Funding to support the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System Office

大学国家海洋学实验室系统 (UNOLS) 是一个由 61 个美国学术机构和设施组成的联盟，在海洋科学领域开展研究和教育项目。 在这些机构中，有 15 个机构运营着 20 艘海洋研究船，这些船构成了美国学术研究舰队。 该提案要求罗德岛大学海洋学研究生院主办 UNOLS 办公室，第二个任期为 2014 年至 2019 年，为期五年。UNOLS 办公室由五名全职员工和两名兼职员工组成。 在 UNOLS 办公室的指导和领导下，大部分工作是通过在我们九个常设委员会任职的科学界志愿者完成的。 UNOLS 组织成立于 1971 年，在协调和改进国家学术研究舰队的运作方面发挥了重要作用。 UNOLS 的重要重点领域之一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学研究科学家、学生和技术人员的科学基础设施要求。这使得美国能够在科学、教育和公众对自然环境的认识方面取得进步。 UNOLS 办公室通过广泛的社区参与履行的关键职能之一是协助在可用预算内确定资源的优先顺序，以确保海洋学领域的进步。 正是通过 UNOLS 的努力，我们能够协助国家科学基金会和其他联邦机构就美国海洋学研究的未来方向提供社区反馈和意见。通过各种 UNOLS 会议、研讨会、报告、研究和日常交流，UNOLS 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渠道。 NSF 的使命是“促进科学进步”；促进国民健康、繁荣和福利；确保国防安全？ UNOLS 办公室能够将科学思想聚集在一起，确定需要回答的科学问题，然后提供安全平台来开展这项重要工作，这一切都得到了帮助。正是通过 UNOLS 联盟，我们才能够将科学家、学生、海洋工程师和技术人员组成的广泛社区聚集在一起； 多元化的学术研究机构和我们的联邦合作伙伴；最重要的是，下一代早期职业科学家将帮助推进海洋科学领域，应对我们将面临的挑战。 大学国家海洋学实验室系统 (UNOLS) 是由 61 个美国学术机构和设施组成的联盟。 该联盟中有二十艘海洋研究船，组成了美国学术研究舰队。 UNOLS 办公室是制定和共享科学任务要求以及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项目的方向。 UNOLS 办公室促进多元化知识人才的更密切合作，解决科学研究面临的科学和技术挑战。 通过UNOLS内的九个常设委员会，有效解决了数据管理、深海研究工具开发、船队现代化、海上船舶安全运营、极端极地环境下工作、海洋地震勘探、高效船舶调度以及通过无人机和深海海洋观测站等新技术加强研究等领域的问题。 正是通过UNOLS的努力，海洋研究项目才得以进入大海。 从关注生物地球化学循环和对海洋生物至关重要的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影响的近岸研究，UNOLS 办公室和我们的成员共同努力应对这些挑战并推动海洋学研究领域的发展。

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.