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Overview of NSF Nuclear Physics Budget and Initiatives (FY2003-FY2004)

This document outlines the budget overview for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Nuclear Physics Division for fiscal years 2003 and 2004, detailing major funding initiatives and program highlights. Included are insights from the RHIC-AGS User Group meeting, discussions on collaborations with university facilities, and advancements in various research areas like solar neutrinos and double beta decay. The report emphasizes budgetary changes, user group feedback, ongoing research impacts, and future directions for funding in nuclear physics.

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Overview of NSF Nuclear Physics Budget and Initiatives (FY2003-FY2004)

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  1. NSF Nuclear Physics • Budget Overview: FY2003, FY2004 • NSF Initiatives • Physics Division issues RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  2. NSF NP Program • Facility: MSU Coupled Cyclotron Facility • University Facilities: ND, FSU, SUNY-SB • User Groups: RHIC, JLAB • Collaborations: • LANSCE (UCNA, npd); NIST • Solar neutrinos, double beta decay • Individuals RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  3. Research Highlights Muon g-2 Neutron Monochromator at NIST RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  4. Research Highlights Search for Stable 16Be Breakout from Hot CNO Cycle RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  5. Research Highlights Dense Matter Equation of State Distribution of Proton Charge and Magnetism RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  6. NSF/MPS FY2003 Budgets Budgets: FY2002 FY2003 FY2003 ($ millions) (Actual) (Request) (Final) NSF R&RA 3,599 3,783 4,083 (+13.1%) MPS 920 942 1,041 (+13.1%) Physics 196 193 Notes: • 0.65% overall reduction • Physics Division • “low double digit” percentage increase • Advance guidance: PI programs get 5% boost RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  7. NSF/MPS FY2004 Budgets Budgets: FY2003 FY2003 FY2004 ($ millions) (Request) (Final) (Request) NSF R&RA 3,783 4,083 4,106 (+8.5%,+0.6%) MPS 942 1,041 1,061 (+12.7%,+1.9%) Physics 193 217 Note: • % change over ??? yet to be resolved RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  8. NSF Initiatives • MRI: deadline past, proposals under review • FY2002: $640K (BigBite, NP Astro) • ITR • Deadline past, proposals under review • FY2004 is last planned year • FY2002: $500K for PHENIX/Globus RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  9. Physics Division Physics Frontiers Centers • 4 funded in FY2001, 1 in FY2002 • 2 held over; anticipate funding • Plasma • JINA • next competition begins August 2005 • steady state • every 3 years on 6-year cycle • existing centers to be folded in to competition RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  10. Physics Division New programs • Biological Physics • Physics at the Information Frontier • Advanced computing • Networks • Quantum information science • Accelerator Physics and Mid-Sized Instrumentation • NSF-wide concern • FY2005 RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

  11. NSAC Charges • Nuclear Theory • Opportunities • People and Tools • Fundamental Neutron Science • What is the present/future science context? • Education • Where are we now? Where do we want to be? • How do we get there? RHIC-AGS User Group Meeting

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