Facility Improvements for the Seward Marine Center

PI要求为阿拉斯加大学-费尔班克斯，苏厄德海洋中心的系泊车间能力的扩展提供资金。该建议的重点是扩大现有的系泊车间，并升级到现有的外部存储系泊设备，以避免减少工作。目前大楼的运行能力超过了现有资助项目的全部能力。系泊车间的扩展提供了更好地服务于现代海洋学系泊和项目的跨学科性质的潜力。该系泊车间目前支持由NSF、NOAA、NPRB、NMFS、SAAMS和MMS资助的项目。目前在阿拉斯加水域提供系泊服务的其他组织包括威廉王子湾科学中心（PWSSC）和石油和天然气行业的参与者。更广泛的影响该提案最大的更广泛的影响之一是通过支持其他人使用的数据采集来促进更广泛的海洋学社区的科学。实地站通过举办海洋法律和政策会议、支持老年旅馆活动、公共诊所和会议（包括童军团体和各种公民俱乐部的参与）等各种活动，表明了对社区外展和广泛传播的承诺。他们主办了区域性的（曾经是全国性的）海洋科学竞赛。这项活动覆盖了许多代表性不足的人群。他们还主办了AK科学学习中心的ROV课程，这是与该提案直接相关的活动。他们提议让当地一所职业学校的学生帮助建造系泊点并使用数据。

The PI requests funding for expansion of the mooring shop capabilities at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Seward Marine Center. This proposal focuses on expansion of the existing mooring shop and upgrades to an existing outside storage for mooring equipment to avoid a reduction in work. The current building is operating above full capacity for the existing funded projects. Expansion of the mooring shop offers potential to better serve the interdisciplinary nature of modern oceanographic moorings and programs. The mooring shop currently supports projects funded by NSF, NOAA, NPRB, NMFS, SAAMS and MMS. Other groups that currently service moorings in Alaskan waters include the Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC), and participants in the oil and gas industry. Broader ImpactsThe biggest broader impact of this proposal is one of facilitating science for the broader oceanographic community through supporting data acquisition, which is used by others. The field station has demonstrated a commitment to community outreach and broad dissemination through various activities such as hosting conferences on ocean law and policy, supporting elderhostel events, public clinics and meetings, including participation by scout groups and various civic clubs). They host the regional (and once the national) Ocean Science Bowl competitions. This activity reaches many underrepresented populations. They have also hosted AK Science Learning Center's ROV class, which is an activity directly relevant to this proposal. They propose to use local students from a vocational school to help build the moorings and use the data.