Operations and Maintenance Support - Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

运营和维护支持 - 班菲尔德海洋科学中心

基本信息

批准号：
RTI-2017-00499
负责人：
Anholt, Bradley
金额：
$ 10.93万
依托单位：
University of Victoria
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Research Tools and Instruments
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=616692
关键词：
Operations Maintenance Support Bamfield Marine

项目摘要

The Bamfield Marine and Sciences Centre (BMSC) is a world-class research facility located in Barkley Sound adjacent to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Five western research universities (Victoria, British Columbia, Simon Fraser,Calgary, and Alberta) established BMSC as a partnership in 1970 at the request of the National Research Council (NRC) to create a national facility capable of supporting coastal and marine research of the highest caliber. BMSC is internationally recognized as among the very best such facilities in the world. No other facility offers researchers such a diverse array of organisms and habitats alongside such an extensive and versatile infrastructure. External referees have described BMSC as a "jewel". A specialized seawater system supplies 3000L of seawater/min to 3000 m2 of lab space, and more than 100 additional outdoor holding facilities. Specialized research equipment includes: 1) A 12 m flume with Particle Imaging Velocimeter (PIV) 2) A confocal fluorescence microscope 3) A scintillation counter 4) An Atomic Absorption Spectrometer 5) A diverse fleet of vessels, including a ROV. 6) Standard lab equipment ranging from PCR to nets and rubber boots. 7) Incubators, freezers. The entire infrastructure is supported by backup power. The remote setting of this campus means that BMSC has to be self-sufficient. BMSC has a full-time Research Coordinator, IT administrator, Animal Care Coordinator, Dive Safety Officer, and 2 boat skippers to ensure that the facility is always in a state of readiness for arriving researchers. Additional staff are hired seasonally to meet peak demands. Staff ensure that researchers can carry out their projects safely while adhering to regulatory requirements that pertain to research activities. BMSC is the only university-based marine research facility on the Pacific coast and is available to researchers 365 days a year. BMSC hosts researchers from every province except PEI and will exceed 7000 researcher days during 2016 the equivalent of nearly 20 year-round researchers. Over the last 5 years, almost 100 different groups have conducted research at BMSC. Research use has increased in each of the last 5 years. In 2016, BMSC hosted 32 principal investigators from 15 Canadian universities and 5 international universities. These groups included 10 postdoctoral, 41 graduate, and 18 undergraduate researchers. BMSC supports research that ranges from the comparative biochemistry of fish, to the recruitment of rockfish on the Pacific Coast. Over the last 10 years research at BMSC has generated more than 700 peer-reviewed publications. BMSC will continue to expand our knowledge of coastal habitats and organisms which provides diverse economic and cultural values to Canadians. The 45 year history of BMSC allows it to be a window on global change because it has the before picture.

班菲尔德海洋与科学中心 (BMSC) 是一个世界级的研究设施，位于加拿大温哥华岛外西海岸的巴克利湾，毗邻环太平洋国家公园保护区。应国家研究委员会 (NRC) 的要求，五所西方研究型大学（维多利亚、不列颠哥伦比亚、西蒙弗雷泽、卡尔加里和阿尔伯塔）于 1970 年合作建立了 BMSC，旨在创建一个能够支持沿海和海洋研究的国家设施。最高口径。 BMSC 被国际公认为世界上最好的此类设施之一。没有其他设施能够为研究人员提供如此多样化的生物体和栖息地以及如此广泛和多功能的基础设施。外部裁判将 BMSC 描述为“宝石”。专门的海水系统向 3000 平方米的实验室空间和 100 多个额外的室外储存设施提供 3000 升海水/分钟。专业研究设备包括： 1) 配备粒子成像测速仪 (PIV) 的 12 m 水槽 2) 共焦荧光显微镜 3) 闪烁计数器 4) 原子吸收光谱仪 5) 各种船只，包括 ROV。 6) 标准实验室设备，从 PCR 到网和橡胶靴。 7) 培养箱、冷冻柜。整个基础设施由备用电源支持。该校区地处偏远，意味着 BMSC 必须自给自足。 BMSC 拥有一名全职研究协调员、IT 管理员、动物护理协调员、潜水安全官和 2 名船长，以确保该设施始终处于为抵达研究人员做好准备的状态。季节性雇用更多员工以满足高峰需求。工作人员确保研究人员能够安全地开展他们的项目，同时遵守与研究活动有关的监管要求。 BMSC 是太平洋沿岸唯一一所以大学为基础的海洋研究机构，全年 365 天向研究人员开放。 BMSC 接待了除爱德华王子岛以外各省的研究人员，2016 年研究人员日数将超过 7000 个，相当于近 20 名常年研究人员。过去 5 年里，近 100 个不同的团体在 BMSC 进行了研究。过去 5 年，研究用途逐年增加。 2016年，BMSC接待了来自15所加拿大大学和5所国际大学的32名主要研究人员。这些小组包括 10 名博士后、41 名研究生和 18 名本科生研究人员。 BMSC 支持从鱼类比较生物化学到太平洋沿岸石斑鱼的招募等研究。过去 10 年中，BMSC 的研究已发表 700 多篇经过同行评审的出版物。 BMSC 将继续扩大我们对沿海栖息地和生物体的了解，为加拿大人提供多样化的经济和文化价值。 BMSC 45 年的历史使其成为了解全球变化的窗口，因为它拥有以前的景象。