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:
Advisory Committee for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (#66).
Date and Time:
August 14, 2018; 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
August 15, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Place:
National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave. Alexandria, VA 22314.
Meeting Information:
https://www.nsf.gov/mps/advisory.jsp.
Type of Meeting:
Open.
Contact Person:
Christopher Coox, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: 703.292.5137; Email: ccoox@nsf.gov.
Purpose of Meeting:
To provide advice, recommendations, and counsel on major goals and policies pertaining to mathematical and physical sciences programs and activities.
Agenda
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
- Meeting opening, FACA briefing, introductions, and approval of previous meeting minutes
- MPS update
- Big Ideas: Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution
- Big Ideas: Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
- Preparation for meeting with the NSF Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
- Meeting opening and FACA briefing
- Update: Sexual Harassment
- Big Ideas: Harnessing the Data Revolution
- Big Ideas: Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype
- Discussion: Synthetic Biology
- Update from MPSAC sub-committee on the Physics Frontiers Centers Program
- Discussion with NSF Director and COO
- Wrap up and opportunity for public Q&A/comments
Dated: July 30, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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