Upgrading the Undergraduate Marine Science Curriculum by Introduction of Radioisotope and Fluorometric Techniques As Tools for Scientific Investigation

香农点海洋中心正在开发海洋科学本科教学和学生研究的创新项目，面向华盛顿西部的学生，也面向当地社区大学的学生。海洋藻类课程的修订强调应用现代技术研究海洋植物生物学的生态生理学和实验生理学。放射性同位素和荧光测定法正被用作研究有机碳、营养和能量循环以及藻类生物量和生长的工具。海洋生态学课程正在应用放射性示踪剂来研究无脊椎动物的摄食和能量转换。正在举办讲习班，培训社区学院的教职员工和学生、WWU理科专业的学生和自学学生如何使用放射性同位素和荧光测定法作为海洋系统科学调查的工具。这所大学将捐赠一笔相当于该奖项的金额。

The Shannon Point Marine Center is developing innovative programs in undergraduate teaching and student research in marine science, for students at Western Washington but also students from local community colleges. Revisions in the Marine Algae course emphasize ecological physiology and experimental phycology by the application of modern techniques to study the biology of marine plants. Radioisotopes and fluorometry are being used as tools to study organic carbon, nutrient, and energy cycles as well as algal biomass and growth. The Marine Ecology course is applying radiotracers to study feeding and energy transformation in invertebrates. Workshops are being run to train community college faculty and students, WWU science majors and independent study students in the use of radioisotopes and fluorometry as tools in scientific investigation of marine systems. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.