Award Abstract #0703197
Marine Advanced Technology Education Resource Center

NSF Org:	DUE Division of Undergraduate Education
Initial Amendment Date:	March 15, 2007
Latest Amendment Date:	July 8, 2008
Award Number:	0703197
Award Instrument:	Continuing grant
Program Manager:	David B. Campbell DUE Division of Undergraduate Education EHR Directorate for Education & Human Resources
Start Date:	May 1, 2007
Expires:	April 30, 2009 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$812838
Investigator(s):	Deidre Sullivan dsullivan@mpc.edu (Principal Investigator) Jill Zande (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Monterey Peninsula College 980 Fremont Monterey, CA 93940 831/646-4060
NSF Program(s):	DISCOVERY RESEARCH K-12, CCLI-Phase 1 (Exploratory), ADVANCED TECH EDUCATION PROG, OCEANOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERVCE, ARCTIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, EDUCATION/HUMAN RESOURCES,OCE, S-STEM:SCHLR SCI TECH ENG&MATH
Field Application(s):	0116000 Human Subjects
Program Reference Code(s):	SMET, 9178, 5299, 5295, 1032
Program Element Code(s):	7645, 7494, 7412, 5415, 5208, 1690, 1536

ABSTRACT

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of community colleges, high schools, universities, informal educational organizations, research institutions, marine industries, and working professionals. MATE's mission is to improve marine technical education and increase the number of highly-skilled technical professionals who enter ocean-related occupations. In this project, the MATE Resource Center for marine technology education is 1) expanding and strengthening academic, industry, and professional society partnerships; 2) supporting institutions interested in developing or improving marine technology programs; and 3) conducting research, synthesizing, and disseminating comprehensive, up-to-date marine workforce information and helping partners align their curricula and programs with workforce needs. In addition, the MATE Resource Center conducts regional and international ROV (remotely operated vehicle) competitions that simulate the high performance workplace and build academic and industry partnerships. This project also offers faculty development institutes for high school, college, and university educators that focus on marine technology (including submersible technology, with a focus on ROVs; seafloor mapping and data collection; career awareness; ocean observing systems; and the marine applications of GIS) and improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The national MATE internship program continues in this project, the numbers of underrepresented students participating in the program increases, and MATE products (including curricula, resource books, occupational guidelines, competencies, and procedural guides both in traditional formats and electronically) are disseminated through the Center's web site and www.OceanCareers.com.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Bartlett, S.  "ROVing the World,"  The Telegram,  v.129,  2007, 

Bennett, S.  "Underwater Robot-Making,"  The District Weekly, <http://thedistrictweekly.com/dwweb/?p=555.>,  2007, 

Brown, Caroline.  "Underwater robot competition generating interest among students,"  Engineering & Education [Online] http://www.blogs.asee.org,  2007, 

Deidre Sullivan, Jill Zande, Liesl Hotaling.  "The Sensor Revolution: Benefits and Challenges for the Marine Technical Workforce,"  Marine Technology Society Journal,  v.41 No.,  2007,  p. 68.

Deidre Sullivan, Leslie Rosenfeld, & Tom Murphree.  "Understanding and Predicting Changes in the Ocean Sciences, Technology, and Operations Workforce,"  ORION Newsletter,  v.3 No. 3,  2007,  p. 4.

Deidre Sullivan, Leslie Rosenfeld, & Tom Murphree.  "Certification for Oceanographic Professionals: A Needs Assessment Study,"  ORION Newsletter,  v.3, No.,  2007,  p. 5.

Eastern Edge Robotics Team.  "Technical Report of the Eastern Edge Robotics Team,"  Marine Technology Society Journal,  2007,  p. 72-82.

Evans-Bye, D.  "Spatial Analysis of Heavy Metal Comtamination in Los Angeles Harbor Sediments,"  Special to PSDiver Monthly,  v.Issue 4,  2007,  p. 2-8.

Gilman, Bruce C.  "State of the Society Report,"  Marine Technology Society Currents,  v.30 No.,  2007,  p. 1 & 3.

Greenough, B.  "Maximum Overdrive2,"  The Scope,  2007, 

Hebert, Suzanne.  "Underwater Robotics,"  School Programs: Seymour Marine Discovery Center at Long Marine Laboratory,  2008, 

Jackson, J.  "Second Time's the Charm,"  Peninsula Northwest,  2007, 

Kunz, M.  "MATE Center ROV Competition,"  Key Portal News [Online],  2007, 

Kwan, J.  "Outreach: HK Underwater Robot Challenge 2007 successfully held,"  City U News Center <http://www.cityu.edu.hk /puo/CityUMember/Story/PrintStory.aspx?id=20070409193022>,  2007, 

Manley, J.  "A Journal for the Global Ocean Community,"  Marine Technology Society Journal,  v.41, No.,  2007,  p. 3.

Mraz, Stephen J.  "Unmanned, Underwater, and On a Mission,"  Machine Design Magazine,  2007,  p. 52.

Park, C.  "Robots Are Us. Waters of Life Places in Regional Competition,"  Big Island Weekly <http://www.bigislandweekly.com/articles/2007/05/09/read/news01.txt>,  2007,  p. 1.

Planchard, Marie.  "MATE Competitions Sow the Seeds for the Underwater ROVs of the Future,"  Robot Magazine,  2008,  p. 84.

Richardson. Suzy A.  "Area students place first in robotics competition,"  The Gainesville Sun <http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20070729/DAYBREAK/7072803>,  2007, 

Staff Writer.  "2007 MATE International ROV Competition a Splashing Success,"  Oceanbuzz.org <www.oceanbuzz.org>,  2007, 


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