University of Minnesota/Blue Heron SSSE 2020

明尼苏达大学/蓝鹭 SSSE 2020

• 批准号: 2016614
• 负责人: Richard Ricketts
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota Duluth
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-03-15 至 2022-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2016614&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; Minnesota; Blue; Heron; SSSE

A request is made to fund Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE) for the R/V Blue Heron, an 86-foot Coastal research vessel owned by the University of Minnesota and operated by the Large Lakes Observatory as part of the US Academic Research Fleet (ARF). Built in 1985 for fishing on the Grand Banks, Blue Heron was purchased by the University of Minnesota in 1997. She is outfitted with state-of-the-art research equipment, has berthing for 11 crew and scientists, and can operate 24 hours per day for up to 21 days in between port calls. The Blue Heron is part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), and is available for charter by research scientists on any of the Great Lakes. In 2019, the vessel completed 81 funded days where 531 (66%) were for NSF. In 2020, Blue Heron is currently scheduled for 99 days, 84 of these (85%) will be for NSF. With this proposal, Minnesota provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following Equipment:Radar upgrade for the R/V Blue Heron $21,605Forward looking sonar for the R/V Blue Heron $14,770 $36,375Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 19-602). It provides infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF). The acquisition, maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.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.

请求为R/V蓝鹭号的船上科学支持设备(SSSE)提供资金，蓝鹭号是一艘86英尺长的海岸科考船，由明尼苏达大学拥有，由大湖天文台作为美国学术研究舰队(ARF)的一部分运营。蓝鹭于1985年建造，用于在大浅滩捕鱼，1997年被明尼苏达大学收购。它配备了最先进的研究设备，拥有11名船员和科学家的泊位，可以在港口停靠期间每天24小时工作长达21天。蓝鹭是大学国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)的一部分，可供研究五大湖的科学家租用。2019年，该船完成了81个融资天数，其中531个(66%)用于NSF。2020年，蓝鹭目前的计划是99天，其中84天(85%)将用于NSF。在这份提案中，明尼苏达州提供了购买以下设备的技术说明和理由：R/V蓝鹭的雷达升级$21,605 R/V蓝鹭的前视声纳$14,770$36,375布罗德影响本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 19-602)的优点审查标准2。它为科学家提供基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享仪器，以支持他们由NSF资助的海洋研究项目(这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查)。共享仪器的获取、维护和操作允许美国国家科学基金会资助的任何美国大学或实验室的研究人员获得用于其研究的工作、校准的仪器，从而降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。