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 Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) was awarded a two-year, $370,246 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant funds the acquisition of oceanographic instrumentation to support NSF-funded scientific research. SIO will maintain the instrumentation for use by researchers nationwide through the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System collaborative framework. Funded items include...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $391,608 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California, San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The funding will provide support for SIO to acquire and upgrade shipboard scientific support equipment on the R/V Sally Ride and R/V Roger Revelle research vessels. The key upgrades include: Enhancing the safety and reliability of overboard equipment handling and winch operations through new...
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 (NSF) awarded a $728,081 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California San Diego's (UCSD) Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). The grant supports the management and operation of the West Coast Winch Pool (WCWP), which provides technical experts and specialized oceanographic winches to support NSF-funded research projects aboard the U.S. Academic Research Fleet vessels. This shared-use instrumentation allows...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Ocean Sciences provides $202,525 to the University of Hawaii under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to purchase oceanographic instrumentation for the R/V Kilo Moana research vessel. Specifically, the funding will be used to acquire an OS38 ADCP for $188k, a GP oceanographic winch for $305k, and a sound velocity profiler for $14k. This shared-use equipment will support NSF-funded oceanographic research projects by allowing...
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...
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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $258,304 Project Grant to the University Of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) to fund oceanographic instrumentation for the R/V Savannah, a 92-foot coastal research vessel owned and operated by Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Specifically, the grant will support the acquisition of a MOCNESS-1/4 System with accessories and a SBE911 System. This equipment will provide infrastructure support for...
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...