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Ferraro Choi Associates LTD

National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program

Antarctic Aeronomy Solar-Terrestrial Physics

and AstrophysicsProgram at NSF/OPP

Budget and Perspectives

Vladimir Papitashvili

Program Director, Office of Polar Programs

National Science Foundation

[email protected]

Phone: 703-292-7417 FAX 703-292-9079

Workshop for South Pole Cosmology and Astrophysics

May 3-4, 2003



Science at South PoleFY04: 32 projects

Astrophysics and Cosmology

11 projectsMeteorology and

Climatology4 projects

Geophysics and Glaciology3 projects

Dark Sector

Quiet Sector

Clean Air Sector

Aeronomy and STP

12 projects

Polar Medicine 1 projectScience Writer 1 project



Astrophysics and Cosmology Dark Sector

South Pole Telescopes

10 m2004-2009

2007

• To study formation and evolution of the early Universe

• To investigate interstellar space and galaxies• To discover star formation regions



Particle AstrophysicsDark Sector

2007

Neutrino telescopes – arrays of photo detectors frozen in the ice

• To detect high-energy neutrinos from deep space• To probe new window into the Universe



NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program in & Astrophysics Program in

FY01FY01

CARA Projects: ACBAR $290K AST/RO $280K DASI $1,440K SPARO $100KBalloon-bornCMB studies $100KAMANDA $750KCosmic Raysand SPASE $440K-------------------------------------------------------------

Total $3,400K 8 funded projects

Ozone monitoring $230K

Mesosphere and Thermosphere

$220KMiddle-atmosphere

Dynamics $150K

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Total $600K5 funded projects

AstrophysicsSpace PhysicsAeronomy

Sun’s Atmosphere $200K

ULF/ELF Studies $920K

Conjugate Riometry $180K

Polar Ionosphere $500K-----------------------------------------------------------


Total FY01 budget: Base = $5.8M(21 projects) plus logistics support

Aeron : Space : AstroFunding ratio 1 : 3 : 6




FY02FY02

ACBAR $360KAST/RO $2,580KDASI $110KSPARO $300K10-m SPT $2,890KCMB Balloons $100KAMANDA $750KCosRay/SPASE $450K Search for extrasolar planets $260KIceCube/AstroPanels/Reports $100-------------------------------------------------------------


Ozone monitoring $230K

Mesosphere and Thermosphere

$220KGlobal Lightning & Radiation Belts

$100K-----------------------------------------------



Sun’s Atmosphere $230K

Conjugate ULF/ELF Waves Studies $280K

Conjugate Riometry $180K

Polar Patrol Balloons $360K

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Total FY02 budget: Base= $9.5M(21 projects) plus logistics support IceCube $15.0M





FY03FY03

ACBAR $450KAIRO $120KBICEP $380KDASI $180KSPARO $60K10-m SPT $4,400KAMANDA $900KCosmic Rays $210K--------------------------------------------------------


Ozone monitoring $265KMesosphere and Thermosphere $495KMiddle-Atmosphere $420K-----------------------------------------------

Total $1,180K4 funded projects


Sun Atmosphere $230KULF/ELF Waves $550K

Conjugate Riometry $180KPolar Ionosphere $400KMeV Patrol Balloons $270K SPW Workshop $20K--------------------------------------------------------------------


Total budget in FY03: Base = $9.6M(23 projects) plus logistics support

IceCube $24.7M Aeron : Space : Astro

Funding ratio 1 : 1.4 : 5.7




FY04FY04

ACBAR $345KBICEP $360KDASI $120KQUaD $430K10-m SPT $4,485KAMANDA $1,245KCosmic Rays $205KSPIFI $150KTREND $40KWkshp/other $65K--------------------------------------------------------


Ozone monitoring $260KMesosphere and Thermosphere $155KMiddle Atmosphere $50K-----------------------------------------------



Sun Atmosphere $515KULF/ELF Waves $205K

Conjugate Riometers& Magnetometers $375KPolar Ionosphere $590KMeV Polar Patrol Balloons $245K SuperDARN $245K--------------------------------------------------------------------


Total budget in FY04: Base = $9.9M Allocation = $10.2M (32 projects: 21 – new; 7 new PIs) plus logistics support

IceCube $41.75M ?




Antarctic Aeronomy & Antarctic Aeronomy & AstrophysicsAstrophysics

Funding FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04

Aeronomy $0.6M $0.6M $1.2M $0.5M

New Proposals 0/2 0/2 4/0 3/2

Space Physics $1.8M $1.0M $1.7M $2.2M

New Proposals 5/0 4/1 3/0 12/5

Astrophysics $3.4M $7.9M $6.7M $7.5M

New proposals 3/4 4/2 3/6 7/3

Total $5.8M $9.5M $9.6M $10.2M

Funded/Declined 8/6 8/5 10/6 22/10

Proposals deadline is around June 1 each yearOPP has separate money for cross-directorate programs:

ITR ($1.5M) and MRI ($1.1M)



NSF/OPP Antarctic NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program Budget ProfileProgram Budget Profile

FY01FY02

FY03FY04

Aeronomy

Space Physics

Astrophysics

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0$M

FY05 commitments: 79% of the base ($9.9M) budget



NSF/OPP Antarctic NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Aeronomy & Astrophysics

Program New Awards & DeclinesProgram New Awards & Declines

FY01FY02

FY03FY04

Declined

Space Physics0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

FY01FY02

FY03FY04

Declined

Total0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

FY01FY02

FY03FY04

Declined

Aeronomy0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.05 18

35

Aeronomy Space Physics

FY01FY02

FY03FY04

Declined

Astrophysics0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1010

Astrophysics Total

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