NSAC Report

NSAC Report

Donald GeesamanArgonne National Laboratory

Chair, US Department of Energy/National Science Foundation Nuclear Science Advisory Committee

NuPECC Meeting 12-13 June 2014

Dr. T. J. HallmanAssociate Director for Nuclear Physics

DOE Office of Science

Charge to NSAC To Produce a New Long Range Plan for Nuclear Science

Nuclear Science Advisory Committee MeetingApril 24, 2014

Charge to NSAC to Develop a New Long Range Plan

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Charge to NSAC to Develop a New Long Range Plan

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Charge to NSAC to Develop a New Long Range Plan

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A Long Tradition of Partnership and Stewardship

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A Long Tradition of Partnership and Stewardship

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A Long Tradition of Partnership and Stewardship

FY 2015 President’s RequestTotal = $593.6M

~69% of the FY 2015 NP budget supports operations or construction of facilities

The percentage devoted to major projects is almost 19% in FY 2015

Nuclear PhysicsFY 2015 President’s Request – By Function

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There has been a long tradition in Nuclear Science of effective partnership between the community and the agencies in charting compelling scientific visions for the future of nuclear science.

Key factors:

1) Informed scientific knowledge as the basis for recommendations

2) Mutual respect among scientific sub-disciplines

3) Commitment to the great good of nuclear science as a discipline

4) Meticulously level playing field leading to respect for the process and its outcomes

5) Appreciation for the wisdom of Ben Franklin

A Long Tradition of Partnership and Stewardship

Anticipated LRP Schedule Charge delivered at 24 April NSAC Meeting

LRP Working Group formed in early June ~ 60 members

• Some international members will soon be added.

• Community organization this summer

• DNP town meetings in the August/September• Fundamental Symmetries, Neutrinos, Neutrons and relevant Astrophysics• Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics• QCD Heavy Ion and QCD Hadron• Education and Innovation

• Time for more in November- January

• White papers by end of January

• Resolution meeting of Long Range Plan working group in late March or Early April. Likely Thursday to Monday or Wednesday to Sunday.

• LRP final report due ~October 2015

Budget

What resources and funding levels are required to maintain world

leadership position

What is impact of Constant Level of Effort

Program sustainability

Dr. T. J. HallmanAssociate Director for Nuclear Physics

DOE Office of Science

Isotope Charge to NSAC

Nuclear Science Advisory Committee MeetingApril 24, 2014

Isotope Charge to NSAC

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Isotope Charge to NSAC

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Isotope Charge to NSAC

2009 NSAC Isotopes Reports

Recently Completed Reports

• Neutrino-less Double Beta Decay

• Domestic Production of Mo-99

In Progress

• Workforce Development in the Office of Science