NSAC – Recent Activities

Jlab Users’ Group Meeting – May 2013

NSAC – Recent Activities

A.K. Opper – The George Washington University

with thanks to Don Geesaman for sharing his slides


2012/13 CommitteeRobert Atcher Peter Jacobs Curtis MeyerLANL LBNL Carnegie Mellon

Jeffrey Binder David Kaplan Jamie NagleORNL Washington Colorado

Jeffery Blackmon Joshua Klein Kenneth Nash (ACS)Louisiana State Pennsylvania Washington State

Gail Dodge Karlheinz Langanke Allena OpperOld Dominion GSI George Washington

Alexandra Gade Zheng-tian Lu Jorge PiekarewiczMichigan State ANL Florida State

Susan Gardner Robert McKeown Julia VelkovskaKentucky Jefferson Lab Vanderbilt

Donald Geesaman (Chair) Rajugopal VenugopalinANL BNL

New members sworn in just prior to March meeting


Three NSAC Charges in 2012-2013Implementing the 2007 Long Range Plan April 2012

Chaired by Robert TribbleTransmitted to DOE & NSF February 1, 2013

Committee of Visitors of The Office of Nuclear Science(FY 2010, 2011, 2012) July 2012Chaired by John HarrisTransmitted to DOE March 20, 2013

Major Nuclear Physics Facilities for the Next Decade January 2013Chaired by Robert RedwineTransmitted to DOE March19, 2013


Implementing the 2007 Long Range Plan April 5, 2012: Charge given to NSAC


Implementing the 2007 Long Range Plan

Subcommittee Membership Joseph Carlson – LANL Curtis Meyer – CMUBrad Filippone – Caltech Jamie Nagle – CUStuart Freedman*– UCB & LBL Witold Nazarewicz – UT & ORNLHaiyan Gao – Duke Krishna Rajagopol – MIT Donald Geesaman – ANL (ex-officio) Michael Ramsey-Musolf – U WiscBarbara Jacak – SUNYSB Lee Sobotka – Wash UPeter Jacobs – LBL Robert Tribble (chair) – TAMU David Kaplan – UW & INT Michael Wiescher – NDKirby Kemper – FSU John Wilkerson – UNCKrishna Kumar – U Mass Adam Burrows – Princeton Naomi Makins – U Ill George Crabtree – ANL

* Deceased

Subcommittee website: http://cyclotron.tamu.edu/nsacpsubcommittee-2012


Subcommittee Finding“The subcommittee is unanimous in reaffirming the LRP vision for the field. Each of the recommendationsis supported by an extremely compelling science case. If any one part is excised, it will be a significant loss to the U.S. in terms of scientific accomplishments, scientificleadership, development of important new applications, and education of a technically skilled workforce to support homeland security and economic development.”


Not a surprise, but a very important step.


Budget Options

Starting with President’s FY2013 request, 3 options considered:

• Flat-flat funding (no growth, no COL increase)• Cost of Living (no growth, COL increase)• Modest Growth (poorly defined in charge letter)

For comparison:• Used LRP line adjusted for inflation




No Growth Budgets (Flat-Flat and FY13+COL)

Will loose:• A major facility that supports or will support more

than 1/4 of the nuclear science workforce • A significant drop in Ph.D. production (minimal

beam time) • Many discoveries that will not be made

Further fallout:• Negative incentive for universities to replace

retirements in the field


Implementing the 2007 Long Range Plan Modest Growth Budget (1.6% over COL):

• Can run CEBAF and RHIC at reduced levels, and build FRIB

• Research budgets remain tight • Rather small amount of funding for new initiatives

during FRIB construction

the subcommittee was unanimous in endorsingthe modest growth budget scenario as the minimum level of support that is needed tomaintain a viable long-term U.S. nuclear scienceprogram that encompasses the vision of the LRP Not a surprise, but details are important.



No Growth Budgets (Flat-Flat and FY13+COL)

Will loose:• A major facility that supports or will support more

than 1/4 of the nuclear science workforce • A significant drop in Ph.D. production (minimal

beam time) • Many discoveries that will not be made

Further fallout:• Negative incentive for universities to replace

retirements in the field



Feedback on report: • Clearly laid out the impacts of cuts• Provides input if tough budgets occur• At March 8, 2013 NSAC meeting, the

Director of the Office of Science stated, “We are trying to keep all 3 things [CEBAF-12 GeV, FRIB, RHIC]”

FY14 Budget Request $570M = Modest Growth Budget


COV Review of DOE Sci NPJuly 23, 2012: Charge given to NSAC for triennial review


Joseph Arango, JLAB Site OfficeKelly Beierschmitt, ORNLElizabeth Beise, MarylandJeffery Blackmon, LSUDavid Dean, ORNLLatifa Elouadrhiri, JLabOlga Evdokimov, Illinois-ChicagoPaul Fallon, LBNLAlexandra Gade, MSUSusan Gardner, KentuckyDonald Geesaman, ANL

John Harris (Chair),YaleStuart Henderson, FNALKate Jones, TennesseeJoshua Klein, PennsylvaniaReiner Kruecken, TRIUMFBerndt Mueller, Duke-BNLMichael Pennington, JLABAundra Richards, LBNL Site OfficeLee Roberts, BostonThomas Roser, BNLSusan Seestrom, LANL

COV Membership


COV Observations

COV congratulated the NP for its oversight of a distinguished nuclear science program that is world leading in many aspects.

The responsibility of the NP is vast, requiring a high level of effort from individuals in the Office. The goals of the Office are met through dedication and hard work of the staff. It is the opinion of the COV that the processes utilized to evaluate proposals (grants and projects) and assign awards are appropriate; however, the balance between long-term productivity, innovation, and risk must continually be monitored to continue to foster forefront and world-leading research.


COV Major Recommendations• The COV recommended in 2007 and stressed again in 2010

that it was imperative to develop and implement a database to track relevant proposal and grant information. We reiterate the critical need for the rapid implementation of such a database.

• We recommend that NP track the participation of under-represented groups and make the information available. The COV urges that the necessary authorization be obtained, consistent with Federal requirements, to track diversity and demographic information.

• We recommend that, after the PAMS system is in operation, its effectiveness to address the relevant issues raised in this report (such as tracking demographics of the workforce, proposal and grant applications, workload of Project Managers, and impact on NP operations) be evaluated. We request that NP report to NSAC yearly on this evaluation.


COV Major Recommendations cont’d

• The COV recommends an increased focus on timely delivery of reports, and development of a set of written guidelines for Laboratory Review Reports to streamline the process.

• The COV recommends the development of a set of guidelines defining roles, responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities for both the research and facilities Program Managers. Such guidelines across the NP portfolio would help consolidate best practices throughout.


COV Process Specific Recommendations Soliciting and reviewing proposals:

• The NP should work with the community to enhance the peer review process for university grants such that, while continuing to be fair, it is even more discriminating in the evaluation process. The NP could consider the implementation of a quantitative component into the grant evaluation process.

• We recommend that NP advocate for a change in the administration of the ECA program to give greater control to the individual programs over the size and number of ECA awards. The NP should provide direct feedback to the Early Career Award applicants regarding the relative competitiveness of their proposals, relevance to the priorities of the NP program, and potential alternative routes for funding for the declined proposals.


COV Process Specific Recommendations Monitoring projects and programs:• It is essential that the NP complete the filling of the

Research Division Director and Medium Energy Program Manager positions.

• The COV recommends that NP define the process and timeframes for the major reviews including the 2013 Comparative Review and communicate this to the field as soon as possible. It is important to provide the guidance to the PIs of the groups and to the panel as soon as possible.

• The NP should perform further analysis of the workforce data and develop plans as needed to mitigate the impact of potentially constrained budgets on the workforce.

• We recommend continued engagement with the User Facilities to establish facility performance metrics that more directly measure the scientific productivity of those facilities.

• The COV recommends that the coordination and the information exchange of accelerator R&D activities between SC offices be strengthened.


COV Process Specific Recommendations

Portfolio for the Future:

• We recommend a systematic assessment of computational needs across all theoretical and experimental subfields, especially for the smaller-scale projects in the Medium and Low Energy programs to see if further coordinated efforts within NP are needed.

• The COV endorses the creation of a distinct neutrino, neutron, and fundamental symmetries portfolio within the office.


COV Process Specific Recommendations

COV Specific Recommendations:

• The COV recommends that the NP prepare a written response to the COV recommendations within 30 days of receiving them from NSAC as per guidance from the Office of Science. This response should contain a plan of action to address the recommendations in this report. A report card that details the progress on the COV recommendations should be sent to NSAC at the time of charging the next COV committee. We note that such a report card was not presented to NSAC in 2012 at the receipt of the current charge.


Major Nuclear Physics Facilities for the Next Decade

January 2013• OMB and Congress requested DOE Office of

Sci lay out a plan for new construction over the next ten years.

• All Office of Sci Advisory Committees asked to grade existing user facilities and new initiatives with cost >$100M

• Initial list of facilities prepared by the Office of Nuclear Physics.

• NSAC could add or subtract facilities from the list.

• Facilities were not to be ranked.


Facilities SubcommitteeDoug Beck U. IllinoisJim Beene ORNLBrian Cole Columbia U.Carl Gagliardi TAMUDon Geesaman ANL (ex officio)Rod Gerig ANLKeith Griffioen William and Mary Kim Lister U. Mass. LowellZein-Eddine Meziani Temple U.Bob Redwine MIT (Chair)Don Rej LANLHamish Robertson U. WashingtonJames Symons LBNL


The NP Facilities Plan

Facility Science Readiness

Existing User Facilities ATLAS absolutely

central

CEBAF absolutely central

RHIC absolutely central

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Note each has upgrades underway

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Facility Science Readiness

New Facilities EIC absolutely scientific/technical central challenges

FRIB absolutely ready for central construction

Ton scale Neutrino-less absolutely scientific/technicalDouble Beta Decay central challenges

The NP Facilities Plan


Robert Atcher Zheng-tian Lu Robert Rundberg (ACS)LANL ANL LANL

Jeffrey Binder Berndt Mueller (DNP) Kate ScholbergORNL Duke/BNL Duke

Jeffery Blackmon Jamie Nagle Jurgen SchukraftLouisiana State Colorado CERN

Vincenzo Cirigliano Eric Ormand Matthew ShepardLANL LLNL Indiana

Alexandra Gade Allena Opper Julia VelkovskaMichigan State George Washington Vanderbilt

Donald Geesaman (Chair) Jorge Piekarewicz Rajugopal VenugopalinANL Florida State BNL

Karlheinz Langange Patrizia RossiGSI JLab

2013/14 Committee


Questions?


The HEPAP Facilities Plan

They did not address operating facilities

Mu2e abs. central ready to initiateLBNE important ready to initiate lays the foundations for absolutely central programLSST abs. central ready to initiateHigh Lum. LHC upgrade

Accelerator abs. central challenges to resolveATLAS Upgrade abs. central challenges to resolveCMS Upgrade abs. central challenges to resolve

ILC (hosted in Japan)Accelerators abs. central ready to initiateDetectors abs. central challenges to resolve

Project X (muon storage ring) abs. central mission/tech not definedNew Project X experiments abs. central mission/tech not definednuSTORM (muon storage ring) don’t know yet mission/tech not defined3rd generation Dark Matter abs. central challenges to resolveNext generation Dark Energy abs. central mission/tech not defined


COV Items to Review

• The effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the processes used to solicit, review, recommend, and document proposal actions.

• The monitoring of active projects and programs.• Effect of the award process on the breadth and

depth of the NP portfolio.• The national and international standing of the NP

portfolio. • Progress made towards addressing action items

from the previous COV review. • Suggestions regarding the COV process.

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