Polar Research Vessel Science Mission Requirements (SMR) Refresh Project

Table of Contents

• Project Background and Task Statement
• Committee Membership
• Reference Materials
• Project Updates, Meetings, and Documents

Project Background and Task Statement

UNOLS was  tasked by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a committee to review science mission requirements (SMR) identified during the Polar Research Vessel (PRV) Study completed in 2006. Through consultation with the research community, the committee assessed whether existing PRV SMRs meet current and emerging needs for polar research. The committee was also asked to identify any additional SMRs required to ensure that the PRV will meet the needs of the polar marine research community for the next 30 years. 

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Committee Membership

• Ron Dunbar (Stanford) - Chair
• Carin Ashjian (WHOI)
• Vernon Asper (USM)
• Dale Chayes (LDEO)
• Eugene Domack (Hamilton)
• Hugh Ducklow (MBL)
• Bruce Huber (LDEO)
• Larry Lawver (UTexas)
• Doug Russell (UW)
• Dan Oliver (UAF)
• Craig Smith (UH)
• Maria Vernet (UCSD)
   

Reference Material

Science and Operational Requirements

• Advancing U.S. Polar Research Through the Acquisition of a New Polar Research Icebreaker - A report from the Antarctic Research Vessel Oversight Committee (June 2006)

Reports and Presentations

• Trip Report to Northern Europe for National Science Foundation Project (April 2003)
• Feasibility-Level Design of New Generation Polar Research Vessel (PRV) (May 2003)
• Polar Research Vessel Project Review Meeting - Presented to ARVOC at MBARI (July/Aug 2003)
• Feasbility Design Studies for the Polar Research Vessel (Sept 2003)
• Overview Feasibility-Level Design Study for a Polar Research Vessel - Presented to ARVOC in Arlington, VA (Nov 2003)
• PRV Review Meeting - presented to NSF (April 2004)
• Mission Sensitivity Studies for the PRV (April 2004)
• An Assessment of Procurement Strategies for the PRV - Presented to RPSC (June 2005)
• New Generation PRV - Project Master Plans (June 2005)
• Project Master Plan - Foldout 1 - Schedule for Performance Based Tech Spec
• Project Master Plan - Foldout 2 - Schedule for Peformance Based Tech Spec with Guidance Drawings
• Review of Technical Studies for the PRV - Presented to ARVOC (October 2005)
• PRV Deck Arrangements (August 2006)
• Outline of PRV Technical Specification

Technical Papers and Associated Presentations

• Prepared for the 14th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Toulon, France (May 23-28,2004)
  • New Generation Polar Research Vessel Project Initiated
  • Presentation Slides: New Generation Polar Research Vessel
• Prepared for the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers ICETECH 2006 Conference, Banff, Alberta, CA (July 16-20, 2006)
  • New Generation Polar Research Vessel
  • Presentation Slides: New Generation Polar Research Vessel

Newsletters - New Generation Polar Research

• Issue 1 - June 2003
• Issue 2 - September 2003
• Issue 3 - September 2005
• Issue 4 - June 2006

Other Documentation

• Memorandum of Agreement between the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs, and the U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Shipbuilding and Technology - February 10, 2003

Project Updates, Meetings, and Documents