Seawater Pumping and Estuarine Access at HMSC: A Planning Grant

HMSC 的海水抽水和河口通道：规划补助金

• 批准号: 0627840
• 负责人: George Boehlert
• 金额: $ 1.49万
• 依托单位: Oregon State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-09-15 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0627840&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Seawater; Pumping; Estuarine; Access; HMSC

This award supports institutional planning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC), with a focus on assessing and prioritizing infrastructure improvement needs for seawater pumping and bay access in support of HMSC's research, education, and outreach functions. The current seawater pumping system is antiquated and requires a great deal of maintenance and repair. In addition, the dock supporting the seawater pumps is beginning to fail, and will need to be repaired within the next five years. Existing research docks adjacent to the seawater pumping system are limited in capability, failing in terms of construction and current piling support, and lack the ability to support diverse research, education, and outreach requirements of a modern marine laboratory.Broader ImpactsThe Center serves approximately 150,000 community members/13,000 K-12 students/20-25 graduate students in residence and a high number of undergraduate students through courses each year. The planning and eventual renovations will support these end users. The education and training programs are extensive and include a REU site program and a teacher training program that has attracted teachers from over 10 different countries and 8 different states. Through its education center and outreach programs HMSC reaches 150,000 visitors and 13,000 school children annually.

该奖项支持哈特菲尔德海洋科学中心（HMSC）的机构规划，重点是评估和优先考虑海水泵送和海湾通道的基础设施改善需求，以支持HMSC的研究、教育和推广功能。目前的海水泵送系统陈旧，需要大量的维护和维修。此外，支撑海水泵的船坞也开始出现故障，需要在未来五年内进行维修。现有的研究码头毗邻海水泵送系统，能力有限，在建设和现有打桩支撑方面存在不足，缺乏支持现代海洋实验室多样化研究、教育和外联要求的能力。更广泛的影响该中心每年通过课程为大约150,000名社区成员/13,000名K-12学生/20-25名研究生和大量本科生提供服务。规划和最终的翻新将支持这些最终用户。教育和培训项目范围广泛，包括REU现场项目和教师培训项目，吸引了来自10多个不同国家和8个不同州的教师。通过其教育中心和外展项目，HMSC每年接待15万名游客和1.3万名学童。