Acquisition of Housing Facility for Visiting Scientists

9412897五、保罗。关岛大学海洋实验室将建造一个住房设施，以容纳来访的研究人员，包括来访的研究生。这座2000平方英尺的建筑将包括三间卧室、两个浴室、一个厨房和一个用于宿舍式住宿的起居区，以及一个独立的套房，其中有两间卧室、一间浴室和一个厨房，用于公寓式单元。早期的支持使该大学完成了这座建筑的建筑和工程计划。这样的设施被认为是极其重要的，因为1)该机构处于孤立的学术环境中，访问调查人员是互动和新想法的宝贵资源，2)飞涨的租金和严重的住房短缺相结合，使得不可能为停留不到6个月的游客找到合适的住宿。关岛大学实验室支持8名全职教员、众多研究生和本科生以及访问调查人员的研究。由于实验室增加了新的教员，海洋实验室最近与夏威夷大学和琉球大学(日本冲绳)建立了合作方案，以及参加1992年6月关岛第七届国际珊瑚礁专题讨论会的550多名科学家认识到海洋实验室是珊瑚礁研究的资源，对设施的研究需求有所增加。新大楼将允许越来越多希望在实验室进行研究的来访科学家提供支持，这反过来又将改善研究环境。

9412897 Paul, V. The University of Guam Marine Laboratory will build a housing facility for accommodating visiting researchers including visiting graduate students. The 2000 sq ft building will contain three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living area for dormitory style accommodations and a separate suite with two bedrooms, one bath, and a kitchen for an apartment style unit. Earlier support allowed the university to complete the architectural and engineering plans for this building. Such a facility is considered extremely important because 1) the institution is in an isolated academic environment and visiting investigators are a valuable resource for interactions and new ideas, and 2) skyrocketing rents and a serious housing shortage combine to make it difficult to impossible to find adequate lodging for visitors staying less than 6 months. The University of Guam Laboratory supports the research of 8 full-time faculty, numerous graduate and undergraduate students, as well as visiting investigators. The research demands on facility have increased due to the addition of new faculty at the laboratory, the recent establishment of collaborative programs between the Marine Laboratory and the University of Hawaii and the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa, Japan), and the awareness of the Marine Laboratory as a resource for coral reef research by over 550 scientists who attended the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium on Guam in June 1992. The new building will allow the support of increasing numbers of visiting scientists that wish to conduct research at the laboratory , which will in turn enhance the research environment.