deficiencies and restore it to a functional facility for the environmental sciences program. Environmental research that will be conducted in the facility will encompass the use of bioremediation with mixed microbial mats; thermodynamic modeling of chemical speciation, chemically sensitive ion-selective field effect transistors for in situ detection of toxic metals; and enhanced biodegradative remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated aquifers. This modernization project will provide the infrastructure required to create new environmental technologies to solve the environmental problems of the 21st century. Not only will the project strengthen the research program, but the new facility will also enhance the mission of Clark Atlanta University in its efforts to train competent minority students in science and technology.