The Oceanographic

[Camila Fonua]

Allproposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Oceanographic facilities and equipment are supported by the Integrative Programs Section (IPS) of the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE), Directorate for Geosciences (GEO). These awards are made for the procurement, conversion and/or upgrade, enhancement, or annual operation of platforms in the ocean, coastal and near-shore waters, and Great Lakes. Awards are generally directed specifically to support facilities that lend themselves to shared use within the broad range of Federally supported research and education programs. Most of these platforms and facilities also receive partial support from other federal agencies, state and local governments, and private sources on a proportional basis usually through a daily rate mechanism. The primary objective of these awards is to ensure the availability of appropriate oceanographic facilities for Federally funded investigators and educators. Individual project-based facilities and instrumentation, limited to one, or a small group of, investigator(s), should be supported through appropriate research programs as opposed to through the IPS programs listed herein.

Oceanographic Technical Service (Tech Services): The Tech Services Program provides support of institutional technical services to enhance the scientific productivity of research programs, aboard research vessels and in shore-based, shared-use facilities. Research vessel technical services include quality assurance, scheduling of technical support, logistical assistance, and at-sea supervision of the instrumentation and shared-use equipment available to sea-going researchers. This program also provides baseline operational support for the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) equipment pools (wire, vans and winches). Support of research vessel technical services and UNOLS equipment pools includes salaries and related expenses, maintenance and calibration of sensors and instrumentation, and associated travel. Oceanographic technical services support requests must be directly attributable to NSF-sponsored science. With the exception of the wire pool, requests for new or replacement capital equipment must be made through the SSSE or OI programs.

Oceanographic Instrumentation (OI): The OI Program provides support to enhance the scientific capabilities and productivity of seagoing research projects that utilize research vessels as well as shore-based, shared-use facilities. Proposals may include shared-use instrumentation for the collection, processing, and analysis of oceanographic data. Typical instrumentation includes sensors, acoustic systems, data loggers, water sampling rosettes, biological net systems, coring equipment and auto-analyzers. Proposals must be for instrumentation that will support multiple research projects. OI proposals are generally submitted by the institution's Tech Services manager whose operational funding is provided through the OCE Technical Services Program.

Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE): The SSSE Program provides support to improve safety and enhance scientific capabilities and productivity of seagoing research programs that utilize research vessels as well as shore-based, shared-use facilities.. Proposals may include new permanent or portable equipment required to outfit a vessel to conduct oceanographic research as well as overhaul of equipment previously funded under this program, including science handling systems (winches, frames, cranes, etc.), navigation and communication equipment, and safety and regulatory-related items. Requests for purchase of new winch pool or van pool capital equipment must be submitted to this program. SSSE proposals are generally submitted by the institution's Marine Superintendent whose operational funding is provided through the Ship Operations Program in OCE.

The International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO was established in 1961. Its purpose is to enhance marine research, exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States, and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products.

The IODE programme coordinates a global network of more than 100 National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs), Associate Data Units (ADUs) and Associate Information Units (AIUs). These centres manage and make available millions of ocean observations that contribute to ocean data products and services developed and used by other IOC programmes, supporting a wide range of applications for the ocean community and society in general.

The coastal and oceanographic engineering program is offered through the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering with the following degrees: Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degree. Subject to approval by the supervisory committee, graduate-level courses taken through the College of Engineering (EGN), the Departments of Environmental Engineering Sciences, Geological Sciences, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are considered as major credit.

SLO 1 Knowledge

An ability to critically read engineering literature in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering and an ability to identify, formulate new solutions to engineering problems in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering.

As the ECOC Director, the GSO Dean provides the overarching vision and direction for the ECOC and directs the OI support team in the execution of the ECOC agreement and ship operations. The responsibilities of the support team include:

This position is responsible for management and planning of ship operations, including marine buildings and infrastructure. This position oversees the finance and administration for research vessel operations, is a member of the Scheduling and Program Advisory Committees, and is an ex-officio member of the Policy Board.

This position is responsible for the overall operation and management of the research vessel, the Marine Office, the master and crew, and the Marine Technicians. This position acts as the liaison between the scientific parties, marine technicians, research vessel, Marine Office personnel, and funding agencies with regard to shipboard scientific operations and equipment, chairs the ECOC Scheduling Committee and serves as an ex-officio member of the ECOC Program Advisory Committee.

Additional integral elements of the ECOC structure, designed to advise, counsel, and provide ideas at the executive and operational levels, include the Policy Board, Program Advisory Committee and the Scheduling Committee. The role of each is described below.

The ECOC Policy Board has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Consortium serves the interests of the lead and member institutions as well as the broader ocean science research community and ship users. The board consists of two members from each institution and ex-officio members (ECOC Director, Chair of the Program Advisory Committee, Chair of the Scheduling Committee, and GSO Director, Facilities and Operations) and advises the GSO Dean who has overall responsibility for the ECOC and ship operations.

The PAC provides advice on program development including but not limited to: science, technology, equipment, and instrumentation information. The committee comprises two members from each member institution, with at least one representative from each major oceanographic discipline (biology, physics, geology, chemistry, and atmospheric science).

The Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science, located at Monterey High School, prepares public high school students from throughout Monterey County for academic and career success. This is accomplished through a challenging curriculum enhanced by collaboration with the many marine related academic programs, research organizations and businesses in the area. Students achieve success through a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to science and technology, with an emphasis on real-world problems, contact with oceanographic experts, hands-on science labs, field studies, and internships.

The Oceanographic Museum (Muse ocanographique) is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco-Ville, Monaco.This building is part of the Institut ocanographique, which is committed to sharing its knowledge of the oceans.[1]

The Oceanographic Museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Monaco's modernist reformer Prince Albert I,[2] who invited to the celebrations not just high officials and celebrities but also the world-leading oceanographers of the day to develop the concept of a future Mediterranean Commission dedicated to oceanography, now called Mediterranean Science Commission. Jacques-Yves Cousteau was director from 1957 to 1988. The Museum celebrated its centenary in March 2010, after extensive renovations.

The museum is home to exhibitions and collections of various species of sea fauna (starfish, seahorses, turtles, jellyfish, crabs, lobsters, rays, sharks, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, eels, cuttlefish etc.). The museum's holdings also include a great variety of sea related objects, including model ships, sea animal skeletons, tools, weapons etc., as well as a collection of material culture and ritual objects made from, or integrating materials such as pearls, molluscs and nacre.[3][4]

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