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"Winfly" Opens 2002-2003 Antarctic
Research Season
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The 2002-2003 Antarctic research season
officially got underway in late August
as U.S. Air Force transport planes bested
snowstorms and high winds to bring in
cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station,
the National Science Foundation's logistical
and scientific hub on the continent. NSF
manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, the
nation's research endeavor on the southernmost
continent.
Dubbed "Winfly," the flights were the
first to land at McMurdo since the station
closed for the austral winter in February.
The annual Winfly missions allow the Antarctic
program to bring scientists into McMurdo
at the beginning of the austral spring
to conduct time-sensitive research, such
as monitoring ozone depletion.
Read full story and see more images: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/winfly_images.htm
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On June 11, 2002, the National Science
Foundation and Discover Magazine
brought together a panel of experts for
a roundtable discussion of the significance
of mathematics today.
Full
story and more images.
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An international panel of scientists discussed
research conducted at Lake Vostok in Antarctica
during a press conference on Tuesday,
May 28, as part of the American Geophysical
Union's 2002 Spring Meeting in Washington,
D.C. NSF presented a live webcast of the
news event.
Read
the full story and view more images.
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R. Glenn Hubbard, the Chair of the President's
Council of Economic Advisors, recently
spoke at NSF about the importance of research
to policy making and the economy in the
aftermath of September 11th. His appearance
was the first in a series of distinguished
lectures organized by NSF's Directorate
for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
View
the lecture.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) hosted
leading researchers on March 19 at "Small
Wonders," a day-long symposium and exhibition
of nanoscale science and engineering.
In opening remarks, NSF Director Rita
R. Colwell reviewed the increasing role
of NSF investments. Several segments of
the event, including the keynote address
by Richard Smalley, Nobel Laureate and
Rice University professor, and a panel
of leading researchers discussing "Issues
and Implications of Nanotechnology for
Society" were webcast live and accessible
to audiences over the Internet.
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More images and information: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/priority/nano/nano_scene_images.htm
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White House Awards "Green Light" to
NSF
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The White House has released its first
Executive Branch Scorecard report, using
a traffic light grading system to rate
federal agencies in five performance management
categories. "The National Science Foundation
(NSF) received the only 'green' score.
NSF did so in financial management because
it has embraced advanced information technologies,
and operates in a paperless environment.
Its grant workload more than doubled from
$2.1 billion in 1990 to $4.4 billion in
2000, yet the number of employees actually
decreased," according to the Office of
Management and Budget.
Read the report: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2003/bud09.html
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NSF Response to Terrorist Threats -
Palm Pilots Aid Recovery Operations
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Georgia Tech professor David Frost leads
an NSF-supported team using advanced digital
technology to collect damage assessment
data in the vicinity of the World Trade
Center (WTC). The effort features an integrated
system developed by Frost and his research
group that applies handheld computing
technology to more rapidly gather and
analyze higher-quality data on damage
to buildings and infrastructure. Detailed
maps of the recovery site can be generated
in hours rather than days, providing recovery
workers with critical information to assist
planning and operations and ensure their
safety.
Read the full story:
http://www.eng.nsf.gov/engnews/2001/
Dec01Palm/dec01palm.htm
Read more about NSF and homeland security
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/media/01/
nsf_response.htm
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