University of Washington - School of Oceanography for R/V Thomas G. Thompson and R/V Rachel Carson Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE)

华盛顿大学提出了在R/V Thompson和R/V Rachel Carson上购买舰载科学支持设备(SSSE)的请求，R/V Thompson是一艘274英尺的全球级通用科考船，R/V是一艘新装备的72英尺长的沿海科考船，这两艘船都是作为美国学术研究舰队(ARF)的一部分运营的。2020年，在COVID缩短的赛季，汤普森完成了202天的资助，其中131天(65%)用于NSF。2021年，该船计划总共277天，其中224天(80%)用于NSF。卡森在2020年有41天，其中1天是NSF。在2021年，计划有71天，其中32天(45%)用于NSF。在这份提案中，UW提供了技术说明和购买下列船上科学支持设备的理由：在R/V Rachel Carson上购买和安装Boat Davit$51,807在R/V Rachel Carson的船体设计和安装ADCP$26,630为R/V Rachel Carson购买宽喉计量块$18,717更换R/V Thompson上的右后主甲板起重机$252,500$349,654布罗德冲击器本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 13-589)的Merit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。

Requests are made by the University of Washington for Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE) on R/V Thompson, a 274-foot general purpose, global class research vessel, and R/V Rachael Carson, a newly outfitted 72-foot coastal research vessel, both operated as part of the US Academic Research Fleet (ARF). In 2020, Thompson, in a COVID-shortened season, completed 202 funded days with 131 (65%) of them for NSF. For 2021, the vessel is scheduled for 277 total days with 224 (80%) days for NSF. Carson had 41 days in 2020 with 1 NSF day. For 2021, there are 71 days scheduled, 32 (45%) of which are for NSF.With this proposal, UW provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment:Purchase and Install Boat Davit on R/V Rachel Carson $51,807Design and Install ADCP Well in Hull of R/V Rachel Carson $26,630Purchase Wide Throat Metered Block for R/V Rachel Carson $18,717Replace starboard aft main deck crane on R/V Thompson $252,500 $349,654Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 13-589). 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.