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UNIDATA POLICY COMMITTEE: 

UNIDATA POLICY COMMITTEE October 25, 2004

Topics of Interest: 

Topics of Interest Organizational Changes Budgets NAS Study Funding History

Management Transition: 

Management Transition Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr nominated as Director of NSF Senate must confirm New POs Kiran Alapaty, new Associate Program Director for CDP Chris Cantrell returns to NCAR Al Cooper returns to NCAR Sarah Ruth, joins ULAFOS (DHS willing) Bernard Grant on 120 day detail to the Division of Information and Intelligent System (IIS/CISE) As of November 1, 2004 Two Science Assistance Nick Anderson Theresa Moretto Lower Atmospheric Research Section (LARS) re-organization

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Realignment of the Lower Atmosphere Research Section (Division of Atmospheric Sciences) Total LARS staff unchanged Previous Atmospheric Chemistry Climate Dynamics Large-scale Dynamic Meteorology Mesoscale Dynamic Meteorology Physical Meteorology Paleoclimate Atmospheric Chemistry Climate and Large-scale Dynamics Physical and Dynamic Meteorology Paleoclimate New

NSB Nominations: 

NSB Nominations Kathryn D. Sullivan president and chief executive officer of the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio. Alan I. Leshner CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science Dan Arvizu Chief Technology Officer for Industrial and Federal Businesses, CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.; and Executive Director for Energy and Technologies at the University of Chicago Steven C. Beering President Emeritus Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Gerald Wayne Clough President, Georgia Institute of Technology Kelvin K. Droegemeier Regents’ Professor of Meteorology, School of Meteorology; Roger and Sherry Teigen Presidential Professor; Director, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms, University of Oklahoma Louis J. Lanzerotti Distinguished Professor of Physics, Center for Solar Terrestrial Research, Department of Physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology Jon C. Strauss President, Harvey Mudd College

Status of FY 2005 Budget: 

Status of FY 2005 Budget

Study byThe National Academies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: 

Study by The National Academies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Strategic Guidance for NSF’s Support of Research in the Atmospheric Sciences

Charge : 

Charge “the committee is asked to consider how ATM can best accomplish its mission of supporting the atmospheric sciences into the future. Specifically, this study will consider the following questions: 1. What are the most effective activities (e.g., research, facilities, technology development, education and workforce programs) & modes of support (e.g., individual principal investigators, university-based research centers, large centers) for achieving NSF’s range of goals in the atmospheric sciences? 2. Is the balance among the types of activities appropriate and should it be adjusted? Is the balance among modes of support for the atmospheric sciences effective and should it be adjusted? 3. Are there any gaps in the activities supported by the Division and are there new mechanisms that should be considered in planning and facilitating these activities? 4. Are interdisciplinary, Foundation-wide, interagency, and international activities effectively implemented and are there new mechanisms that should be considered? 5. How can NSF ensure and encourage the broadest participation and involvement of atmospheric researchers at a variety of institutions?

Schedule: 

Schedule

ATM Budget History: 

ATM Budget History A 30 year look and changes in focus and balance

Definitions: 

Definitions ATM Total Division Budget NCAR Base funding including science and facilities Grants Lower and Upper Atmospheric Grants Programs Other Facilities Upper Atmospheric (e.g. incoherent radars), Lower Atmospheric (e.g. WY King Air, CHILL), Deployment Pool, Unidata Priority Areas BE, ITR, Nano, Math, and HSD

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FY 74 ($35.7M) FY 84 ($88.4M) FY 04 ($228M) FY 94 ($133M)

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FY 1974 FY 1984 FY 1994 FY 2004

Background Slides: 

Background Slides From presentation to BASC August 2004

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FY 2004 Funding

ATM Research Proposal Statistics : 

NSF-10 ATM Research Proposal Statistics Submitted Proposals ~ 800 Competitive awards: ~ 300 Average annual award: $128,000 Average duration: 3 years

The Changing Nature of ATM Research Grants: 

The Changing Nature of ATM Research Grants

Statistics for Modes of Research Support in ATM : 

Statistics for Modes of Research Support in ATM

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Department of Defense (10) Department of Energy (16) Department of Health and Human Services (1) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1) National Science Foundation (5) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1) Department of Transportation (1) Department of the Treasury (1) http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf04309/start.htm