Ship Operations - R/V ROBERT GORDON SPROUL

概述：斯克里普斯海洋研究所(SIO)建议在2018-2022年的五年内继续运营罗伯特戈登·斯普罗尔号科考船，以支持NSF资助的科学研究。RobertGordon Sproul是一艘能力强大、装备精良的通用海岸级科考船，由加州大学所有，自1985年该船进入美国学术研究舰队以来一直由SIO运营。作为大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UN LS)合作框架内的大型共享设施，Robert Gordon Sproul将接待来自美国各地的科学家进行不同学科的研究。该船将以提高安全性、能力和效率的方式进行操作，以最大限度地增加NSF对该船和船上开展的项目的投资。SIO在船舶维护、法规遵从性、外国通关、船员配备和后勤方面采用了专业的方法，从而使科学任务能够成功地按时完成。智能优点：在美国西海岸，由罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔号上的科学任务完成观测、测量和样本和数据的收集。自1907年以来，由SIO操作的船只在探索地球的过程中发挥了关键作用，并继续为美国的海洋研究工作做出重大贡献。SIO的船舶运营部门支持NSF的核心价值观，即卓越的科学、卓越的组织、卓越的学习、包容和问责。这里提出的船只管理和作业能够对人类福祉所依赖的自然环境中的物理和生物过程进行变革性的科学研究。这一提议的学术价值被船上科学家进行的研究项目的综合价值所放大。罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔目前计划在2018年进行由美国国家科学基金会赞助的三个不同的项目，涉及底栖生态学、海洋化学、古海洋学、海洋生态学和海洋仪器研发。每一项科学计划都有其独特的学术价值。按照目前的计划，NSF资助的项目将占罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔今年工作的20%(10天)。其余工作将得到斯克里普斯海洋学研究所(28天，54%)、海军(12天，24%)和NOAA(1天，2%)的支持。SIO对罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔的管理使研究、教育和培训能够促进发现和理解，同时产生更广泛的影响。拟议的管理支持船舶的强有力的协作、多学科和多机构使用。通过联合国后勤基地，SIO与科学家和资助机构协调罗伯特·戈登·斯普鲁尔的共享使用，以使船上的能力满足社区当前和预期的需求。SIO致力于促进公平、合作和专业的氛围，将多样性、公平和包容作为发现、技术发展和学习的基本要素。SIO的罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔的运营利用机构项目来补充NSF的使命，以促进科学、工程和教育方面的成就和进步，造福国家。例如，SIO的UC Ship Funds计划使研究生和本科生、博士后研究人员和职业早期教师能够在Robert Gordon Sproul上通过内部同行评议的竞争程序在Robert Gordon Sproul上进行独立研究和指导。这艘船是SIO K-12教育计划不可或缺的一部分。追随罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔的脚步，该公司利用海洋学向经济困难的七八年级学生教授物理科学。作为一个广泛认购的共享使用设施，Robert Gordon Sproul同样为来自美国各地机构的科学家的教育、培训和外展任务做出了贡献，他们在船上进行研究和演绎项目。正如这里所建议的，罗伯特·戈登·斯普罗尔将继续通过安全、有能力和高效地促进多学科科学研究来促进我们对海洋和地球的了解，从而继续为NSF服务。这份合作协议的续签包括一个外部审查小组。这一裁决反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Overview:Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) proposes to continue operating the research vessel RobertGordon Sproul to support NSF-funded scientific research for the five-year period 2018 -2022. RobertGordon Sproul is a capable, well-equipped general-purpose Coastal Class research vessel that is ownedby the University of California and has been operated by SIO since the ship's introduction into the USAcademic Research Fleet in 1985. As a large shared-use facility scheduled within the collaborativeframework of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), Robert GordonSproul will host scientists from across the United States to undertake research in a variety of disciplines.The ship will be operated in a manner that promotes safety, capability and efficiency in order tomaximize NSF's investment in the ship and in programs that are conducted on board. SIO employs adisciplined approach to vessel maintenance, regulatory compliance, foreign clearance, crewing andlogistics so that scientific missions can be completed successfully and on schedule.Intellectual Merit:The observation, measurement, and collection of samples and data are accomplished on the US WestCoast by scientific missions aboard Robert Gordon Sproul. SIO-operated ships have played a critical rolein the exploration of our planet since 1907, and continue to contribute significantly to the U.S. oceanresearch effort. SIO's ship operations department supports NSF core values of scientific excellence,organizational excellence, learning, inclusiveness and accountability. The vessel management andoperations proposed here enable transformative scientific research in physical and biological processes inthe natural environment upon which human well-being depends. The intellectual merit of this proposal isamplified by the combined merit of research projects undertaken by scientists on board. Robert GordonSproul is currently scheduled to conduct three different NSF-sponsored programs in 2018 in benthicecology, ocean chemistry, paleoceanography, marine ecology, and ocean instrument research anddevelopment. Each scientific program contributes its own distinctive intellectual merit. NSF-sponsoredprojects as currently scheduled will account for 20% (10 days) of Robert Gordon Sproul's work this year.The remainder of the work will be supported by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (28 days, 54%),the Navy (12 days, 24 %), and NOAA (1 day, 2%).SIO's management of Robert Gordon Sproul enables research, education and training that advancediscovery and understanding while achieving far-reaching broader impacts. The proposed managementsupports strongly collaborative, multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional use of the vessel. ThroughUNOLS, SIO coordinates the shared use of Robert Gordon Sproul with scientists and funding agencies soshipboard capabilities meet the current and anticipated needs of the community. SIO is committed topromoting a climate of fairness, cooperation, and professionalism on board that embraces diversity,equity, and inclusion as essential ingredients of discovery, technical development, and learning. SIO'soperation of Robert Gordon Sproul leverages institutional programs that complement NSF's mission topromote achievement and progress in science, engineering and education for the benefit of the nation. Forexample, SIO's UC Ship Funds Program enables graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoralresearchers and early career faculty to pursue independent research and instruction aboard Robert GordonSproul via an internal peer-reviewed competitive process for ship time. The vessel is integral to SIO's K-12 education program. In the Footsteps of Robert Gordon Sproul, which uses oceanography to teachphysical science to economically disadvantaged seventh- and eighth-grade students. As a broadly subscribedshared-use facility, Robert Gordon Sproul similarly contributes to the education, training andoutreach missions of scientists from institutions across America who conduct their research andeducational programs on board. As proposed here, Robert Gordon Sproul will continue to serve NSF bysafely, capably and efficiently facilitating multi-disciplinary scientific research to advance ourunderstanding of our oceans and Earth.The Statement of Merit Review This proposal supports peer-reviewed science through NSF evaluation process. The renewal of this cooperative agreement included an external review panel.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.