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Challenges, Opportunities and Challenges, Opportunities and New Directions at NSFNew Directions at NSF
John B. HuntJohn B. HuntSenior AdvisorSenior Advisor
Office of the DirectorOffice of the Director
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486,004
4,614,709
1,216,740
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Federal Obligations for Basic Research at Federal Obligations for Basic Research at Academic Institutions, FY 2002Academic Institutions, FY 2002
Total Federal Distribution ($000) NSF Share of Total Federal
Computer sciences
Mathematics
Social sciences
Environmental sciences
Engineering
Other Sciences
Physical sciences
Biological sciences (non-medical)
Psychology
Medical sciences
• People - A diverse, internationally competitive and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers and well-prepared citizens.
• Ideas - Discovery across the frontier of science and engineering, connected to learning, innovation, and service to society.
• Tools - Broadly accessible, state-of-the-art S&E facilities, tools, and other infrastructure that enable discovery, learning and innovation.
• Organizational Excellence – An agile, innovative organization that fulfills its mission through leadership in state-of-the-art business practices.
Source: NSF/E. Myers
Priority Areas
FY 2004 Estimate
Percent Change
FY 2005 RequestMillions of dollars
Totals may not add due to rounding.
Source: NSF/E. Myers
FY 2003 NSF Directorate Success Rates(Research Grants)
0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%
*Does not include SBIR/STTR
Total Increase
• Science and Technology Centers $ 72 $30
• Science of Learning Centers $ 20 ----
• Other Centers $365 $14
Total Increase
Source: NSF/E. Myers
Science of Learning Centers... will extend the frontiers of knowledge on learning and
create the intellectual, organizational, and physical
infrastructure needed for the long-term advancement of
learning research.
Centers will be built around a unifying research focus
and will incorporate a diverse, multidisciplinary
environment involving appropriate partnerships with
academia, industry, all levels of education, and other
public and private entities.
The goals of the SLC program
are:
• to advance the frontiersof all the sciences of learning through integrated research
• to connect this researchto specific scientific, technological, educational, and workforce challenges
• to enable research communitiesthat can capitalize on new opportunities and discoveries and respond to new challenges
• Microbial genome sequencing
• Ecology of infectious diseases
• Dynamics of coupled natural and human systems
• Coupled biogeochemical cycles
• Genome-Enabled environmental sciences and engineering
• Instrumentation development or environmental activities
• Materials use: science, engineering and society
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Source: NSF/E. Myers
• Agents of change
• Dynamics of human behavior
• Decision making under uncertainty
• Spatial social science
• Modeling human and social dynamics
• Instrumentation and data resource development0
Hum
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Soci
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Source: NSF/E. Myers
• Fundamental mathematical & statistical sciences
• Advancing interdisciplinary science and engineering
• Mathematical and statistical challenges posed by large data sets
• Managing & modeling uncertainty
• Modeling complex nonlinear systems
• Advancing mathematical sciences education
Math
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cience
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Source: NSF/E. Myers
MODELING OF SUBSURFACE AND SURFACE FLOWS (Wheeler, UT/Austin)
• Development of new scalable parallel algorithms• Implementation and testing of codes for
simulation of cases driven by energy and environmental applications
• Example application: Analysis of contamination and remediation scenarios in subsurface and surface waters, such as aquifers and coastal waters;
• Collaborators: UT mathematicians and geoscientists, Texas Water Development Board, Chevron Petroleum, researchers in the Netherlands, Brazil and Australia.
Nanotechnology
• Working at the atomic, molecular and supramolecular levels (1 to 100nm) in order to create materials, devices and systems with fundamentally new properties and functions(http://nano.gov)
• novel phenomena, properties and functions at the nanoscale
• the ability to manipulate matter at the nanoscale in order to change those properties and functions
• Fundamental research & education
• Grand challenges
• Centers & Networks of Excellence
• Infrastructure
• Societal & educational implications
Nanosc
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Source: NSF/E. Myers
Changing Nano R&D focus in 2004 Growing areas, from discovery to technological innovation
Materials, including bulk, coating, dispersed systems Chemicals, including catalysts Pharmaceuticals Electronics
Emerging areas in FY 2004 Energy conversion and storage Nanomedicine Agriculture and food systems Molecular architectures Realistic multiphenomena/multiscale simulations Environmental implications Converging technologies from the nanoscaleMC. Roco, 3/01/03
• Integrated science and engineering education investment
• K-16 faculty preparation & development
• Focus on broadening participation
• Research on effective learning paths
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Source: NSF/E. Myers
Total Increase
People 19%
• Number of fellows increases from 5,000 to 5,500
• Stipends maintained at $30,000 annually
- Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF)
- Graduate Teaching Fellowships in K-12 Education (GK-12)
- Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT)
Source: NSF/E. Myers
Increase in Number of Fellows 130%
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Source: NSF/E. Myers
66% Increase in Stipend Levels (1999-2004)
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Source: NSF/E. Myers
Division FY 2004 Enacted FY 2005 Hill Request
DGE 155.95 173.88
DUE 155.50 158.85
ESIE 212.26 172.75
HRD 115.85 107.94
REC 65.81 73.94
EPSCoR 94.44 84.00
MSP 139.17 0
EHR Total $938.98 $771.36
EHR Budget Comparison: FY 2004 to FY 2005[dollars in millions]
MPS Budget Request$$ in Millions
FY2003 Actual
FY 2004 Enacted
FY 2005 Request
Change $ 05/04
Change % 05/04
AST
$187.07
$196.55
$204.35
$7.80
4.0%
CHE 181.61 185.22 188.91 3.69 2.0%
DMR 241.39 250.89 253.18 2.29 0.9%
DMS 178.79 200.41 202.25 1.84 0.9%
PHY 224.50 227.67 235.76 8.09 3.6%
OMA 27.34 30.77 31.05 0.28 0.9%
Total: MPS $1,040.70 $1,091.51 $1,115.50 $23.99 2.2%
MPS FY 2005 HighlightsMPS FY 2005 Highlights
*Physics of the Universe ($12M)
*Physical & chemical bases of life processes ($2M)
*Cyberinfrastructure & Cyberscience ($32M)
*NSF Priority Areas: Nanoscale Science & Engineering ($132.14 M),
Mathematical Sciences ($70.19 M),
Workforce for the 21st Century ($1.03 M), and
Human & Social Dynamics ($0.50 M)
Engineering Opportunities
• Nanotechnology
• Bioengineering
• Cyberinfrastructure
• Sensors
• Manufacturing
• Engineering Workforce
BIO Budget Requestby Division
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding
($ in Millions)FY 2004 FY 2005Estimate Request Amount Percent
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences 121.77 124.98 3.21 2.6%
Integrative Biology and Neuroscience 107.41 110.63 3.22 3.0%
Environmental Biology 108.26 111.48 3.22 3.0%
Biological Infrastructure 80.22 85.47 5.25 6.5%
Emerging Frontiers 79.76 77.90 -1.86 -2.3%
Plant Genome Research 89.47 89.47 0.00 0.0%
Total, BIO $586.89 $599.93 $13.04 2.2%
Change
BIO Request Highlights FY 2005
• National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
• Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)• Integrative Graduate Education & Research
Training (IGERT)• ITR transition to the core
Cyberinfrastructure
FY 2005 Budget HighlightsCISE
• President’s Budget Request - $618M• 2.2 % increase over FY 2004• Four new CISE Division sub-activities
• Computing and Communication Foundations• Computer and Network Systems• Information and Intelligent Systems• Shared Cyberinfrastructure
• CISE cross-cutting ITR sub-activity
Cross-cutting CISE Budget Emphases(FY 2005)
• Cyber Trust Research and education activities aimed at improving national cyber security
• Science of DesignResearch and education projects to enable the development, evolution and understanding of IT systems of large scale, scope and complexity.
• Information IntegrationResearch and education projects focused on the development of domain-specific and general-purpose tools for integrating information from disparate sources.
• Education and Workforce Cyberinfrastructure education, outreach and trainingActivities designed to prepare the IT professionals of the future
Geosciences Themes for FY05 and beyond
• People– Enhancing diversity– Providing new tools to assist educators
• Ideas– Earth cycles– Natural hazards– Biogeosciences
• Tools– New tools for geoscience exploration– Cyberinfrastructure
Geosciences Ideas : Challenges for the future
• Earth system problems that cross physical and discipline boundaries:– Carbon cycle, water cycle
• The role of biota in geoscience processes• Natural hazards:
– Non-linear processes challenge our ability to develop a predictive capability
• Cyberinfrastructure to advance geoscience
• The observations revolution
GEO: People for FY05 and Beyond
Providing new tools to assist educators• Geoscience Education • Digital Library for Earth System Education
(DLESE)• Centers for Ocean Science Education
Excellence (COSEE)Enhancing diversity
• Opportunities to Enhance Diversity in the Geosciences
• Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS)
Resources and Collaborations Are Enabled by Cyberinfrastructure
• Vision is encapsulated in “the Atkins report.”
• Calls for a national, reliable and dynamic, interoperable and integrated system of hardware, software, and data resources and services.
• This new infrastructure would open the door to new types of scientific/engineering research and education.
ENG Working Definition for Cyberinfrastructure
Cyberinfrastructure is a national network of resources that:• provides broad and easy access to shared repositories
for data, models, and tools.• includes connectivity with shared facilities for
experimentation and computation.• enables acquisition, analysis, visualization and
information extraction from multimedia data resources and libraries.
• supports real-time data flows and distributed collaboration.
• ensures that multi-scale, multidisciplinary simulation–based science and engineering communities can form and grow.
NEES Shared Use Resources
Mobile Field Equipment
Laboratory Equipment
Remote Users
Remote Users (K-12 Faculty and Students,
General Public)
NEESgrid
High-Performance Network(s)
Instrumented Structures and Sites
Access to Leading Edge Computation
Curated Data Repository
Laboratory Equipment
National (ANSS, IRIS,
EarthScope,…) and Global
Connections(FY 2005 – FY 2014)
(Researchers,
Students, Practitioners) Simulation
Tools Archive
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI ) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI ) Program PurposeProgram Purpose
• The MRI program is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in U.S. academic institutions.
• The MRI program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments.
• The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared use across academic departments, among research institutions, and in concert with private sector partners.
MRI OVERVIEW
• Instrumentation Acquisition or Development• Two proposals for acquisition or
development; a third for development. An institution may be part of a consortium
• Award size--$100,000 to $2 Million– (exceptions for non-Ph.D. granting
institutions and for mathematical and social, behavioral and economic sciences)
• Cost sharing--30% required – (exceptions for development proposals and
for non Ph.D. granting institutions)
CAREERCAREER
• Purpose– Develop faculty who are both highly productive
researchers and dedicated, effective educators through integrated career planning.
• Proposal Guidelines– Submitted to relevant program– Includes both research and education plan– Review process varies by Directorate, and may be
by mail, panel, or combination– Minimum Award: $400K over 5 years
CAREER Development PlanCAREER Development Plan
Should include:
The objectives and significance of the proposed integrated research and education activities;
The relation of the research to the current state of knowledge in the field and of the education activities to the current state of knowledge on effective teaching and learning in one’s field of study;
An outline of the plan of work, describing the methods and procedures to be used, including evaluation of the education activities;
The relation of the plan to the PI’s career goals and job responsibilities and the goals of his/her institution; and
A summary of prior research and education accomplishments
ADVANCEADVANCE
• Goal– Increase the representation and advancement of women in
academic S&E careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse S&E workforce
• Types of awards– Institutional Transformation: Improve institutional
climate – Leadership: Recognize contributions by individuals
and institutions, and enable further progress– Fellows:Enable promising individuals to establish or
re-establish full-time independent academic careers
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industrywith Industry
• Goals:
– Catalyze industry-university partnerships
– Encourage innovative application of academe’s intellectual capabilities
– Bring industry’s perspective and integrative skills to academe
– Promote high quality research and broaden educational experiences in industrial settings
GOALI GuidelinesGOALI Guidelines
• Proposal Requirements:– Co-PI from Industry– Statement describing the industrial R&D Contribution– Specific Plan for industry/university interaction
• Matching Funds:– Required for faculty internships and postdoctoral visits
• Eligibility Restrictions:– U.S. institutions of higher education that confer degrees in research areas
normally supported by NSF may submit proposals on behalf of faculty members with full-time appointments
– Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents eligible for fellowships
EXAMPLE CHE GOALIAWARDS
• Industry – University Collaborative Projects
Examples from CHE:• San Jose State – IBM Almaden SJS Students and faculty
collaborate with IBM scientists.• Hamline C. – 3M A curriculum initiative to train
students in the softer skills, business culture; faculty research with 3M scientists.
Research in Undergraduate InstitutionsResearch in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) (NSF-00-144)(RUI) (NSF-00-144)
• Goals:
– Support high quality research with active involvement of undergraduates
– Strengthen the research environment in undergraduate institutions
– Promote integration of research and education in undergraduate institutions
• Eligibility:
– 20 or fewer Science and Engineering Ph.D. in 2 years
• Proposal Types:
– Regular research– Multi-user
instrumentation– Research
Opportunity Awards
• Goal– Support collaborative, multidisciplinary
research efforts involving students and faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs).
• Features: – 3 or more faculty; up to 10 students– Possible partnership across
institutions– Multidisciplinary
• BIO Directorate mostly
C-RUI
Research in Undergraduate Institutions: CHE FY01-03
Awards• RUI research awards
94 awards $12.5M
• ROA supplements
19 awards $0.25M
• RUI equipment awards(Mostly MRI program, 44% success)
Research Opportunity Awards
• Supplements to existing NSF awards.
• Provide funding for faculty from predominantly undergraduate institutions to join the project.
• May be awarded without external review.
HOW TO ARRANGE AN ROA
Excellent instructions for locating an investigator who is doing NSF-supported research in your area of interest are found on the RUI/ROA webpage at:
http://www.nsf.gov.crssprgm/rui/start.shtm
Research Experiences for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - SitesUndergraduates (REU) - Sites
• Goals:– Initiate and conduct undergraduate research-
participation projects– Create research environment with strong faculty-
student interaction
• Recruitment:– Significant percentage of students from outside host
institution
• Deadline: – September 15 of each year
REU - SupplementsREU - Supplements
• Goal:– attract undergraduates into science by providing an
active research experience
• Guidelines:– Add one or two students to an active ongoing project– must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident– No indirect costs (administrative allowance of 25% of
student stipend)– Awards 6K– Ask Program Officer about due dates
CHE REU AWARDS Proposals
FY01 total
awards
funding rate
51
26
51 %
FY02 total
awards
funding rate
63
16
25 %
FY03 total
awards
funding rate
64
21
33 %
FY04 total
awards
funding rate
74
23
31%
2001 2002 2003 Total Students 650 658 663
Women 59 % 60 % 61 %
African Amer. 11 % 11 % 12 %
Hispanic 6 % 6 % 6 %
Nat. Amer. 1 % 1 % 2%
Pac. Is. 1 % 1 % 1%
REU Student Diversity
Chemistry REU Program FY01-04 International
– France (University of Florida)– Thailand (Santa Clara University)
Multi-Institutional– U. Idaho and Washington State– Le Moyne College and SUNY-College of
Environmental Science and Forestry– Juniata College, Macalester College, Trinity
University, Trinity College, St. Michael’s University, and Northern Kentucky University
– Connecticut and Central Connecticut
Chemistry REU Program FY01-04 International
– France (University of Florida)– Thailand (Santa Clara University)
Multi-Institutional– U. Idaho and Washington State– Le Moyne College and SUNY-College of
Environmental Science and Forestry– Juniata College, Macalester College, Trinity
University, Trinity College, St. Michael’s University, and Northern Kentucky University
– Connecticut and Central Connecticut