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Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

PIRE NSF Reverse Site Visit Agenda— 

Orttung GWU 

NSF Headquarters in Alexandria, 

Virginia 

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 

8:00 a.m. Panelists arrive. Coffee/light 

refreshments available 

8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Panel Orientation 

(OPEN), PIRE Rationale and Goals, 

Charge to Panel 

8:45 a.m. PIs arrive. Introductions 

(OPEN) 

9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PIRE Project 

Presentation (OPEN) 

Research 

Integrating Research and Education 

Students (e.g., involvement in project, 

recruitment, diversity) 

Project Management and 

Communication 

Evaluation and Assessment 

Institutional Support 

International Partnerships 

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Questions and 

Answers (OPEN) 

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Working 

Lunch—Panel Discussion 

(CLOSED) 

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Initial Feedback to 

PIRE PI and presenters (CLOSED) 

2:30 p.m. PIRE PI and presenters are 

dismissed 

2:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Panel Prepares 

Reverse Site Visit Report (CLOSED) 

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Report presented 

to and discussion held with NSF 

staff (CLOSED) 

5:00 p.m. End of Reverse Site Visit 

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Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; 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 Materials Research 

(DMR) (#1203)—Science and 

Technology Center on Real-Time 

Functional Imaging (STROBE) (Site 

Visit) 

Date and Time: 

September 24, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. 

September 25, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

Place: University of Colorado— 

Boulder, Sustainability, Energy and 

Environment Complex, CU Boulder East 

Campus, Boulder, Colorado 80303. 

Type of Meeting: Part Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Charles Ying, 

Program Director, Division of Materials 

Research, National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, 

VA 22314, Telephone (703) 292–8428. 

Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to 

provide advice and recommendations 

concerning further support of the 

Science and Technology Center (STC). 

Agenda 

Monday, September 24, 2018 

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Open—Review of 

STROBE STC 

11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Closed— 

Executive Session 

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session 

Reason for Closing: The work being 

reviewed during closed portions of the 

site review includes 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. 

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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 ‘‘Coastal Flood 

Risk Reduction Program: Integrated, 

multi-scale approaches for 

understanding how to reduce 

vulnerability to damaging events’’ Site 

Visit (#10749). 

DATE AND TIME: September 17, 2018; 

8:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m., September 18, 

2018; 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. 

PLACE: Texas A&M University at 

Galveston, Ocean and Coastal Studies 

Building, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, 

Galveston, TX 77554. 

TYPE OF MEETING: Part Open. 

CONTACT PERSON: Charles Estabrook, 

PIRE Program Manager, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 

Telephone 703/292–7222. 

PURPOSE OF MEETING: NSF site visit to 

conduct a review during year 2 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 NSF Site Visit Agenda—Brody 

TAMUG 

Day 1 Monday, September 17, 2018 

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Meet & Greet over 

continental breakfast (OPEN) 

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. PIRE overview 

(OPEN) 

PIRE Rationale and Goals, 

accomplishments and future plans 

Administration, Management, and 

Budget Plans 

Facilities and Physical Infrastructure 

Developing Human Resources 

9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Review of 

Responses to Issues by Past 

Reviewers (OPEN) 

10:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. NSF Executive 

Session/Break (CLOSED) 

10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break 

10:40 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Research 

(OPEN) 

11:30 a.m.–Noon Students’ Research 

Travel to the Netherlands (OPEN) 

Noon–12:30 p.m. NSF Executive 

Session (CLOSED) 

12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch— 

Discussion with Students (CLOSED) 

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Education (OPEN) 

2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Integrating 

Research and Education (OPEN) 

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Integrating 

Diversity (OPEN) 

3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. NSF Executive 

Session/Break (CLOSED) 

3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Partnerships 

(OPEN) 

4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Wrap up (OPEN) 

5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Executive 

Session/Break—Develop issues for 

clarification (CLOSED) 

6:15 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Critical Feedback 

Provided to PI (CLOSED) 

7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. NSF Executive 

Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED) 


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Day 2 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Institutional 

Support (Administrators and PI/CoPIs) (OPEN) 

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Summary/ 

Proposing Team Response to 

Critical Feedback (CLOSED) 

10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break 

10:40 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Site Review 

Team Prepares Site Visit Report 

(CLOSED) (11:45 a.m. Brown Bag 

Lunch Provided) 

1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Presentation of 

Site Visit Report to Principal 

Investigator (CLOSED) 

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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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Advisory Committee for Biological 

Sciences; 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: Advisory 

Committee for Biological Sciences 

(#1110). 

Date and Time: 

September 20, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

September 21, 2018; 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020, 

Alexandria, VA 22314. 

Please contact Melody Jenkins at 

mjenkins@nsf.gov to obtain a visitor 

badge. All visitors to the NSF will be 

required to show photo ID to obtain a 

badge. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Brent Miller, National 

Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Room C 12016, Alexandria, VA 

22314; Tel. No.: (703) 292–8400. 

Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory 

Committee for the Directorate for 

Biological Sciences (BIO) provides 

advice, recommendations, and oversight 

concerning major program emphases, 

directions, and goals for the researchrelated activities of the divisions that 

make up BIO. 

Agenda: Agenda items will include 

Directorate updates; Advisory 

Committee for Environmental Research 


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