FSML: Expansion of Research and Education Infrastructure within Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Marine Science Hall

一笔赠款已授予海豚岛海洋实验室的指导下，博士威廉M。Graham为DISL主要研究设施的研究和教育扩建提供部分支持。在其目前的布局，海洋科学厅已超过其能力，以支持DISL教师和学生的研究和教育需求。空间的缺乏对个人研究的增长，将实验室部分纳入课程的机会，支持不断增长的访问研究人员计划的能力，以及我们需要增加教师人数的严格限制。该奖项将通过建设一个10，000平方米的MSH实验室，办公室和教学空间增加一倍。英尺新增内容包括：四个新的研究实验室;一个通用的教学/访问科学家实验室;六个新办公室;一个通风的分拣室;一个研讨会和小会议室;一个中央接待区;开放的大厅空间。该奖项涵盖了大约四分之一的总建设成本，其余的成本将通过DISL一般运营基金支付。该奖项将支持和加强在多芬岛海洋实验室的各种研究和教育机会。 海洋科学大厅设施目前支持10名全职常驻教师，4名博士后研究人员和约40名住校研究生。为了支持未来5-10年内2-4名新教师的预期研究增长，必须建造新的研究实验室空间。此外，K-PhD的海洋科学教育是DISL使命的一个组成部分，由于缺乏足够的教学实验室空间，现有研究生和本科生课程的实验室部分很少。新增加的将包括一个灵活使用的教学实验室，以允许分析课程的增长。最后，DISL缺乏足够的研讨会设施，新增加的设施将提供1,000平方米。英尺会议室设有加高座椅和最先进的A/V设备。自1971年成立以来，多芬岛海洋实验室一直致力于为社会各界提供科学教育和宣传。通过在新领域新聘人员为科学家创造新的机会，MSH的加入将直接影响DISL通过正式和非正式手段提供科学教育和推广的长期使命。这些包括，但不限于，DISL正在进行的REU计划，K-12活动与DISL的探索厅计划共享，与MESC成员历史上的黑人学院和大学的合作关系，探索厅计划的COSEE活动，并继续参与地方，州和地区的政策制定者。

A grant has been awarded to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab under the direction of Dr. William M. Graham for partial support of a research and education addition to DISL's primary research facility. In its current layout, Marine Science Hall has exceeded its capacity to support the research and education needs of the DISL faculty and students. The lack of space has placed a strict limitation on growth of individual's research, on opportunities to incorporate laboratory sections into courses, on the ability to support a growing visiting researcher program, and on our need to increase faculty numbers. This award will double the existing MSH laboratory, office and teaching space through construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. addition that will include: four new research laboratories; one common-use teaching/visiting scientist laboratory; six new offices; a ventilated sorting room; a seminar and small conference room; a centralized reception area; open lobby spaces. This award covers approximately one quarter of the total construction cost, and the remaining cost will be covered through the DISL General Operating Fund. This award will support and enhance a variety of research and educational opportunities at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Marine Science Hall facility currently supports 10 full-time resident faculty, 4 post-doctoral researchers, and approximately 40 in-residence graduate students. In support of anticipated research growth of 2-4 new faculty over the next 5-10 years, new research laboratory space must be constructed. In addition, marine science education from K-PhD is an integral part of the DISL mission, and laboratory sections of existing graduate and undergraduate-level courses are rare due to the lack of adequate teaching lab space. The new addition will incorporate a flex-usage teaching lab to allow growth of analytical courses. Finally, DISL lacks adequate seminar facilities and the new addition will provide a 1,000 sq. ft. seminar room with raised seating and state-of-the-art A/V equipment. Since its inception in 1971, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has been committed to providing science education and outreach to all reaches of society. By creating new opportunities for scientists through new hires in new areas, the MSH addition will directly influence DISL's long-standing mission to providing science education and outreach through formal and informal means. These include, but are not limited to, DISL's ongoing REU program, K-12 activities shared with DISL's Discovery Hall Programs, collaborative relationships with MESC member historically black colleges and universities, Discovery Hall Program's COSEE activities, and continued involvement with local, state and regional policy-makers.