Arkansas EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement

9871906 Hehr阿肯色州EPSCoR合作协议该阿肯色州EPSCoR合作协议将增加研究人员在阿肯色州竞争联邦资金的能力。 根据国家的研究和发展计划，并在当前和潜在的教师专业知识，四个科学领域将得到支持。 它们是：质谱，分子和细胞生物学，生物技术和计算科学。 阿肯色州大学（UAF）将开发一个质谱实验室，为许多科学和工程学科的项目提供设备和支持。 为了帮助满足分子科学和技术在阿肯色州的需求，UAF将招募六个额外的细胞和分子生物学教师，并提供启动资金，使这些教师开始他们的研究计划的发展。最近，阿肯色州大学医学科学系（UAMS）成立了分子遗传学系。 新部门的空间已经确定，国家已经为教师工资提供资金。 为了加强教学和研究，启动资金将提供装备八个新的NSF合格的教师在这个部门。 还将资助两个支持领域。 此外，UAMS正在计划为共享的大学/私营部门活动建立一个设施，这将增加经济机会，并在全州建立生物技术企业和工业。为了帮助建立一个具有全国竞争力的计算科学项目，将购买设备来支持11个终身教职的教师，并将启动奖学金，以吸引高质量的研究生进入计算和其他科学部门。目前，NSF和州政府的资金正在用于建立一个高带宽网络，并将寻求资金重建UAF和UAMS的校园主干网，以适应更好的互联网接入。

9871906 Hehr Arkansas EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement The Arkansas EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement will increase the ability of researchers in Arkansas to compete for federal funding. Based on the state s research and development plan and on current and potential faculty expertise, four scientific areas will be supported. These are: mass spectrometry, molecular and cellular biology, biotechnology, and computational sciences. The University of Arkansas (UAF) will develop a mass spectrometry laboratory that will provide equipment and support for projects across many of the science and engineering disciplines. In order to help meet the needs of molecular science and technology in Arkansas, UAF will recruit six additional cellular and molecular biology faculty and provide start-up money to enable these faculty to begin development of their research programs. The Department of Molecular Genetics at the University of Arkansas For Medical Science (UAMS) has recently been created. Space for the new department has been identified and the state has funded faculty salaries. To enhance teaching and research, start-up funds will be provided to equip eight new NSF- eligible faculty in this department. Two supporting areas will also be funded. In addition, the UAMS is planning to build a facility for shared university/private sector activities which will enhance economic opportunities and build biotechnical business and industry throughout the state. To help build a nationally competitive program in Computation Sciences, equipment will be purchased to support eleven tenure-track faculty and fellowships will be initiated to attract high quality graduate students for computation and other science departments. Currently NSF and state funds are being used to build a high-bandwidth network and funds will be sought to rebuild the campus backbone at both the UAF and UAMS to accommodate better Internet access.