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| ===== NSF Astronomy ===== | ===== NSF Astronomy ===== | ||
| * Demographics Committee member: James Lowenthal | * Demographics Committee member: James Lowenthal | ||
| - | * Contacts: | + | * Contacts: |
| + | For specific business related to the CAA OIR System Committee, please contact Vern Pankonin (vpankoni@nsf.gov). | ||
| + | For specific business related to CORF meetings, contact Tom Gergely (tgergely@nsf.gov) or Glen Langston (glangsto@nsf.gov) | ||
| ==== Funding Policies and Philosophy ==== | ==== Funding Policies and Philosophy ==== | ||
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| + | Policy is to adhere to 6 AAAC principles: Best science, global coordination, | ||
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| + | No current limit on number or frequency of proposals, though under active discussion. | ||
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| + | Generally, AST resists cutting highly-ranked proposals; preference is to fund the best science identified, rather than the most people. | ||
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| - **Math** also claims to discourage multiple proposals. | - **Math** also claims to discourage multiple proposals. | ||
| ==== RFP and Proposal structure and frequency ==== | ==== RFP and Proposal structure and frequency ==== | ||
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| + | Annual: | ||
| + | * Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants (AAG) | ||
| + | * Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) | ||
| + | * Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation | ||
| + | * NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF) | ||
| + | * Mid-Scale Innovations Program (MSIP) | ||
| + | * Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Networks | ||
| ==== Selected Questions and Available Data ==== | ==== Selected Questions and Available Data ==== | ||
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| * AST budget as % of MPS budget in FY2015 (FY2010): | * AST budget as % of MPS budget in FY2015 (FY2010): | ||
| * AST budget assumption: FY15=Request, | * AST budget assumption: FY15=Request, | ||
| - | * FY14-FY19: ALMA+DKIST wedges projected to grow at expense of Individual Investigator + Mid-Scale grants | + | * FY14-FY19: ALMA+DKIST+LSST wedges projected to grow at expense of Individual Investigator + Mid-Scale grants |
| * AAG = NSF AAG Astronomy and Astrophysics Grants: | * AAG = NSF AAG Astronomy and Astrophysics Grants: | ||
| * ~40% of $ goes to personnel (15% senior, 10% postdocs, 15% students), stable over 2004-2014 | * ~40% of $ goes to personnel (15% senior, 10% postdocs, 15% students), stable over 2004-2014 | ||
| * # of proposals in 1993/ | * # of proposals in 1993/ | ||
| - | * AAG budget 1993/ | + | * AAG budget 1993/ |
| * Proposal funding rate 1993/ | * Proposal funding rate 1993/ | ||
| * 2013 awards by gender: 75% male, 25% female (same ratio as applicant pool) | * 2013 awards by gender: 75% male, 25% female (same ratio as applicant pool) | ||
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| === General Data we need (over the last 10 years) === | === General Data we need (over the last 10 years) === | ||
| + | Dan Evans' preliminary notes on availability of data inserted [in square brackets] | ||
| * Number of senior researchers on proposal | * Number of senior researchers on proposal | ||
| - | * per year, per category of PI, per funding requested | + | * per year, per category of PI, per funding requested |
| * Compare success rates of different sorts of proposals | * Compare success rates of different sorts of proposals | ||
| - | * per PI category, per number of senior researchers, | + | * per PI category |
| * Years between proposals | * Years between proposals | ||
| * cross correlate to success rate, PI category, # of senior researcher | * cross correlate to success rate, PI category, # of senior researcher | ||
| * Do younger researchers rise through the ranks (is researcher on proposal and then becomes PI later)? | * Do younger researchers rise through the ranks (is researcher on proposal and then becomes PI later)? | ||
| - | * Number of years between first appearance as senior researcher on a proposal to PI | + | * Number of years between first appearance as senior researcher on a proposal to PI [Dan - cannot evaluate] |
| - | * What number or fraction of the community is supported by soft money? | + | * What number or fraction of the community is supported by soft money? |
| - | Nature | + | Questions on nature |
| * What number or fraction of the community is supported by research projects/ | * What number or fraction of the community is supported by research projects/ | ||
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| * What fraction of the money for competed research is distributed to various types of institution (labs, universities, | * What fraction of the money for competed research is distributed to various types of institution (labs, universities, | ||
| - | Individual | + | Questions |
| * How many grants of typical size are required to support an individual investigator? | * How many grants of typical size are required to support an individual investigator? | ||
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| Career questions | Career questions | ||
| - | * How many awards have gone to first-time PIs? | + | * How many awards have gone to first-time PIs? [Dan - OK] |
| - | * How much of the typical award supports the PI? CoIs? Students? | + | * How much of the typical award supports the PI? CoIs? Students? |
| - | * What is the age (in career) distribution of PIs? Proposers? | + | * What is the age (in career) distribution of PIs? Proposers? |
| - | * What is the age (in career) distribution of the relevant community? | + | * What is the age (in career) distribution of the relevant community? |
| - | Competition Questions | + | Competition Questions |
| * What is the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable success rates? | * What is the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable success rates? | ||
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| - | Questions about Impact on People | + | Questions about Impact on People |
| * What anecdotal evidence do we have about the impact of funding rates? | * What anecdotal evidence do we have about the impact of funding rates? | ||
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| ==== Links to Existing talks, trending graphs, relevant information ==== | ==== Links to Existing talks, trending graphs, relevant information ==== | ||
| * Click on **[[AAAC: | * Click on **[[AAAC: | ||
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