Unidata Policy Unidata Policy CommitteeCommittee
April 17, 2006
Main TopicsMain TopicsFY 2007 Budget
Update on NSF Strategic Plan for CI
Management Review of NCARUpdate of the Competition for Management of NCAR
Title SlideTitle Slide
President’s American Competitiveness InitiativeDouble the NSF budget over 10 years
$6.02 billion(Increase from FY 2006: $439 million,
7.9%)
Big PictureBig Picture
Appropriations Account FY 2007 Request
Change over FY 2006
Research & Related Activities $4,666 $334 7.7%
Education & Human Resources $ 816 $ 20 2.5%
Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction
$ 240 $ 50 26.0%
Salaries & Expenses $ 282 $ 35 14.2%
National Science Board $ 4
Inspector General $ 12 $ .5 4.4%
TOTAL, NSF $6,020 $439 7.9%
Budget by AccountBudget by Account
(1.0%) ($.04)
Advancing research at the frontier
R&RA Total: $4.7 billion
International Polar Year
Michael Van Woert, NOAA
2007-2008
$62 million
Providing world-class facilities and infrastructure
Design by Eric Myers, National Science Foundation
$1.7 billion
MREFC FY 2007
ALMA $47.9
EarthScope $27.4
IceCube $28.6
NEON $12.0
SODV $42.9
ARRV $56.0
OOI $13.5
MREFC REVMREFC REV
(millions)
ARRV
The Glosten Associates, Inc.
ARRVARRV
$56.0 million
OOI
John Orcutt, Scripps Institute of Oceanography
OOIOOI
$13.5 million
NSF FY 2007 BudgetNSF FY 2007 Budget
FY 2005 Actual
FY 2006 Current
PlanFY 2007 Request
FY 2008 Estimate
FY 2009 Estimate
FY 2010 Estimate
FY 2011 Estimate
FY 2012 Estimate
Ongoing ProjectsALMA 49.30 45.14 47.89 47.07 37.37 20.98EarthScope 44.80 46.40 27.40IceCube 48.10 46.25 28.65 22.38 11.33 0.95NEON 12.00 12.00 20.00 30.00 26.00SODV 6.08 53.09 42.88SPSM 16.86 9.13DOJ Judgment 3.00New StartsARRV 56.00 42.00OOI 13.50 48.00 77.00 78.00 53.00 40.00AdvLIGO - 28.48 42.81 46.31 36.25 22.90Totals $165.14 $190.88 $240.45 $199.93 $188.51 $176.24 $115.25 $62.90
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) Account (Dollars in Millions)
MREFC AccountMREFC Account
Cyberinfrastructure$597 million
Petascale Computing $50 million
Increase: $77 million
Status Report onStatus Report onCyberinfrastructure Cyberinfrastructure
Planning & Planning & Implementation Implementation
Presented to Committee on Programs and Plans of NSB March 30, 2006 by
byDeborah L. Crawford, Ph.D.Interim Director, Office of
Cyberinfrastructure
Progress Since November Progress Since November 2005 Meeting (1)2005 Meeting (1)
OCI Director search concludes Dan Atkins selectedHigh Performance Computing System Acquisitions Tier 2 Systems
’06 competitiono Proposals received 2/10o Award recommendation to August NSB meeting
‘07 competitiono Proposals due in November, 2006
Tier 1 System Petascale System in President’s Budget Request
Progress Since November Progress Since November 2005 Meeting (2)2005 Meeting (2)
Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure Chair identified
Jim Duderstadt, President Emeritus of the University of Michigan
First meeting scheduled for June 15-16, 2006 Continuing work on CI Vision document v5.0 released for public comment 1/30 v6.0 posted for NSB comment 2/28; includes new chapters on
virtual organizations and learning and workforce development
Learning &Workforce
Development
Data, Data Analysis &
Visualization
High PerformanceComputing
Virtual Organizations (including collaboratories & observatories)
Call to Action
CI Vision DocumentCI Vision Document5 Interdependent 5 Interdependent ChaptersChapters
Virtual Organizations (1)Virtual Organizations (1)Common Technological FrameworkCommon Technological Framework
Seamless support & integration of multiple VOsSoftware service providers (SSPs) play enabling role Develop, integrate, deploy & support interoperable software infrastructure
Tools include High-throughput computing tools Tele-observation & tele-operation Collaborative tools for planning, execution & post-analysis
Workflow tools & processes System monitoring & management
Virtual Organizations Virtual Organizations (2)(2)Operational FrameworkOperational Framework
Partnerships essentialIdentification of common interests Within traditional organizational settings e.g. campuses
Within domain communities Academe-industry government International
Virtual Organizations Virtual Organizations (3)(3)Evaluation & AssessmentEvaluation & Assessment
Evaluate and Assess Role of CI on Science and Engineering Research and Education How humans interact with CI Explore and understand necessary governance approaches, and impact on organizational design, structures and processes
Allocating resources and identifying incentives
Learning and Learning and Workforce Workforce DevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopment, deployment and use of
CI-enabled learning and research environmentsDevelopment of new skills and professions to support CI-enabled opportunitiesPromote broad participation of underserved groups, communities and institutionsFacilitate CI-enabled lifelong learning
Call to Action
HPC
NSB
Data & Viz
VO and LWD
Community InputX
We are here
Spiral Design
NSF Directorates & Offices
Final version to be released Summer 2006
Review of NCAR Review of NCAR ManagementManagement
On Site Review March 20-22, 2006
Panel MembershipPanel MembershipDr Mary L. Good, University of Arkansas, ChairCharles Kennel, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSDCharles Vernon Shank (Chuck), University of California, BerkeleyDiane L. Evans, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryChester S. Gardner (Chet), University of Illinois SystemNorine E. Noonan, College of CharlestonJohn E. Jones, Jr., National Weather ServiceMichel Béland, Meteorological Service of Canada
Charge to the PanelCharge to the PanelThe objective of the review is to assess the quality and effectiveness of NCAR’s performance as managers of an NSF and Division of Atmospheric Science funded Federally Funded Research and Development Center.
In considering this objective, the panel may examine the following questions:
1) Has NCAR management facilitated a strategic partnership with the NSF?
2) Has NCAR demonstrated clear leadership in science and management, and an effective process for cultivating a long-term vision, mission and strategy?
3) Has NCAR developed a robust process for planning and review that engages the community?
4) Has NCAR been effective in promoting and sustaining cross-divisional and interdisciplinary programs?
5) Has NCAR established productive national and international scientific links with Federal agencies, international institutions, NGOs, and the global research community
6) Has NCAR encouraged and facilitated the participation of underrepresented groups (gender, ethnicity, disability, etc.)?
Competition for the Competition for the Management of NCARManagement of NCAR
Information on the Competition for the Management of the National Center for Atmospheric Research
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=106795&org=GEO&from=news
MotivationMotivation
“… expiring awards are to be recompeted unless it is judged to be in the interest of US science and engineering not to do so.”
NSB resolution 97-224
Governing PrinciplesGoverning Principles
Minimize disincentives for potential applicants
Demonstrate openness to new ideas
Explore alternative models for NCAR M&O
Comments & Questions?Comments & Questions?