Oregon State University/OCEANUS Ship Operations

自2012年以来，美国国家科学基金会拥有的R/V Ocean号科考船一直由俄勒冈州立大学(OSU)成功运营。该奖项代表了一份为期五年的续签合作协议的第一年。这艘船已经在太平洋盆地航行，以支持NSF以及海军研究办公室和其他联邦和州机构的各种同行审查项目。由于船只作业的多功能性、经济效率和在近岸环境中工作的能力，Ocean支持了这项工作的大部分。计划于2018年进行的海洋研究预计将涵盖广泛的学科。时间表邮轮将帮助科学家了解海洋的水文参数，以及与海洋沉积物和最低含氧区(OMZ)相关的各种化学过程。其他研究将集中在化学、内陆架动力学和其他物理特征上，最终应该会增加关于底栖动物、动物生理学和水下声音传播等不同主题的知识。这艘船将在2018年CY日程表上计划工作181天，将在墨西哥湾、白令海和西太平洋海岸工作。这一奖励反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Science Foundation-owned research vessel R/V Oceanus has been successfully operated by Oregon State University (OSU) since 2012. This award represents year-1 of a five ?year renewal cooperative agreement. The vessel has sailed throughout the Pacific Basin in support of a wide variety of peer-reviewed projects for NSF, as well as the Office of Naval Research, and other Federal and State agencies. Oceanus supported much of this work due to the vessels operational versatility, economic efficiency and the ability to work both in the near shore environments.Seagoing research planned for 2018 is expected to cover a wide range of disciplines. Schedules cruise will scientists understand the hydrographic parameters of the oceans as well as various chemical processes associated with marine sediments and oxygen minimum zones (OMZ). Other studies will focus on chemistry, inner shelf dynamics, and other physical characteristics that should ultimately increase the body of knowledge around such varied topics as benthic infauna, animal physiology, and underwater sound propagation. With 181 planned operating days on the CY 2018 schedule, the ship will work from the Gulf of Mexico, the Bering Sea and the West Pacific Coast.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.