82 FR 18780 - Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 76 (April 21, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18780-18781]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08103]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463 as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the 
following meeting:

    Name and Committee Code: Proposal Review Panel for Materials 
Research--STC for Integrated Quantum Materials Site Visit (#1203).
    Date and Time: May 10, 2017; 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; May 11, 2017; 
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Place: Harvard University, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, 
MA 02138.
    Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Tomasz Durakiewicz, Program Director, STC 
for Integrated Quantum Materials. Division of Materials Research, 
Room 1065, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone (703) 292-4892.
    Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to provide advice and 
recommendations concerning further NSF support for the Center.

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    Agenda:

Wednesday, May 10, 2017--Overview, Research Program and Knowledge 
Transfer

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Center Budgets & Management (Closed)
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Center Vision, Legacy--most important 
developments
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. NSF Panel Deliberations (Closed)
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. RA1: Novel van der Waals Heterostructures
10:50 a.m.-11:40 a.m. RA2: Discovery of New Topological Crystals
11:40 a.m.-1:10 p.m. Lunch with Students & Panel
1:10 p.m.-2:00 p.m. RA3: Topological Qubits
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. RA4: Quantum Networks
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Knowledge Transfer, i-lab, industry
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Poster Session
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. NSF Panel Deliberations (Closed)
6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Overnight Questions (Closed)
7:00 p.m. Working Dinner

Thursday, May 11, 2017--Education and Outreach

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Meeting with Administration (Closed)
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Response to Overnight Questions (Closed)
10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Science and Education Community
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Museum of Science, Boston
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Working Lunch (Closed)
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Diversity--Past & Future--most important 
accomplishments
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Integration of Research with Education and KT
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Final Q&A (Closed)
4:00 p.m. Meeting Concludes (Closed)

    Reason for Late Notice: Due to unforeseen scheduling 
complications and the necessity to proceed with review of the 
Center.
    Reason for Closing: The work being reviewed during closed 
portions of the site visit include information of a proprietary or 
confidential nature, including technical information; financial 
data, such as salaries and personal information concerning 
individuals associated with the projects. These matters are exempt 
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the 
Sunshine Act.

    Dated: April 18, 2017.
 Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08103 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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