Renovation of Physics Research Facilities

来自美国国家科学基金会学术研究基础设施项目的资金将使格林内尔学院能够翻新鲍文科学馆的研究实验室。建于1952年，专门用于物理系的空间从未翻新过。在设计物理平面图的时候，研究非常有限。然而，自1980年代以来，研究和研究培训活动的水平以较高的速度增长。为了适应这种增长，物理研究和研究培训项目开始利用最初为教学设计的空间，现在已经不能充分支持这些功能。这项革新计划的目标是物理学的特定领域，在这些领域进行原子、激光和光学物理、天文学和低温学的研究。资金将用于重新组织实验室空间，更新电气，暖通空调，管道系统，购买新的实验室案例，并使实验室符合ADA和安全标准。该项目的完成不仅使格林内尔的教师和学生能够进行在现有设施中无法进行的研究，而且还将有助于该系将研究经验与教育相结合，激励学生在物理学方面继续深造。

Funding from the NSF's Academic Research Infrastructure Program will enable Grinnell College to renovate research laboratories in the Bowen Hall of Science. Constructed in 1952, space dedicated to the Department of Physics has never been renovated. During the time when the floor plan for Physics was designed, research was very limited. However, since the 1980's the level of research and research training activities have increased at a higher rate. To accommodate this growth, the physics research and research training program began to utilize spaces originally designed for instruction that now cannot adequately support these functions. The renovation plan targets specific areas in physics where investigations in atomic, laser and optical physics, astronomy, and cryogenics research take place. Funds will be used to reorganize laboratory space, update electrical, HVAC, plumbing systems, purchase new lab casework, and bring labs into compliance with ADA and safety standards. Not only will the completion of the project enable Grinnell faculty and students to perform research that is not feasible in the current facility, but it will help the Department integrate research experience with education, stimulating students to pursue advance studies in physics.