May 27-30, 2008 Nuclear Physics at NSF Research and Education –200+ faculty –80+ postdocs –200+ graduate students –150+ undergraduates University facilities –Michigan State University’s NSCL –Tandem/LINAC laboratories FSU Notre Dame User group program: DOE/OS/NP is critical partner

May 27-30, 2008 Nuclear Physics at NSF NP Experiment –Structure –Heavy ions –Symmetries –Hadrons and QCD NP Theory Nuclear Astrophysics (PNA) –Astrophysics (Notre Dame, FSU) –Neutrinos (Borexino, CUORE, Daya Bay) Frontier Center (Joint Institute of Nuclear Astrophysics) NSCL Total: $45M

May 27-30, 2008 Nuclear Physics at NSF Research Highlights – Two flavors Budgets (FY ) Special Programs Dates People

May 27-30, 2008 Highlights Overview production of 40 Mg at NSCL completion & fill, 50-day run at Borexino muon lifetime measurement at PSI BONUS detector for neutron structure at JLAB parity/binding systematics in few-body systems neutrino flavor oscillations and supernovae 10th CEU at DNP

May 27-30, 2008 Press Release Newly Created Forms of Magnesium and Aluminum New isotopes push the edge of nuclear existence In a paper published Oct. 25, 2007, in the journal Nature, researchers created never- before-seen isotopes of magnesium and aluminum— Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

May 27-30, 2008 BONUS: Towards a First-Ever Free Neutron Target Neutrinos and Supernovae From Fluffy Nuclei to Atoms and Back How Long Do Muons Live? Nuclear Physics and Forensics Smile Protons, You're on Camera Source of Neutrons in Stars

May 27-30, 2008 Nuclear Physics FY2008 NSCL operations: flat (not +$1M) Nuclear Theory and Experiment: down 5% –“class of 2005” –Out-year adjustments made to move some impact to FY2009 and FY2010

May 27-30, 2008 Nuclear Physics FY2009 NSCL operations: try to restore trajectory toward optimal operations Nuclear Theory and Experiment: impact from FY2008, and/or move forward Move forward with DOE on partnered funding plan for neutron EDM (Physics Division funds)

May 27-30, 2008 FY2009 R&RA Budget Request

May 27-30, 2008 FY2009 MPS Budget Request

May 27-30, 2008 FY2009 Physics Division Budget Request

May 27-30, 2008 Special Programs Physics Division (target date passed): –DUSEL R&D –Physics at the Information Frontier –Frontiers Centers (under review) Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (deadline passed) –Some NP participation in proposals and panels Major Research Instrumentation (deadline passed) –Cost sharing 30% –Maximum request $4M Domestic Nuclear Detection (deadline passed)

May 27-30, 2008 DUSEL April 2008: Workshop in Lead, SD Late Spring/Summer 2008: S-4 Solicitation Fall 2008: S-4 Funds and NSF Review Estimated successful MREFC start: FY2012

May 27-30, 2008 DUSEL Solicitation 4 Solicitation 4 (S-4, in clearance): call for proposals to develop project plans for potential candidates for the initial suite of experiments Design funds to address: what do you need to execute the experiment you propose? –Will include opportunity for limited, targeted R&D Open to all disciplines Up to $15M total from Physics/MPS, over 3 years –Primarily for physics experiments –Additional $ M from engineering –Approach to BIO, GEO being determined; will depend on proposals received –Independent of ’08 DUSEL R&D

May 27-30, 2008 DUSEL Experiment Development Committee Follows on from S-1 (New Guard) – Hank Sobel (UCI) Phy – Steve Elliott (LANL) Nuclear Physics – T.C. Onstott (Princeton) Geo/Bio – Derek Elsworth (Penn State) Geo/Eng – Larry Murdoch (Clemson) Geo/Eng – Daniela Leitner (LBL) Accelerator Physics To help underground community develop the Initial Suite of Experiments (S-4)

May 27-30, 2008 FY2009 Proposal Submission Physics Division Target Date For Most Programs (including NP): Wednesday, September 24, 2008

May 27-30, 2008 People NSF Director: Arden Bement NSF Deputy Director: Kathie Olsen MPS Assistant Director: T. Chan MPS Deputy Assistant Director: Jack Lightbody Physics Division Director: Joe Dehmer Nuclear Physics –Bradley D. Keister (experiment and theory) –Ani Aprahamian (experiment, theory, astrophysics, & underground lab)