Consruction of Multi Purpose Housing at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

该奖项为多用途住房设施的建设提供支持，该设施将缓解为参与夏季实验室研究的学生提供的住房过度拥挤的状况，并增强实验室容纳学生、教师和研究人员全年参加课程、会议和研讨会的能力。该实验室为研究缅因州沿海独特海洋生态系统并利用冷水海洋生物研究渗透调节、细胞分裂、繁殖和脊椎动物器官功能等基本生物机制的来访学生和科学家提供了途径。该实验室还为从高中到博士后的不同层次的学生提供教育项目。目前，MDIBL容纳各种活动参与者的能力受到可用住房的质量和数量的限制，特别是在夏季高峰期为本科生提供的住房，在学年期间参加与海洋有关的短期课程的学生/教员小组，以及寻求在冬季短期停留进行研究的调查人员。这些资金将用于帮助建设两个住房单元中的第二个，其设计是为了最大限度地提高当前和未来使用的灵活性、建筑经济性以及与周围土地和社区的和谐。该单元将进行隔热和供暖，以在较冷的月份提供急需的住宿。

This award provides support for the construction of a multi-use housing facility that will diminish overcrowding in the housing provided to students participating in summer laboratory research, and enhance the ability of the laboratory to accommodate students, teachers and investigators attending courses, conferences, and symposia year round. The Laboratory provides access for visiting students and scientists who study the unique marine ecosystems of coastal Maine and use cold water marine species for the purpose of investigating basic biological mechanisms such as osmoregulation, cell division, reproduction and the function of vertebrate organs. The laboratory also offers educational programs for students at various levels from high school to postdoctoral. The ability of MDIBL to accommodate participants in its various activities is currently limited by the quality and quantity of available housing, in particular the housing for undergraduate students during the peak summer season, student/faculty groups taking marine related short courses during the academic year, and investigators seeking short stays for research during the winter months. These funds will be used to help construct the second of two housing units whose design was chosen to maximize flexibility of current and future use, economy of construction and harmony with the surrounding land and community. This unit will be insulated and heated to provide much needed accommodations in the colder months.