EPSCoR: Research Infrastructure for Nevada's Growth - Targeting Research With Uniqueness and Excellence (RING-TRUE)

EPS-9977809Colman该项目将加强内华达州主要学术研究机构的研究基础设施。内华达州大学和社区学院系统确定了三个科学重点领域，作为内华达大学雷诺分校(UNR)、内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校(UNL)和沙漠研究所(DRI)研究能力建设的基础。选定的领域包括1)营养基因组学，2)内华达州独特环境的跨学科科学，3)界面材料科学和工程。该项目将建立内华达州营养基因组学中心，旨在建立一个全国性的工程植物和食品中心，增加对人类健康和福祉至关重要的营养水平。该中心将包括内华达大学里诺和拉斯维加斯校区的研究人员。将设立四个终身教职教师职位，并安装最先进的研究设备。在环境研究领域，将利用莫哈德沙漠和太浩湖分水岭的两个独特的研究地点来创建研究基础设施，以鼓励联合国大学、联合国大学和地球科学研究所的科学家参与合作。研究将集中在内华达州独特的环境和快速的人口增长造成的环境问题。将为新教师提供启动费用，并为启动目标研究地点的研究项目而设立种子赠款计划。UNR、UNL和DRI打算在这些机构现有实力和与内华达州特别相关的三个领域发展他们的接口科学计划。研究将集中在1)环境和地球化学材料，2)电致发光材料，以及3)复合材料的测试和改性，如纤维增强的聚合物基复合材料。将聘用新的高级和初级教员，以增加大学在该领域的临界质量，并将购买新的专业设备，并对现有设备进行升级。

EPS-9977809ColemanThis project will enhance the research infrastructure in the state of Nevada's major academic research institutions. The University and Community College System of Nevada identified three scientific focal areas as a basis for building research capabilities at the University of Nevada - Reno (UNR), the University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNL), and the Desert Research Institute (DRI). The areas selected are 1) nutritional genomics, 2) interdisciplinary science of Nevada's unique environments, and 3) interface materials science and engineering.The project will establish the Nevada Center for Nutritional Genomics, intended to a national center for engineering plants and foodstuffs with increased level of nutrients essential for the health and well-being of humans. The Center will involve researchers at both the Reno and Las Vegas campuses of the University of Nevada. Four tenure-track faculty positions will be established and state of the art research equipment will be installed.In the area of environmental research, two unique research sites in the Mohave desert and in the Lake Tahoe watershed will be used to create a research infrastructure to encourage collaborations involving scientists at UNR, UNL and DRI. Research will be centered on environmental problems that result from Nevada's unique environment and rapid population growth. Start up costs will be provided for new faculty and a seed grant program established to initiate research projects at the targeted research sites.UNR, UNL and DRI intend to develop their interface science programs in three areas that these institutions have existing strength and that are of particular relevance to the state of Nevada. Research will focus on 1) environmental and geochemical materials, 2) electroluminescent materials, and 3) testing and modification of complex materials such as fiber-reinforced, polymer-based composites. New senior and junior faculty will be hired to increase the universities' critical mass in the field, and new specialized equipment will be acquired and existing equipment upgraded.