SEA Wish List
Donors who would like to make a restricted gift may designate an item from the SEA Wish List. The following are currently identified as priorities.
| $90 each | Foul weather gear for a scholarship student |
| $250 each | (4) Table top exhibit displays for enrollment |
| $300 each | (3) rugged outdoor clotheslines to save electricity usage in cottages |
| $395 each | (2) Forum on Education Abroad conference registration |
| $600 | Replace all light bulbs in houses with energy efficient cfl bulbs |
| $1,000 | (6) 5 pt. aloft work harnesses with tethers for ships |
| $1,500 | Waterless urinals throughout campus |
| $1,500 | Wireless access for campus cottages |
| $2,000 | (16) occupancy sensor lights for Madden Center and cottages |
| $2,000 | Heavy duty crosscut shredder |
| $3,000 | (18) mechanical auto shut-off faucets for Madden Center and cottages |
| $3,000 each | (2) Reflectance meters that would allow for quantitative analysis of sediments. |
| $5,000 | Architectural consulting fees for renovation of shore library as described in Strategic Plan. |
| $4,000 (or $50 each) | (80) Climbing harnesses for going aloft on ships |
| $6,000 each | (2) Flow injection analysis instruments for better nutrient analysis: more samples with replicates, better accuracy, and the addition of nitrate/nitrite analyses, critical for understanding ocean productivity. (This is a half price offer from the manufacturer.) |
| $6,000 each | (2) High-resolution/high sensitivity digital imaging device for Robert C. Seamans and Corwith Cramer. This equipment allows quantitative detection and measuring of microbial organisms and cellular components using newer molecular techniques. In addition it is a wonderful teaching tool since it allows what is on the microscope to be shown to an entire class of students in the laboratory while the instructor works at the microscope. |
| $6,300 (or $80 each) | (80) Safety tethers for student and crew harnesses for Corwith Cramer and Robert C. Seamans. |
| $7,500 each | (2) Rescue boats, one for each ship |
| $7,500 | Seabird oxygen sensor and biospherical light sensors to add to our existing CTD and carousel on the Cramer. This equipment already exists on the Seamans as a result of a recent grant. |
| $8,000 | Replacement of aging radar on Corwith Cramer. This will be required within the next 2-4 years. |
| $8,000 | Replacement of the radar on Robert C. Seamans. This will be necessary in the next 2-4 years. |
| $10,000 | New forestays’l for the Corwith Cramer |
| $10,000 | Commerical grade lawn mower for campus |
| $12,000 each | (2) Phytoflash active fluorescence instruments. This is a relatively new instrument that measures the physiological activity of phytoplankton rather than just how much there is. (How fast the lawn is growing rather than just how tall the grass is.) |
| $14,000 | A Zeiss epiflourescence microscope allows students to stain and study various components of the microbial organisms including phytoplankton and bacteria. SEA owns one such microscope that is shipped back and forth between its two vessels. With the increasing limitations on international shipments, this is becoming more difficult and costly. |
| $15,000 | New fisherman stays’l for the Robert C. Seamans |
| $15,000 each | (2) New Tops’l, one for each ship |
| $20,000 | Architectural and systems analysis, evaluation and recommendations for the greening of the SEA campus. |
| $20,000 (or $250 ea) | (80) Inflatable PFD Safety harnesses that are manually inflated, or automatically inflated when immersed in water, for student and crew harnesses on deck aboard the Corwith Cramer and Robert C. Seamans. |
| $22,000 | The Shipek grab and hydro wire for the winch associated with this instrument need to be replaced on the Corwith Cramer. This is one of the most frequently used pieces of equipment in the laboratory. The wire must be replaced routinely. Old, weak wire that is pushed beyond its replacement point is a safety hazard, and puts at greater risk the safe recovery of all over the side instrument deployments. The cost of a Shipek grab is $6,000 and 5,000m of torque-balanced wire rope is $16,000. |
| $25,000 each | (2) Updated chirp sub-bottom profilers are needed for both vessels. The manufacturer no longer supports current electronics on this equipment and new signal processing equipment (Benthos Chirp3) will be required for existing transducers. |
| $50,000 | New phone system for World Headquarters. SEA currently operates with a 25 year old Merlin Legend. Replacement of this system is a priority to assure that prospective students can efficiently contact the admissions department. Limited VOIP capability is included. The sporadic failure of the current system leads to dropped calls and transfers to the wrong extension. This system will also reduce ongoing local and long distance calling services. |
| $75,000 | Generator, sized to the entire campus, to provide emergency back up power. |
