The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded $303,366 under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) to Columbia University for instrumentation upgrades aboard the R/V Marcus Langseth oceanographic research vessel. The funding will support upgrading existing systems aboard the vessel, including a GNSS source tracking system for $224,016, a vessel-wide computer network upgrade for $36,135, and near field hydrophones and related equipment for $43,215. This infrastructure funding will provide shared-use instrumentation to support NSF-funded oceanographic research projects conducted by researchers from any U.S. university or lab. Upgrading and maintaining instrumentation on the R/V Marcus Langseth expands access to calibrated equipment, reducing costs for individual research projects and enabling research by a broader base of scientists, in alignment with NSF's statutory mission. The period of performance is March 15, 2023 through February 29, 2024.
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