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Antarctic New Investigators Workshop, 2006

Workshop Presentations

August 21 – 22 , 2006 • Stafford II — Room 555

Objective: Familiarize potential new investigators with the U. S. Antarctic Program research and education opportunities, and the logistics of operational support in the Antarctic. Provide information about procedures for requesting NSF funding.

The presentations made by staff from the National Science Foundation appear below in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 format. Please be aware that some of the PowerPoint files are large and will download slowly. If you can not download or view these please contact the OPP webmaster at oppweb@nsf.gov.

To contact staff members from the Antarctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs, please check the following URL on the NSF web site: www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_list.jsp?org=OPP.

Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are provided.

FastLane information can be obtained at https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.htm.

For more information about Raytheon Polar Services and the support they provide to the U.S. Antarctic Program, check their web site at http://www.usap.gov/.

Monday, August 21, 2006
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Introduction to NSF and antarctic research opportunities

PowerPoint file (6,137 kb)

 Scott Borg
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Antarctic disciplinary programs

 
Bernhard Lettau
Roberta Marinelli
Julie Palais

Bernhard Lettau

Thomas Wagner
Kim Silverman
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Question and answer session with NSF representatives

 
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Proposal preparation and the review process
  • Proposal preparation
  • Review process
  • Understanding potential research opportunities
    PowerPoint file (852 kb)

Thomas Wagner
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Question and answer session with NSF representatives

  
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Environment, Safety, and Health

 
Polly Penhale and Maggie Knuth
Gwen Adams
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Cross-cutting programs — International Polar Year
PowerPoint file (612 kb)

Marie Bundy
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Operational support (infrastructure, facilities)

 
Erick Chiang
Al Sutherland
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Question and answer session with NSF representatives

 
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Contractor support

  • Raytheon Polar Services Company — including discussion of the USAP web portal
    PowerPoint file (8,780 kb)

 

Rob Edwards
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Question and answer session with RPSC and NSF representatives

 
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Tuesday, 22 August 2006
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E-business at NSF, including Grants.gov
PowerPoint file (226 kb)		 Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management
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Brief presentations by current Palmer, McMurdo, and South Pole stations principal investigators

 
Peter Webb, Ohio State University
Carol Dowling, Arkansas State University
Jill Mikucki, Harvard University
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Panel discussion by principal investigators  
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Question and answer session with principal investigators and NSF representatives  
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Last Updated

18 August 2006