{"id":186936,"date":"2024-09-23T13:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=186936"},"modified":"2024-12-06T09:17:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T14:17:02","slug":"university-of-rhode-island-receives-3-2-million-nsf-award-to-support-ocean-observatories-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/news\/university-of-rhode-island-receives-3-2-million-nsf-award-to-support-ocean-observatories-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Rhode Island Receives $3.2 Million NSF Award to Support Ocean Observatories Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 23, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Rhode Island&#8217;s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) has been awarded $3.2 million over five years by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/ooifb.org\/)\">NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board (OOIFB)<\/a> Administrative Support Office (ASO).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the direction of GSO\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/holly-morin\/\">Holly Morin<\/a>, the OOIFB ASO will provide administrative management, coordinate outreach and communications, and organize workshops and other events to engage and inform a multidisciplinary community of scientists, engineers, modelers, educators, and other stakeholders. These efforts correlate with NSF\u2019s strategic goals and objectives to advance research and innovation, translate knowledge into solutions, and accelerate discovery and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"186938\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-364x273.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-500x375.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-1000x750.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_3848-scaled.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"186937\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-364x273.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/PXL_20240910_141806217-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">OOIFB&#8217;s&nbsp;recent<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/ooifb.org\/meetings\/pioneer-array-workshop-2024\/__;!!Jh1S!lFqQZ5fjkgBFRhUoqMOR5W5N6ZkMteE3CM0AdVa_PR1SF5fFGT4p5isYyqrRrWlu0ehTsyDkhu_qkZAWniw_ZF1hQfk8$\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Community Workshop<\/a>&nbsp;at Old Dominion University engaged over 90 people in-person and online  to talk about the exciting science and education opportunities now available.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in May 2017, the OOIFB provides independent input on the management and operation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanobservatories.org\/\">Ocean Observatories Initiative<\/a>, an NSF-supported, science-driven ocean observing network that delivers real-time data from more than 900 instruments to address critical science questions regarding the global ocean. Through this award, the OOIFB, with support from the ASO, will continue to broaden NSF OOI data access as well as inform and inspire researchers, educators, and the general public about the collaborative research and scientific discoveries that can be achieved through the NSF OOI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Details about the award are available from NSF: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=2434964\">http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward.do?AwardNumber=2434964<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more or join the OOIFB listserv to receive the latest on events, etc., email Holly Morrin at: holly@ooifb.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GSO has been awarded $3.2 million over five years by the NSF to continue hosting the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board (OOIFB) Administrative Support Office (ASO).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4762,"featured_media":186937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4762"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186936"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187673,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186936\/revisions\/187673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}