University of Minnesota/RV Blue Heron 2023 Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment

明尼苏达大学/RV Blue Heron 2023 舰载科学支持设备

• 批准号: 2313789
• 负责人: Richard Ricketts
• 金额: $ 4.3万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota Duluth
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2313789&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; Minnesota; RV; Blue; Heron; University; Minnesota; RV; Blue; Heron

A request is made to fund additional and back-up science support equipment for the R/V Blue Heron, an 86-foot Coastal research vessel owned by the University of Minnesota and operated by the Large Lakes Observatory as part of the US Academic Research Fleet (ARF). Built in 1985 for fishing on the Grand Banks, the Blue Heron was purchased by the University of Minnesota in 1997. The vessel is outfitted with state-of-the-art research equipment, has berthing for 11 crew and scientists, and can operate 24 hours per day for up to 21 days in between port calls. The Blue Heron is part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), and is available for charter by research scientists on any of the Great Lakes. In 2022, the vessel completed 110 funded days, 45 of these (41%) were for NSF. In 2023, the vessel is scheduled for 55 days, 36 of which (65%) will be for NSF.Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE) requested in this proposal includes:1) Navigational suite upgrade $20,542 2) Work boat $22,422 $42,964 Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 19-602). It provides infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF). The acquisition, maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

提出了为R/V Blue Heron提供额外和后备科学支持设备的要求，R/V Blue Heron是一座由明尼苏达大学拥有的86英尺沿海研究船，由大湖泊天文台作为美国学术研究机队（ARF）的一部分。 Blue Heron于1985年建于1985年在大银行钓鱼，于1997年被明尼苏达大学购买。该船配备了最先进的研究设备，可容纳11名机组人员和科学家，每天可以在港口呼叫之间每天24小时运行21天。蓝鹭是大学国家海洋实验室系统（UNOLS）的一部分，可由任何大湖区的研究科学家租用。在2022年，该船完成了110天，其中45天（41％）用于NSF。 2023年，该船定于55天，其中36天（65％）将用于本提案中要求的NSF.Shipsific Sc​​ientific支持设备（SSSE），包括：1）Navigational Suite Suite升级$ 20,542 2）工作船22,422 $ 22,422 19-602）。它为科学家提供了基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享用途的仪器来支持其NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（NSF相关研究计划单独进行了审查）。 共享使用工具的获取，维护和操作允许NSF资助的任何美国大学或实验室访问工作，校准其研究的仪器，降低该研究的成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。本奖项奖反映了NSF的立法任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力评估和广泛的评估来评估的，并值得通过评估来进行评估。