The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $720,779 project grant to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Inc. (BIOS) to support collaborative research from September 2021 through August 2024. The research aims to investigate eddy impacts on coastal carbon chemistry and coral calcification in situ and through historical analysis. This work will advance understanding of the integrated Earth system, as outlined in the objectives of the Geosciences program (CFDA...
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) was awarded a $185,553 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund a collaborative research project to develop an autonomous profiling vehicle to conduct concurrent acoustic, visual and environmental measurements in the mesopelagic ocean from September 2021 through August 2024. The Geosciences program supports basic research in the atmospheric,...
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) Inc. was awarded a $435,865 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences to operate a community marine-atmospheric sampling facility in Bermuda from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025. Under this award, BIOS will provide continued operation of its Tudor Hill, Bermuda facility to collect marine and atmospheric samples for the Geosciences program. The Geosciences program aims to expand understanding of the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $343,390 Project Grant to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) to fund major improvements of the outdoor mesocosm facility at BIOS from November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2023. Under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program, which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise, BIOS will enhance understanding of major problems confronting...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program provides $549,900 to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA to support a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program from 2025-2027. The program will train approximately 30 undergraduate students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities or underrepresented groups, in biological research over 10-week summer sessions. Students will be immersed in...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $585,165 Cooperative Agreement to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Inc. under the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The award, which runs from March 2025 to February 2030, will support oceanographic technical services for the R/V Atlantic Explorer, which is part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. BIOS will provide shipboard technicians to maintain, calibrate, and make shared-use research instrumentation available to...
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a 3-year, $154,041 Project Grant to the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE) to host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site program. The program will bring 10 undergraduates to the University of Delaware's Lewes campus each summer to conduct independent ocean science research under the guidance of research mentors. The main focus is to train students in the scientific...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $137,578 to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in Portland, Maine. The award will fund a 3-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program focused on the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. The program will bring 6 undergraduate students to the GMRI campus each summer to complete 10-week interdisciplinary research projects exploring the structure, function, and...
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 awarded a $163,997 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support the "Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS)" program. This 3-year award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will provide ten undergraduate students each summer with a 10-week immersive research experience in marine sciences. Participating students will work directly with faculty mentors at Rutgers' New...