CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR BIOENGINEERING

描述(由申请人提供)： 申请者要求400万美元用于建造16,170平方米的建筑。英国《金融时报》斯基尔卡尼奇大厅的实验室空间，一个新的33,000平方米。英国《金融时报》宾夕法尼亚大学生物工程系实验室大楼。实验室空间的费用估计为14376100美元。宾夕法尼亚大学将承担剩余的费用。该项目是规模更大的Skirkanich音乐厅建设项目的一部分，总成本为3800万美元。生物工程系在生物工程教育、培训和研究方面表现出强大的领导力，并与医学院和医学与工程研究所建立了牢固的联系。它是这个国家最古老的建筑之一。该系正在进入一个积极发展的阶段，在四年的时间里增加了八名新教师，并将研究生项目的规模扩大了一倍。研究的增长将强调基础工程科学的发展和对四个主要领域的应用：损伤生物工程、神经工程、整形外科生物工程和心肺工程。来自国家研究资源中心(NCRR)计划的资金将能够建设新的设施，以支持该部门在新研究领域的增长，并允许研究人员从不符合标准的空间转移到新的空间，从而使对现有研究项目的投资成为可能。腾出的空间将从其他基金中进行升级，以支持宾夕法尼亚大学内生物工程的扩展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The applicant requests $4 million toward the construction of 16,170 sq. ft. of laboratory space in Skirkanich Hall, a new 33,000 sq. ft. laboratory building for the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Bioengineering. The cost of the laboratory space is estimated at $14,376,100. The University of Pennsylvania will cover the balance of the cost. This project is part of the bigger Skirkanich Hall construction project with a total cost of $38 million. The Department of Bioengineering has displayed strong leadership in bioengineering education, training and research with strong ties to the School of Medicine and the Institute of Medicine and Engineering. It is one of the oldest in the country. The Department is entering a phase of aggressive growth by adding eight new faculty over a period of four years and doubling the size of the graduate program. The growth in research will emphasize the development of fundamental engineering science and application to four thrust areas: Injury Bioengineering, Neuroengineering, Orthopedic Bioengineering, and Cardio-pulmonary Engineering. Funding from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) program will enable the construction of new facilities to support the growth of the department in new research areas, and enable investment in existing research programs by allowing researchers to move from substandard space to new space. The vacated space will be upgraded from other funds to support the expansion of Bioengineering within the University of Pennsylvania.