1. Matthew Hawkins Head, NSF Large Facilities Office
Proposal to Host 11th GSO Meeting
United States of America
Matthew Hawkins Head, NSF Large Facilities Office
Ben Brown DOE, Office of Science

2. Dr. France Córdova – G7 Science Ministerial, Turin
“The United States also recognized that long-term, sustained investment in state-of-the-art research infrastructure, such as gravitational wave observatories, provides the capabilities needed to conduct world-leading research. Maintaining and modernizing this infrastructure is critical to getting the best value out of R&D investments. We also recognize the advantages of merit-based peer review system in guiding investments in research infrastructure.
It is essential that nations come together to discuss these important issues, and we look forward to continuing work on these objectives.”

3. NSF Research Infrastructure (RI)
Hardware, Software (Cyber) & Human Capital
Major Instrumentation > Mid-Scale > Major Facilities
Fixed/single-site > Mobile > Widely distributed/cyber-enabled
Partnerships with Department of Energy (DOE)

5. Mission Operate a world-leading high-magnetic-field user program
Carry out in-house research in support of the user program
Maintain facility and develop new magnets/instrumentation
Conduct education and outreach activities
21.1 T / 105 mm NMR
21 T / 123 mm ICR
45 T hybrid magnet
101 T pulsed fields
11 T / 400 mm MRI
<1 mK High B/T

6. The only facility of its kind in the United States and the largest and highest-powered magnet laboratory in the world.
A Federal – State funding partnership between the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida
Campuses located at Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

7. High Magnetic Fields lead to big discoveries in:
Many of the world’s materials, energy and life challenges are bigger than one scientific discipline can solve.
The NHMFL’s interdisciplinary research environment brings together scientists across the spectrum
from PHYSICS to CHEMISTRY to BIOLOGY to ENGINEERING who explore fundamental questions about MATERIALS, ENERGY and LIFE with the help of the world’s highest magnetic fields.

8. The NHMFL attracts Researchers from Around The World
In 2016, the MagLab hosted experiments by 1,778 users from 321 institutions throughout the world.
22% of NHMFL users came from outside the United States
The NHMFL welcomes new researchers: 25% of the Principal Investigators (PI’s) were first-time MagLab PI’s

9. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Battelle (Managing Organization)
90% Complete
65% Transitioned to Operations
Complete: 2018
Courtesy: Chris McKay, BMI

10. NEON
Continental-scale ecological observation facility that gathers and synthesizes data on the impacts of climate change, land use change and invasive species on natural resources and biodiversity. 
The NEON observatory is designed to collect high-quality, standardized data from 81 field sites (47 terrestrial and 34 aquatic) across the U.S. (including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico). Data collection methods are standardized across sites and include in situ instrument measurements, field sampling and airborne remote sensing. Field sites are strategically selected to represent different regions of vegetation, landforms, climate, and ecosystem performance.
NEON data and resources are freely available to enable users to tackle scientific questions at scales not accessible to previous generations of ecologists.

11. Potential Site Visits MagLab; Tallahassee, FL (Host Site)
Flint River
MagLab; Tallahassee, FL (Host Site)
NEON Field Sites
AdvLIGO; Livingston, LA
Barco Lake
Disney Wilderness Preserve

12. Logistics Airports Potential Dates
International connections Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina
American Airlines and Delta to Tallahassee, Florida
Potential Dates
Week of April 9th or 16th (6 months)
Week of May 14th or 21st
Conflicts or preferences with the GSO?

13. Potential Topics for the GSO
Distributed GRI
NEON and Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) case studies
Interoperability with other distributed GRI
Data Quality and Data Products
DOE Case Study/Presentation
GSO Work Plan Deliverables:
Finalize Framework Paragraph “Open Data Management”
Development of standard Case Study Questions around Framework
Obstacles to further global coordination? Good practices related to
innovation monitoring?
Framework Paragraphs (4) & (12)
Framework Paragraph (6) Periodic Review – Peer Review and “Broader Impacts”?

14. Thank You Spasibo!