Louisiana's Strategic Infrastructure Improvement

路易斯安那州2003年至2006年研究基础设施改进计划的目标是提高路易斯安那州的研发竞争力；在EPSCoR大学、国家实验室和私营部门之间建立伙伴关系；以及招收学生，特别是来自代表性不足的人群，进入S和安培领域。为了实现这些目标，拟议的项目将支持研究和教育活动，这些活动不仅具有最高的知识质量，而且将在路易斯安那州产生广泛影响。生物模块微系统中心(CBM2)是一个国家知名的研究中心，由拥有最先进设施的资深科学家和工程人员组成，将专注于生物微机械系统(BioMEMS)领域。生物微机械系统的发展被认为是包括DNA诊断和取证在内的生物技术进步的关键驱动力。CBM2将率先开发一系列微制造能力，以构建高纵横比微结构，作为可靠性的主控，并以低成本制造多尺度部件(nm-mm)。这些由各种不同材料制成的部件将被组装成自动化系统，用于高通量基因组学研究。该中心将成为生物微机械领域最高质量研究的中心，汇集了来自路易斯安那州立大学(路易斯安那州立大学的旗舰大学)、J.Bennett Johnston先进微结构与器件中心、路易斯安那州立大学健康科学中心、杜兰健康科学中心和哈维尔大学(HBCU)的多学科科学和工程教师团队。拟议的科学计划将专注于制造可靠且经济高效的高性能设备，同时通过使用位于国家支持的同步加速器源-高级微结构和设备中心的设施来增加其功能。拟议的研究和教育活动将完全整合，以增加教师和研究生的招聘，将科学带入K-12课堂，让未被充分代表的学生参与教育和研究机会，并为州的研发人员提供选择，以扩大他们的专业知识和合作。直接对更广泛影响做出贡献的计划的例子是：联合教员任命计划，通过在HBCU和研究密集型机构招聘教师，建立具有竞争力的科学和工程研究团队；信息技术基础设施，在全州建立12个地点，在30分钟车程内为路易斯安那州95%的在职研究人员提供EPSCoR音频/视频中心；与工业和国家实验室建立联盟，以扩大选定的本科生/研究生和博士后研究人员的培训机会，包括代表性不足的人口；为教职员工提供小型休假，这将允许研究人员前往联邦机构，访问研究中心，并加强他们的研究和教育计划；以及为K-12科学和数学教师提供专业发展机会。拟议的项目将汇集路易斯安那州的学术优势和资源，以建立所追求的研究和教育基础设施。

The objectives of Louisiana's 2003-2006 Research Infrastructure Improvement proposal are to enhance Louisiana's R&D competitiveness; to build partnerships among EPSCoR universities, national laboratories, and the private sector; and to recruit students, especially from underrepresented populations, into S&E fields. In order to accomplish these objectives, the proposed project will support research and educational activities that are not only of the highest intellectual quality, but also will have broad impact within the state of Louisiana. The Center for Biological Modular Microsystems (CBM2), a research center of national eminence consisting of established scientists and engineering with state-of-the-arts facilities, will focus in the areas of Bio-MicroElectroMechanical Systems (BioMEMS). Development of BioMEMS has been recognized as a crucial driver of advances in biotechnology, including DNA diagnostic and forensics. CBM2 will pioneer the development of an array of micromanufacturing capabilities to build high-aspect-ratio microstructures that serve as masters to reliability and inexpensively fabricate multiscale parts (nm-mm). These parts, made from a variety of different materials will be assembled into automated systems for applications in high throughput genomics-based research. The center will constitute a hub for the highest quality research in BioMEMS bringing together multidisciplinary teams of science and engineering faculty from Louisiana State University (Louisiana's flagship university), the J. Bennett Johnston Center for Advanced Microstructures & Devices, LSU Health Sciences Center, Tulane Health Sciences Center, and Xavier University (an HBCU). The scientific program proposed will focus on manufacturing reliable and cost-effective high-performance devices, while at the same time increasing their functionality through integration using facilities located at the State-supported synchrotron source, the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices.The proposed research and educational activities will be fully integrated to enhance faculty and graduate student recruiting, to take science to K-12 classrooms, to involve underrepresented students in educational and research opportunities, and to provide options for the State's R&D faculty to expand their expertise and collaboration. Examples of programs contributing directly to a broader impact are the Joint Faculty Appointments Program to establish competitive science and engineering research teams through faculty hires at its HBCU and research-extensive/intensive institutions; the Information Technology Infrastructure to establish twelve sites across the State providing 95% of Louisiana's active researchers an EPSCoR audio/video center within a 30-minute drive; Links with Industry and National Labs to establish alliances that will expand training opportunities for selected undergraduate/graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, including underrepresented populations; Mini-sabbaticals for Faculty, which will allow researchers to travel to federal agencies, visit research centers, and enhance their research and education programs; and professional development opportunities for K-12 science and mathematics teachers. The proposed project will bring together the Louisiana academic strengths and resources to establish the pursued research and education infrastructure.