The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes
National Program Office (GLNPO), is requesting proposals
for use of the
R/V Lake
Guardian during July 9-15, 2006, to conduct an
educational course on the Great Lakes. Course should be
designed to teach undergraduates
and/or graduate students about the physical, chemical,
and biological components of the Great Lakes ecosystem
during a working survey of Lake Superior scheduled for
July 9 -15th. Students should be trained in both field
and laboratory work aboard the vessel, and be eligible
to receive academic credit.
The recipient selected would be responsible for
designing the course, providing at least two
instructors, advertising through appropriate venues,
obtaining participation from a sufficient number of
students and performing
other administrative functions associated with the
course.
Special preference will be given to institutions that
can attract a diverse pool of students, from across the
Great Lakes basin, and that can maintain a uniform fee
for tuition, for all students regardless of their
academic affiliation. GLNPO would provide the ship time
as well as two environmental scientists.
The estimated value of ship time for a week-long
course is approximately $98,000. The R/V Lake Guardian
is 180-ft long, and can accommodate approximately 20
students, 4 instructors (including EPA), and the crew.
Rooms will be supplied by GLNPO, with a twenty dollar
fee charged daily to each student for meals, and coffee. |
