University of Minnesota/Blue Heron SSSE 2020

请求为R/V Blue Heron提供船上科学支持设备（SSSE），这是一艘86英尺长的沿海研究船，由明尼苏达大学拥有，由美国学术研究舰队（ARF）的一部分大湖天文台运营。蓝鹭建于1985年，用于在大浅滩捕鱼，1997年被明尼苏达大学购买。她配备了最先进的研究设备，可停泊11名船员和科学家，并可在港口停靠之间每天24小时运行长达21天。蓝鹭是大学国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）的一部分，可供任何五大湖的研究科学家租用。2019年，该船完成了81个资助日，其中531个（66%）是NSF的。在2020年，蓝鹭目前计划为99天，其中84天（85%）将用于NSF。在此建议书中，明尼苏达州提供了购买以下设备的技术说明和理由：R/V Blue Heron雷达升级21，605美元R/V Blue Heron前瞻性声纳14，770美元 36，375美元更广泛的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使用的仪器来支持他们的NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查）。 共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自美国任何大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员使用工作、校准的仪器进行研究，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知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.