1. NSF Division of Earth Sciences COMPRES Workshop June 2008 Selenite (gypsum) crystals, Chihuahua, Mexico

2. James Whitcomb – Acting Division Director Felicia Means, Program Support Manager Deborah Morton, Operations Specialist Rosalind Douglas, Dir. Operations Specialist Patty Brooking, Management Ops. Assist. Vivian Mathis, Student Temporary Assist. James Whitcomb – Acting Division Director Felicia Means, Program Support Manager Deborah Morton, Operations Specialist Rosalind Douglas, Dir. Operations Specialist Patty Brooking, Management Ops. Assist. Vivian Mathis, Student Temporary Assist. Surface Earth Processes Section Head: Teofilo Abrajano Sci. Asst.: Nancy Martinez Staff: Alicia Armstrong, Patty Brooking, vacant Surface Earth Processes Section Head: Teofilo Abrajano Sci. Asst.: Nancy Martinez Staff: Alicia Armstrong, Patty Brooking, vacant Hydrologic Sciences Douglas James Richard Cuenca Hydrologic Sciences Douglas James Richard Cuenca Education and Human Resources Lina Patino Education and Human Resources Lina Patino Deep Earth Processes Section Acting Head: David Lambert Sec. PD: Steve Harlan Staff: Yasmin Adawi, Jacqueline Cooper, Pauline Meng Deep Earth Processes Section Acting Head: David Lambert Sec. PD: Steve Harlan Staff: Yasmin Adawi, Jacqueline Cooper, Pauline Meng Tectonics David Fountain James Dunlap Tectonics David Fountain James Dunlap Continental Dynamics Leonard Johnson Continental Dynamics Leonard Johnson Petrology & Geochemistry Sonia Esperanca William Leeman Petrology & Geochemistry Sonia Esperanca William Leeman Sedimentary Geology & Paleobiology H. Richard Lane Paul Filmer, Ray Bernor Sedimentary Geology & Paleobiology H. Richard Lane Paul Filmer, Ray Bernor Geobiology & Low Temp Geochemistry Enriqueta Barrera Stephen Macko Geobiology & Low Temp Geochemistry Enriqueta Barrera Stephen Macko Geomorphology & Land Use Dynamics Richard Yuretich Geomorphology & Land Use Dynamics Richard Yuretich Geophysics Robin Reichlin Eva Zanzerkia Ben Phillips Geophysics Robin Reichlin Eva Zanzerkia Ben Phillips EarthScope Kaye Shedlock Catherine Cooper EarthScope Kaye Shedlock Catherine Cooper Instrumentation & Facilities Russell Kelz Thomas Boyd Instrumentation & Facilities Russell Kelz Thomas Boyd Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

3. NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF) Program Solicitation Program Solicitation NSF 07-596 National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences Division of Earth Sciences Full Proposal Deadlines  January 08, 2008 (~10 awards FY08)  July 28, 2008  Last Monday in July, Annually Thereafter EH&R Program Director: Lina Patino

4.  Geophysics (PD: Reichlin)  Elasticity, Rheology, EOS (theory, experiment)  June 1, December 1 deadlines  ~30% success rate  Petrology and Geochemistry : (PD: Esperanca, Leeman)  EOS, Melting, phase equilibria, crystal chemistry (theory, experiment)  June 1, December 1 deadlines,  ~30% success rate  CSEDI (Cooperative Studies of Earth’s Deep Interior): (Reichlin/Esperanca)  Review 10-15 multidisciplinary projects/yr  Multidisciplinary collaborations (same or different institutions)  September 25, annual deadline  ~35-40% success rate  Community Science Plan 2004 NSF-Division of Earth Sciences Mineral Physics funding Opportunities

5.  Instrumentation and Facilities (IF): (Kelz, Lambert)  Instrumentation, Technique Development, Technician Support, Facilities  COMPRES Facility Funding  Other Opportunities: Cross Foundation- mostly computational  OCI (Office of CyberInfrastructure)  CDI (Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation )  ITR award-VLAB NSF-Division of Earth Sciences Mineral Physics funding Opportunities

6. GEO Ten-Year Funding History Millions of $ FY 2009 Request: $849M +12.8%

7. American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) America COMPETES Act of 2007 Administration and Congress Show Increased Federal Investments in Research and Education

8. Biological Sciences10.3% Computer and Information Sci. and Engineering19.5% Engineering19.2% Geosciences12.8% Mathematical and Physical Sciences20.2% Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences 8.5% Office of Cyberinfrastructure18.8% Office of International Science and Engineering14.8% Office of Polar Programs10.9% Integrative Activities18.8% U.S. Arctic Research Commission 4.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Research and Related Activities16.0% NSF R&RA Increases from FY08 to FY09

9. Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)100 Science and Engineering Beyond Moore’s Law (SEBML) 20 Adaptive Systems Technology (AST) 15 Dynamics of Water Processes in the Environment (WATER) 10 NSF Cross-Foundation Investments ($ million)