Modernization of the Humboldt State University Marine Laboratory Seawater System

洪堡州立大学海洋实验室海水系统的现代化

• 批准号: 1522503
• 负责人: Brian Tissot
• 金额: $ 34.6万
• 依托单位: Humboldt State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1522503&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Modernization; Humboldt; State; University; Marine

Humboldt State University's (HSU) Marine Lab (http://www.humboldt.edu/marinelab/ ) has been awarded a grant to modernize aging components of the running seawater system which will enhance research and training activities at the lab with a reliable, high-quality system. HSU is the northernmost California State University campus and has a well-deserved reputation for high quality natural resources and science programs. The marine lab offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate instruction and excellent opportunities to carry out research projects in the lab and provides access to a wide diversity of marine and coastal habitats. The new seawater system will include two underground water tanks that provide redundancy, improve temperature regulation, are safer in an earthquake-prone region, and provide more effective utilization of the lab's limited footprint by creating space for future expansion. The new system and future expansion will significantly advance or research and training capacity in intertidal ecology, invasive species, fisheries biology, chemical, biological and geological oceanography, and climate change.The new seawater facilities will have a positive impact on training at all levels, including K-12 classes, undergraduate and graduate fishery biology, marine biology and oceanography majors at Humboldt State University, community college faculty and students, visiting graduate students, visiting students from throughout the U.S. and the general public. Public outreach is accomplished through free public aquaria, open 6-7 days a week year-round, with guided tours, educational workshops, and high-quality displays; these facilities serve approximately 20,000-35,000 visitors/year. HSU is an Hispanic-serving institution and the only university campus along the northern California coast primarily dedicated to undergraduate education. The area is also home to a large number of Native American Tribes and Rancherias with tribal members actively collaborating in marine research and resource management projects with HSU and other institutions. The lab has a resident Marine Naturalist who leads informal marine science education efforts at the ML and other venues. In the last five years the lab has served over 5,000 K-12 students and offered 240 organized tours of the facility by multiple institutions.

洪堡州立大学 (HSU) 海洋实验室 (http://www.humboldt.edu/marinelab/ ) 已获得一笔拨款，用于对运行海水系统的老化组件进行现代化改造，这将通过可靠、高质量的系统加强实验室的研究和培训活动。 HSU 是加州州立大学最北端的校园，以其高质量的自然资源和科学项目而享有盛誉。海洋实验室提供出色的本科生和研究生指导以及在实验室开展研究项目的绝佳机会，并提供接触各种海洋和沿海栖息地的机会。新的海水系统将包括两个地下水箱，提供冗余，改善温度调节，在地震多发地区更安全，并通过为未来扩展创造空间，更有效地利用实验室有限的占地面积。新系统和未来的扩展将显着提高潮间带生态学、入侵物种、渔业生物学、化学、生物和地质海洋学以及气候变化方面的研究和培训能力。新的海水设施将对各级培训产生积极影响，包括K-12班级、洪堡州立大学渔业生物学本科生和研究生、海洋生物学和海洋学专业、社区学院教职员工和学生、访问研究生、 来自美国各地的访问学生和公众。公共宣传是通过免费的公共水族馆来实现的，该水族馆全年每周开放 6-7 天，提供导游服务、教育研讨会和高质量的展示；这些设施每年为大约 20,000-35,000 名游客提供服务。 HSU 是一所为西班牙裔服务的机构，也是北加州海岸唯一一所主要致力于本科教育的大学校园。该地区也是大量美洲原住民部落和牧场的家园，部落成员与 HSU 和其他机构积极合作开展海洋研究和资源管理项目。该实验室有一名常驻海洋博物学家，负责领导 ML 和其他场所的非正式海洋科学教育工作。在过去五年中，该实验室已为 5,000 多名 K-12 学生提供服务，并由多家机构组织了 240 次设施参观活动。