83_FR_42875 83 FR 42711 - Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting

83 FR 42711 - Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

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FR Document2018-18223

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 42711]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-18223]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering; 
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 International 
Science and Engineering--PIRE: Integrated Computational Materials 
Engineering for Active Materials and Interfaces in Chemical Fuel 
Production--(#10749) Site Visit.
    Date and Time: September 24, 2018; 8:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m., September 
25, 2018; 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
    Place: University of Illinois--Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 
61801.
    Type of Meeting: Part Open.
    Contact Person: Cassandra Dudka, PIRE Program Manager, National 
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 
Telephone 703/292-7250.
    Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to conduct a review during year 
3 of the five-year award period. To conduct an in-depth evaluation of 
performance, to assess progress towards goals, and to provide 
recommendations.
    Agenda: See attached.
    Reason for Closing: Topics to be discussed and evaluated during 
closed portions of the site review will include information of a 
proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; 
and information on personnel. These matters are exempt under 5 
U.S.C.552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

    Dated: August 20, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.

PIRE Site Visit Agenda--University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Room 
3269, Beckman Institute

Day 1--Monday, September 24, 2018

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Introduction to PIRE
    PIRE Rationale and Goals; Administration, Management, and Budget 
Plans; N. Aluru (40 mins presentation + 20 mins Q&A)
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Research--Thrust 1: Novel Proton & Oxygen Ion 
Conducting Systems
    L. Martin and H. Matsumoto (40 mins presentation + 20 mins Q&A)
10:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. NSF Executive Session/Break, 3369 Beckman 
(CLOSED)
10:20 a.m.-11:20 a.m. Research--Thrust 2: Novel Electrodes--Chemistry & 
Microstructure
    E. Ertekin, N. Perry, A. Staykov (45 mins presentation + 15 mins 
Q&A)
11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Rapid Fire Poster Presentation by Students
    All the students and postdocs present a 1 min introduction to their 
poster; If it is more than 10 students/postdocs, we will increase the 
time
11:30 a.m.-Noon Poster Session
Noon-12:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session 3369 Beckman (CLOSED)
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch--Discussion with Students (CLOSED)
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Research--Thrust 3: Degradation--Mechanisms & 
Mitigation
    S. Barnett and P. Sofronis (40 mins presentation + 20 mins Q&A)
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Education, Outreach, Human Resources, Diversity
    E. Ertekin (20 mins presentation + 10 mins Q&A)
3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Break 3369 Beckman (CLOSED)
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Partnerships, Exchange, Evaluation
    N. Aluru, P. Sofronis, H. Matsumoto, L. Rosu (20 mins presentation 
+ 10 mins Q&A)
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Tour of Materials Research Laboratory (MRL)
    Meet Dr. Mauro Sardela outside MRL Business Office Area (2nd Floor 
of MRL)
5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Executive Session--Develop Questions and Areas for 
Clarification 3369 Beckman (CLOSED)
6:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Feedback to PIRE PIs
6:30 p.m. PIRE PI Executive Session (CLOSED)
    PIRE PIs Prepare Response to NSF/Panel Questions
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED)
    Committee organizes on its own

Day 2--Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Room 3269, Beckman Institute

8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Institutional Support (CLOSED)
    Jeffrey S. Moore, Director, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science 
and Technology
    Meredith Blumthal, Director, International Programs (IPENG) College 
of Engineering
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. PIRE PIs Response to Feedback (CLOSED)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Site Review Team Prepares Site Visit Report 3369 
Beckman (CLOSED)
    Working Lunch Provided
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Presentation of Site Visit Report to PIRE PIs 
(CLOSED)

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                                               Day 2 Tuesday, September 18, 2018                         Dated: August 20, 2018.                               PIRE PIs Prepare Response to NSF/
                                                                                                       Crystal Robinson,                                         Panel Questions
                                               8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Institutional                       Committee Management Officer.                         6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. NSF Executive
                                                   Support (Administrators and PI/Co-                                                                            Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED)
                                                   PIs) (OPEN)                                         PIRE Site Visit Agenda—University of                    Committee organizes on its own
                                               9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Summary/                           Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Room
                                                                                                       3269, Beckman Institute                               Day 2—Tuesday, September 25, 2018,
                                                   Proposing Team Response to                                                                                Room 3269, Beckman Institute
                                                   Critical Feedback (CLOSED)                          Day 1—Monday, September 24, 2018
                                                                                                                                                             8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Institutional
                                               10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break                             8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Introduction to                        Support (CLOSED)
                                               10:40 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Site Review                            PIRE                                                Jeffrey S. Moore, Director, Beckman
                                                   Team Prepares Site Visit Report                       PIRE Rationale and Goals;                                Institute for Advanced Science and
                                                   (CLOSED) (11:45 a.m. Brown Bag                          Administration, Management, and                        Technology
                                                   Lunch Provided)                                         Budget Plans; N. Aluru (40 mins                     Meredith Blumthal, Director,
                                                                                                           presentation + 20 mins Q&A)                            International Programs (IPENG)
                                               1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Presentation of                     9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Research—Thrust
                                                   Site Visit Report to Principal                                                                                 College of Engineering
                                                                                                           1: Novel Proton & Oxygen Ion                      9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. PIRE PIs
                                                   Investigator (CLOSED)                                   Conducting Systems                                     Response to Feedback (CLOSED)
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–18221 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]               L. Martin and H. Matsumoto (40 mins                 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Site Review
                                               BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                      presentation + 20 mins Q&A)                            Team Prepares Site Visit Report
                                                                                                       10:00 a.m.–10:20 a.m. NSF Executive
                                                                                                                                                                  3369 Beckman (CLOSED)
                                                                                                           Session/Break, 3369 Beckman                         Working Lunch Provided
                                               NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION                                 (CLOSED)                                          4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Presentation of
                                                                                                       10:20 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Research—
                                               Proposal Review Panel for                                                                                          Site Visit Report to PIRE PIs
                                                                                                           Thrust 2: Novel Electrodes—
                                               International Science and Engineering;                                                                             (CLOSED)
                                                                                                           Chemistry & Microstructure
                                               Notice of Meeting                                         E. Ertekin, N. Perry, A. Staykov (45                [FR Doc. 2018–18223 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           mins presentation + 15 mins Q&A)                  BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                  In accordance with the Federal                       11:20 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Rapid Fire
                                               Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–                         Poster Presentation by Students
                                               463, as amended), the National Science                    All the students and postdocs present               NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                               Foundation (NSF) announces the                              a 1 min introduction to their poster;
                                               following meeting:                                          If it is more than 10 students/                   Advisory Committee for Biological
                                                                                                           postdocs, we will increase the time               Sciences; Notice of Meeting
                                                  Name and Committee Code: Proposal
                                               Review Panel for International Science                  11:30 a.m.–Noon Poster Session                          In accordance with the Federal
                                               and Engineering—PIRE: Integrated                        Noon–12:30 p.m. NSF Executive                         Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
                                               Computational Materials Engineering                         Session 3369 Beckman (CLOSED)                     463, as amended), the National Science
                                               for Active Materials and Interfaces in                  12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch—                           Foundation (NSF) announces the
                                               Chemical Fuel Production—(#10749)                           Discussion with Students (CLOSED)                 following meeting:
                                               Site Visit.                                             1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Research—Thrust                     Name and Committee Code: Advisory
                                                                                                           3: Degradation—Mechanisms &                       Committee for Biological Sciences
                                                  Date and Time: September 24, 2018;                       Mitigation
                                               8:00 a.m.–9:30 p.m., September 25,                                                                            (#1110).
                                                                                                         S. Barnett and P. Sofronis (40 mins                   Date and Time:
                                               2018; 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.                                   presentation + 20 mins Q&A)
                                                                                                       2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Education,                        September 20, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
                                                  Place: University of Illinois—Urbana
                                                                                                                                                             September 21, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
                                               Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.                          Outreach, Human Resources,
                                                                                                           Diversity                                           Place: National Science Foundation,
                                                  Type of Meeting: Part Open.                                                                                2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020,
                                                                                                         E. Ertekin (20 mins presentation + 10
                                                  Contact Person: Cassandra Dudka,                         mins Q&A)                                         Alexandria, VA 22314.
                                               PIRE Program Manager, National                          3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. NSF Executive                       Please contact Melody Jenkins at
                                               Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower                         Session/Break 3369 Beckman                        mjenkins@nsf.gov to obtain a visitor
                                               Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314;                               (CLOSED)                                          badge. All visitors to the NSF will be
                                               Telephone 703/292–7250.                                 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Partnerships,                     required to show photo ID to obtain a
                                                  Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to                    Exchange, Evaluation                              badge.
                                               conduct a review during year 3 of the                     N. Aluru, P. Sofronis, H. Matsumoto,                  Type of Meeting: Open.
                                               five-year award period. To conduct an                       L. Rosu (20 mins presentation + 10                  Contact Person: Brent Miller, National
                                               in-depth evaluation of performance, to                      mins Q&A)                                         Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower
                                               assess progress towards goals, and to                   4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Tour of Materials                 Avenue, Room C 12016, Alexandria, VA
                                               provide recommendations.                                    Research Laboratory (MRL)                         22314; Tel. No.: (703) 292–8400.
                                                                                                         Meet Dr. Mauro Sardela outside MRL                    Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory
                                                  Agenda: See attached.                                                                                      Committee for the Directorate for
                                                                                                           Business Office Area (2nd Floor of
                                                  Reason for Closing: Topics to be                         MRL)                                              Biological Sciences (BIO) provides
                                               discussed and evaluated during closed                   5:30 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Executive                         advice, recommendations, and oversight
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                                               portions of the site review will include                    Session—Develop Questions and                     concerning major program emphases,
                                               information of a proprietary or                             Areas for Clarification 3369                      directions, and goals for the research-
                                               confidential nature, including technical                    Beckman (CLOSED)                                  related activities of the divisions that
                                               information; and information on                         6:15 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Feedback to PIRE                  make up BIO.
                                               personnel. These matters are exempt                         PIs                                                 Agenda: Agenda items will include
                                               under 5 U.S.C.552b(c), (4) and (6) of the               6:30 p.m. PIRE PI Executive Session                   Directorate updates; Advisory
                                               Government in the Sunshine Act.                             (CLOSED)                                          Committee for Environmental Research


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