Renovation of Biotechnology and Chemistry Research Laboratories at SEOSU

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。 该奖项将提供资金，以翻新三个生物技术和化学研究湿实验室在化学，计算机和物理科学系在东南俄克拉荷马州州立大学（SEOSU），杜兰特，确定科学建设。 这些实验室是在20世纪60年代为无机、有机、物理和分析化学研究而设计的，当时现代生物技术和分子生物学尚未出现，计算机和自动化设备尚未普遍使用，目前的安全和准入标准尚未演变。 拟议的翻修将大大提高实验室对当前研究和仪器放置的适用性，同时保留其他领域未来项目的灵活性。 研究课题将包括生物合成，昆虫发育抑制剂，以及从农业废物中生产生物燃料。EOSU是俄克拉荷马州农村的一所主要的本科院校，有着让本科理科专业学生参与实践研究的悠久传统。大多数学生是来自农村和低收入地区的第一代大学生，很大一部分（30%）是美洲原住民血统或来自STEM领域代表性不足的少数民族背景。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This award will provide funds to renovate three Biotechnology and Chemistry research wet laboratories in the Science building of the Chemistry, Computer and Physical Sciences Department at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SEOSU), Durant, OK. These laboratories were designed in the 1960s for inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry research, before the dawn of modern biotechnology and molecular biology, before the common use of computers and automated equipment, and before the evolution of current safety and access standards. The proposed renovations will greatly improve the suitability of the labs for current research and instrumentation placement, while retaining flexibility for future projects in other areas. Research topics that will be pursued include biosynthesis, insect development inhibitors, and biofuel production from agricultural waste. EOSU is a predominantly undergraduate institution in rural Oklahoma, with a strong tradition of involving undergraduate science majors in hands-on research. The majority of the students are first-generation college students from rural and low-income areas, and a large percentage (30%) are of Native American descent or from minority backgrounds underrepresented in STEM fields.