Oregon State University MARSSAM Ocean Instrumentation: Replacement of Special Purpose Van for Shipboard Physical Properties Measurements

该提案要求为一辆特殊用途的海上面包车提供资金，以容纳新的俄勒冈州立大学（OSU）海洋沉积物采样组（MARSSAM）多传感器核心记录仪（MSCL）系统，取代俄勒冈州立大学已有20年历史的MSCL系统。费用为79,480美元。更广泛的影响本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南（NSF 13-589）的优点评审标准2。它为科学家提供基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享使用的仪器来支持他们的国家科学基金会资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受国家科学基金会相关研究计划的单独审查）。共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自任何美国大学或实验室的nsf资助的研究人员为他们的研究访问工作、校准仪器，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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。

This proposal requests funding for a special-purpose seagoing van to house the new Oregon State University (OSU) Marine Sediments Sampling Group (MARSSAM) Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL) system, replacing the 20-year old MSCL system at OSU. Cost is $79,480.Broader 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.