83 FR 42712 - Proposal Review Panel for Physics Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18258]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for Physics 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: STC Cornell Site Visit Review for the 
Division of Physics (#1208).
    Date and Time: September 10, 2018; 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; September 
11, 2018; 8:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; September 12, 2018; 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    Place: Cornell University, Physics Building, Ithaca, New York 
14850.
    Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. James Whitmore, Program Director, Division of 
Physics, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room W 
9217, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 292-8908.
    Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to provide an evaluation of the 
progress of the project at the host site for the Division of Physics at 
the National Science Foundation.

Agenda

September 10, 2018

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. NSF Executive Session (CLOSED)

September 11, 2018

8:15 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Welcome and brief introductions (STC Director 
introduces the center leadership team and, if present, university 
administrators): Overview of the center (20 min presentation, 10 min 
Q&A); Center organization and management (20 min presentation, 10 min 
Q&A): Building center's culture, including strategic planning (35 min 
presentation, 15 min Q&A) (OPEN)
10:20 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Break for center participants/NSF Executive 
Session (20 min) (CLOSED)
10:50 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Research: Goals/optimal outcomes and targets/
milestones per strategic plan/Accomplishments to date (50 min 
presentation, 25 min Q&A) (OPEN)
12:05 p.m.-1:10 p.m. Lunch
1:10 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Research--continue (40 min presentation, 20 min 
Q&A) (OPEN)
2:10 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Break for center participants/NSF Executive Session 
(20 min) (CLOSED)
2:40 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Integration with education, diversity and knowledge 
transfer: Goals/optimal outcomes and targets/milestones per strategic 
plan/Accomplishments to date (60 min presentation, 30 min Q&A) (OPEN)
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Break for center 
participants, Critical feedback with a list of questions that require 
clarification to the center leadership team (CLOSED)

September 12, 2018

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Meeting with university administrators (without 
any STC participants)/Institutional support (CLOSED)
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. STC's response to the critical feedback (OPEN)
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Panelists prepare the site visit report (CLOSED)

    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 project. 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-18258 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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