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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Jennifer A. Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, in Berlin, “for the development of a method for genome editing.” The U.S. National Science Foundation has long supported Doudna, beginning with its Alan T. Waterman award in 2000, as well as other researchers in her CRISPR lab. Doudna, an advocate for fundamental ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301376&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published October 07, 2020 at 07:10AM Read more at nsf.gov

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics to Roger Penrose "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity” and jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy." The U.S. National Science Foundation supported Penrose for theoretical work while he was at Rice University and Gentzel for infrared astronomy at the ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301360&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published October 06, 2020 at 11:13AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF selects Sean Jones to head Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Sean Jones to serve as head of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Jones has worked as an innovator in the field of materials science; an advocate for inspiring and training the next generation of researchers and skilled workers; and a leader at NSF, committed to institutional improvements that serve the science and engineering community as well as the public. He has served with NSF for more than a decade, starting ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301315&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 29, 2020 at 10:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF recognizes innovative science of chemist and aeronautical engineer as 2020 Waterman awardees WASHINGTON – A chemist who is zooming in on microbes in the human body to understand their influence on human lives and an engineer who looks to animals to build better wind turbines and other technology have earned this year’s prestigious NSF Alan T. Waterman award. Emily Balskus , a Harvard University chemist, and John O. Dabiri , a California Institute of Technology aeronautical engineer, have earned the nation's highest honor ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300971&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published August 05, 2020 at 07:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

New director takes helm at National Science Foundation Following in the footsteps of many great science and engineering leaders before him, Sethuraman Panchanathan has been officially appointed and begins work today as the National Science Foundation's 15th director, sharing his vision for his six-year term and promising a continued push for inclusiveness in science and engineering. "Right now, the world faces significant scientific challenges -- most obviously a pandemic." Panchanathan said. "But in addition to providing creative ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300793&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published June 23, 2020 at 07:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

Statement on NSF Proposal Deadlines The National Science Foundation is mindful of the challenges many in our country face today. We also are acutely aware that while the research community is dedicated to its work, science may not be at the forefront of everyone’s minds during this particular moment in our nation’s history. With this in mind, NSF has decided to  extend some of our upcoming proposal deadlines  where possible. In ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300767&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published June 16, 2020 at 10:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

Zoom media briefing: The Event Horizon Telescope, a year after capturing the image of a black hole Media are invited to join an April 10 Zoom media briefing with Sheperd S. Doeleman, founding director of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), and astrophysicist Michael Johnson to discuss the one-year anniversary of EHT releasing its revolutionary image of a black hole. Doeleman and Johnson will be available to talk about what EHT accomplished and what its hundreds of researchers have been working on over the past year. They will also discuss the project’s path forward, including ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300348&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published April 08, 2020 at 05:38AM Read more at nsf.gov

Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier Named Acting National Science Foundation Director Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, has been named Acting Director of the National Science Foundation effective March 31, 2020. Droegemeier has previously served two six-year terms on the National Science Board, the governing body of NSF. He currently serves as the President’s Science Advisor and Director of OSTP, with responsibility for coordination of science and technology initiatives across the Federal ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300306&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published April 01, 2020 at 10:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF on coronavirus NSF encourages you to take extra precautions to protect yourselves and your families against COVID-19. More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published March 13, 2020 at 06:59AM Read more at nsf.gov

National Science Foundation and Smithsonian sign letter of agreement A new letter of agreement expands and clarifies collaboration between the National Science Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. Per the conditions of the agreement, NSF will review proposals from Smithsonian Institution researchers in the same manner as proposals submitted by researchers from institutions of higher education. Additionally, NSF will sponsor a new position at the National Portrait Gallery to elevate stories from the most accomplished scientists in the United States. ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300164&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published March 12, 2020 at 09:59AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF creates new research security chief position The National Science Foundation has appointed Rebecca Spyke Keiser to the newly created position of chief of research security strategy and policy as part of its continuing effort to ensure the security of federally funded research while maintaining an open international collaboration. In this role, Keiser will be tasked with providing the NSF director with policy advice on all aspects of research security strategy. She will also lead NSF’s efforts to develop ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300086&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published March 02, 2020 at 07:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF and AFGE sign new collective bargaining agreement The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3403 announced today that they have signed a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).  The new agreement codifies, clarifies, and updates current agency practices and policies in the context of current rules, laws, and regulations for approximately 1,000 NSF bargaining-unit employees. The last collective bargaining agreement was signed in 1982. “The completion of ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300102&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published February 28, 2020 at 12:00PM Read more at nsf.gov

National Science Foundation presents FY 2021 budget request Today, President Donald J. Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request for the National Science Foundation (NSF) was presented to Congress. More information on the FY 2021 budget request is available beginning today from the White House Office of Management and Budget . NSF Director France Córdova issued the following ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299995&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published February 10, 2020 at 02:09PM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF selects 7 winners from its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today the selection of four grand prize and three meritorious prize winners for its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition. The awardees are being honored today at a ceremony at NSF headquarters in Alexandria, Va. The NSF 2026 Idea Machine encouraged individuals from all walks of life, age 14 or older, to submit pressing “grand challenges” requiring fundamental research in science, engineering, or STEM education ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299946&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published February 04, 2020 at 07:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

Media call: NSF Fiscal Year 2021 budget request Media are invited to join a 30-minute call about the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) budget request to Congress. The call will include information on the new budget proposal, the details of which are expected to be released on February 10, 2020. NSF staff will answer questions and speak to how agency investments in fundamental science and engineering research will continue to support the nation's economy, security and global leadership. The call is ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299950&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published February 03, 2020 at 10:49AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF’s newest solar telescope produces first images Just released first images from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal unprecedented detail of the sun’s surface and preview the world-class products to come from this preeminent 4-meter solar telescope. NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope, on the summit of Haleakala, Maui, in Hawai‘i, will enable a new era of solar science and a leap forward in understanding the sun and its impacts on our planet. Activity on the sun, known as space ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299908&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published January 29, 2020 at 10:10AM Read more at nsf.gov

Solar Science: Exploring the power of our closest star NSF has been supporting solar astronomy and heliophysics since the 1950's, with its newest flagship observatory finishing construction in 2020, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/solarscience/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published January 29, 2020 at 10:23AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF-supported observatory renamed for astronomer Vera C. Rubin The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will now be called the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory, making it the first national U.S. observatory to be named after a female astronomer.  Announced at the 2020 American Astronomical Society winter meeting, the name recognizes the role Rubin played in better understanding dark matter, which will be one of the observatory survey’s four main themes.  “Named after an astronomer who provided important evidence of the existence of ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299739&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published January 06, 2020 at 09:01PM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) I-Corps offers researchers unique opportunities to learn how to turn discoveries into new technologies and to participate in the national innovation ecosystem. More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published December 23, 2019 at 06:41AM Read more at nsf.gov

Science Zone Whether you're a teacher, student, or just fascinated by science, the NSF Science Zone app will ignite your imagination. Featuring hundreds of exciting videos and high-resolution photos from a dozen areas of science, you can spend hours absorbed in discoveries that take you from the depths of space, to the wonders of the unimaginably small, to the far corners of our own planet. More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/apps/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published December 22, 2019 at 09:05PM Read more at nsf.gov