Schmidt Ocean Institute
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| legal form | Foundation, endowment |
| founding | 2009 |
| founder | Eric Schmidt , Wendy Schmidt |
| Seat | Palo Alto , California , USA |
| Website | Schmidt Ocean Institute |
The Schmidt Ocean Institute is a private, nonprofit foundation based in Palo Alto in the US state of California , in March 2009 by Eric Schmidt was founded and Wendy Schmidt.
The aim of the foundation is to support marine research by providing research vessels that are equipped with the latest technology. The foundation attaches great importance to a transparent exchange of research results and promotes this.
The Schmidt Ocean Institute is currently carrying out research projects in collaboration with 89 well-known research institutions and universities (as of August 2020). There is also a cooperation with the German institute Geomar Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel .
Research vessels
Lone Ranger , an approximately 77 meter long, former tug that was built in 1973 at the Schichau Unterweser shipyardin Bremerhaven , wasdonated to the institutein 2009 by Peter B. Lewis , an American businessman. The Lone Ranger was used by the institute on various research trips in the Atlantic . In 2012 the ship was spun off from the Schmidt Ocean Institute's scientific fleet and decommissioned. The successor to Lone Ranger was the Falkor , an approximately 83 meter long, former German fisheries protection ship that was bought by the German federal government in 2009. Between 2009 and 2012 the Falkor was extensively rebuiltat the German shipyard Peters Schiffbau in Wewelsfleth and equipped with the latest technology. The renovation cost 60 million USD .
The program managers of the Schmidt Ocean Institute have invited scientists from all over the world to apply to use the Falkor as an expedition and research ship. Research proposals for the time on board the Falkor are reviewed by independent scientists. A total of 65 research trips were carried out with the research ship Falkor between March 2013 and August 2020.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our story. Schmidt Ocean Institute, accessed August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Partnerships & Collaborators. Schmidt Ocean Institute, accessed August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Private research ship makes waves. In: nature. March 27, 2013, accessed August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Cruises. Schmidt Ocean Institute, August 2020, accessed on August 15, 2020 .