This $521,672 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences will support the purchase of oceanographic instrumentation for two research vessels operated by the University of Washington. Specifically, the funding will be used to acquire: A Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam system for the 72-foot R/V Rachael Carson coastal research vessel ($217,371) A Kongsberg EK80 echosounder system for the 274-foot R/V Thompson global class research vessel ($304,301) This...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), provides $250,743 to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for oceanographic instrumentation on research vessels R/V Atlantis and R/V Armstrong from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024. Specifically, the funding supports the acquisition of four Teledyne-RDI lowered acoustic Doppler current profilers costing $154,860 total; one Autosal salinometer and accessories from...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $176,168 to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) to purchase oceanographic instrumentation and equipment in support of research vessel operations and multidisciplinary oceanographic research. The award will fund the acquisition of Seapoint fluorometers, meteorological sensors, and refrigeration/freezer equipment for the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168-foot general-purpose...
The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $683,104 Project Grant to the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Division to acquire oceanographic instrumentation needed to support NSF-funded scientific research under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The funded equipment includes a multibeam echosounder, salinometers, computing hardware, a portable magnetometer system, precision time protocol time servers, and CTD support...
The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a Project Grant for $1,008,489 to the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) to acquire and maintain various shipboard scientific support equipment under the Geosciences grant program (CFDA 47.050). The funding will enable SIO to purchase and maintain equipment such as a mooring winch, general-purpose winch, remote access systems, and other specialized oceanographic research instruments. This...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $222,536 to the University of Washington to acquire and develop oceanographic instrumentation for two of its research vessels, the R/V Thompson and R/V Rachel Carson. Specifically, the funding will be used to: Develop an underway CTD system and acquire two CTD probes for the vessels. Install a 150 kHz acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) to complement the existing ADCP systems. Purchase...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), supports the operation of the University of Minnesota Duluth's research vessel R/V Blue Heron. The award provides $410,000.00 from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028 to enable the vessel to support oceanographic research focused on expanding knowledge of the ocean environment. R/V Blue Heron is the largest research ship owned by a university operating on the Great...
This $125,327 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences (CFDA 47.050 Geosciences) supports the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in maintaining and enhancing critical oceanographic instrumentation and shared-use resources for NSF-funded researchers. The key products and services provided under this award include: Replacing cracked windows on the acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) mounts on the R/V Armstrong research vessel and...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $350,438 to the University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) to acquire and upgrade oceanographic instrumentation. The funding will enable SIO to add a suite of oceanographic sensors, including a CTD unit, altimeters, PAR sensors, and oxygen sensors, to its shared-use instrumentation pool available to researchers nationwide. Additionally, the award will allow SIO to...
The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Washington a $382,852 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) on May 15, 2022 to support shipboard scientific infrastructure on two research vessels. Specifically, the funding will provide shipboard scientific support equipment for oceanographic research projects, including an uncontaminated seawater system, cable blocks, a diaphragm pump and spares, a multibeam survey, and a main deck crane. This infrastructure will...