Acquisition of Instrumentation for a Networked Analytical Laboratory

仪器描述：福音学院要求国家科学基金会提供210,884美元，用于购买用于环境研究的分析仪器系统。该提案涉及环境研究计划中的设备要求，该计划是科学技术部生物学，化学和环境科学学院之间的合作。该项目将由生物学教授特纳柯林斯博士指导。他将得到Michael Tenneson先生和Michael McCorcle博士的协助。环境教学和研究的经验，这将带来一个多学科的方法，这个项目。这次收购将使福音学院的科学学生有可能广泛的研究培训机会。 所要求的是建立一个分析仪器系统，该系统将与实验室信息管理系统联网。该系统由三台分析仪器沿着计算机硬件和软件组成。这些精密仪器中的每一个都集成了LIMS软件包的网络版本。福音学院已经安装了一个校园网络，本提案所代表的设备将连接到现有的网络。当整个系统运行时，学生将在仪器室分析样品，将结果存储在LIMS数据库中，并从网络上的任何计算机检索实验室报告数据。 研究和研究培训：成功的研究培训需要 一个有能力的教师，精力充沛，有天赋 科学专业的学生，以及与当今研究专业同步的技术工具。播道学院拥有一个有能力的教师与研究和研究培训经验。 许多福音的毕业生已经继续接受更高的学位。 在密苏里州的22所私立学院和大学中，福音派在最终获得博士学位的学生中排名第六。 此外，福音产生了更多的教师比任何其他这些 密苏里州机构。 当Evangel 科学 尽管科技部在形成研究培训方面取得了一些初步成功，但最先进的研究培训经验所需的技术组成部分尚不存在。 迄今为止，Evangel的科学研究和研究培训利用了区域环境问题和地方合作联盟。 学校位于欧扎克山脉， 一 休闲区，环境问题严重。 福音学院的教职员工和学生研究人员正在对该地区的供水进行环境研究。 在这一过程中，与密苏里州保护部、密苏里州自然资源部和密苏里州斯普林菲尔德市公用事业公司达成了合作安排。 资助产生的活动：目前的研究项目是短期项目，由于缺乏现代和先进的仪器而受到严重阻碍。 从这个建议的仪器将允许福音学院研究实验室的现代化，将允许学生参加一个有意义的长期研究项目，并将有助于城市和国家机构的宝贵信息。

Description of Instrumentation: Evangel College requests $210,884 from the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of a system of analytical instruments to be used in environmental research. This proposal addresses equipment requirements in the environmental research program, which is a collaboration between biology, chemistry, and environmental science faculty in the Science and Technology Department. The project will be directed by Dr. Turner Collins, Professor of Biology. He will be assisted by Mr. Michael Tenneson and Dr. Michael McCorcle. The environmental teaching and research experience of this will bring a multidisciplinary approach to this project. This acquisition will make possible a wide array of research training opportunities for the Evangel College science student. The request is for a system of analytical instruments which will be networked into a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The system consists of three analytical instruments along with computer hardware and software. Each of these precision instruments integrates with a networked version of a LIMS software package. Evangel College already has installed a campus network; the equipment represented by this proposal will be attached to the existing network. When the complete system is operational, students will analyze samples in the instrument room, store the results on the LIMS database, and retrieve data for lab reports from any computer on the network. Research and Research Training: Successful research training requires a capable faculty, energetic and gifted science students, and technological tools in step with today's research profession. Evangel College possesses a capable faculty with both research and research training experience. Many of Evangel's graduates have gone on to receive higher degrees. Of the 22 private colleges and universities in Missouri, Evangel ranks 6th in the production of st udents who eventually receive Ph.D's. In addition, Evangel has produced more teachers than any of these other Missouri institutions. While Evangel's Science and Technology department has had some initial success in forming research training, the technological components required for state-of-the-art research training experiences do not yet exist. To date, scientific research and research training at Evangel have capitalized on regional environmental issues and local cooperative alliances. The school is located in the Ozark Mountains, a recreational region with great environmental concerns. Evangel College faculty and student researchers are conducting environmental studies of the region's water supplies. In this process, cooperative arrangements exist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. Activities Resulting from Funding: The current research projects have been short term projects which have been severely hindered by the lack of modern and sophisticated instrumentation. The instrumentation from this proposal will permit the modernization of the Evangel College research labs, will permit the students to participate in a meaningful long-term research project, and will contribute valuable information to the city and state agencies.