Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Ocean Technology

9317935卡拉汉海洋技术对我国具有重大的经济和科学影响。向罗德岛大学(欧洲经济共同体-9222523)提供的规划赠款帮助产生了足够的工业支持，以满足组建工业/大学海洋技术合作研究中心所需的标准。该中心的研究议程将集中在环境监测系统、设备测试和声学以及海洋测绘方面。首席研究员和同事都是国际公认的科学家，他们有资源和能力管理这个中心。该中心与NSF生物与关键系统部海洋工程系统部项目经理诺曼·卡普兰进行了协调。额外的资金由美国海军部提供，以加强正在进行的研究并获得该中心的成员资格。项目经理建议罗德岛大学在为期五年的持续奖励的第一年获得5万美元的奖励。建议再提供25,000美元，为期一年，资金由美国海军部提供。每12个月接近结束时，项目经理和/或工程教育中心部门主任将审查中心在一系列更新标准要求方面的进展，包括以下内容：1)大学/行业互动的发展程度；2)支持基础的发展程度；3)强大的研究计划发展的程度。如果审查结果令人满意，项目经理将建议对下一阶段的持续奖励提供支持。

9317935 Callahan The ocean technologies have significant economic and scientific impact on our nation. A planning grant to the University of Rhode Island (EEC-9222523) has helped generate sufficient industrial support to meet the criteria required to form an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Ocean Technologies. The Center's research agenda will focus on environmental monitoring systems, equipment testing and acoustics and ocean mapping. The Principal Investigator and colleagues are internationally recognized scientists who have the resources and capability to run this Center. This Center has been coordinated with Norman Caplan, Program Manager, Ocean Engineering Systems, Division of Biological and Critical Systems at NSF. Additional funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Navy to augment ongoing research and to obtain a membership in the Center. The Program Manager recommends the University of Rhode Island be awarded $50,000 for the first year of a five-year continuing award. An additional $25,000 is recommended for one year with funds provided by the U.S. Department of Navy. Near the end of each 12-month period, the Program Manager and/or the Division Director of the Engineering Education Centers Division will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria requirements, including the following: 1) the extent to which the university/industry interaction is developing; 2) the extent to which the support base is developing and 3) the extent to which a robust research program is developing. If the review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will recommend support for the next period of this continuing award.