Renovation of Research and Research Training Laboratories at City College of CUNY

纽约城市学院成立于1847年，是国内和国际公认的院校，拥有多元化的学生群体和强大的科学与工程基础和应用研究的研究生和本科生课程。为了保持研究的卓越，城市学院承诺通过翻新和翻新Marshak科学和体育大楼的40个研究实验室和辅助设施来改善科学基础设施，Marshak科学和体育大楼是生物系、化学系和物理系的所在地。在NSF的帮助下，两个非常成功的研究中心--结构和界面分析中心(CASI)和细胞和分子发育基础研究中心--使用的实验室和支持设施将实现现代化。中国科学院的科学家目前对三个领域感兴趣，包括利用光及其性质来研究吸附在材料表面的分子的结构和动力学过程；开发由少量元素组成的新材料；以及将超快激光技术用于未来基于光的光学计算机。发育的细胞和分子基础研究中心正在进行的研究集中在生物结构和功能、基因表达和调控以及细胞和生物功能。目前的基础设施条件对研究和研究培训活动产生了负面影响，因为它创造了一个与高质量研究不相容的环境，从而限制了扩大研究机会的前景。翻新将包括重新设计空间以提高利用率，更换和安装实验室长凳、通风柜、储藏柜和其他固定设备。完成后，翻修将提供一个有利于学术和科学追求的环境，以及一个对研究学者有吸引力的环境。除了提高生产率外，理科方面人数不足的学生将得到更好的培训，因此能够在竞争日益激烈的就业市场中竞争。

Founded in 1847, The City College of New York is nationally and internationally recognized as an institution with a diverse student body and strong graduate and undergraduate programs in basic and applied research in science and engineering. To maintain research excellence, the City College has made a commitment to improve the scientific infrastructure by renovating and refurbishing 40 research laboratories and support facilities in the Marshak Science and Physical Education Building, home to the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. With assistance from the NSF, laboratories and support facilities utilized by two highly successful research centers, the Center for Analysis of Structures and Interfaces (CASI) and the Center for the Study of the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Development will be modernized. CASI scientists are currently interested in three areas involving the usage of light and its properties to study the structure and dynamical processes of molecules adsorbed on surfaces of materials; the development of new materials composed of small numbers of elements; and the usage of ultrafast laser techniques for light based, optical computers of the future. On going research in the Center for the Study of the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Development focuses on biological structure and function, gene expression and regulation, and cell and organism function. Current infrastructure conditions negatively impact research and research training activities by creating an environment incompatible with quality research, thus limiting the prospect of expanding research opportunities. Renovations will include redesigning space for greater utility, replacing and installing lab benches, fume hoods, storage cabinets, and other fixed equipment. Upon completion, the renovations will provide an environment conducive to academic and scientific pursuits and one that is attractive to researcher scholars. In addition to enhanced productivity, students underrepresented in science will be better trained and therefore able to compete in an increasingly competitive job market.