Oregon State University/OCEANUS Ship Operations

美国国家科学基金会拥有的研究船R/V Oceanus自2012年以来一直由俄勒冈州州立大学（OSU）成功运营。 这个奖代表了五年级的第一年？年合作协议。 该船已航行在整个太平洋盆地，以支持各种同行评审的项目，为美国国家科学基金会，以及海军研究办公室，和其他联邦和国家机构。 Oceanus支持了大部分工作，因为该船的操作多功能性，经济效率和在近海岸环境中工作的能力。计划于2018年进行的海上研究预计将涵盖广泛的学科。 巡航时间表将使科学家了解海洋的水文参数以及与海洋沉积物和氧气最小区（OMZ）相关的各种化学过程。 其他研究将侧重于化学、内大陆架动力学和其他物理特征，这些研究最终将增加关于底栖动物、动物生理学和水下声音传播等各种主题的知识。该船将在墨西哥湾、白令海和西太平洋海岸作业，计划在2018年的181天内完成作业。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。

The National Science Foundation-owned research vessel R/V Oceanus has been successfully operated by Oregon State University (OSU) since 2012. This award represents year-1 of a five ?year renewal cooperative agreement. The vessel has sailed throughout the Pacific Basin in support of a wide variety of peer-reviewed projects for NSF, as well as the Office of Naval Research, and other Federal and State agencies. Oceanus supported much of this work due to the vessels operational versatility, economic efficiency and the ability to work both in the near shore environments.Seagoing research planned for 2018 is expected to cover a wide range of disciplines. Schedules cruise will scientists understand the hydrographic parameters of the oceans as well as various chemical processes associated with marine sediments and oxygen minimum zones (OMZ). Other studies will focus on chemistry, inner shelf dynamics, and other physical characteristics that should ultimately increase the body of knowledge around such varied topics as benthic infauna, animal physiology, and underwater sound propagation. With 181 planned operating days on the CY 2018 schedule, the ship will work from the Gulf of Mexico, the Bering Sea and the West Pacific Coast.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.