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History of NSF Recompete

History of NSF Recompete. In 1997: National Science Board passed a resolution stating “ peer-reviewed competition and recompetition is the process most likely to assure the best use of NSF funds—”. February 2007: NSB passes resolution endorsing

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History of NSF Recompete

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  1. History of NSF Recompete In 1997: National Science Board passed a resolution stating “peer-reviewed competition and recompetition is the process most likely to assure the best use of NSF funds—” February 2007: NSB passes resolution endorsing “strongly the principle that all expiring awards are to be recompeted—” They also endorsed “a recompetition policy for major facility awards ---such that after construction is completed, followed by an appropriate time period to bring the facility to sustainable operations, full and open competition of the operations award will be required.” November 2009: NHMFL Site visit report recommends that the Mag Lab should not be recompeted

  2. 2010: NSB Decision to Recompete NHMFL Dr. Bement’s Director’s Report during NSB/CPP (05/10) “We [the NSF] agree with the principle of re-competition.  The Deputy Director of Large Facilities is developing helpful implementation guidance…in our facilities documents.” “The Division of Materials Research (DMR) is in the process of exploring options to re-compete the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL).” “Any re-competition of the NHMFL is complicated by ownership issues and substantial partnerships with Florida State University (FSU), University of Florida and the State of Florida. In addition, one of the NHMFL sites is located in a DOE facility in Los Alamos National Laboratory.” “We will be coming back to the Board in August to discuss our re-competition plans for the Laboratory.

  3. Vision  Priorities  Budget …where we are going as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  4. 2009BudgetPriorities (part 1)2010Funding

  5. 2009BudgetPriorities (part 2) 2010Funding

  6. User Program Generated Visions Condensed Matter User Programs as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  7. I. DevelopHigh Pressure (GPa) capability at Very Low T •  meet user interests in thermodynamics measurements • e.g. Pressure dependence of Quantum Phase Transitions at ultra-low T : • quantum magnets, correlated electron systems •  would be unique (need dedicated expert) • II. Export Ultra-High Sensitivity / Low Noise NMR electronics • e.g. Magnetometry, nano-engineered probe heads: heavy fermions, half-metals. • III. Commission 20 T Magnet in Bay 3 • IV. Move 16 T from Bay 3 to Bay 2 for full-time user activity at temperatures to ~0.1mK • would provide highest B/T > 300,000 T/K (Bay 3 is 40,000 T/K) •  new physical regime for high static spin polarizations Visionfor the High B/T Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  8. Jan 2011: Deliver Gen II insert magnet upgrade (95T–100T) • 95T attainable, 100T operations at proof of principal level • Jun 2011: Deliver >70T duplex magnet technology to user program • Oct 2011: Complete fabrication of outsert coil replacements coils 3,4,5,6 • July 2011: Large cross section Cu-Nb conductor developed & delivered • Development currently in progress, Bochvar’s top priority • Delivering sustained 100 T science pulses using Gen II coil upgrades. • Gen II for insert: 10 mm bore (reduced from 15 mm) • Gen II for outsert: Coils 1 & 2 using large cross-section Cu-Nb wire • 300 T single shot facility for microsecond pulses: adequately staff for scientific impact • Explore 10-50MJ Lithium-Ion battery power supply (one second discharge) • Cryogen liquefaction for self-sufficiency Visionfor the Pulsed Magnet Program (2012-2017) as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  9. 2011: Split Magnet for Light Scattering (vertical field) • 2013 (tbd): Split Magnet Insert for Rotation Experiments (horizontal field) • 2013 (tbd): Start on New Workhorse Magnets: $1.6M each, $6.4M total • 32mm bore increase from 20MW/35T to 28MW /40-42T • 50mm bore increase from 20MW/32T to 28MW/ 36-38T • 2014 (tbd): 40T insert for Series Connected Hybrid (to swap with 36T/1ppm insert) • 2014: One staff scientist per ‘standard’ technique: (heat capacity, dilatometry…) • 2017: Upgrade Hybrid from 45T to 48 T • 2017: Multiple 14MW Series Connected Hybrids • - or - Multiple 28MW magnets ? • 2017: Develop Proposal for 60T Hybrid ($50M - $100M) • 2017: “Turn-Key” Experiments for Third Shift Operations: “PPMS-like” pucks • (1 technician, 1 control room operator) Visionfor the DC Magnet User Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  10. Visionfor the Condensed Matter Sciences Programto advance the MagLab mission • Fellowship Program for Grad Student Networking: to link FSU, UF, FAMU grad students • with other major facilities (e.g. X-ray, neutron and nanoscience facilities) • Materials Growth and Discovery: continue to develop a center that provides users • with new high quality (primarily single crystal) samples • Develop new high-field instrumentation for new magnets: • (instrumentation: e.g. x-ray crystallography, cubic anvil (>8 GPa) and THz light) • (magnets: e.g. split magnet and series connected hybrid) • Theory and computation: • a more “hands on the data” approach to in-house and user program research • developing a more coherent “Materials Theory/Computation Cluster” to increase • MagLab theory research on problems associated with complex and novel materials. • How to develop State and Federal Funding ?

  11. Materials and Magnets as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  12. Series Connected Hybrid (SCH) Magnets: • HZB and MagLab SCH should be complete 2013 • Seek funding for second SCH ? • Pursue X-ray and neutron scattering magnets in conical and split magnet configurations • HTS/LTS magnet for SNS (to be funded in 2011(?); nearing completion by 2017) • Possible interest at APS, BNL, ILL, ESRF, etc • Recommend another funded SCH project starting prior to 2017. • Replace the “A” coil of the 45 T outsert after the Series-Connected Hybrid is operational. • Wire, cable and conduit already purchased a few years ago. • 45 T Outsert Magnet is continuing to degrade. • Recommend replacement by 2017 Visionfor the CICC Magnet Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  13. Superconducting rf cavities – test Gurevich multilayer approach to higher-gradient cavities • understand how to get ideal performance in Nbcavities • Nb3Sn – all interesting problems will have been resolved (will have attained Nb-Ti status) • 2212 – develop all superconducting >30T magnetswith Jc at least twice today’s values • YBCO – understand 4 K, high-field performance envelope of still-evolving YBCO tapes • reduce intrinsic Jc anisotropy • apply insights from study of 2212 grain boundaries • to engineer towards a round wire YBCO conductor • Pnictidesor other new materials – observe the opportunities for technology • Define ability of HTS conductors to approach the grand magnet challenges: • MagLab efforts for 32T, moving to higher field user magnets and 30T NMR magnet • DOE’s desire for 50 T all-superconducting solenoid for muon collider Visionfor ASC in collaboration especially with MS&T as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  14. Under Active Prioritization for User Programs

  15. Resonance User Programs as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  16. Strong user programs based primarily on two 600WB, 830NB, 900UWB… • …and new SCH, new high field solution NMR system, and new HTS/LTS magnet. • Science from new magnets requires strong rftechnology development program. • Need new platform for high field solution NMR probe development. • Science using 36T/1ppm Series Connected Hybrid (leading to science on HTS magnet) : • High performance probes for solid state NMR, solution NMR and MRI • 1H detection for solid state NMR taking advantage of greater 1H dispersion (dramatic sensitivity enhancements) • Characterization of: • relaxation parameters for solution NMR, potential for development of C-TROSY high field alignment effects for both solution and solid state NMR spectroscopy • high field contrast enhancement for MRI. • DNP program jointly developed by AMRIS, EMR and the NMR & MRI programs. Visionfor the NMR & MRI Program

  17. Development of NMR and MRI/S program at 30T and beyond • Microimaging program (1-2 mm3 FOV at micron resolution) • Measuring and matching of magnetic susceptibility • Development of contrast agents • NMR of biomolecular systems using microvolumes • Accelerated acquisition techniques • Managing and measuring anisotropic interactions • Transformational research • Signal detection in an extreme environment • Flow and diffusion over multiple length and timescales in deep structures • Bridging atomic and anatomical scales in biology • Systems biology and chemical communication • Renovation/expansion of AMRIS facility space • Development of program in multi-transmit/receive MRI Visionfor the AMRIS MRI/S Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  18. Significant growth in biological EPR program, built around HiPERand chem/bio scientist • HiPER offers 1nsec time resolution and high sensitivity at 95 GHz. • Site=directed spin labeling in biomolecules • Free radical chemistry/biochemistry • Transition metal ion chemistry/biochemistry, catalysis • Light emitting polymers, defects and impurities in semiconductors, • Molecular magnets and magnetic recording media • Applications in spintronics, nanophotonics and quantum computing. • Major involvement in the development of the BigLight FEL and its users programs, including EMR program growth related these activities. • EMR user program on new split optical magnet and SCH • Organize a national interdisciplinary EPR school (1 week student workshop). Visionfor the EMR Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  19. Maintain and extend world leadership in FT-ICR MS instrumentation and capabilities: highest magnetic field, • highest resolution and mass accuracy • new ionization methods, ion optics • automation, data reduction • Petroleomicsbecomes a predictive tool: quantitation,deposits, corrosion, • flow assurance, emulsions, compartmentalization, etc. • Establish Future Fuels Institute: • industrial partnerships to address "heavy ends", biofuels, oil spills, etc. • Exploit full potential of FT-ICR MS for biochemistry/biology: • human proteome, • cell membrane lipids and glycolipids, protein complexes, • metabolomics, drug design. Visionfor the ICR Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  20. Research profile that includes high-temperature geochemistry and cosmochemistry, • aquatic chemistry and global warming • Develop research related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico • Expansion into biogeochemistry and environmental metal-organic matter interaction • Evaluate naturally overlapping interests with existing MagLab instrumentation • (e.g. Mössbauer spectroscopy, micro-analytic facility for in-situ analyses • of elemental abundances and isotopic compositions.) Visionfor the Geochemistry Program as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  21. Under Active Prioritization for User Programs

  22. Supporting Programs as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  23. Increase national outreach via web and social media to include virtual field trips and classroom research projects conducted on site by Magnet Lab scientists. • Initiate Science Café in Tallahassee area. • Establish Magnet Lab Young Scholars Program for talented high school students. • Establish international REU and international teacher exchange programs. • Secure long-term funding for the NHMFL Dependent Care Travel Grant Program • Realize a statistically significant increase in the diversity of NHMFL scientist • using recruitment and hiring procedures, and providing mentorships Visionfor Educational Programs and Diversity as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  24. VisionUser Collaboration Grants Program: • Program has proven its usefulness and is highly competitive • Return to seven, perhaps eight, proposals funded annually • Increase awards from $100k / year to $125k / year • Extend student and postdoc salary support to three years as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  25. Additional Slides as of summer 2010, mid-point in current award period

  26. Budget Prioritization Process

  27. 2009 Budget Priorities 2010 Funding

  28. 2011-12BudgetPriorities (pt 1 of 2) 2011 Notions 2012 Notions

  29. 2011-12BudgetPriorities (pt 2 of 2) 2012 Notions 2011 Notions

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