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Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute rather than just read about it. In short: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI, FAU Harbor Branch) is a non-profit oceanographic institution operated by Florida Atlantic University in Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. Founded in 1971 as non-profit research organization, the institution was transferred to FAU in 2007.

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Reference excerpt

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI, FAU Harbor Branch) is a non-profit oceanographic institution operated by Florida Atlantic University in Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. Founded in 1971 as non-profit research organization, the institution was transferred to FAU in 2007.

History HBOI was founded in 1971 as Harbor Branch Foundation by J. Seward Johnson, Sr. in collaboration with Edwin Albert Link as a non-profit research organization. The name was subsequently changed to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. Link built the Johnson Sea Link, type of deep-sea scientific research submersibles. The first submersible, Johnson Sea Link I was built in 1971 and was the successor to Link's previous submersible, Deep Diver. Johnson Sea Link II was built in 1975. In December 2007, the assets and parcels of land of the research institute were transferred to FAU and the current name was adapted. To fund the acquisition, the State of Florida allocated $44.6 million in one-time construction costs plus $8.5 million in annual operating funds. The governing board of the former HBOI then became the governing board of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation which retained other parcels of land, an endowment funded by the J. Seward Johnson, Sr. Charitable Trust Endowment Fund and the Seward Johnson Trust Fund for Oceanography, and as the legislatively-dictated recipient of four Florida Specialty License plates. The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation exists today with a mission to support the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. The foundation funds are partially controlled by the FAU board.

Campus

HBOI is located on a 144-acre (0.58 km2) campus along the Indian River Lagoon north of Fort Pierce, Florida along the Indian River Lagoon estuary and near an Atlantic Ocean inlet. The campus hosts 32 buildings and more than 150 faculty and staff. It is the northernmost campus of the university.

Academics

HBOI research and education focuses on biological oceanography, estuarine to deep sea ecology, aquaculture, discovery and development of natural products for medicines and other uses, and ocean engineering. Its staff includes more than 160 scientists, engineers, mariners, and support personnel. Funding sources include grants and Florida state educational and general funds, Florida specialty license plates, donations, and other institutional support. HBOI accounts for about one-third of FAU's research activity, in the following research areas:

Aquaculture & Stock Enhancement Marine Biomedical & Biotechnology Research Marine Ecosystem Health Ocean Dynamics and Modeling Marine Science Education Ocean Engineering & Technology

Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery Center The Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery Center is open to the public in Fort Pierce. The Center features interactive exhibits about the environment of the ocean, live marine creatures, a video theater, and displays about the research activities of the Institute. The Center is closed on Sundays and major holidays.

NOAA CIOERT Since May 2009, HBOI has been the headquarters of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research & Technology (CIOERT), which is co-managed by University of North Carolina Wilmington and includes partners SRI International, the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science. CIOERT priorities include development of advanced underwater technologies, exploration and research of frontier regions of the eastern US continental shelf and beyond, improved understanding of vulnerable deep and shallow coral ecosystems, and improved ocean literacy.

Marine and Oceanographic Academy Since August 2007, HBOI has been home to Westwood High School's Marine and Oceanographic Academy (MOA), a magnet school with a diverse student body from across the St. Lucie County School District. The school, formed through a partnership between HBOI and the school district, infuses a marine and oceanographic focus into the core high school curriculum.

Accomplishments More than 9,400 ocean exploration and sample collection dives used the Johnson Sea Link submersible, which was capable of reaching more than a half-mile under the ocean, and libraries of marine sponges and microbial creatures numbering in the tens of thousands. Discovery of the Challenger space shuttle rocket booster on the ocean floor – "the smoking gun that proved a faulty O-ring caused the 1986 explosion,". Examination of the wreckage of the USS Monitor, an ironclad Civil War battleship that sank in 1862. Assistance in the December 2005 rescue of Winter, the bottlenose dolphin featured in the 2011 movie Dolphin Tale.

References

External links

Official website Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery Center

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

In research: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1971 establishments in Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, Florida, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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