A Seawater System for California Polytechnic State University's Marine Education and Research Center

摘要题目：加州理工州立大学海洋教育与研究中心的海水系统（#0224860）。加州州立理工大学圣路易斯奥比斯波分校（calpoly）获得了一项资助。m.m oline和N. Adams，帮助将位于圣路易斯奥比斯波湾校园40公里处的前石油转运码头开发成新的海洋教育和研究中心（MERC）。作为这个独特的1公里长的钢铁和混凝土码头改造的组成部分，一个500加仑/分的海水系统将为紧邻地区丰富的动植物提供生命支持，用于本科教育和合作研究工作。本项目将进行的工作包括：制造将水输送到码头主平台的管道系统、制造一次和二次抽水系统、制造一次和二次过滤系统、集成/制造一系列海水水箱/水族箱，以及制造排放系统。海水系统将促进MERC的指导教学和学生研究。海水系统还将提供必要的基础设施，以进行教师/学生的研究项目，重点是海洋无脊椎动物、鱼类和藻类的繁殖、发育和生理。一些具体的核心研究领域包括；生物发光，鱼类种群遗传学，鳗草和藻类生理学/生态学，卫星遥感应用于浮游植物，无脊椎动物幼虫定居/发育和紫海胆的发育/细胞生物学。海水系统还将满足安装在线仪器的要求，以监测圣路易斯湾在一定时间尺度上的变化，这将为中心正在进行的实验提供时间环境背景。该系统每年将为加州理工学院生物科学系、物理系、工程系和化学系约250名本科生/研究生提供正式教学基础。它将使该大学能够吸引访问科学家和学生参与研究和课程，并在全国范围内推广海洋科学。新设施的位置提供了从圣巴巴拉到蒙特雷320公里海岸线上唯一的海洋实验室设施。MERC和流动的海水系统为海洋教育的新项目提供了基石。随着对合作研究在加州理工学院教育中的重要性的理解，新的重点是与海洋相关的课程。随着沿海资源的压力，研究该地区生物动态的科学兴趣日益增加。该设施的基地是一个原始的岩石潮间带栖息地，离岸200米处有一片海带森林。向北延伸到蒙特利湾国家海洋保护区的大部分海岸线相对未受影响/未被研究，是该中心教育/研究目标的理想选择。MERC的主要任务之一是将我们全国公认的多元化学生群体与我们在海洋生物学和相关海洋领域的“边做边学”教育理念结合起来。通过让每个学生都接触到积极的研究项目，并在MERC提供实践经验，我们处于独特的地位，可以填补海洋教育针对本科学习的空白。

ABSTRACTTitle: A Seawater System for California Polytechnic State University's Marine Education and Research Center (#0224860).A grant has been awarded to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) under the direction of Drs. M. Moline and N. Adams, to help develop a former petroleum transfer pier located 40 km from campus in San Luis Obispo Bay into the new Marine Education and Research Center (MERC). As an integral part of the conversion of this unique 1 kilometer-long steel and concrete pier, a 500-gpm capacity seawater system will provide life support for the rich fauna and flora that exist in immediate area for both undergraduate education and collaborative research efforts. The work to be performed for this project includes, fabrication of the piping system that will carry water to the main platform on the pier, fabrication of a primary and secondary pumping system, fabrication of a primary and secondary filtration system, integration/fabrication of a series of seawater tanks/aquaria, and fabrication of a discharge system. The seawater system will facilitate directed instruction and student research at the MERC. The seawater system will also provide the infrastructure required to conduct faculty/student research projects focused on the reproduction, development and physiology of marine invertebrates, fish, and algae. Some specific core areas of research include; bioluminescence, fish population genetics, eelgrass and algal physiology/ecology, satellite remote sensing as applied to phytoplankton, invertebrate larval settling/development and developmental/cell biology in purple sea urchins. The seawater system will also meet the requirements for in-line instrumentation being installed to monitor change in San Luis Bay over a range of time scales, which will provide the temporal environmental context for ongoing experimentation at the center. The system will provide the foundation for formal instruction at the undergraduate/graduate levels to approximately 250 students at Cal Poly annually within the departments of Biological Sciences, Physics, Engineering and Chemistry. It will allow the University to attract visiting scientists and students to participate in research and courses and to promote marine sciences nationwide. The location of the new facility provides the only marine laboratory facility along 320 km of coastline from Santa Barbara to Monterey. The MERC and a flowing seawater system provide a cornerstone for a new program in marine education. There is a new emphasis is on marine-related curriculum with the understanding of the importance of collaborative research in education at Cal Poly. With pressures on coastal resources, there has been increased scientific interest in studying the biological dynamics in the area. The base of the facility is a pristine rocky intertidal habitat with a kelp forest 200m offshore. The majority of the coastline to the north extending to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is relatively untouched/unstudied and is ideal for the educational/research goals of the Center. One of the primary missions of the MERC is to combine our nationally recognized and diverse student body with our "learn-by-doing" philosophy on education in marine biology and related marine fields. By exposing every student to active research programs and providing hands on experience at the MERC, we are in the unique position to fill the gap that exists in marine education targeting undergraduate learning.