1. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program Antarctic Aeronomy Solar-Terrestrial Physics and Astrophysics Program at NSF/OPP Budget and Perspectives Vladimir Papitashvili Program Director, Office of Polar Programs National Science Foundation vpapita@nsf.gov Phone: 703-292-7417FAX 703-292-9079 Workshop for South Pole Cosmology and Astrophysics May 3-4, 2003

2. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program Science at South Pole FY04: 32 projects Astrophysics and Cosmology 11 projects Meteorology and Climatology 4 projects Geophysics and Glaciology 3 projects Dark Sector Quiet Sector Clean Air Sector Aeronomy and STP 12 projects Polar Medicine 1 project Science Writer 1 project

3. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program Astrophysics and Cosmology Dark Sector South Pole Telescopes 10 m 2004-2009 2007 To study formation and evolution of the early Universe To investigate interstellar space and galaxies To discover star formation regions

4. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program Particle Astrophysics Dark Sector 2007 Neutrino telescopes – arrays of photo detectors frozen in the ice To detect high-energy neutrinos from deep space To probe new window into the Universe

5. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program in FY01 CARA Projects: ACBAR $290K AST/RO $280K DASI $1,440K SPARO $100K Balloon-born CMB studies $100K AMANDA $750K Cosmic Rays and SPASE $440K ------------------------------------------------------------- Total $3,400K 8 funded projects Ozone monitoring $230K Mesosphere and Thermosphere $220K Middle-atmosphere Dynamics $150K ----------------------------------------------- Total $600K 5 funded projects Astrophysics Space Physics Aeronomy Sun’s Atmosphere $200K ULF/ELF Studies $920K Conjugate Riometry $180K Polar Ionosphere $500K ----------------------------------------------------------- Total $1,800K 8 funded projects Total FY01 budget: Base = $5.8M (21 projects) plus logistics support Aeron : Space : Astro Funding ratio 1 : 3 : 6

6. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program in FY02 ACBAR $360K AST/RO $2,580K DASI $110K SPARO $300K 10-m SPT $2,890K CMB Balloons $100K AMANDA $750K CosRay/SPASE $450K Search for extra solar planets $260K IceCube/Astro Panels/Reports $100 ------------------------------------------------------------- Total $7,900K 10 funded projects Ozone monitoring $230K Mesosphere and Thermosphere $220K Global Lightning & Radiation Belts $100K ----------------------------------------------- Total $550K 4 funded projects Astrophysics Space Physics Aeronomy Sun’s Atmosphere $230K Conjugate ULF/ELF Waves Studies $280K Conjugate Riometry $180K Polar Patrol Balloons $360K ----------------------------------------------------------- Total $1,050K 7 funded projects Total FY02 budget: Base= $9.5M (21 projects) plus logistics support IceCube $15.0M Aeron : Space : Astro Funding ratio 1 : 2 : 14

7. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program in FY03 ACBAR $450K AIRO $120K BICEP $380K DASI $180K SPARO $60K 10-m SPT $4,400K AMANDA $900K Cosmic Rays $210K -------------------------------------------------------- Total $6,700K 10 funded projects Ozone monitoring $265K Mesosphere and Thermosphere $495K Middle-Atmosphere $420K ----------------------------------------------- Total $1,180K 4 funded projects Astrophysics Space Physics Aeronomy Sun Atmosphere $230K ULF/ELF Waves $550K Conjugate Riometry $180K Polar Ionosphere $400K MeV Patrol Balloons $270K SPW Workshop $20K -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $1,650K 9 funded projects Total budget in FY03: Base = $9.6M (23 projects) plus logistics support IceCube $24.7M Aeron : Space : Astro Funding ratio 1 : 1.4 : 5.7

8. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program in FY04 ACBAR $345K BICEP $360K DASI $120K QUaD $430K 10-m SPT $4,485K AMANDA $1,245K Cosmic Rays $205K SPIFI $150K TREND $40K Wkshp/other $65K -------------------------------------------------------- Total $7,445K 14 funded projects Ozone monitoring $260K Mesosphere and Thermosphere $155K Middle Atmosphere $50K ----------------------------------------------- Total $465K 5 funded projects Astrophysics Space Physics Aeronomy Sun Atmosphere $515K ULF/ELF Waves $205K Conjugate Riometers & Magnetometers $375K Polar Ionosphere $590K MeV Polar Patrol Balloons $245K SuperDARN $245K -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $2,175K 13 funded projects Total budget in FY04: Base = $9.9M Allocation = $10.2M (32 projects: 21 – new; 7 new PIs) plus logistics support IceCube $41.75M ? Aeron : Space : Astro Funding ratio 1 : 5 : 16

9. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Funding FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 Aeronomy $0.6M $0.6M $1.2M $0.5M New Proposals 0/2 0/2 4/0 3/2 Space Physics $1.8M $1.0M $1.7M $2.2M New Proposals 5/0 4/1 3/0 12/5 Astrophysics $3.4M $7.9M $6.7M $7.5M New proposals 3/4 4/2 3/6 7/3 Total $5.8M $9.5M $9.6M $10.2M Funded/Declined 8/6 8/5 10/6 22/10 Proposals deadline is around June 1 each year OPP has separate money for cross-directorate programs: ITR ($1.5M) and MRI ($1.1M)

10. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program Budget Profile $M FY05 commitments: 79% of the base ($9.9M) budget

11. Ferraro Choi Associates LTD National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs United States Antarctic Program NSF/OPP Antarctic Aeronomy & Astrophysics Program New Awards & Declines 5 18 35 Aeronomy Space Physics 10 Astrophysics Total