COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, Restoration of Herbarium Specimens of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Damaged by Hurricane Katrina

在Lucile M. McCook博士的指导下，密西西比大学获得了一笔赠款，用于修复和重新安置在2005年卡特里娜飓风造成的洪水中受损的大约10,000株植物标本。该赠款是与密西西比大学、南阿拉巴马大学和路易斯安那州立大学合作颁发的。四名高级人员参与其中：Mac Alford（南密西西比大学）、Lucille McCook（密西西比大学）、Kelly Major（南阿拉巴马大学）和Diane Ferguson（路易斯安那州立大学）。每个机构都要求资金用于修复植物标本室中因水和霉菌损坏的10,000个标本。调查人员打捞了标本并将其冷冻起来，为修复工作做准备。样品和标签将解冻，必要时刷去模具，并重新安装到新纸上。将购买新的植物标本室，以替换那些被洪水损坏的标本箱，并购买重新安装标本的用品。所有的机构都将雇佣本科生来帮助修复工作。学生将从代表性不足的群体中招募。

A grant has been awarded to the University of Mississippi under the direction of Dr. Lucile M. McCook to repair and re-house approximately 10,000 plant specimens damaged by flood waters caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The grant is a collaborative award with the University of Mississippi, the University of South Alabama, and Louisiana State University. Four senior personnel are involved: Mac Alford (University of Southern MIssissippi, Lucille McCook (University of Mississippi.), Kelly Major (University of South Alabama), and Diane Ferguson (Louisiana State University). Each institution requests funds for work to repair damage from water and mold to the 10,000 specimens in the herbarium. The investigators have salvaged specimens and frozen them in preparation for repair work. Specimens and labels will be thawed, brushed of mold if necessary, and remounted to new paper. New herbarium cases will be purchased to replace those damaged by flooding, and for supplies to re-mount specimens. All of the institutions will employ undergraduate students to help with the restoration work. Students will be recruited from underrepresented groups.