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The NSF’s Solar-Terrestrial Research Program and SHINE

The NSF’s Solar-Terrestrial Research Program and SHINE. Paul Bellaire pbellair@nsf.gov Program Director, NSF Solar Terrestrial Research Program Division of Atmospheric Sciences National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 775 S Arlington, Virginia 22230.

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The NSF’s Solar-Terrestrial Research Program and SHINE

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  1. The NSF’sSolar-Terrestrial Research Programand SHINE Paul Bellaire pbellair@nsf.gov Program Director, NSF Solar Terrestrial Research Program Division of Atmospheric Sciences National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 775 S Arlington, Virginia 22230

  2. NSF Solar Research Funding Sources NSF Structure

  3. ANNUAL UARS BUDGETS

  4. Percentage Change from 2003 to 2004 Aeronomy: 0.0% Magnetospheric Physics: 0.0% Solar-Terrestrial Physics: 0.0% Upper Atmosphere Facilities: +2.96% (Increases for AMISR) Assume a flat budget for FY05!

  5. Solar-TerrestrialBudget Detail FY2004 budget flat from FY2003 Additional Funds in FY04: $225K from ATM/UARS reserve $2M from MRI Program $100K from AFOSR (for CCMC)

  6. Proposal Pressure Gradient,by Fiscal Year

  7. Current UARS Programs • Faculty Development in the Space Sciences (30 Sep 2004 deadline) • SHINE (25 Aug 2004 deadline) • CEDAR, GEM, and SHINE Postdoctoral Research (Feb 2005 deadline) • National Space Weather Program (Next solicitation will be in FY05)

  8. Other NSF Funding Programs Relevant to SHINE • Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) (Jan 2005 deadline) Congratulations to our recent and current winners: > Phil Goode, NJIT Big Bear Solar Observatory, FY03 award > Two solar physics-related FY04 awards (and those winners are probably in the audience… !) •Special Initiatives CAREER (22 Jul 2004 deadline) Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (14 Sep 2004 deadline) Program for Research and Education with Small Telescopes (20 Jan 2005 deadline) Major Research Equipment (MRE) – ATST project being managed by NSF Astronomy and now in review

  9. Upcoming Opportunities to Excel UARS Science Assistant to be hired in Summer ’04(Requirements: MS level education, maximum 3 yr term in DC area) SHINE panel convened in Oct ’04(I expect to need 8-10 panelists) NSWP panel convened in Spring ’05 (I expect to need 3-5 panelists) UARS Committee of Visitors (CoV) will visit the NSF in Summer ’05 (I will be looking for two panelists)

  10. COMMUNITY COORDINATED MODELINGCENTER • Solar and heliospheric models from SAIC, UC Berkeley, UCSD, & IASB are on-line; SHINE campaign runs made • The CU (Odstrcil) solar wind model soon to be on-line; installation begun • Peter MacNiece (solar physicist and numerical modeling expert) is now a science staff member at the CCMC • Routine CCMC support for NASA’s upcoming STEREO mission is likely

  11. ANNUAL REPORTS • Government Performance Results Act (GPRA, pronounced“Gipp-Rah”) • I need “research nuggets!!” (Graphics!) • Due 90 days before anniversary! • Your funding increment – and that of any of your Co-Is – is delayed until your report is submitted! • Please submit a No Cost Extension if you cannot expend your annual budget – do not just delay the submission of your annual report

  12. REVIEWS NSF policy requires a minimum of three reviews for any proposal. I must provide a proposal recommendation (decline or award) within 6 months of submission – IF POSSIBLE. Approaching the six month point, the pressure to make a decision begins to build exponentially. But if I have only 1 or 2 reviews in hand, I cannot act. PLEASE HELP!

  13. REVIEWS Unless you have been told your review is for a special competition, or for use by a specific panel, your review is for a proposal targeted at my core STR program. Special NSF competitions and panels have deadlines. However, core STRreviews, which are strictly mail-in, do not have deadlines (other than the de facto 6 month rule).

  14. REVIEWS The return rate for reviews of STR proposals is (by far!) the lowest in ATM (about 50%). Many proposals go over the 6 month mark. My goal is one request per 12 month period per reviewer. Two requests per 12 month period per reviewer is a last resort. I estimate that an effective review requires ≤ 8 hours of your time.PLEASE HELP!

  15. SUMMARY • Budgets appear flat through FY05 • FYs 03-04 were stressful for STR • No FY04 SHINE competition; very tight budgets; personnel changes at NSF • Number of STR proposals was waydown in FY04 – no SHINE input? • Success rate was average in FY04 • SHINE program funding now on a securefooting for the next decade • Obtaining reviews is a continuing problem, but you can help!

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