Funding to support Operations and Maintenance of the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS)

Information

• NSF Award
• 1514756

Owner

• Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

• Award Id

  1514756

• Award Effective Date

  3/15/2015 - 9 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  2/29/2020 - 4 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 837,823.00

• Award Instrument

  Continuing grant

Funding is provided to continue operations and maintence of the Maintenance of the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS). The MARS cabled observatory provides a deep-water facility for testing and development and is a compelling solution for many ocean science experiments. MBARI has integrated the MARS Observatory into the Monterey Bay Aquarium 'Discovering Monterey Canyon' auditorium program as well as in the new MBARI exhibit. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has over one million visitors a year, thereby providing wide exposure for MARS and OOI to the public. The EARTH Project, a science teacher outreach effort, has used MARS as a tool at over 20 presentations to high school educators. <br/><br/>The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) installed a cabled test bed and has been operating the Monterey Accelerated Research System (MARS) since MARS became operational November 10, 2008. The purpose of this proposal is to provide continued funding for operations and maintenance costs of MARS.

• Program Officer

  Kandace S. Binkley

• Min Amd Letter Date

  3/11/2015 - 9 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  4/29/2016 - 8 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

• City

  MOSS LANDING

• State

  CA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  7700 SANDHOLDT RD

• Postal Code

  950399644

• Phone Number

  8317751803

• First Name

  Steve

• Last Name

  Etchemendy

• Email Address

  etst@mbari.org

• Start Date

  3/11/2015 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  12/02/2015

• First Name

  Craig

• Last Name

  Dawe

• Email Address

  dacr@mbari.org

• Start Date

  4/29/2016 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Craig

• Last Name

  Dawe

• Email Address

  dacr@mbari.org

• Start Date

  3/11/2015 12:00:00 AM

• End Date

  12/02/2015

• Text

  OCEAN TECH & INTERDISC COORDIN

• Code

  1680