Creating New Economic Opportunities in Downeast Coastal Maine by Enhancing Marine Education and Research Capacity: Developing the Infrastructure for Innovation

0227729比尔这个奖项是给缅因州在马奇亚斯大学，以支持下面描述的活动36个月。 该提案是为了响应创新伙伴关系计划征集（NSF 02060）而提交的。合作伙伴包括缅因州大学马奇亚斯分校（牵头机构）、Downeast应用海洋研究教育研究所、日出县经济理事会、东部缅因州发展公司、比尔斯镇、卡弗贝类公司、华盛顿县专员、缅因州水产创新中心、科布斯库克湾资源中心、自然保护区、缅因州海洋资源部、缅因州州规划办公室和缅因州科学技术基金会。 该计划的目标是产生应用海洋研究和技术转让的显着增加，导致产品和工艺的商业化，并增加从东部缅因州的人参加在马奇亚斯缅因州大学的副学士和学士学位课程准备他们的海洋技术的新劳动力的数量。 为了实现这些目标，将在海洋生态学，海洋生物学和自然资源经济学领域创建新的教师职位。将安装海洋研究设施。 该大学正在设立管理人员职位，以促进技术转让和商业化。该地区40%以上的家庭年收入低于20，000美元。 该区域的经济严重依赖可再生海洋资源。 海洋水产养殖具有振兴区域经济的巨大潜力，因为研究和教育/培训增加，为初创公司提供技术和商业支持以及训练有素的劳动力。少数民族学生在该计划中的参与将通过几个现有的计划，如少数民族参与计划联盟，麦克奈尔学者计划，桥梁学士学位计划，以及与波多黎各大学的附属计划增加。

0227729Beal This award is to the University of Maine at Machias to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 02060). The partners include the University of Maine at Machias (Lead Institution), Downeast Institute for Applied Marine Research & Education, Sunrise County Economic Council, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Town of Bealls, Carver Shellfish Inc, Washington County Commissioners, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Cobscook Bay Resource Center, The Nature Conservatory, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine State Planning Office, and Maine Science & Technology Foundation. The goals of the program are to produce a significant increase in applied marine research and technology transfer leading to commercialization of products and processes, and to increase the numbers of people from eastern Maine enrolled in associate and baccalaureate degree programs at the University of Maine at Machias preparing them for the new workforce in marine technologies. To accomplish these goals new faculty positions will be created in the areas of marine ecology, marine biology, and natural resource economics. Research facilities for marine research will be installed. Positions for managers to enable technology transfer and commercialization are being established at the university.More than 40% of the households in the region have incomes less than $20,000 annually. The economy of the region relies very heavily on renewable marine resources. Marine aquaculture has a huge potential to revitalize the regional economy given increased research and education/training to provide the technological and business support as well as the trained workforce for start-up companies. The participation of underrepresented minority students in the program will be increased through several currently existing programs, such as Alliance for Minority Participation Program, McNair Scholars Program, Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program, and affiliate programs with the University of Puerto Rico.