Archive for 2009/February
February 13th, 2009
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/02/13 13:22:08.640 US/Eastern
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2009 has been released.
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January 30th, 2009
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/02/12 13:54:06.542 US/Eastern
Selections for a dozen programs from ROSES 2008 were announced since the last SARA letter in December, and summary information for these are posted as html on the Grant Stats page. In addition, selections were announced for the final two programs from ROSES 2007 (Energy and Water Cycle Study and Terrestrial Hydrology), and these can be found at the archive page where we have grant stats from ROSES 2007. These and all prior selections can be found on the updated spreadsheets of ROSES selection information, which are downloadable in Excel and PDF format.
We are done selecting proposals submitted in response to ROSES 2007, and the plots of the time that elapsed between submission and selection, both by program and by proposal, show that selections were made much faster than in prior years, though we handled more proposals than ever before.
The grant solicitations page has been updated, including the new deadline for our graduate student fellowship program, NASA's Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF).
As always, a number of updates have been made to the information on the SARA web page, including the list of program officer contact information, and we have posted a FAQ with the latest information on how ROSES 2009 will differ from prior years.
Finally, we have posted, with permission, a summary of Greg Davidson’s latest Science News metric on the science matters page. This annual measure of NASA contributions to worldwide scientific discovery reports that “NASA’s 9.2% contribution to worldwide scientific discoveries in 2008 is the fourth-highest in the 36 years covered by the Science News metric” and that “NASA’s non-mission science produced 1.3% of world-wide science.”
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January 27th 2009
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/02/12 13:51:42.998 US/Eastern
NASA Reponse to Bloggers on Keck Observatory Future Funding
The FY09 budget plan, prepared under former Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Alan Stern, reflects only the current 5-year agreement in place for the Keck Observatory. That plan ends funding in 2012. NASA officials will consider continued funding for projects such as Keck when they meet in the coming months to discuss the next 5-year planning cycle. This is part of the normal annual federal budget deliberations. Given the success and work of the observatory, it is expected funding will continue. In fact, the science directorate, under the current leadership of Ed Weiler, finished renewing a five-year cooperative agreement to continue its support of Keck based on recommendations from the science community during last year's NAC-subcommittee meetings.
NASA highly values its investment in Keck as a strategic research tool that enhances the scientific return of NASA missions. The observatory provides unique capabilities for making important scientific observations that affect future mission planning. One example is finding methane in the Martian atmosphere that was recently announced.
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December 12th 2008
Posted by Max Bernstein at 2009/02/12 13:41:13.563 US/Eastern
Selections for a half dozen programs from ROSES 2008 were announced in the past month, as well as the Earth Surface and Interior program from ROSES 2007, and summary information for these are posted on the Grant Stats page, where you will also find updated spreadsheets (of selection information from ROSES 2007 & 2008) downloadable in Excel and PDF format.
The Grant Solicitations page has updated to list of the recent Amendments to ROSES 2008 including #32 for MAAMA, a request for information regarding Instruments for U.S. ILN Lunar Missions, a draft New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity, and an updated downloadable PDF of the future solicitations.
Updates have been made to the program officer’s list, including new contact information for Stephanie Stockman who is now here at NASA HQ, and updated contact info for the lunar programs, since Dr. Kelly Snook has been replaced by Dr. Jennifer Heldmann.
Some new articles were posted on the science matters page including speculation as to the next administrator, alternatives to the Vision for Space Exploration, and manned asteroid missions as faster springboard to Mars.
Two new science papers have been added to the highlights page: one on a result from the Aqua satellite and the other from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Finally, the events calendar has been updated, and you can view the talks by Max Bernstein and Jim Green from NASA night online.
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