Expansion of the Seawater System of the Center for Marine Science

国际和平研究所要求提供资金，通过扩展到现有湿实验室一侧的相邻现场设备储藏室和当前湿实验室另一侧的前运输/接收室，增加湿实验室空间，从而扩大和加强海水设施。这些房间是在CMS大楼的新翼建成后提供的。最初的建筑包括一个潮湿的实验室和海水设施，由于新教师的招聘以及研究和教育项目的增长，对这些设施的需求大幅增加。湿实验室的海水取自码头尽头的ICW。CMS湿实验室提供了约1500平方英尺的空间和9个海水接入点，以满足联合国妇女发展委员会68名教职员工、他们的研究生和本科生以及访问调查人员的需求。自2000年以来，随着海洋研究项目的快速发展，对潮湿实验室空间的需求已经超过了目前的可用空间。供特定项目使用(而不是专门用于单个项目)。其中一个研究室的使用优先权将授予从事学位论文或论文研究的研究生。智力优势：扩大潮湿的实验室空间将极大地增加联合国教科文组织教职员工、访问科学家和CMS学生的研究和教育选择。扩大的实验室空间将满足许多研究项目对培养设施日益增长的需求，只有在生物体能够可靠和可靠地维持之前，科学才能开始。更广泛的影响：该网站在本科生和研究生的教育和研究培训方面非常活跃。这些额外的设施将增强学生研究的能力，甚至还留出了一个环境舱供学生工作。通过为实践和探索项目提供动物抱养设施，该项目还将为该网站主办的许多教育项目做出贡献。20多年来，该中心通过为中小学生和成年人提供实践体验的MarineQuest项目，以及各种夏令营、课程和研讨会，参与了外联活动。

The PI's request funding to expand and enhance seawater facilities by increasing wet laboratory space through expansion into an adjacent field equipment storage room on one side of the existing wet lab room, and into the former shipping/receiving room on the other side of the current wet lab room. These rooms were made available upon completion of the new wing of the CMS building. The original building included a wet laboratory and seawater facility for which demand has increased greatly due to new faculty hires and growth of research and education programs. The wet laboratory is supplied with seawater drawn from the ICW at the end of a pier. The CMS wet laboratory provides about 1,500 ft2 of space with 9 seawater access points to meet the needs of 68 UNCW faculty, their graduate and undergraduate students, and visiting investigators. With rapid development of marine research programs since 2000, demand for wet laboratory space has exceeded current availability. chambers to be available for specific project use (rather than dedication to a single project). Use priority of one of the chambers will go to graduate students working on dissertation or thesis research. Intellectual merit: Expansion of wet laboratory space would greatly increase the options for research and education available to UNCW faculty, visiting scientists and students at CMS. Expanded laboratory space would accommodate the growing demand for culture facilities for many research programs, the science cannot begin until organisms can be reliably and dependably maintained. Broader Impacts: The site is very active in education and research-training of undergraduate and graduate students. The additions will enhance capacity for student research and 1 environmental chamber has even been set aside for student work. The addition will also contribute to the many educational programs that the site hosts by providing animal holding facilities for hands-on and exploration programs. The center has been involved in outreach for over 20 years via a MarineQuest program offering primary and secondary students and adults hands on experiences (66,000 to date), and also through a variety of camps, classes, and seminars.