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

加州理工州立大学海洋教育和研究中心的海水系统

• 批准号: 0224860
• 负责人: Mark Moline
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: California Polytechnic State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-15 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0224860&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Seawater; System; California; Polytechnic; State

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.

题目：加州理工州立大学海洋教育和研究中心的海水系统(#0224860)。加州理工州立大学圣路易斯奥比斯波(加州理工大学)在M.Moline博士和N.Adams博士的指导下获得了一笔赠款，帮助将位于圣路易斯奥比斯波湾校园40公里处的一个前石油中转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公里长的钢和混凝土码头改造的组成部分，一个500 GPM容量的海水系统将为附近地区存在的丰富动植物提供生命支持，既用于本科教育，也用于合作研究工作。该项目将进行的工作包括建造将水输送到码头主平台的管道系统、建造一次和二次泵系统、制造一次和二次过滤系统、集成/制造一系列海水箱/水族箱以及制造排放系统。海水系统将促进MERC的定向教学和学生研究。海水系统还将提供所需的基础设施，以开展以海洋无脊椎动物、鱼类和藻类的繁殖、发育和生理为重点的教职员工/学生研究项目。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、用于浮游植物的卫星遥感、紫色海胆中的无脊椎动物幼体的定居/发育和发育/细胞生物学。海水系统还将满足正在安装的在线仪器的要求，以监测圣路易斯湾在一系列时间尺度上的变化，这将为中心正在进行的实验提供时间环境背景。该系统将为加州理工大学生物科学系、物理系、工程系和化学系每年约250名学生提供本科生/研究生水平的正式教学奠定基础。它将使该大学能够吸引来访的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利320公里海岸线上唯一的海洋实验室设施。MERC和流动海水系统为海洋教育的新计划提供了基石。随着对加州大学保利分校教育合作研究重要性的理解，与海洋有关的课程得到了新的重视。随着沿海资源的压力，人们对研究该地区的生物动力学越来越感兴趣。该设施的基地是一个原始的岩质潮间带栖息地，离岸200米处有一片海藻森林。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被触及/研究，是中心教育/研究目标的理想之地。MERC的主要使命之一是将我们国家认可的多样化的学生群体与我们关于海洋生物和相关海洋领域的教育的“边做边学”的理念相结合。通过向每个学生提供活跃的研究项目并在MERC提供实践经验，我们处于独特的地位，可以填补面向本科生的海洋教育存在的空白。