Oceanographic Instrumentation: Sea Education Association (SSV Corwith Cramer & SSV Robert C. Seamans)

SEA提出的建议与这个小组的其他建议根本不同，因为SEA不支持任何nsf资助的科学。相反，该项目是一种船上教育经验，为大学、高中、研究生以及K-12教师提供了高质量的学术课程，已有45年的历史。美国国家科学委员会（National Science Board）最近授予SEA 2016年公共服务奖，以表彰其为提高公众对科学和工程的理解做出的重大贡献。NSF认识到许多SEA校友是在海洋科学和相关领域工作和教学的专业人士，因此允许通过仪器仪表计划提供有限的支持。小组在评估这些要求时考虑到了这一点，并认为所有项目都是充分合理的，对环评的运作很重要。这个建议被评为“非常好”。然而，在一个不确定的预算年度，没有强制性的nsf资助的工作，该计划将为该提案提供有限的支持。在这六项请求中，该方案将推荐最优先的两项。剩下的四份将于明年提交。该计划建议奖励16,462美元，用于购买以下设备：1)去离子实验室水系统（7,4452美元）两个(2)水采样旋转传送带框架（9,017美元）

Proposals from SEA are fundamentally different form others is this panel because SEA does not support any NSF-funded science. Rather the program is a shipboard educational experience that has offered high-quality academic programs to college, high-school, and graduate students, as well as K-12 teachers, for 45 years. The National Science Board recently named SEA the recipient of its 2016 Public Service Award for making a substantial contribution to increasing public understanding of science and engineering. NSF recognizes that many SEA alumni are professionals working and teaching in the marine sciences and related fields and for that reason have allowed for limited support through the Instrumentation Program. The panel considered this when it evaluated the requests and found that all items were adequately justified and important to the operations of SEA. The proposal was rated as Very Good. Nevertheless, in an uncertain budget year and without compelling NSF-funded work to call on, the Program will offer limited support for the proposal. Of the six requests, the Program will recommend the top two priorities. The remaining four should be submitted next year.The Program recommends an award of $16,462 for the purchase of the following:1) Deionized Lab Water System $7,4452) Two (2) Water Sampling Carousel Frames $9,017