Renovation of Physics Building Research Facilities

三十年前，物理楼最初是为教学而建的，现在大约有一半的建筑用于研究和研究培训。该建筑结构完好，维护良好，但需要翻新和现代化，以满足研究人员的需要。在分子物理、凝聚态物理、云和气溶胶科学研究等专业领域工作的17名教员和大约75名研究生和本科生将成为设施奖的受益者。国家科学基金会的支持将解决五个领域的具体需求：重新配置空间以提供更大的实验室；电气系统升级；为所有实验室增加或更换中央暖通空调系统（视情况而定）；增加了用于排气和设备冷却的中央公用系统；以及对安全系统的实质性改进。作为密苏里州官方指定的科技大学，其5200名学生中超过90%主修工程或科学。物理改造项目对于继续努力增加学生入学率，包括吸引妇女和少数民族参加该计划，以及提高研究和研究培训活动的质量非常重要。

Originally constructed thirty years ago for teaching, approximately one-half of the Physics building now is used for research and research training. The building is structurally sound and has been well maintained, but it requires renovation and modernization to outfit it for the needs of researchers. Seventeen faculty and approximately seventy-five graduate and undergraduate students working in the specialty areas of Molecular Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Cloud and Aerosol Science research will be beneficiaries of the Facilities award. NSF support will address five areas of specific need: reconfiguration of space to provide larger laboratories; upgrade of electrical systems; addition or replacement (as appropriate) of central HVAC service to all labs; addition of central utility systems for exhaust and equipment cooling; and substantial improvement to safety systems. As Missouri's officially designated technological university, over 90% of its 5,200 students major in engineering or science. The Physics renovation project will be important to continued efforts to both increase student enrollment, including attracting women and minorities to the program, and enhance the quality of research and research training activity.