Setting Priorities for Large Research Facility Projects Supported by the National Science Foundation (2004) / Chapter Skim
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Different categories of overlapping criteria, described briefly in the bullets below, need to be used as one moves from comparing projects within a field to comparing projects in a directorate or in the entire NSF. At each level, the criteria used in the previous level must continue to be considered.
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· Second Ranking: Agency Strategic Criteria Assessed Across Related Fields by Using the Advice of Directorate Advisory Committees ° Which projects will have the greatest impact on scientific advances in this set of related fields taking into account the importance of balance among fields for NSF's portfolio management in the nation's interest? ° Which projects include opportunities to serve the needs of researchers from multiple disciplines or the ability to facilitate interdisciplinary research?
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Thus, to create a credible roadmap, NSF would construct a tentative budget that might look something like the schematic in Figure 2. It would probably not be published with explicit budget · Third Ranking: National Criteria Assessed Across All Fields by the National Science Board ° Which projects are in new and emerging fields that have the most potential to be transformative?
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NSF and the NSB should engage the scientific and engineering research community more widely in generating new ideas and initial proposals for large research facility projects and in providing comments directly throughout the approval process. They should make every effort to hear directly from the proposers of the projects.
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2. The National Science Foundation, with the approval of the National Science Board, should base its annual MREFC budget submission to Congress on the roadmap.
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3. To ensure that a large research facility project selected for funding is executed properly, on schedule, and within its budget, the National Science Foundation should enhance project preapproval planning and budgeting to develop a clear understanding of the project's "technical definition" (also called "scope of work")
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The role of the deputy for large facility projects is to manage this process and bring all the various constituencies together so that the project happens on time, within budget, and with satisfactory performance. As a result, the person needs adequate and experienced project construction and management staff, access to qualified consultants and contractors, and the institutional authority to oversee the design engineering, construction, and operation phases adequately.
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5. Given the congressional emphasis in the most recent National Science Foundation reauthorization bill and the importance of the MREFC account to the research community and to the health of the US research enterprise, the NSF leadership and the NSB must give careful attention to the implementation of reforms in the MREFC account.
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