Laboratory for Outdoor 研究, 农业, 保护, and 可持续性 (LORACS)
OU-LORACS supports outdoor research and 教育al activities related to ecology, 农业, 保护, 和可持续性. Located on the SE corner of campus, it supports scholarly and 教育al activities by affiliated faculty and student groups from throughout 365英国上市官网.
The OU-LORACS facility fosters research collaborations within and across OU departments, 学校, 和大学, advancing our understanding of the natural environment and creating an active culture of sustainability and environmental stewardship. It supports the development of creative and learning activities within the OU community and its broader community partners.
OU-LORACS resources include hoop houses, garden beds, indoor lab spaces, the 校园学生有机农场, and a facility for conducting temperature-controlled aquatic mesocosm experiments at large spatial scales.
If you or your organization would like to collaborate with an OU-LORACS affiliated faculty member on anything related to ecological research, 农业, 保护, 或可持续性, 请发邮件到 (电子邮件保护).
Location: 3070 Butler Rd (intersection of Adams & 巴特勒道路)
附属教授:
- Fay汉森, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
- 托马斯Raffel, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
- 杰米逊玛丽, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
- 乔纳森Maisonneuve, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- 莎拉Beetham, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- OU-LORACS supports outdoor research projects by OU faculty and students studying a variety of ecological questions, 包括:
- Temperature dependence of disease transmission in frog populations. (Supported by NSF grant IOS-1651888 to T. Raffel)
- Influence of urbanization on wild bee communities. (Supported by a Foundation for Food and Agricultural 研究 grant to M. Jamieson)
- Drivers of strawberry productivity across an urban-rural gradient. (Supported by a Foundation for Food and Agricultural 研究 grant to M. Jamieson)
- How temperature variability and leaf litter quality affect tadpole development and susceptibility to parasitic infections. (Supported by NSF grant IOS-1121529 to T. Raffel)
- Interested in getting involved with ecological research at OU-LORACS? 联系人员 汤姆Raffel or 杰米逊玛丽.
- OU-LORACS的房子 校园学生有机农场 (CSOF), which supports multiple academic and community engagement programs. Academic programs and courses supported by CSOF include:
- S. 和B.A. 生物科学
- Urban 农业 and Agroecology Minor
- 有机农业
- BIO 3361 Applied Organic Farming
- BIO 3362永续栽培
- BIO 3363 Permaculture Laboratory
- 食品系统生物学
- Interested in the 校园学生有机农场? 联络CSOF主任 Fay汉森.
- OU-LORACS支持研究, 教育, and outreach activities promoting 保护 and restoration ecology.
- Restoring pollinator habitat in urban ecosystems – 杰米逊玛丽
- Protecting amphibians from climate-dependent infectious diseases – 汤姆Raffel
- Interested in supporting 保护 efforts at OU-LORACS? 联络我们: (电子邮件保护).
OU-LORACS支持研究 and teaching initiatives to develop and promote environmental sustainability, 包括在农业领域, 自然资源管理, 能源生产.
- 校园学生有机农场 (CSOF) – contact CSOF Director Fay汉森
- Solar Greenhouse and Renewable Energy research – contact researcher 乔纳森Maisonneuve
- Sustainable 农业 and Natural Resource Management 研究 - contact researcher 杰米逊玛丽