Modernization and expansion of seawater facilities at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

俄勒冈大学获得了一笔赠款，用于扩大俄勒冈海洋生物研究所(http://pages.uoregon.edu/oimb/).)自来水系统的老化部件并使其现代化该系统是海洋实验室基础设施最重要的部分，几乎每天都有该设施的所有研究人员和学生使用，其中包括来自其他机构的科学家。使用寿命即将结束的大型海水泵将被由微处理器系统控制的新泵取代，该系统可以通过安全的无线网络进行监测和编程。泵和控制器将包含在一个新的泵房中，该泵房可提供良好的盐雾和湿度保护。备用发电机将确保在停电期间持续运行，浪费的淡水引爆将被简单且可持续的海水引爆系统取代。新的储罐将增加容量，以容纳使用海洋实验室的越来越多的游客和学生。这一基础设施的改善将支持发育生物学、幼虫生物学、动物行为和生态学的研究，所有这些都需要可靠的纯净和丰富的海水。海水系统几乎是俄勒冈大学所有海洋教育的组成部分，包括面向小学班级和教师、本科生、来自其他大学的访问课程、社区学院教职员工和学生以及访问研究生的项目。公众可以通过讲座和研讨会以及即将开放的新的公共博物馆和水族馆来服务。俄勒冈大学的几个项目是针对少数族裔学生的，包括美洲原住民。海岸自然学家认证计划培养非正式的海洋科学教育工作者，以便在国家公园和其他场所服务。为教师开发的海洋科学课程在互联网上免费提供。

The University of Oregon is awarded a grant to expand and modernize aging components of the running seawater system at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (http://pages.uoregon.edu/oimb/). The system, which is used daily by virtually all researchers and students at the facility including scientists from other institutions, is the most important part of the marine lab infrastructure. Large seawater pumps near the end of their useful life will be replaced with new pumps controlled by a microprocessor-based system that can be monitored and programmed through a secure wireless network. The pumps and controls will be contained in a new pump house that affords excellent protection from salt spray and humidity. A backup generator will assure continuous operation during power outages and wasteful freshwater priming will be replaced with a simple and sustainable seawater priming system. New storage tanks will increase capacity to accommodate the growing numbers of visitors and students that use the marine lab. This infrastructure improvement will support research in developmental biology, larval biology, animal behavior and ecology, all of which require reliably pure and abundant seawater. The seawater system is integral to virtually all of the marine education at the University of Oregon, including programs directed at elementary school classes and teachers, undergraduate college students, visiting classes from other colleges, community college faculty and students, and visiting graduate students. The general public is served by lectures and workshops as well as a new public museum and aquarium that will soon open. Several programs at the University of Oregon are directed at minority students, including Native Americans. A Coastal Master Naturalist certification program prepares informal marine science educators for service in state parks and other venues. Marine science curriculum developed for teachers is made freely available on the internet.