Research Vessel (R/V) SIKULIAQ SHIP OPERATIONS for 2014-2016

该奖项是为R/V Sikuliaq在2014年的运营而颁发的，也是与阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯签署的为期三年的合作协议的第一年，该协议旨在运营研究船，以支持同行评审的海上科学。在2014日历年，R/V Sikuliaq将在一系列海上试验后从建造过渡到运营。 2014年下半年将开展约90个科学/业务日活动。 Sikuliaq号研究船将在西太平洋夏威夷和关岛附近海域作业，其中一次巡航将使用一艘自主式水下航行器SENTRY在皇帝海山，特别是Papahanaumokuakea海洋国家保护区内进行，第二次巡航将使用一艘高分辨率自主式水下航行器对夏威夷侏罗纪盆地进行磁力调查。 Sikuliaq号研究船的任务之一将包括为海洋科学学生和公众提供教育机会。该大学计划定期举行开放日和外联活动，以使人们尽早接触到针对阿拉斯加部落民族的海洋学。 此外，社区活动将包括通过船舶设施的图尔斯参观，由教师，学生和船员指导的船上海洋科学研究的实践演示，或在海上实时互联网连接到具有船舶远程呈现功能的教室。R/V Sikuliaq -发音为see-koo-leee-auk，从Inupiaq翻译为“年轻的海冰”-是一艘261英尺长的冰能力研究船，旨在经受恶劣的条件，以帮助推进极地和次极地科学研究。 由美国国家科学基金会拥有，由阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯运营，R/V Sikuliaq于2012年10月发射，配备了最先进的设备，将科学家带到冰阻塞的极地地区，能够切割厚达2.5英尺的冰。 在本日历年，其中一次航行将使用SENTRY，这是一个由伍兹霍尔海洋研究所运营的自动潜水器，配备了一套标准的科学和工程传感器。SENTRY是一个灵活的平台，科学家可以根据他们的特定兴趣和科学需求，连接其他传感器。R/V Sikuliaq非常适合在AUV操作的设备和船舶能力方面支持这些研究计划。

This award is for operations of R/V Sikuliaq in calendar 2014, and is year-one of a three-year cooperative agreement to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for operations of the research vessel to support peer-reviewed sea-going science. In calendar year 2014, R/V Sikuliaq will transition from construction to operations after a series of sea-trials. Approximately 90 science/operational days will be carried out in the latter half of 2014. R/V Sikuliaq will be operating in the Western Pacific off Hawaii and Guam, with one cruise utilizing an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) SENTRY within the Emperor Seamounts, specifically Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, and a second cruise operating a high resolution AUV to conduct a magnetic survey of the Hawaiian Jurassic Basin. One of R/V Sikuliaq's missions will include provision of educational opportunities both for students of the marine sciences and the general public. Periodically, the University plans to hold open houses and outreach events to provide early exposure to oceanography that target Alaskan tribal nations. Additionally, community events will include tours through the ship facility, hands-on demonstrations of on board marine science research guided by faculty, students and ships' crewmembers, or at sea real-time internet connection to classrooms with the ship's telepresence capabilities. R/V Sikuliaq - pronounced see-koo-leee-auk, and translated from Inupiaq as "young sea ice" - is a 261-foot ice capable research vessel designed to weather harsh conditions to help advance polar and sub-polar scientific research. Owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, R/V Sikuliaq was launched in October 2012 and is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment to bring scientists to ice-choked polar regions, able to cut through ice up to 2.5 feet thick. In this calendar year, one of the cruises will utilize SENTRY, an AUV operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, which is equipped with a standard suite of scientific and engineering sensors. SENTRY is a flexible platform where scientists, according to their specific interests and scientific needs, can interface additional sensors. R/V Sikuliaq is well suited to support these research programs in terms of equipment and ship capabilities for AUV operations.