Acquisition of an Integrated Digital Fluid Flow/Pressure Analysis System for the Study of Functional Design

在克里斯托弗·桑福德博士的指导下，霍夫斯特拉大学获得了一笔赠款，以支持集成数字流体流动/压力分析系统(IFPAS)。这个最先进的系统将被用来研究在几个生物现象中重要的流体流动模式。将使用IFPAS检查广泛的研究主题，包括多毛虫的悬浮饲养，龙虾对嗅觉提示的行为反应，以及鱼类的饲养。该设备的所有用户的研究计划将极大地受益于该系统，它很可能为我们理解与生物相关的任务提供重大突破，这些任务对健康和生存至关重要。IFPAS还将提供新的跨学科伙伴关系，包括生物学和工程学之间的伙伴关系。它还将促进霍夫斯特拉教职员工和来自邻近机构(美国自然历史博物馆和罗德岛大学)的科学家之间的新合作。霍夫斯特拉大学主要是一所本科院校(PUI)，因此，除了提供先进的研究工具外，IFPAS还将为许多本科生提供一个研究丰富的培训环境，他们中的大多数来自科学界代表性不足的群体。IFPAS将显著增加学生可获得的研究机会的范围和质量，并创造一个令人兴奋和充满活力的研究环境。拟议的研究和现代技术对生物学具有广泛的适用性，很可能吸引学生并将他们留在生物科学领域。生物学学生还将直接受益于与其他系和邻近机构的个人互动的增加。IFPAS将直接融入新的生物课程的所有级别。使用IFPAS进行的研究也将在系网站上突出显示，再加上数据的非常直观的性质，具有巨大的潜力吸引潜在的学生对生物学感兴趣。这些设备还将被纳入一门针对科学教师的课程，因此将对高中的科学教育产生直接影响。

A grant has been awarded to Hofstra University under the direction of Dr. Christopher Sanford for the support of an Integrated Digital Fluid Flow/Pressure Analysis system (IFPAS). This state-of-the-art system will be used to study patterns of fluid flow important in several biological phenomena. A broad range of research topics will be examined using the IFPAS, including suspension feeding in polychaete worms, the behavioral responses of lobsters to olfactory cues, and feeding in fishes. The research programs of all the users of the equipment will greatly benefit from this system and it is likely to provide significant breakthroughs in our understanding of biologically relevant tasks important in fitness and survival. The IFPAS will also provide new interdisciplinary partnerships including one between Biology and Engineering. It will also foster new collaborations between Hofstra faculty and scientists from neighboring institutions (American Museum of Natural History and University of Rhode Island). Hofstra University is a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) so in addition to providing an advanced tool for research the IFPAS will also provide a research-rich training environment for many undergraduate students, the majority of which are from underrepresented groups in science. The IFPAS will significantly increase the scope and quality of research opportunities available to students, and create an exciting and dynamic research environment. The proposed research and modern techniques have widespread applicability to biology and is likely to attract students and retain them in the biological sciences. Biology students will also directly benefit from increased interaction with individuals from other departments as well as neighboring institutions. The IFPAS will be integrated directly into all levels of the new biology curriculum. Research conducted using the IFPAS will also be highlighted on the department website, and coupled with the very visual nature of the data, has tremendous potential to attract prospective students to biology. The equipment will also be incorporated into a course aimed at science teachers, and will therefore have a direct impact on science education in high schools.