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

摘要标题：加州州立大学海洋教育和研究中心的海水系统（#0224860）。在M.莫林和N.亚当斯，以帮助开发位于圣路易斯奥比斯波湾校园40公里的前石油转运码头到新的海洋教育和研究中心（MERC）。 作为这个独特的1米长的钢和混凝土码头改造的一个组成部分，一个500加仑/分容量的海水系统将为附近地区丰富的动物群和植物群提供生命支持，用于本科教育和合作研究。本项目拟进行的工作包括：制造将水输送至码头主平台的管道系统、制造一级和二级泵送系统、制造一级和二级过滤系统、集成/制造一系列海水罐/水族箱以及制造排放系统。 海水系统将有助于在MERC的指导教学和学生研究。 海水系统还将提供进行教师/学生研究项目所需的基础设施，重点是海洋无脊椎动物，鱼类和藻类的繁殖，发育和生理学。 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，无脊椎动物幼虫沉降/发育和发育/细胞生物学在紫色海胆。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系列时间尺度上的变化，这将为该中心正在进行的实验提供时间环境背景。 该系统将提供在本科/研究生水平的正式教学的基础，每年约250名学生在加州理工学院的生物科学，物理，工程和化学部门。它将使该大学能够吸引来访的科学家和学生参加研究和课程，并在全国范围内促进海洋科学。新设施的位置提供了从圣巴巴拉到蒙特雷320公里海岸线沿着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计划提供了基石。有一个新的重点是海洋相关的课程与合作研究在教育中的重要性的理解在加州理工学院。 随着沿海资源的压力，人们对研究该地区的生物动态越来越感兴趣。 该设施的基础是一个原始的岩石潮间带栖息地与海带森林离岸200米。 向北延伸到蒙特雷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的主要使命之一是将我们国家认可的多样化学生团体与我们的“边做边学”海洋生物学和相关海洋领域教育理念相结合。 通过让每一个学生接触到积极的研究项目，并在MERC提供实践经验，我们处于独特的位置，以填补在针对本科学习的海洋教育中存在的差距。

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.