Funding to support the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System Office

大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)是由61个美国学术机构和设施组成的联合体，拥有海洋科学方面的研究和教育项目。在这些机构中，有15个机构运营着组成美国学术研究舰队的20艘海洋调查船。这项提议是由罗德岛大学S海洋研究生院担任联合国最不发达国家办事处的第二个任期，任期五年，从2014年到2019年。联合国后勤基地办事处由五名全职雇员和两名非全职雇员组成。在联合国最不发达国家办事处的指导和领导下，许多工作是通过科学界的志愿人员完成的，他们在我们的九个常设委员会任职。联合国最不发达国家联盟成立于1971年，在协调和改善国家-S学术研究舰队的业务方面发挥了重要作用。联合国海洋科学办事处的一个重要重点领域是协调和安排这些国家资产，规划未来，并能够确定和满足美国海洋研究科学家、学生和技术人员的科学基础设施需求。这使美国能够在科学、教育和公众对自然环境的认识方面取得进展。联索办事处通过社区的广泛参与履行的重要职能之一是协助确定现有预算内资源的优先次序，以确保海洋学领域的发展。正是通过联合国最不发达国家办事处的努力，我们才能够协助国家科学基金会和其他联邦机构就美国海洋研究的未来方向提供社区反馈和投入。通过联合国最不发达国家办事处的各种会议、讲习班、报告、研究和日常交流，联合国最不发达国家办事处为支持这项研究的机构和所服务的科学界之间的公开对话提供了一个渠道。美国国家科学基金会S的使命是？促进科学进步；促进国家健康、繁荣和福祉；确保国防安全？所有这些都得到了联合国日内瓦办事处的帮助吗？S有能力将科学头脑聚集在一起，确定需要回答的科学问题，然后提供安全的平台来开展这项重要的工作。正是通过联合国最不发达国家联盟，我们能够汇聚广大的科学家、学生、海洋工程师和技术人员；各种学术研究机构和我们的联邦伙伴；最重要的是，下一代早期职业科学家，他们将帮助推动海洋科学领域，迎接我们将面临的挑战。大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)是由61个美国学术机构和设施组成的联盟。在这个联盟中，有20艘海洋研究船组成了美国学术研究舰队。联合国最不发达国家办事处是制定和分享科学任务要求和阐明科学驱动因素的机制，这将有助于确定学术界内海洋学方案的方向。联合国最不发达国家办事处促进各类智力人才之间的更密切合作，从而解决了科学研究面临的科学和技术挑战。通过联索政治处内的九个常设委员会，数据管理、深海研究工具的开发、舰队现代化、船舶在海上的安全作业、在极端极地环境中工作、海洋地震勘探、有效的船舶调度以及通过无人驾驶飞行器和深海观测站等新技术加强研究等领域都得到了有效解决。正是通过联合国海上安全联盟的努力，海洋研究方案才能享有进入海洋的机会。从着眼于对海洋生物至关重要的生物地球化学循环和微量元素大规模分布的大型国际多学科研究项目，到试图了解污染物对人类和海洋生物的影响的近岸研究，联合国最不发达国家办事处及其成员都共同努力，迎接这些挑战，推动海洋研究领域的发展。

The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System, (UNOLS) is a consortium of sixty-one U.S. academic institutions and facilities with research and educational programs in the ocean sciences. Of these institutions, there are fifteen institutions which operate the twenty oceanographic research ships which form the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. This proposal is for the University of Rhode Island?s Graduate School of Oceanography to host the UNOLS Office for a second term of five years from 2014 to 2019. The UNOLS Office is comprised of five full time and two part time employees. Under the guidance and leadership of the UNOLS Office, much of the work is done through the volunteers from the scientific community who serve on our nine standing committees. The UNOLS organization, founded in 1971, has played an important role in coordinating and improving the operations of the nation?s Academic Research Fleet. One of the important focus areas for UNOLS is to coordinate and schedule these national assets, to plan for the future, and to be able to identify and meet the scientific infrastructure requirements of the U.S. oceanographic research scientists, students and technicians. This enables the United States to make advances in science, education, and the public awareness of our natural environment. One of the critical functions that the UNOLS Office performs, through broad community involvement, is to assist in prioritizing the resources within the available budgets to ensure the advancement of the field of oceanography. It is through the UNOLS efforts that we are able to assist the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies with providing community feedback and input on the future direction of oceanographic research in the United States. Through the various UNOLS meetings, workshops, reports, studies, and daily communication, UNOLS provides a conduit for open dialog between the agencies supporting this research and the scientific community being served. The NSF?s mission to ?promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense? are all aided by the UNOLS Office?s ability to bring together the scientific minds to identify what are the science questions that need to be answered, and then to provide the safe platforms to conduct this important work. It is through the UNOLS consortium that we are able to bring together a broad community of scientists, students, ocean engineers and technicians; a diverse group of academic research institutions and our federal partners; and of the greatest importance, the next generation of early career scientists who will help advance the field of marine science to meet the challenges which we will face. The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System, (UNOLS) is a consortium of sixty-one U.S. academic institutions and facilities. Within this consortium there are twenty oceanographic research ships which form the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The UNOLS Office serves as a mechanism for the development and sharing of science mission requirements and the articulation of the science drivers, which will help determine the direction of the oceanographic programs within the academic community. The UNOLS Office facilitates closer collaboration of a diverse group of intellectual talent, which solves the scientific and technical challenges facing scientific research. Through the nine standing committees within UNOLS, areas such as data management, development of tools for deep sea research, Fleet modernization, safe operation of vessels at sea, working in extreme polar environments, marine seismic exploration, efficient ship scheduling, and the enhancement of research through new technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles and deep sea ocean observatories are all effectively addressed. It is through the efforts of UNOLS that marine research programs are able to enjoy access to the sea. From large international, multidisciplinary research programs looking at biogeochemical cycles and large-scale distribution of trace elements which are critical for marine life, to near shore studies trying to understand the effects of pollutants on both human and marine organisms, the UNOLS Office and our members all work collectively to meet these challenges and advance the field of oceanographic research.