Facility Improvements for the Seward Marine Center

PI要求提供资金，以扩大阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校苏厄德海洋中心的系泊商店能力。这项提议的重点是扩大现有的系泊车间，并升级到现有的外部系泊设备储存库，以避免减少工作量。对于现有的资助项目，目前的大楼正在满负荷运行。系泊设施的扩展提供了更好地服务于现代海洋系泊和项目的跨学科性质的潜力。系泊商店目前支持由NSF、NOAA、NPRB、NMFS、SAAMS和MMS资助的项目。目前在阿拉斯加水域为系泊服务的其他组织包括威廉王子海湾科学中心(PWSSC)，以及石油和天然气行业的参与者。更广泛的影响这项提议最大的更广泛的影响是，通过支持其他人使用的数据获取，促进更广泛的海洋学社区的科学研究。外地办事处通过各种活动，如主办关于海洋法和政策的会议、支持老年人招待所活动、公共诊所和会议，包括童子军团体和各种民间俱乐部的参与，显示了对社区外联和广泛传播的承诺。他们主办地区性的(曾经是全国性的)海洋科学碗比赛。这项活动惠及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，这是一项与这项提议直接相关的活动。他们建议使用当地一所职业学校的学生来帮助建造系泊设施并使用数据。

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.