Office of International Science

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Officeof International Science Engineering
(OISE) Advisory Committee Meeting October 29,
2007
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OISE

• Serves as a visible focal point, both inside and
  outside NSF, for international science,
  engineering and education activities
• Promotes the development of an integrated,
  Foundation-wide, international strategy
• Manages international programs that are
  innovative, catalytic and responsive to the broad
  range of NSF interests

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FY 2008 Request 45.00 M (4.39M/10.8) Cu
rrently operating under Continuing Resolution
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• OISE Budget Themes
• Developing STEM workforce of the 21st Century
• Promoting research excellence through
  international partnerships

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OISE FY 2007 Actuals



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Number of People Involved in OISE Activities FY 2007 Number of People Involved in OISE Activities FY 2007 Number of People Involved in OISE Activities FY 2007 Number of People Involved in OISE Activities FY 2007
OISE Managed Split Funded
Senior Scientists Post Docs (within 6 years of PhD.) Graduate Students Undergraduates Foreign (all levels) 1023 647 1412 1043 381 142 95 412 238 40

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Notable Research Accomplishments

Research collaboration funded through the
Partnerships for International Research and
Education (PIRE) program is developing a faster
and more accurate method of detecting viruses
(Germany).
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Notable Research Accomplishments

• U.S.-East Africa Workshop on Humanitarian
  Relief Research and Education, Kenya used
  insights from Darfur, Hurricane Katrina, and the
  2005 tsunami, taken with systems engineering,
  to improve the logistics and communication of
  humanitarian relief. Follow-up workshop at NSF in
  January 2007 developed a research agenda for
  this emerging field

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Notable Research Accomplishments

• A participant of the East Asia and Pacific
  Summer Institute (EAPSI) in Japan, David R.
  Shelly (Stanford University) published an article
  entitled Low-frequency earthquakes in Shikoku,
  Japan, and their relationship to episodic tremor
  and slip in NATURE.  

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Notable Research Accomplishments
The Pan-American Advanced Studies
Institute (PASI) on Energy Conversion and
Environmental Protection assembled 40 students
and 20 lecturers from industry, academia, and
government to plan new research in the critical
areas of fuel cells and catalysis for emissions
control.

• Countries represented included
  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
  Mexico, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, and the U.S.
  Half of the students came from outside the U.S.

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Notable Research Accomplishments

• International Research Experiences for Students
  (IRES) in
• Atomic Physics A U.S.-Polish Collaboration

• Research at the Joint Polish-U.S. Atomic Physics
  and Photonics Lab at Jagiellonian University
• Developing and applying new atomic physics
  techniques for magnetic-field measurements
• U.S. undergraduate and graduate students

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Notable Research Accomplishments
OISE supplement to Directorate for Biological
Sciences grant to University of
Wisconsin-Madison enabled U.S.-Nordic expert
deployment of wireless sensor network
---------------- U.S. graduate students
gained field experience and participated in
European GLEON meeting
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Notable Research Accomplishments

Modeling and risk analysis of vessel traffic in
the Bosporus Strait, Turkey has generated models
to decrease accidents these are being considered
for application to the Delaware Harbor and the
Port of Philadelphia.
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Notable Research Accomplishments

• For each Federal dollar invested by NSF and
  NIH in the international Human Frontier Science
  Program (HFSP), the United States receives 2 in
  return via

• significant numbers of HFSPs long-term fellows
  at U.S. institutions and laboratories and
• participation by U.S. principal investigators in
  HFSPs research team awards.

"Intercontinentality" is an essential component
of the Human Frontier Science Program.
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Notable Research Accomplishments

• With mentors at the University of Geneva, U.S.
  International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)
  awardee, Peter Armitage, developed an innovative
  system to perform optical and infrared
  spectroscopy on solid samples under high
  pressures at low temperatures.

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Key Elements for OISE Funding
Leading-edge research and/or education Intellectual Collaboration Synergistic utilizes skills, expertise, facilities of foreign counterparts Junior researchers and students Catalytic new international collaboration
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OISE
Organized into four Regional Programs Africa, Near East and South Asia Program (ANESA) Americas Program (AMERICAS) East Asia and Pacific Program (AEP) Europe and Eurasia Program (EE) and Global Initiatives

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OISE Personnel Overseas Paris Dr. David Stonner Toyko Dr. Machi Dilworth Beijing Dr. William Chang (Recruitment Underway) U.S. Mission to UNESCO Dr. Geoffrey Prentice Kuala Lumpur Dr. Larry Weber OISE Personnel Overseas Paris Dr. David Stonner Toyko Dr. Machi Dilworth Beijing Dr. William Chang (Recruitment Underway) U.S. Mission to UNESCO Dr. Geoffrey Prentice Kuala Lumpur Dr. Larry Weber OISE Personnel Overseas Paris Dr. David Stonner Toyko Dr. Machi Dilworth Beijing Dr. William Chang (Recruitment Underway) U.S. Mission to UNESCO Dr. Geoffrey Prentice Kuala Lumpur Dr. Larry Weber OISE Personnel Overseas Paris Dr. David Stonner Toyko Dr. Machi Dilworth Beijing Dr. William Chang (Recruitment Underway) U.S. Mission to UNESCO Dr. Geoffrey Prentice Kuala Lumpur Dr. Larry Weber


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OISE Staff Changes (incoming)
Ed Murdy, Acting Deputy Director, OISE Vanessa Richardson, Director of Operations and Analysis, OISE Adrienne Huston, AAAS Fellow, ANESA and EE Jessica Robin, Program Manager, AMERICAS Ruth McDonald, Einstein Fellow, AMERICAS Larry Weber, Senior Program Manager, EAP Andrew Backe, Program Specialist, EAP Cynthia Singleton, AAAS Fellow, EAP Alice Boone, on detail from OIG, GI Mark Suskin, Senior Program Manager, GI John Tsapogas, Program Manager, GI Ed Murdy, Acting Deputy Director, OISE Vanessa Richardson, Director of Operations and Analysis, OISE Adrienne Huston, AAAS Fellow, ANESA and EE Jessica Robin, Program Manager, AMERICAS Ruth McDonald, Einstein Fellow, AMERICAS Larry Weber, Senior Program Manager, EAP Andrew Backe, Program Specialist, EAP Cynthia Singleton, AAAS Fellow, EAP Alice Boone, on detail from OIG, GI Mark Suskin, Senior Program Manager, GI John Tsapogas, Program Manager, GI Ed Murdy, Acting Deputy Director, OISE Vanessa Richardson, Director of Operations and Analysis, OISE Adrienne Huston, AAAS Fellow, ANESA and EE Jessica Robin, Program Manager, AMERICAS Ruth McDonald, Einstein Fellow, AMERICAS Larry Weber, Senior Program Manager, EAP Andrew Backe, Program Specialist, EAP Cynthia Singleton, AAAS Fellow, EAP Alice Boone, on detail from OIG, GI Mark Suskin, Senior Program Manager, GI John Tsapogas, Program Manager, GI Ed Murdy, Acting Deputy Director, OISE Vanessa Richardson, Director of Operations and Analysis, OISE Adrienne Huston, AAAS Fellow, ANESA and EE Jessica Robin, Program Manager, AMERICAS Ruth McDonald, Einstein Fellow, AMERICAS Larry Weber, Senior Program Manager, EAP Andrew Backe, Program Specialist, EAP Cynthia Singleton, AAAS Fellow, EAP Alice Boone, on detail from OIG, GI Mark Suskin, Senior Program Manager, GI John Tsapogas, Program Manager, GI


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OISE Staff Changes (outgoing)

Kathryn Sullivan, on detail to IRM/OAD Frank Wodarczyk, Program Manager, AMERICAS Garie Fordyce, Associate Program Manager, AMERICAS Michael Pritchard, on detail to OIG, GI Christine Galitzine, Senior Program Manager, GI Jordan Hau, WIN Intern Alan Miller, Einstein Fellow Bianca Rodriquez, HACU Intern
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Embassy Science Fellows Program Larry
Suter EHR/REC Portugal 2006 Susan
Kemnitzer ENG/EEC Italy 2006 William
Zamer BIO/IOB Jordan 2005 Judith
Plesset BIO/IOB Russia 2005 Bradley
Keister MPS/PHY Armenia 2004 Deh-I
Hsiung EHR/REC China 2004 Jorn Larsen
Basse ENG/CMS Croatia 2004 Elizabeth
Vanderputten EHR/REC Germany 2004 Frederick
Heineken ENG/BES Germany 2004 Geoffrey
Prentice ENG/CTS Lithuania 2004 Lawrence
Goldberg ENG/ECS Moldavia 2004 John
Hurt ENG/EEC Portugal 2004
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Visitors OISE has hosted recently
Alexander Balyshev Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) Magda Cringasu National University Research Council, Romania Christine Devlin University of Virginia _at_ NSF Europe Office Zeynep Durmusoglu Turkey Council for ScienceTechnology (TUBITAK) Ipek Erzi Turkey Council for ScienceTechnology (TUBITAK) Gül Pelin Kaya Turkey Council for ScienceTechnology (TUBITAK) Vladimir Konnov Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) Jianjun Li National Science Foundation China S. Tanveer Naim Higher Education Council, Pakistan Hiroyuki Sasai Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT Fellow) Nakita Vodjdani Agency National de la Recherche, France
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International Institutional Cooperation
In addition to hosting foreign visitors, OISE works with foreign counterparts in international ST infrastructure building. Recent examples include Grant Agency Fundamentals (Nigeria, Syria, Poland) Merit Review (Vietnam) Research Program Management (Korea) Award Administration (Japan, China) Innovation and Science Policy (Finland, Norway, Spain and European Research Council)
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Africa, Near East and South Asia Program (ANESA)

• U.S.-Egypt program changes - mainstreamed into
  the research Directorates, OISE will continue to
  coordinate
• Funding projects in a wider range of countries in
  Africa, the Middle East and South Asia
• Sending more students for research/education in
  the region

• IRES U.S. students study how West
• African monsoons influence U.S.
• hurricanes, Senegal

• U.S.-India Nanoscale Science Eng. Advanced
  Studies Institute

• IRES U.S. students study Giant Sea
• Anemones and symbiotic Anemone Fish
• on Red Sea coral reefs, Jordan

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Americas Program (AMERICAS)

• Emphasis on developing applications of the
  growing cyberinfrastructure in the region through
  workshops on
• Applications of cyber tools to biodiversity in
  Panama, 2006
• Applications of sensor technologies to the
  environment in Argentina, 2007
• Applications of cyber tools to genomics in Peru,
  2008
• PASI program is in 7th year of support and has
  promoted 60 PASIs in the region
• Many 2007 awards focus on global change

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East Asia and Pacific Program (EAP)
EAPSI additional hosts NZ ('07), Singapore ('08) EAPSI stipend raised to 5,000 in '08. New U.S.-Japan initiative for collaboration in sensors research Addition of China to Chemistry collaborative program and negotiations with Japan CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) joins as sponsor for Summer Institute  in China U.S.-China workshops on climate change Embassy Tokyo Environment, Science and Technology Section Merged with Economics Section EAPSI additional hosts NZ ('07), Singapore ('08) EAPSI stipend raised to 5,000 in '08. New U.S.-Japan initiative for collaboration in sensors research Addition of China to Chemistry collaborative program and negotiations with Japan CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) joins as sponsor for Summer Institute  in China U.S.-China workshops on climate change Embassy Tokyo Environment, Science and Technology Section Merged with Economics Section EAPSI additional hosts NZ ('07), Singapore ('08) EAPSI stipend raised to 5,000 in '08. New U.S.-Japan initiative for collaboration in sensors research Addition of China to Chemistry collaborative program and negotiations with Japan CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) joins as sponsor for Summer Institute  in China U.S.-China workshops on climate change Embassy Tokyo Environment, Science and Technology Section Merged with Economics Section EAPSI additional hosts NZ ('07), Singapore ('08) EAPSI stipend raised to 5,000 in '08. New U.S.-Japan initiative for collaboration in sensors research Addition of China to Chemistry collaborative program and negotiations with Japan CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) joins as sponsor for Summer Institute  in China U.S.-China workshops on climate change Embassy Tokyo Environment, Science and Technology Section Merged with Economics Section


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Europe and Eurasia Program (EE)

• Program development under recent ST agreements
  (Sweden, Norway, Poland, Russia)
• Doctoral college program with France in energy
  and sustainability at consortia of universities
  in both countries
• OISE/EHR/Wellcome Trust meetings on STEM
  education (NSF, Oct. 2006 York, England Sept.
  2007)
• European Research Council, European counterpart
  to NSF, established by the European Commission
  (January 2007)
• New UK Research Councils office opening in
  Washington (Nov. 2007)

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Global Initiatives
Fall 2007 OECD Global Science Forum NSF-initiated activities in (1) research integrity and (2) policy applications of the science of complexity UNESCO 2007 biennial General Conference featuring Presidents Science Advisor and NSF Director and Deputy Director in science ministerial round table 39 IRFP awardees (20 females/19 males) going to 21 countries in 2007 120 proposals received in 2008 (68 males/52 females) 20 new PIRE awards
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PIRE I Awards
PIRE II Awards
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O/D Leadership in Science Diplomacy Dr. Bement serves as the U.S. Chair of the U.S. Pakistan Joint Committee on Science and Technology UNESCO Dr. Bement, is Vice-Chair of the U.S. National Commissions Natural Sciences Commission and Dr. Olsen is a member of the Review Committee for UNESCOs Science Programs Dr. Bement participates in the annual meeting of the G-8 Heads of Research Councils. In 2007, the U.S. hosted the meeting at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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O/D Leadership in Science Diplomacy Dr. Bement was an invited speaker at European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORC) Conference on Peer Review, Prague, October 2006 Dr. Bement visited New Zealand in January 2007. As follow-up to that visit, he is chairing the U.S.-NZ Joint Commission Meeting, being held in Washington on October 29 together with the NZ Minister of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST), Steve Maharey Dr. Bement participated in the U.S.-Brazil bilateral meeting, July 2006, in Washington, DC, chaired by Dr. Marburger Dr. Bement visited Korea in June 2007 for 30th anniversary of KOSEF
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O/D Leadership in Science Diplomacy Dr. Olsen is Vice President of Human Frontier Science Program Board of Trustees Dr. Olsen serves as U.S. Chair of the U.S.-EC Biotechnology Task Force Dr. Olsen led the U.S. Delegation to the recent Global Science Forum (OECD) meeting in Istanbul
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National Science Board Reports
Task Force on International Science Draft Report out for Public Comment Due November 1, 2007 nsbinternational_at_nsf.gov Task Force on Transformative Research Report Issued May 2 NSF Response
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NSB Task Force on International Science
Recommendations

The Office of Science and Technology Policy should work with the Department of State and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make international SE partnerships a priority for U.S. foreign policy and for U.S. RD policy. Towards this end, OSTP should consider re-establishing the position of Assistant Director for International Strategy. 2. The Department of State and USAID should do more to encourage and help fund SE Partnerships as instruments of diplomacy that in turn create and help sustain more stable relationships among nations based on the universal language and values of science and engineering, which also build the economic capacity of developing countries.
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Through the National Science and Technology Council, OSTP should re-establish a committee on international science and engineering to coordinate the activities of the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the various Federal Mission Agencies in international science and engineering. Each relevant Federal agency should designate a lead official who is empowered to proactively encourage and develop international SE strategy and coordination. Congress should amend the Government Performance and Results Act to require Federal agencies to address strategy development and performance planning for international SE partnerships, and OMB should include this in its Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) guidance to U.S. Federal agencies.
NSB Task Force on International Science
Recommendations cont.
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Congress should direct the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to balance U.S. security policies with the needs of international science and engineering including intellectual property protection, management and access to data, export controls, technology transfer, and visa issues. OSTP and NSF should continue to work with their counterparts in other countries with significant partnership potential to institute common standards and processes for the review and funding of proposed international SE projects to encourage other countries to establish common policies for granting ownership of intellectual property developed with government support and to define common financial and compliance policies that establish best accountability practices to support international partnerships in SE research.
NSB Task Force on International Science
Recommendations cont.
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NSB Task Force on International Science
Recommendations cont.

The National Science Foundation should better publicize its practice of encouraging PIs to request modest supplemental funding through their research grants for foreign collaborators from developing countries. Congress and the Department of State should facilitate brain circulation, as opposed to brain drain, in employing SE talent to improve global quality of life and economic circumstances through Reinvigorating the interest of American students in SE through support of study abroad opportunities with foreign scientists and engineers Streamlining the visa process for foreign scientists, engineers and SE students Encouraging foreign study and collaborative scientific work of American scientists, engineers and students through incentives for return to the U.S. as well as the incentive of work itself and Increasing use of U.S. and foreign specialized facilities for SE.
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NSB Task Force on International Science
Recommendations cont.

The Department of State should consider elevating the role and career paths of properly qualified Science Advisors at key U.S. Embassies to promote science, engineering and technology because of their many economic and quality-of-life benefits in improving global relations. The Administration and Congress should enact the recommendation of the National Research Councils report The Fundamental Role of Science and Technology in International Development An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development to renew the once significant science and engineering capacity at USAID and encourage the Agency to better employ science, engineering and technology in fulfilling its international development charge.
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NSB Task Force on International Science
Recommendations cont.

The National Science Foundation should coordinate and cooperate more closely with USAID in support of international science and engineering partnerships intended to build capacity in developing economies. TheOffice of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of State, and other U.S. Federal agencies should work with non-governmental organizations and the private sector in utilizing SE partnerships for improving relations between countries and improving the quality of life and environmental protection in developing countries.
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Sigma Xi Workshop Report Embracing
Globalization Meeting the Challenges to U.S.
Scientists and Engineers July
2007
Dr. Elizabeth Kirk was the PI on the NSF award for the NSF supported workshop. Dr. Gretchen Kalonji was a member of the steering committee. Participants in the Sigma Xi workshop made more than 40 recommendations for education, research and industry.
Need to develop a culture within the U.S. SE community that embraces international engagement and sees that global competence is a fundamental part of training scientists and engineers.
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Sigma Xi Workshop Report
Recommendations to the National Science Foundation Embed global competence skills sets in all of the Foundations research and education programs. Sponsor programs in which members of industry, government and academia can discuss together how to achieve global competence. Work to convince the public and policymakers of the importance of achieving global competence. Promote the adoption of proven models of global engagement at academic institutions nationwide.
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OISE and the NSF Directorates
Working together to Identify international research and education priorities Identify new international co-funding opportunities Co-fund strong international collaborations Provide expertise and reviewers Promote cooperation with international science organizations
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OISE and the NSF Directorates
International Collaboration in Chemistry between U.S. Investigators and their Counterparts in Germany, United Kingdom and China (NSF-07-593) was developed with guidance from OISE. International Research Experiences for Engineers (IREE) (NSF-07-32) is a supplements program sponsored by the Directorate for Engineering with co-funding from OISE. In FY 2007, 132 awards were made for at total of 3.9M (1.7M from OISE). New for 2007 Participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. OISE provides support and advise on visa related correspondence with NSF clientele and manages the F-1 Visa Waiver provisions for NSF to act as an Interested Federal Agency.
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NSF Committees, Working Groups, etc.
Impact of Proposal and Award Management Mechanisms (IPAMM) Broadening Participation International Cooperation with Developing Countries
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International Polar Year (IPY)
NSF FY 2007 IPY Solicitation had three emphasis areas Understanding Change Human/Biotic Systems Education Goals include encouraging interdisciplinary work and new international collaborations Build on prior IPY investments
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International Polar Year (IPY)
Solicitation identified 42M available Received 376 proposals that requested 207M Anticipate 87 awards receiving 46M In FY 2007/2008 OISE will fund 8-9 projects for approximately 1M