Renovation of the Cornell University Environmental Engineering Laboratories

康奈尔大学土木与环境工程学院被公认为培养环境科学家和工程师的十大国家计划之一。环境工程专业的研究方向是了解适用于维护环境质量的原理，现象和工程技术。 该计划的研究重点是相关的生物，化学，物理和工程知识。 这些科学和工程知识与分析，计算和实验室技能结合使用，用于规划，分析和设计对推进环境质量目标至关重要的过程，设施和系统。 环境工程研究和培训设施设在霍利斯特大厅，建于20世纪50年代初。霍利斯特实验室的现有条件已成为该部研究和培训工作的主要障碍。所有通风柜都不符合现行安全标准，没有一个房间通风良好，设计也很差。 作为其继续致力于环境工程研究培训的一部分，康奈尔大学在国家科学基金会的援助下，将使一个实验室现代化，以容纳设备并作为研究生研究分析设施。 翻新后的设施还将用作新的本科生研究培训课程的场地。 除了解决实用性，空间和通风橱不足，该部门将创建一个创新的研究培训设施，将作为教师研究与学生的研究方法一旦装修完成培训相结合的国家模式。

The Cornell School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is recognized as one of the top ten national programs in the training of environmental scientists and engineers. The orientation of study in the Environmental Engineering program is toward understanding the principles, phenomena, and engineering techniques that are applicable to the maintenance of environmental quality. Research in the program focuses on pertinent biological, chemical, physical and engineering knowledge. This scientific and engineering knowledge is used in conjunction with analytical, computational, and laboratory skills, in the planning, analysis and design of processes, facilities and systems that are essential to advancing environmental quality objectives. Environmental Engineering research and training facilities are housed in Hollister Hall, which was constructed in the early 1950's. Existing conditions of laboratories in Hollister have become major impediments in the Department's research and training efforts. All fume hoods fail to meet current safety standards and none of the rooms have adequate ventilation, and are poorly designed. As a part of its continuing commitment to research training in environmental engineering, Cornell University, with assistance from the National Science Foundation, will modernize a laboratory to house equipment and serve as a graduate research analytical facility. The renovated facility will also be used as the site for a new undergraduate research training course. In addition to resolving utility, space, and fume hood inadequacies, the department will create an innovative research training facility that will serve as a national model for integration of faculty research with the training of students in research methods once renovations are completed.