Project Grant 2414875

Award Date 8/1/24
Completion Date 7/31/26
Dollars Obligated $116K
Federal Grant Program
47.050
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Woods Hole, Falmouth, MA, USA
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  1. Upgrade the degraded particle board benchtops on R/V Armstrong to chemical-resistant laminate and stainless-steel sinks.
  2. Provide two electro-optical slip rings to support operations of the deep submersible vehicle Alvin on R/V Atlantis and a new slip ring for R/V Armstrong.
  3. Install an acoustic monitoring system on R/V Atlantis to enhance quality control for science transducers and improve acoustic communications with Alvin.

These infrastructure improvements and equipment upgrades will directly support NSF-funded oceanographic research projects conducted from WHOI's research vessels, which serve as critical shared-use platforms for the broader U.S. academic research community. The award reflects NSF's commitment to maintaining high-quality, well-calibrated scientific instrumentation and infrastructure to facilitate impactful ocean science research.

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