Expansion of Housing for Researchers at the University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm

布兰迪实验农场(BEF)占地700英亩，自1926年起由弗吉尼亚大学拥有并运营，用于支持实地研究。BEF不参与农业研究。BEF保留了山脊和省区域特有的多样性生境，以及各种不同的演替领域。BEF在野外观测站中是独一无二的，因为i)它靠近华盛顿特区地区的大型科学社区；ii)现场有大量成熟的植物园(弗吉尼亚州植物园)；iii)它靠近大量原始的山地和水生栖息地；iv)研究人员能够在靠近温室和生长室设施的地方建立野外试验田/花园；以及v)广泛的公共教育和推广计划。农场的研究已经产生了70多篇学生论文(过去十年中有25篇)。35个研究项目(涉及32名以上的博士研究人员)最近已经完成或正在进行中。BEF支持新的和正在进行的研究的能力目前受到研究人员住房设施不足的限制。该项目将启动一个新的住宅综合体的开发，并为研究人员建造两套两居室公寓。代表至少22个不同研究项目的20名不同研究人员将从扩大现场住房中受益。

The Blandy Experimental Farm (BEF) is a 700 acre field station, owned and operated by the University of Virginia since 1926 for the purpose of supporting field research. The BEF is not involved in agricultural research. The BEF preserves a diversity of habitats characteristic of the Ridge and Province Region, as well as a diverse array of successional fields. The BEF is unique among field stations because of i) its proximity to the large scientific community in the Washington, D.C. area; ii) the presence of a large, and mature Arboretum on-site (the State Arboretum of Virginia); iii) its proximity to a large array of pristine montane and aquatic habitats; iv) the ability of researchers to establish field experimental plots/gardens in close proximity to greenhouse and growth chamber facilities; and v) an extensive public education and outreach program. Research at the Farm has led to more than 70 student theses (25 in the last ten years). Thirty- five research projects (involving more than 32 Ph.D. researchers) have recently been completed or are ongoing. The ability of the BEF to support new and ongoing research is currently limited by inadequate housing facilities for researchers. This project will initiate development of a new residence complex and construct two 2-bedroom apartments for researchers. Twenty different researchers representing at least 22 separate research projects would benefit from expanded on-site housing.