NSF Division of Earth Sciences

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NSF Division of Earth Sciences COMPRES
Workshop June 2008
Selenite (gypsum) crystals, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
James Whitcomb Acting Division Director Felicia
Means, Program Support Manager Deborah Morton,
Operations Specialist Rosalind Douglas, Dir.
Operations Specialist Patty Brooking, Management
Ops. Assist. Vivian Mathis, Student Temporary
Assist.
Deep Earth Processes Section Acting Head David
Lambert Sec. PD Steve Harlan Staff Yasmin
Adawi, Jacqueline Cooper, Pauline Meng
Surface Earth Processes Section Head Teofilo
Abrajano Sci. Asst. Nancy Martinez Staff Alicia
Armstrong, Patty Brooking, vacant
Tectonics David Fountain James Dunlap
Geobiology Low Temp Geochemistry Enriqueta
Barrera Stephen Macko
Hydrologic Sciences Douglas James Richard
Cuenca
Geophysics Robin Reichlin Eva Zanzerkia Ben
Phillips
Education and Human Resources Lina Patino
Continental Dynamics Leonard Johnson
Sedimentary Geology Paleobiology H. Richard
Lane Paul Filmer, Ray Bernor
EarthScope Kaye Shedlock Catherine Cooper
Petrology Geochemistry Sonia Esperanca William
Leeman
Instrumentation Facilities Russell Kelz Thomas
Boyd
Geomorphology Land Use Dynamics Richard
Yuretich
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NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral
Fellowships (EAR-PF) Program Solicitation NSF
07-596  
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NSF-Division of Earth Sciences Mineral Physics
funding Opportunities

• Geophysics (PD Reichlin)
• Elasticity, Rheology, EOS (theory, experiment)
• June 1, December 1 deadlines
• 30 success rate
• Petrology and Geochemistry (PD Esperanca,
  Leeman)
• EOS, Melting, phase equilibria, crystal
  chemistry (theory, experiment)
• June 1, December 1 deadlines,
• 30 success rate
• CSEDI (Cooperative Studies of Earths Deep
  Interior) (Reichlin/Esperanca)
• Review 10-15 multidisciplinary projects/yr
• Multidisciplinary collaborations (same or
  different institutions)
• September 25, annual deadline
• 35-40 success rate
• Community Science Plan 2004

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NSF-Division of Earth Sciences Mineral Physics
funding Opportunities

• Instrumentation and Facilities (IF) (Kelz,
  Lambert)
• Instrumentation, Technique Development,
  Technician Support, Facilities
• COMPRES Facility Funding
• Other Opportunities Cross Foundation- mostly
  computational
• OCI (Office of CyberInfrastructure)
• CDI (Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation )
• ITR award-VLAB

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GEO Ten-Year Funding History
FY 2009 Request 849M 12.8
Millions of
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Administration and Congress Show
Increased Federal Investments in Research and
Education

• American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI)
• America COMPETES Act of 2007

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NSF RRA Increases from FY08 to FY09

• Biological Sciences 10.3
• Computer and Information Sci. and
  Engineering 19.5
• Engineering 19.2
• Geosciences 12.8
• Mathematical and Physical Sciences 20.2
• Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences 8.5
• Office of Cyberinfrastructure 18.8
• Office of International Science and
  Engineering 14.8
• Office of Polar Programs 10.9
• Integrative Activities 18.8
• U.S. Arctic Research Commission 4.1
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• Total, Research and Related Activities 16.0

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NSF Cross-Foundation Investments ( million)

• Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) 100
• Science and Engineering Beyond Moores Law
  (SEBML) 20
• Adaptive Systems Technology (AST) 15
• Dynamics of Water Processes in the Environment
  (WATER) 10