John Wilder - US grants

Project Summary
This project will support NSF funded research programs by providing a safe, efficient, and economical platform for studies conducted primarily on the East Coast, although the ship is providing coverage in Bermuda for the Weatherbird while it is in the ship yard. This is a five-year cooperative agreement, and in CY2005, 152 days out of 194 will be used to support NSF sponsored research for nine different awards. For each year of the cooperative agreement, funding is dependent upon the number of days at sea in support of NSF research, and budgets are renegotiated. The intellectual merit of the proposal lies in the funded science program. This proposal is for support of a research platform.

Broader Impacts
The research programs supported by Cape Hatteras will address a number of issues of societal importance, including the role of the oceans in climate change, the transport and impact of contaminants from fresh-water inputs into the oceans, preservation and changes of biogenic fossil materials over time, and understanding the carbon cycle. The proposed cruises will have graduate student and post-doctoral personnel participating and, as a result, will contribute to professional education and development.

To help foster interest in ocean science, the Consortium will continue its cooperative
workings with the local high schools and Carteret Community College, give annual tours of Cape Hatteras for the East Carteret High School Marine Biology classes, and offer high school and middle school science teachers the opportunity to sail with the NC State undergraduate techniques class. In addition, ship tours are also offered to undergraduate and graduate students who take courses at the Duke University Marine Laboratory.

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Corliss
This 3-year award to Duke University provides support for technical services during NSF-funded programs on R/V Cape Hatteras, a 135' general purpose research vessel operated by the Duke-UNC Oceanographic Consortium (D/UNCOC) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. DUNCOC will provide one shipboard technician on each cruise of R/V Cape Hatteras to support seagoing research projects and to maintain, calibrate and provide for qualified users items from their pool of shared-use research instrumentation.
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Prop #: 0611986
PI: Corliss

This award will supply shipboard scientific support equipment for the Research Vessel CAPE HATTERAS operated by Duke University and dedicated to use in support of marine research. The Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment Program provides funds for ship equipment deemed essential to the proper and safe conduct of ocean science research. The Program provides support for such items as deck equipment including winch systems for the deployment and retrieval of scientific instruments, navigational equipment such as radars, gyroscopes and earth satellite receivers to pin point the location of research sites, communication equipment including radio transceivers and satellite transceivers for voice and scientific data communications and other equipment such as motorized workboats for transporting scientists to and from data retrieval sites. The Project Director, Bruce Corliss is fully qualified to direct this project having had considerable experience in overseeing the acquisition and installation of shipboard equipment. This project will allow the institution to acquire an outboard motor for the ship's life raft. ***

This award to Duke University provides support for the acquisition of oceanographic instrumentation to be used on R/V Cape Hatteras, a 135' research vessel operated by the Duke/UNC Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. Specifically, support is recommended to acquire instrumentation to precisely determine and record vessel heading and orientation, critical information to correct hull-mounted acoustic current profilers, as well as a Ku-band communication system, providing 7x24 Internet connectivity between the vessel and shore for science communications. Both of these items are intended for shared-use operation. These acquisitions should provide a substantial advantage to marine scientists using R/V Cape Hatteras in their research during 2005 and future years.
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ABSTRACT

5 August 2007
Proposal Number: 0714850
Institution: Duke University
PI: B. Corliss

The proposal as submitted requested four Shipboard Scientific Support items for the R/V Cape Hatteras. One of the four items is requested to improve the safety of the vessel for all users. One item was proposed to improve docking of the vessel and scientific moorings. The second item was requested to improve communications from the vessel. The third item was requested as back-up equipment for the work boat. All requests had an element of safety in them. Safety items benefit all users of the ship. The Hatteras will receive the requested major safety equipment through a group purchase being done by Harbor Branch Inst. of Ocean. Duke University supports several educational and public outreach events during the year through use of ship operations, providing an open-house for the local community and student training outreach from K through 12. Periodically the University holds open house on the ship and provides tours to students. It should be noted the R/V Hatteras is not an inspected vessel since it is less than 300 tons and thus does not have to meet all the USCG and IMO regulations. The Air Tugger Winches are commonly used to improve safety of personnel in mooring the vessel and deploying various coastal and deep sea moorings.

ABSTRACT

05 May 2008
Proposal Number: 0819707
Institution: Duke University
PI: B. Corliss

The proposal requested three Shipboard Scientific Support items for the R/V CAPE HATTERAS; namely winch wire monitoring system up-grades to comply with new UNOLS standards, 50 new personal flotation devices (PFD?s), and a new rescue/utility boat. All are important safety and operational support pieces of equipment.

Broader Impacts: The R/V CAPE HATTERAS supports federally and state funded scientific research on the east coast and routinely exposes graduate and undergraduate students to seagoing oceanography. CAPE HATTERAS completed 22 NSF sponsored days in 2007.