Funding to support the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System Office

大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）是由61个美国学术机构和设施组成的联盟，在海洋科学方面开展研究和教育计划。 在这些机构中，有15个机构运营着构成美国学术研究舰队的20艘海洋研究船。 这份提案是给罗得岛大学的？2014年至2019年，联合国毒品和犯罪问题办事处第二个五年任期将由联合国海洋学研究生院主办。该办事处由五名全职和两名兼职雇员组成。 在联合国毒品和犯罪问题办事处的指导和领导下，大部分工作是通过在我们九个常设委员会任职的科学界志愿人员完成的。 1971年成立的联合国毒品和犯罪问题办事处组织在协调和改善国家行动方面发挥了重要作用？的学术研究舰队。 UNOLS的重要重点领域之一是协调和安排这些国家资产，规划未来，并能够确定和满足美国海洋研究科学家、学生和技术人员的科学基础设施要求。这使美国能够在科学、教育和公众对自然环境的认识方面取得进步。 通过广泛的社区参与，联合国海洋法办事处的一项重要职能是协助在现有预算范围内确定资源的优先次序，以确保海洋学领域的发展。 正是通过联合国海洋法办事处的努力，我们才能够协助国家科学基金会和其他联邦机构就美国海洋学研究的未来方向提供社区反馈和投入。通过联合国日内瓦办事处的各种会议、讲习班、报告、研究和日常交流，联合国日内瓦办事处为支持这项研究的机构和所服务的科学界之间的公开对话提供了一个渠道。 NSF？你的使命是什么？促进科学进步;促进国家健康、繁荣和福利;保障国防安全？都得到了联合国毒品和犯罪问题办事处的援助？我们有能力汇集科学思想，确定需要回答的科学问题，然后提供安全的平台来进行这项重要的工作。正是通过联合国海洋法办事处联合体，我们才能够汇集一大批科学家、学生、海洋工程师和技术人员;一批不同的学术研究机构和我们的联邦伙伴;最重要的是，下一代的早期职业科学家，他们将帮助推动海洋科学领域的发展，迎接我们将面临的挑战。 大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）是一个由61个美国学术机构和设施组成的联盟。 在这个联盟中，有20艘海洋研究船组成了美国学术研究舰队。 联合国海洋法办事处办公室是一个机制，负责制定和交流科学使命要求，阐明科学驱动因素，这将有助于确定学术界海洋学方案的方向。 联合国后勤事务处办公室促进了不同知识人才群体的密切合作，解决了科学研究面临的科学和技术挑战。 通过联合国海洋和海洋法办事处内的九个常设委员会，诸如数据管理、开发深海研究工具、船队现代化、船舶海上安全操作、在极端极地环境中工作、海洋地震勘探、有效的船舶调度以及通过无人驾驶航空器和深海海洋观测站等新技术加强研究等领域都得到了有效处理。 正是通过联合国海洋法办事处的努力，海洋研究方案才得以进入海洋。 从大型的国际多学科研究项目，着眼于海洋生物至关重要的地球化学循环和微量元素的大规模分布，到近海岸研究，试图了解污染物对人类和海洋生物的影响，UNOLS办公室和我们的成员都共同努力，以应对这些挑战，推动海洋学研究领域的发展。

The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System, (UNOLS) is a consortium of sixty-one U.S. academic institutions and facilities with research and educational programs in the ocean sciences. Of these institutions, there are fifteen institutions which operate the twenty oceanographic research ships which form the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. This proposal is for the University of Rhode Island?s Graduate School of Oceanography to host the UNOLS Office for a second term of five years from 2014 to 2019. The UNOLS Office is comprised of five full time and two part time employees. Under the guidance and leadership of the UNOLS Office, much of the work is done through the volunteers from the scientific community who serve on our nine standing committees. The UNOLS organization, founded in 1971, has played an important role in coordinating and improving the operations of the nation?s Academic Research Fleet. One of the important focus areas for UNOLS is to coordinate and schedule these national assets, to plan for the future, and to be able to identify and meet the scientific infrastructure requirements of the U.S. oceanographic research scientists, students and technicians. This enables the United States to make advances in science, education, and the public awareness of our natural environment. One of the critical functions that the UNOLS Office performs, through broad community involvement, is to assist in prioritizing the resources within the available budgets to ensure the advancement of the field of oceanography. It is through the UNOLS efforts that we are able to assist the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies with providing community feedback and input on the future direction of oceanographic research in the United States. Through the various UNOLS meetings, workshops, reports, studies, and daily communication, UNOLS provides a conduit for open dialog between the agencies supporting this research and the scientific community being served. The NSF?s mission to ?promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense? are all aided by the UNOLS Office?s ability to bring together the scientific minds to identify what are the science questions that need to be answered, and then to provide the safe platforms to conduct this important work. It is through the UNOLS consortium that we are able to bring together a broad community of scientists, students, ocean engineers and technicians; a diverse group of academic research institutions and our federal partners; and of the greatest importance, the next generation of early career scientists who will help advance the field of marine science to meet the challenges which we will face. The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System, (UNOLS) is a consortium of sixty-one U.S. academic institutions and facilities. Within this consortium there are twenty oceanographic research ships which form the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The UNOLS Office serves as a mechanism for the development and sharing of science mission requirements and the articulation of the science drivers, which will help determine the direction of the oceanographic programs within the academic community. The UNOLS Office facilitates closer collaboration of a diverse group of intellectual talent, which solves the scientific and technical challenges facing scientific research. Through the nine standing committees within UNOLS, areas such as data management, development of tools for deep sea research, Fleet modernization, safe operation of vessels at sea, working in extreme polar environments, marine seismic exploration, efficient ship scheduling, and the enhancement of research through new technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles and deep sea ocean observatories are all effectively addressed. It is through the efforts of UNOLS that marine research programs are able to enjoy access to the sea. From large international, multidisciplinary research programs looking at biogeochemical cycles and large-scale distribution of trace elements which are critical for marine life, to near shore studies trying to understand the effects of pollutants on both human and marine organisms, the UNOLS Office and our members all work collectively to meet these challenges and advance the field of oceanographic research.