| NSF Org: |
OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | April 4, 2018 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | August 21, 2024 |
| Award Number: | 1822725 |
| Award Instrument: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Program Manager: |
Rose Dufour
rdufour@nsf.gov (703)292-8811 OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO Directorate for Geosciences |
| Start Date: | April 1, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2024 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $2,502,940.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $5,874,359.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2019 = $1,071,720.00 FY 2020 = $1,222,764.00 FY 2022 = $1,047,522.00 FY 2023 = $991,307.00 FY 2024 = $1,040,458.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
1251 MEMORIAL DR CORAL GABLES FL US 33146-2509 (305)421-4089 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
4600 Rickenbacker Cswy Miami FL US 33149-1031 |
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| NSF Program(s): | SHIP OPERATIONS |
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01002021DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 010V2122DB R&RA ARP Act DEFC V 01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.050 |
ABSTRACT
Ship operations play a vital role at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) with respect to the School's outreach and education missions. The School is committed to improving scientific and environmental literary among students and adults regionally, nationally, and internationally. RSMAS owns and operates R/V F. G. Walton Smith, an aluminum hull catamaran. The vessel has been service since December, 2000, and has performed will in supporting a variety of marine scientific missions. She has the unique capability of operating in shallow coastal waters which are inaccessible to deeper draft vessels, and as such represents an important asset in the Academic Research Fleet.
This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
Disclaimer
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The University of Miami’s F.G. Walton Smith (RVWS) is a 96 ft. aluminum, catamaran research vessel that has unique capabilities including shallow draft, controllable pitch propellers for precise sea keeping and the ability to load a significant amount of gear aboard decks due to excellent stability characteristics. The ship is capable of working in the shallow coastal waters of Florida, the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This capability allows the ship to work in areas that are inaccessible to deeper drafted vessels and therefore represents an important asset to the US Academic Research Fleet (ARF). RVWS’s catamaran design allows the ship to be a stable platform when conducting scientific instrument deployment/recovery operations. In addition to general oceanographic work, the ship is well suited to support scientific diving operations and ROV/AUV operations. RVWS has successfully conducted a wide variety of different types of oceanographic research throughout the entire life of this award.
Several programs funded by NSF and supportive agencies benefit from the instrumentation installed on RVWS such as global weather modeling, red tide studies and ocean circulation. These, among other current global issues, focus on the most impending oceanographic concerns today. Oceanographic research vessels provide a valuable service in the collection of scientific information, which increases our understanding of the sea. RVWS is an extremely capable vessel for its size. The University of Miami is continually improving the services that are offered to the scientific community aboard this unique vessel. RVWS provides many opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to participate in scientific cruises. Annually, at least five student expeditions inform and train undergraduates in proper protocols and techniques for oceanographic observations at sea. Nearly every expedition reaches students at all levels of education, from K-12 as well as higher education, through outreach programs, internships and continuous support of educator participation in research cruises. When in port, the ship is also open for tours to local high schools and to the public during various events at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science campus.
The University of Miami’s Marine Operations Department successfully manages the operation and maintenance of RVWS. Ship operations play a vital role at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science with respect to the school’s outreach and education missions. The school is committed to improving scientific and environmental literacy among students and adults regionally, nationally and internationally.
Last Modified: 05/01/2025
Modified by: Don Cucchiara
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