Facility Improvements for the Seward Marine Center

阿拉斯加费尔班克斯大学要求为升级海水系统提供资金。海水系统将升级为双线系统，以提供冗余，并安装一个紧张系统，以控制因碎片和海洋生物造成的管道堵塞。改进后的海水系统将为胡德实验室和系泊车间提供不间断的保证。胡德实验室支持各种生物研究，这些研究需要持续的海水流动来维持活的生物体。它是海岸技术联盟（ACT）的所在地，该联盟使用该系统测试水下设备。内分泌学实验室也将受益于升级的海水系统，因为未来对鱼类和无脊椎动物的研究正在进行中。近年来，湿地实验室对各种活体动物进行了研究，包括大比目鱼、浮游动物、蓝帝王蟹和红帝王蟹、赤蟹和雪蟹、黑脸鱼、鲍鱼、花笠、搜寻者和龙鱼。这些研究增加了我们对这些生物的基本生物学和生活习性的认识，也为进一步在开阔的海洋中研究它们提供了经过测试的材料和技术。更广泛的影响：该实验室一直支持研究生的研究，有许多来自全国各地的学生居住在这里，并在海水系统服务的实验室中进行研究。在这方面，SMC作为一个国家中心，特别是作为阿拉斯加区域研究船的母港，在地理位置和对海洋学社区的服务方面都是独一无二的。该设施的研究和培训生产力是坚实的，SMC作为学生和教师的基地，也是访问科学家的基地。SMC还为当地居民提供了独特的外联服务，尽管它位于一个小而偏远的地区。它在培养NOSB比赛方面做得很好，包括几所高中，并在2008年举办了全国比赛。通过使用视频会议课程，它克服了地理位置偏远（距离费尔班克斯主校区500英里）的挑战。SMC接待游客到附近的阿拉斯加海洋生物中心，他们还举办阿拉斯加地区国家海洋科学碗（一个面向高中生的海洋智力竞赛）。他们最近举办了全国海洋科学竞赛。

The University of Alaska - Fairbanks requests funding for upgrades to the seawater system. The seawater system would be upgraded to a dual line system to provide redundancy, and a straining system would be installed to control line clogs due to debris and marine organisms. An improved seawater system would provide a guaranteed uninterrupted flow to the Hood lab and the mooring shop. The Hood lab supports a variety of biological research which requires a constant flow of seawater to sustain live organisms .It is home to the Alliance for Coastal Technology (ACT) which uses the system to test underwater equipment. The endocrinology lab would also benefit from an upgraded seawater system as future studies with fish and invertebrates are being pursued. In recent years, the wet lab has housed studies on a variety of live animals including halibut, zooplankton, blue and red king crab, Tanner and snow crab, sablefish, abalone, decorated warbonnet, searcher, and eulachon. These studies have increased our knowledge of the basic biology and habits of these organisms, as well as tested materials and techniques to further their study in the open ocean. Broader Impacts: The lab has a consistent history of supporting graduate student research, with numerous students from around the country residing here and carrying out research in the labs served by the seawater system. In this regard the SMC operates as a national center of sorts, particularly as the home port for the Alaska regional research vessel, and is unique in both its location and service to the oceanographic community. Research and training productivity of the facility is solid, with the SMC serving as the home base for both students and faculty, and as a staging base for visiting scientists. The SMC also provides a unique outreach to native populations, despite being in a small and remote area. It has done an excellent job in fostering the NOSB competition by involving several high schools, and by hosting the national competition in 2008. It has met the challenge of its remote location (it is 500 miles from the main campus at Fairbanks) through the use of video conferencing classes. The SMC hosts visitors to the neighboring Alaska Sea Life Center and they also host the Alaska region National Ocean Science Bowl (a marine-oriented quiz competition for high school students). They recently hosted the national Ocean Science Bowl competition.