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/）已获得授予运行的海水系统的老化组件的赠款，该公司将通过可靠的，可靠的高质量系统来增强实验室的研究和培训活动。 HSU是加利福尼亚州立大学最北部的校园，在高质量的自然资源和科学计划方面享有当之无愧的声誉。海洋实验室提供了出色的本科和研究生教学，以及在实验室中进行研究项目的绝佳机会，并提供了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，可提供冗余，改善温度调节，在易于地震的地区更安全，并通过为未来的扩张创造空间，从而更有效地利用了实验室有限的占地面积。新系统和未来的扩展将在潮间生态学，入侵物种，渔业生物学，化学，生物学和地质海洋学以及气候变化方面显着提高或研究和培训能力。新的海水设施将对各个级别的培训产生积极的影响，包括K-12拜访来自美国和公众的学生。公共宣传是通过免费的公共水族馆，全年6-7天开放的，带导游，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个访客提供服务。 HSU是西班牙裔服务机构，也是北加州沿岸唯一主要致力于本科教育的大学校园。该地区也是许多美国原住民部落和兰切里亚人的所在地，部落成员与HSU和其他机构一起积极合作在海洋研究和资源管理项目中合作。该实验室有一位居民海洋博物学家，他在ML和其他场所领导非正式的海洋科学教育工作。在过去的五年中，该实验室为5,000多名K-12学生提供了服务，并提供了240个由多个机构进行的组织之旅。