Replacement, Renovation, and Consolidation of Research and Research Laboratories in Biology and Physics Departments at Millersville University

位于宾夕法尼亚州兰开斯特县的米勒斯维尔大学是ARI资金的接受者，用于更换、翻新和巩固生物学和物理学的研究和研究培训设施。目前的空间不是为研究和培训活动而设计的，而是分散在校园内的几个地点。尽管有这些条件，教职员工和学生仍积极参与独立研究项目。该大学致力于改善校园内的研究基础设施，并正在建设一座新的科学大楼。作为这一基础设施倡议的一部分，ARI计划的资金将用于翻新现有罗迪科学中心的空间，以容纳侧重于生态学和植物生物学的研究，以及侧重于气体渗漏的物理学实验工作。除了重新配置空间外，还将安装由通风柜、生长室和环境室以及高压灭菌器组成的固定设备。该项目将使高级人员能够在一栋大楼中作为一个单位发挥作用，从而在学术生活的各个方面，特别是在研究方面，加强合作、交流与合作。翻修将提供仪器的共享，并为现有设施不可行的新研究领域提供便利。现代化的实验室将遵守美国反兴奋剂机构和安全守则，为研究学者开展调查工作提供有利的环境。除了为所有对从事研究感兴趣的人提供新的研究机会外，从未将科学作为职业选择的学生可能会通过观察正在进行的研究而被吸引到该领域。

Millersville University, located in Lancaster County, PA, is the recipient of ARI funds for the replacement, renovation, and consolidation of research and research training facilities for biology and physics. Current space is not designed for research and training activities and is dispersed in several locations on campus. Despite these conditions faculty and students have actively engaged in independent research projects. The University is committed to improving the research infrastructure on campus and is constructing a new science building. As part of this infrastructure initiative, funds from the ARI Program will be used renovate space in the existing Roddy Science Center to house research focusing on ecology and plant biology, and experimental work in physics emphasizing gas effusion. In addition to reconfiguring space, fixed equipment consisting of fume hoods, growth and environmental chambers, and an autoclave will be installed. This project will enable senior personnel to function as a single unit in one building, thus increasing collegiality, communication and cooperation in all aspects of academic life, especially in research. Renovations will provide for the sharing of instrumentation and facilitate new areas of research that are not feasible with present facilities. Modernized laboratories will comply with ADA and safety codes providing a conducive environment for research scholars to perform investigative work. In addition to providing new research opportunities for all interested in pursuing research, students who never considered science as a career option may be attracted to the field by observing research in progress.