MPS Portfolio
Anne L. KinneyAssistant Director
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Galileo Galilei
To understand the Universe, you must understand the language in which it is written. That language is mathematics.
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Fundamental Connections
Mathematical Sciences
Astronomical Sciences
Materials Research
Chemistry
Physics
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Credit: Spacetime lattice analogy by Syvid, Creative Commons
Fundamental Connections
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Fundamental Connections
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Fundamental Connections
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Mathematical Sciences
Astronomical Sciences
Materials Research
Chemistry
Physics
MPS Scientific Leadership
Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and
Barry Barish2017
Akshay Venkatesh2018
Maryam Mirzakhani2014
Allan Sly2018
Danielle Bassett2014
Input
Science
Implementation
Our Cyclical Approach
Key MPS Inputs
Community Members and Panelists
National Academies
Community Members and Panelists
FACA Committees
Independent Science Organizations
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NSB
Dr. Robert Bryant, Duke UniversityDr. William Zajc, Columbia UniversityDr. Jennifer Lewis, Harvard University
Dr. Catherine Hunt, University of VirginiaDr. Phillip Bucksbaum, Stanford University
Dr. David Awschalom, University of ChicagoDr. Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan
Dr. Catherine Pilachowski, Indiana UniversityDr. Susanne Brenner, Louisiana State University
Dr. Lynne Hillenbrand, California Institute of TechnologyDr. Andrew Millis, Columbia University/Simons Foundation
Dr. Miguel Garcia-Garibay, University of California, Los Angeles
Mechanisms for Implementation
ResearchInfrastructure
$454 M
Workforce & Training, $37 M
Centers & Institutes$128 M
Source: FY 2018 Current Plan11
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ResearchInfrastructure
$454 M
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Centers & Institutes$128 M
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Source: FY 2018 Current Plan15
ResearchInfrastructure
$454 M
Workforce & Training, $37 M
Centers & Institutes$128 M
Source: FY 2018 Current Plan
8,954 Senior Researchers3,562 Other Professionals2,276 Postdoctoral Associates9,224 Graduate Students5,668 Undergraduate Students
29,684 Total Scientists
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2,276 Postdoctoral Associates9,224 Graduate Students5,668 Undergraduate Students
Workforce & Training
PartnershipsPublic
Private
International
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MPS & Quantum Leap
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MPS & Quantum Leap
Next Generation Science
Post-Quantum Cryptography24
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Next Generation Science
26Exoplanet Atmospheres
Next Generation Science
27Synthetic Materials Biology
Next Generation Science
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Sarah Szabo, https://www.sarahszaboart.com
Next Generation Science
High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC)
Upgrades
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NSF-Supported Research Infrastructure
Pending Community Prioritization:
U.S. Extremely Large TelescopeCosmic Microwave Background – Stage 4Next Generation Very Large Array (VLA)
60 Tesla superconducting magnetIceCube upgrade
SuperLIGO
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NSF-Supported Research Infrastructure
Mathematical Sciences
Astronomical Sciences
Materials Research
Chemistry
Physics
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