The Renovation of the Sixth Floor Research and Research Training Facilities in the Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union

阿尔伯特·内尔肯工程学院建于1957年，是库珀联盟的三所学校之一。该系的哲学侧重于将工程学作为一个研究领域，旨在为影响当代生活的问题提供实际解决方案。课程包括四个传统学科：化学、土木工程、电气和机械，同时将生物医学、环境、材料和制造工程等创新跨学科领域整合到结构中。为协助该部实现其研究和研究培训目标，国家科学基金会将与库珀联盟合作，为环境和生物工程结构六楼的空间翻新提供资金。目前，实验室陈旧不堪，通风不畅。翻新将包括清除石棉、电力和管道工程、现代暖通空调系统，以及安装新的通风柜、实验室长椅和橱柜。太空将进行重新配置，为该部提供七个专门从事环境和生物工程研究的实验室。重点领域包括：(1)沥青技术；(2)土壤/污泥生物修复和处理；(3)生物技术分离研究；(4)生物力学；(5)室内安全测试；(6)微光显微镜、视频成像、数字化；以及(7)生物传感器的生物分析和环境应用。该项目完成后，将通过促进城市环境工程的进步，为学生提供学习21世纪新技术的机会，并鼓励跨学科研究，来提高研究能力。该项目拥有大量少数民族女性学生，将吸引未被充分代表的学生进入这些专业领域学习。

The Albert Nerken School of Engineering, constructed in 1957, is one of three schools at Cooper Union. The department's philosophy focuses on engineering as a field of study directed to the practical solutions of problems that effect contemporary life. Four traditional disciplines of study: chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical are included in the curriculum in conjunction to innovative cross-disciplinary fields, such as biomedical, environmental, materials, and manufacturing engineering, are integrated into the structure. To assist the department in achieving its research and research training goals, the National Science Foundation, in partnership with Cooper Union, will provide funds for the renovation of space on the sixth floor of the structure for environmental and bioengineering. Currently, the laboratory is antiquated with inadequate ventilation. Renovation will consist of asbestos removal, electrical and plumbing work, a modern HVAC system, and installing new fume hoods, lab benches and cabinets. Space will be reconfigured to provide the department with seven laboratories dedicated to environmental and bioengineering research. Areas of concentration include: (1) asphalt technology; (2) soil/sludge bioremediation and treatment; (3) biotechnology separation research; (4) biomechanics; (5) room safety testing; (6) low light level microscopy, video imaging, digitization; and, (7) bioanalytical and environmental applications of a biosensor. Upon completion, this project will improve research capabilities by fostering advances in urban environmental engineering, providing students with opportunities to learn new technologies for the 21st century, and encouraging interdisciplinary research. Having a large base of women minority students, this project will attract under-represented students to these specialized fields of study.