Morris L. Aizenman

Senior Science Associate

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

maizenman@nsf.gov

703-292-8807

www.nsf.gov

Overview of the NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)

NSF Vision

To enable America’s future through discovery, learning and innovation

NSF Mission• Promote the progress of science;

• Advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare;

• Secure the national defense.

NSF FY 2011 Budget Request Highlights

[MPS request: + 4.3% (+ $58.07M)]

Budget Request highlights: •Maintaining healthy core programs•Investing in research to meet national needs (SEBML, SEES, CDI, Nano)•Training a technically competent scientific workforce (CAREER, GRF, IGERT) and broadening participation•Transformative Interdisciplinary research

FY 2011 NSF Budget Request

$M 2009 Omni 2009 ARRA 2010 2011 % over 2010

Research 5152 2062 5564 6018 8.2%

Edu & HR 845 85 873 892 2.2%

TOTAL NSF 6469 2401 6873 7424 8.0%

National Science Foundation

Staff Offices

Directorate for BiologicalSciences

Directorate for Mathematical& Physical Sciences

Directorate for Computer &Information Science & Engineering

Directorate for Social, Behavioral& Economic Sciences

Directorate for Education& Human Resources

Directorate for Engineering

Office of the Director

Office Cyberinfrastructure

Office ofInspector General

Office of International Science & Engineering

Directorate for Geosciences Office of Polar Programs

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About MPS

•Most extensive and diverse scientific portfolio.

•Centered around the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI): fundamental discovery to

marketable technologies.

•Largest budget: $1.35 Billion FY 2010.

•Develops & supports major facilities.

•Diverse approaches: smaller individual Principal Investigator (PI) grants to larger centers/

institutes.

• Science beyond “Moore’s Law” and Quantum Information Sciences. • Sustainability (energy, environment, climate).• Interface between physical & life sciences.• Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation.• Physics of the universe.• Education and Workforce (CAREER, post-doc programs, REUs…).

MPS Scientific Priorities for FY 2011

FY ’09 FY ’09 FY ’10 FY ’11 Change over

Omnibus ARRA FY ’10 Estimate

Divisions Actual Actual Estimate Request Amount %

Astronom. Sci. $228.67 $85.80 $244.78 $251.77 $6.99 2.9

Chemistry 211.67 87.36 232.87 247.56 14.69 6.3

Materials Res. 282.52 108.17 301.55 319.37 17.82 5.9

Math. Sci. 224.84 97.34 240.49 253.46 12.97 5.4 Physics 262.47 96.30 293.98 298.19 4.21 1.4

OMA 33.70 ------ 38.17 39.56 1.39 3.6

MPS Total 1,243.88 474.97 1,351.84 1,409.91 58.07 4.3

MPS BUDGET by Divisions(Dollars in Millions)

MPS Budget Trends

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From the Big Bang to DNA

» Origin and evolution of the Universe» Origin and evolution of galaxies» Origin and evolution of planetary and stellar systems

National astronomy portfolio

» Three agencies - NSF, NASA, and DoE – and internat’l partnerships» Strong tradition of private funding» NSF assigned federal stewardship of ground-based astronomy» Includes open-access facilities and mission-free unrestricted

grants

Indiv. Investigator Awards (27%)

Instrumentation (9%)

Facilities (54%)

Future Facilities 5%)

Astronomical Sciences (AST)Other (5%)

AST has a strong program in Education and Special Programs (including a major investment in post-docs)

Chemistry (CHE)Chemical Synthesis

Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and

Mechanisms

Chemical Measurementand Imaging

Macromolecular,Supramolecular,

and Nanochemistry

Chemistry of Life Processes

Environmental Chemical Sciences

Theory, Models, and Computational

Methods

Chemical Catalysis

Integrative Chemistry Activities

Centers

Facilities and Instrumentation

Education and BroadeningParticipation

• Major CAREER and Research Experience for Undergraduate support.

• Centers program growing.

• Collaborations with NIH and DOE.

• Critical areas of research for FY 2010: Energy, Element and Molecule Recycling, Designed Emergent Behavior, Imaging the Ultra Small.

Core

Centers and Institutes

Workforce/BroadeningParticipationFacilities /Instrumentation

Materials Research (DMR)

DMR Programs:

Metallic and Metallic Nanostructures,

Ceramics; Electronic Photonic Materials;

Condensed Matter Physics; Condensed

Matter and MaterialsTheory; Solid-Sate

Chemistry; Polymers; Biomaterials;

Materials Research Sci and Eng

Centers; National Facilities and

Instrumentation; Office of Special Programs

Key Research Areas for FY 2011:

Environmental, energy, and economic sustainability; Matter by design; The quantum realm; Physical-chemical-biological interfaces

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DMR supports a wide breadth of science – fundamental research to the development of technological applications.

Mathematical Sciences (DMS)

“Core business”: Single investigator and Group proposals through targeted solicitations and covers the entire mathematical spectrum

Institutes: 5 NSF-initiated, support for 3 othersVisitors to long term programs, workshops

Workforce: Responding to a major challenge. EMSW21 training grants; Postdoctoral fellowships; Research for UndergraduatesIn addition to the fundamental research in mathematical sciences, DMS plays an enabling role of all other sciences; DMS has been successful in partnering with other NSF Divisions and Directorates and with other government agencies.

Analysis

Probabil.

Statistics

CompMath

Algebra Num.

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Geometry

Topology

Applied Math

Workforce

Institutes

Physics (PHY)Facilities: LHC, LIGO, IceCube, NSCL, CESR,

DUSEL Programs:Atomic, Molecular, Optical, and Plasma Physics; Biological Physics Elementary Particle Physics; Gravitational PhysicsNuclear Physics; Particle and NuclearAstrophysics; Physics at the InformationFrontier; Physics Frontiers CentersTheoretical Physics; Education andInterdisciplinary Programs

Facilities/Instrumentation

35%

Advancing the Frontier58%

Centers/Institutes

4%

Education/Workforce

3%

PHY collaborates closely with Department of Energy and international partners to support science at large facilities. NSF’s physics portfolio is more diverse than physics portfolios at any other federal agency.

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