NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns

NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns

Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Science Foundation will begin plans to decommission the 305-meter telescope, which for 57 years has served as a world-class resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research.

The decision comes after NSF evaluated multiple assessments by independent engineering ...

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Published November 19, 2020 at 04:30PM
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Statement on the Nobel Prize for Economics 2020

Statement on the Nobel Prize for Economics 2020

The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, both of Stanford University, "for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats." The U.S. National Science Foundation has supported these researchers for decades, as they explored game theory and used their findings to develop new kinds of auctions.

NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan issued ...

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Published October 13, 2020 at 02:08PM
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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020

The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Jennifer A. Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, and Emmanuelle Charpentier, of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, in Berlin, “for the development of a method for genome editing.” The U.S. National Science Foundation has long supported Doudna, beginning with its Alan T. Waterman award in 2000, as well as other researchers in her CRISPR lab. Doudna, an advocate for fundamental ...

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Published October 07, 2020 at 02:10PM
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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physics 2020

The Nobel Assembly has awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics to Roger Penrose "for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity” and jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy." The U.S. National Science Foundation supported Penrose for theoretical work while he was at Rice University and Gentzel for infrared astronomy at the ...

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Published October 06, 2020 at 06:13PM
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NSF selects Sean Jones to head Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate

NSF selects Sean Jones to head Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate

The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Sean Jones to serve as head of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

Jones has worked as an innovator in the field of materials science; an advocate for inspiring and training the next generation of researchers and skilled workers; and a leader at NSF, committed to institutional improvements that serve the science and engineering community as well as the public. He has served with NSF for more than a decade, starting ...

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Published September 29, 2020 at 05:00PM
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NSF recognizes innovative science of chemist and aeronautical engineer as 2020 Waterman awardees

NSF recognizes innovative science of chemist and aeronautical engineer as 2020 Waterman awardees

WASHINGTON – A chemist who is zooming in on microbes in the human body to understand their influence on human lives and an engineer who looks to animals to build better wind turbines and other technology have earned this year’s prestigious NSF Alan T. Waterman award. Emily Balskus, a Harvard University chemist, and John O. Dabiri, a California Institute of Technology aeronautical engineer, have earned the nation's highest honor ...

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Published August 05, 2020 at 02:00PM
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New director takes helm at National Science Foundation

New director takes helm at National Science Foundation

Following in the footsteps of many great science and engineering leaders before him, Sethuraman Panchanathan has been officially appointed and begins work today as the National Science Foundation's 15th director, sharing his vision for his six-year term and promising a continued push for inclusiveness in science and engineering.

"Right now, the world faces significant scientific challenges -- most obviously a pandemic." Panchanathan said. "But in addition to providing creative ...

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Published June 23, 2020 at 02:00PM
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