New Investigator

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New Investigators WorkshopU.S. Antarctic Program

• Scott Borg
• Head, Antarctic Sciences Section
• NSF/Office of Polar Programs

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Why this workshop?

• To enrich the USAP by attracting new minds to
  Antarctic science
• To offer a glimpse of the research opportunities
  that can be found
• To show that, while NSF funding is very
  competitive, many science opportunities exist and
  working in the Antarctic is not as forbidding as
  many people think

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For newcomers. . . .A word about NSF

• Independent Agency since 1950
• Supports basic research and education through
  grants and related mechanisms
• Vision Enabling the nations future through
  discovery, learning, and innovation
• Ensures a world-class science/engineering
  workforce promotes public understanding of
  science

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For newcomers. . . .A word about NSF and OPP

• National Science Board
• Broad range of basic science
• Many cross-directorate opportunities
• Office of Polar Programs
• Special responsibility as lead agency for US
  national investment in Antarctica
• US Antarctic Program in OPP
• A current emphasis is on the International Polar
  Year (IPY)

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NSF Recent Trends FY 02 to 05
Change FY02 to FY05
FY05
FY04
FY03
FY02
Funds Obligated (Millions of Dollars)
4,954
5,579
14
5,871
5,654
Organizational Excellence
59
184
196
268
292
3
1,239
1,242
1,274
1,279
FTE
19
35,164
40,075
43,851
41,722
of Proposals
of Competitive Awards
10,406
10,380
-7
10,844
9,757
Aver. Annual Res. Grant Size
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115,666
135,609
139,637
143,669
Aver. Grant Duration (years)
-
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
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Average Reviewer Ratings FY05
Number of Proposals 31,966 Declines, 9,792
Awards
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Taxpayers Investment
An average NSF research award in FY99 (about
70,000 annually) was equivalent to committing
the revenues from 10.6 average-sized income tax
return statements. (Based on FY99 estimates.) The
average NSF research award in FY04 was about
139,000 annually 23.9 income tax return
statements.
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NSF and People FY 2001 Estimate
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Key Documents

• FY 2007 NSF Budget Request
• http//www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2007
• Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 04-23)
• http//www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_k
  eyGPG
• Science and Engineering Indicators
• http//www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind04/start.htm
• When in doubt
• http//www.nsf.gov/

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OPP/ANT Program Officers

• Aeronomy Astrophysics vacant/search underway
• Biology Medicine Roberta Marinelli
• Ocean Climate Systems Bernhard Lettau
• Geology Geophysics Tom Wagner
• Glaciology Julie Palais
• Artists and Writers Kim Silverman
• OPP-IPY coordinator Marie Bundy
• See http//www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?orgOPP

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U.S. Antarctic Program

• Antarctic Treaty
• Research and Education very broad range
• Environmental Stewardship
• Antarctic Conservation Act
• International Cooperation and Collaboration
• Ships, planes, labs, and specialized support
• International Polar Year Mar 07 Mar 09

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Scope of Organization
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USAP Sites of Major Activities
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Questions?
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Antarctic Research Budget, 1996 to 2002 In
Millions of Dollars