Collaborative Research: Restoration of Herbarium Specimens of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Damaged by Hurricane Katrina

已向路易斯安那州立大学和农业与机械学院颁发了一笔赠款，由Diane M.弗格森修复和重新安置约10,000植物标本损坏的洪水沃茨造成的卡特里娜飓风在2005年。 该补助金是与密西西比大学、南亚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：麦克阿尔福德（南密西西比大学），露西尔麦库克（密西西比大学），凯利·梅杰（南亚拉巴马大学）和黛安·弗格森（路易斯安那州立大学）。每个机构都要求提供资金，用于修复植物标本馆中10,000个标本因水和霉菌而受到的损坏。 调查人员已经打捞出标本并将其冷冻，为修复工作做准备。将解冻样本和标签，必要时刷去霉菌，并重新贴在新纸上。将购买新的植物标本箱，以取代那些被洪水损坏的，并提供重新安装标本。 所有的机构都将雇用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 Lousiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College under the direction of Dr. Diane M. Ferguson 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.