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National Science FoundationStatus for SBAG, June 2018
Faith Vilas, Ph.D.Program Director
Solar and Planetary Astronomy ProgramDivision of Astronomical Sciences
Jun 13, 2018
Status
Two planetary astronomers: Dr. Linda French Dr. Faith Vilas – leaving mid-November
FY18 budget finally approved
NSF AST Has Permanent and Rotator Jobs OpenNOW
National Center for O/IR Astronomy (NCOA)
New Directions - NCOA
National Center for O/IR Astronomy Integrates NSF-funded NOAO, Gemini, and LSST
operations under a single organizational framework, managed by one management organization.
National focal point for domestic and international partnerships.
No additional funding, no change in programs, no interruption of current operations, and no change in currently supported management organization.
Consolidates NSF oversight responsibilities. Plan to implement as of Oct 1, 2018.
LSST Current Construction Site
Operations in 2022
Budget
Community/Foundation success in creating new facilities require continuous reshaping of program.
FY18 budget announced 23 March – increase! Now being addressed.
The Elephant in the Room
NSF practice is that operations costs of Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction (MFREC)-funded major new facilities are borne by the Division that is the host discipline.
AST is absorbing DKIST operations into current budget planning.
LSST operations are the next wedge. In the event of continued flat funding (or less) and no change in policy, a major realignment of facility support will be required to preserve a balance with the grants program.
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Hypothetical Budget Runout for AST
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GBO+VLBAEVLA
2009 ARRA
The sand chart shows the 2017-2024 budget distribution under assumptions that (1) no facility reductions occur beyond collaborations already in place, and (2) the total AST budget grows by 2.5%/yr beyond 2019.
ALMA
NSO
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LSST
Gemini DKIST
NOAO+NSO
NOAO/NCOA
AST=0.0%/yr
Midscale+IIA
Divestment
Since the Portfolio Review in 2012, AST has been working on divestment of legacy facilities that were given lower priority for scientific impact.
The term has been softened to include continuing AST support, but at much reduced levels.
Formal process to comply with National Environmental Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Historic Preservation Act.
Consultant-prepared Environmental Impact Statement, first released as draft, public comment, then final version leading to formal Record of Decision endorsed by NSB and signed by Director or designee.
Divestment Facilities Status - Arecibo
The general published preferred alternative is to bring on an operating consortium; it would gradually assume the majority of the funding support, while the NSF communities maintain some level of access.
Univ. of Central Florida assumed direction of Arecibo on 1 April.
SOLAR AND PLANETARY RESEARCH GRANTS
NSF 16-602
PILOT PROGRAM – 2 YEARS Covers planetary astronomy:Solar System and extrasolar planets
Covers solar astronomy
We are working to reduce time pressure on you and on us
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR...Scientists don’t really believe it is a rolling deadline
Schedule at which different scientific disciplines covered by this program has received proposals varies
For Solar System And Exoplanets:Proposal pressure - coupled with date – dictated number and date(s) of panels
Smaller panels held later in program
MORE ADVICE...
No advantage to submitting early, late or whenever –
No limits on the number of proposal submissions on different topics
We aren’t in a rush to consider your proposal, even if you are
We will reject proposals that we determine will not be funded as soon as practicable
If your proposal is rejected, you cannot submit another version of the same proposal until one year after you submitted the rejected proposal
AREAS OF CONCERNI. PLANETARY SCIENCES FOCUSED MORE TOWARD PLANETARY GEOLOGY
THERE IS NO PLANETARY SCIENCE DIVISION AT NSF
THIS IS A GREY AREA
If you choose to apply to planetary astronomy (SPG), you must demonstrate how your proposed research benefits planetary astronomy.
The Program Director will screen proposals
The Review Panel will be instructed to consider a proposal’s applicability to planetary astronomy
AREAS OF CONCERNII. CIRCUMSTELLAR DISKS:
Consider whether your proposal is related more to planet detection and formation or to star formation when submitting to SPG
THIS IS A GREY AREA
If you consider your proposal to be possibly more related to AAG, submit it by their 15 Nov deadline. If we think it is better suited for SPG, we will shift it over from AAG and no harm is done.
BUT, a proposal submitted to SPG that is largely star formation related to circumstellar disks, will be Returned Without Review, if it is submitted after the 15 Nov AAG deadline
AREAS OF CONCERNIII. DUPLICATION OF PROPOSALS BETWEEN NASA AND NSF
We ask you to let us know if they have been submitted to NASA
...and we check
If the proposal is already approved for full funding by NASA, we will not consider it
Sometimes the agencies will jointly fund a proposal
We WILL NOT FUND the same research twice
AREAS OF CONCERNIV. AND MORE ABOUT NASA
The NSF does not consider proposals that are predominantly intended to reduce NASA spacecraft or archival data only(this includes HST)
That’s what NASA and HST grants are for.
The NSF WILL consider proposals that incorporate NASA spacecraft or archival data as part of a broader investigation
PROSPECTIVE PROPOSERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
CHANGES THIS YEAR IN
PROPOSAL AND AWARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GUIDE, NSF 18-1,
(aka PAPPG)
WHICH DESCRIBES ALL REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT FOR THOSE
SUPERSEDED SPECIFICALLY IN AN INDIVIDUAL SOLICITATION.
QUESTIONS?
Divestment Facilities Status - Arecibo
The facility sustained significant damage, but less than anticipated, considering that it was directly in the path of Hurricane Maria. (Peak winds recorded were 108 mph.)
Damage includes mesh panels in the dish and loss of the line feed for atmospheric radar.
Rough estimates have been made for repair and restoration.
$16M has been appropriated for repair and recovery of Carribean radio facilities – Arecibo and VLBA in Virgin Islands
Individual Investigator Programs—1000 proposals/yr
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants—700 prop.– Solar and Planetary (now with no deadline)– Stellar Astronomy– Galactic Astronomy– Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
Mid-Scale Innovations Program—40 pre-proposals; 23 invited for full proposals.
Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation—60 prop. CAREER—60 prop. Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoc. Fellowships—100 prop. REU—20 prop. Partnerships in Astronomy and Astrophysics Research and
Education—5-10 prop.
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From 2000 to 2008, the number of proposals received went up by 75%
Proposals in AAG, 1990-2016
Apr 16, 2018IRTF MOWG
238
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1990 2016
AAG Funding History, 1990-2016
Apr 16, 2018IRTF MOWG
50.448.0
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31.234.3
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Proposal Funding Rate, %
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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
AAG Budget, $M48.4
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