Virtual Sequential Labs for Selection of the Next OOI Pioneer Array Location

海洋观测倡议（OOI）海岸先锋阵列于2016年投入使用，位于新英格兰海岸附近。它是作为一种可重新部署的资产而开发的，可以在适当的时间内部署，以解决手头的科学问题。自调试以来已经四年了，现在是考虑先锋阵列下一个位置的合适时机。拟议的项目将帮助国家科学基金会确定先锋阵列的下一个位置。拟议中的Sequestial实验室将增加社区对NSF资助的科学努力的参与。这些研讨会与美国国家科学基金会加强研究和教育基础设施的目标直接相关，其成果将有助于加强海洋学科学，并具有重要的科学、教育和社会效益。PI要求资助举办社区连续实验室活动（微实验室和创新实验室），将海洋科学家、教育工作者和其他利益相关者聚集在一起，以虚拟方式评估先锋阵列的未来位置选择。这些实验室将为下一个先锋阵列站点的选择提供信息，并确定下一个站点可以提供的新的科学机会。这些信息将帮助美国国家科学基金会和OOI项目为未来先锋阵列传感器配置的设计决策提供信息。这些实验室将效仿在促进创新、合作和想法分享方面卓有成效的创意实验室方法。引导者的服务将用于设计和交付顺序实验室。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。

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Coastal Pioneer Array was commissioned in 2016 and is located off of the coast of New England. It was developed as a relocatable asset, deployable over time periods appropriate to the scientific questions at hand. It has been four years since the commissioning and now is the appropriate time to consider the next location for the Pioneer Array. The proposed project will assist NSF in determining the next location for the Pioneer Array. The Sequestial Labs proposed would increase community participation in the scientific endeavors funded by NSF. The workshops are directly related to NSF’s objective to enhance infrastructure for research and education and the outcomes would contribute to enhancing oceanographic science and would have important scientific, educational, and societal benefits. The PI requests funding to hold community Sequential Lab events (Micro Labs and Innovation Labs) that will bring ocean scientists, educators, and other stakeholders together virtually to evaluate future location options for the Pioneer Array. These Labs will inform the selection of the next Pioneer Array site, as well as identify new science opportunities that can be offered by the next site. This information will assist the National Science Foundation and the OOI Program informing design decisions regarding sensor configurations of the future Pioneer Array. The Labs will be modeled after the Ideas Lab approach that has been effective in promoting innovation, collaborations, and idea sharing. The services of a facilitator will be utilized to design and deliver the Sequential Labs.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.