A Seawater System for California Polytechnic State University's Marine Education and Research Center

加州理工州立大学海洋教育和研究中心的海水系统

• 批准号: 0224860
• 负责人: Mark Moline
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: California Polytechnic State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-15 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0224860&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Seawater; System; California; Polytechnic; State

ABSTRACTTitle: A Seawater System for California Polytechnic State University's Marine Education and Research Center (#0224860).A grant has been awarded to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) under the direction of Drs. M. Moline and N. Adams, to help develop a former petroleum transfer pier located 40 km from campus in San Luis Obispo Bay into the new Marine Education and Research Center (MERC). As an integral part of the conversion of this unique 1 kilometer-long steel and concrete pier, a 500-gpm capacity seawater system will provide life support for the rich fauna and flora that exist in immediate area for both undergraduate education and collaborative research efforts. The work to be performed for this project includes, fabrication of the piping system that will carry water to the main platform on the pier, fabrication of a primary and secondary pumping system, fabrication of a primary and secondary filtration system, integration/fabrication of a series of seawater tanks/aquaria, and fabrication of a discharge system. The seawater system will facilitate directed instruction and student research at the MERC. The seawater system will also provide the infrastructure required to conduct faculty/student research projects focused on the reproduction, development and physiology of marine invertebrates, fish, and algae. Some specific core areas of research include; bioluminescence, fish population genetics, eelgrass and algal physiology/ecology, satellite remote sensing as applied to phytoplankton, invertebrate larval settling/development and developmental/cell biology in purple sea urchins. The seawater system will also meet the requirements for in-line instrumentation being installed to monitor change in San Luis Bay over a range of time scales, which will provide the temporal environmental context for ongoing experimentation at the center. The system will provide the foundation for formal instruction at the undergraduate/graduate levels to approximately 250 students at Cal Poly annually within the departments of Biological Sciences, Physics, Engineering and Chemistry. It will allow the University to attract visiting scientists and students to participate in research and courses and to promote marine sciences nationwide. The location of the new facility provides the only marine laboratory facility along 320 km of coastline from Santa Barbara to Monterey. The MERC and a flowing seawater system provide a cornerstone for a new program in marine education. There is a new emphasis is on marine-related curriculum with the understanding of the importance of collaborative research in education at Cal Poly. With pressures on coastal resources, there has been increased scientific interest in studying the biological dynamics in the area. The base of the facility is a pristine rocky intertidal habitat with a kelp forest 200m offshore. The majority of the coastline to the north extending to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is relatively untouched/unstudied and is ideal for the educational/research goals of the Center. One of the primary missions of the MERC is to combine our nationally recognized and diverse student body with our "learn-by-doing" philosophy on education in marine biology and related marine fields. By exposing every student to active research programs and providing hands on experience at the MERC, we are in the unique position to fill the gap that exists in marine education targeting undergraduate learning.

摘要标题：加州理工州立大学海洋教育和研究中心的海水系统 (#0224860)。在 Drs. M. Moline 和 N. Adams 帮助将距离圣路易斯奥比斯波湾校园 40 公里的前石油转运码头改建为新的海洋教育和研究中心 (MERC)。 作为这个独特的 1 公里长的钢和混凝土码头改造的一个组成部分，容量为 500 加仑/分钟的海水系统将为附近地区存在的丰富的动植物群提供生命支持，用于本科教育和合作研究工作。该项目要进行的工作包括制造将水输送到码头主平台的管道系统、制造初级和次级泵送系统、制造初级和次级过滤系统、集成/制造系列海水箱/水族箱，以及排放系统的制造。 海水系统将促进 MERC 的定向教学和学生研究。 海水系统还将提供开展教师/学生研究项目所需的基础设施，重点关注海洋无脊椎动物、鱼类和藻类的繁殖、发育和生理学。 一些具体的核心研究领域包括：生物发光、鱼类种群遗传学、鳗草和藻类生理学/生态学、卫星遥感应用于浮游植物、无脊椎动物幼体定居/发育以及紫海胆的发育/细胞生物学。该海水系统还将满足安装在线仪器的要求，以监测圣路易斯湾在一系列时间尺度上的变化，这将为该中心正在进行的实验提供时间环境背景。 该系统将为加州理工大学生物科学、物理、工程和化学系每年约 250 名学生提供本科/研究生正式教学的基础。它将允许大学吸引访问科学家和学生参与研究和课程，并在全国范围内推广海洋科学。新设施的位置是从圣巴巴拉到蒙特雷 320 公里海岸线上唯一的海洋实验室设施。 MERC 和流动海水系统为海洋教育新项目奠定了基石。随着对加州理工教育合作研究重要性的理解，与海洋相关的课程得到了新的重视。 由于沿海资源面临压力，人们对研究该地区生物动态的兴趣日益浓厚。 该设施的基地是一个原始的岩石潮间带栖息地，离岸 200m 处有一片海带森林。 向北延伸至蒙特利湾国家海洋保护区的大部分海岸线相对未受影响/未研究，非常适合该中心的教育/研究目标。 MERC 的主要使命之一是将我们全国认可的多元化学生群体与我们的海洋生物学和相关海洋领域的“边做边学”教育理念结合起来。 通过让每个学生参与活跃的研究项目并在 MERC 提供实践经验，我们处于独特的地位，可以填补针对本科学习的海洋教育中存在的空白。