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

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.

请求为 R/V Blue Heron 号提供额外和备用科学支持设备资金，这是一艘 86 英尺长的沿海研究船，由明尼苏达大学拥有，由大湖天文台运营，作为美国学术研究舰队的一部分（ARF）。 Blue Heron 于 1985 年建造，用于在大浅滩捕鱼，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，可停泊 11 名船员和科学家，并可操作 24港口停靠期间每天最多持续 21 小时。 Blue Heron 是大学国家海洋学实验室系统 (UNOLS) 的一部分，可供任何五大湖的研究科学家特许使用。 2022 年，该船完成了 110 个资助日，其中 45 个日（41%）是为 NSF 提供的。到 2023 年，该船计划服役 55 天，其中 36 天（65%）将用于 NSF。本提案中要求的舰载科学支持设备 (SSSE) 包括：1) 导航套件升级 20,542 美元 2) 工作船 22,422 美元 42,964 美元 更广泛的影响当前提案的主要影响是根据提案指南（NSF 19-602）。它为科学家使用该船及其共享仪器提供基础设施支持，以支持其 NSF 资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受 NSF 相关研究计划的单独审查）。 共享仪器的采购、维护和操作使美国任何大学或实验室的 NSF 资助的研究人员都可以使用经过校准的工作仪器进行研究，从而降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，NSF 的法定使命被认为值得支持。