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Announcements
- Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI) Science Workshop
[posted August 1, 2008]
October 21-23, 2008 Courtyard Marriott (Monrovia)
700 West Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016
Deadline for guaranteed lodging rates: September 20, 2008
Registration submission deadline: September 30, 2008
Poster deadline: September 30, 2008
In its Decadal Survey Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond, the National Research Council of the National Academies recommended a satellite mission to produce global observations of multiple Earth surface attributes for a variety of terrestrial and aquatic studies, the management of terrestrial and coastal natural resources, and forecasting ecological changes and natural hazards.Currently known as HyspIRI, this mission is in the conceptual design phase at NASA. It consists of an imaging spectrometer in the visible to shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum and a multispectral imager in the thermal infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.NASA will convene a science community workshop on October 21-23, 2008, in Monrovia, CA—close to Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The primary goal of this workshop will be to discuss and review a draft white paper containing the scientific rationale for the HyspIRI mission. This white paper will focus on:
- the scientific questions the HyspIRI mission will address;
- the objectives of the mission;
- potential mission products; and
- resulting mission requirements.
Workshop plenary discussions will provide an initial overview of the rationale for the mission, addressing the topics listed above. Breakout sessions will allow for community discussion and comment on these topics as well as other topics not covered by the white paper, including the need for additional studies and preparatory work. NASA will summarize workshop proceedings and findings in a report that will set the stage for finalizing the white paper. This white paper will provide guidance to NASA as it proceeds with Phase A mission planning.Workshop participants must register on the Internet at http://hyspiri.jpl.nasa.gov/. There is no registration fee. Your early registration ensures adequate facilities. The web site provides lodging and other logistics information. Future communications about this workshop will be distributed only to those registered for the meeting.Inquiries about the HyspIRI Science Workshop should be directed to either Robert Green; telephone: 1-818-354-9136 or Simon Hook, telephone: 1-818-354-0974.
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 22: New ROSES Due Dates for Program Elements impacted by the unplanned unavailability of NSPIRES
[posted July 30, 2008]
The NSPIRES system was unavailable from Thursday July 24, 2008, to Tuesday July 29, 2008. New due dates are announced for ROSES program elements whose Notice of Intent (NOI) to propose due date or proposal due date were affected.
- Appendix A.21: Advanced Component Technology: Proposals due August 4, 2008.
- Appendix A.26: IceSAT-II Science Definition team: Proposals due August 4, 2008.
- Appendix A.27 SMAP Science Definition team: Proposals due August 1, 2008.
- Appendix B.9 Solar Dynamics Observatory Science Center: Proposals due August 1, 2008.
- Appendix C.17 Astrobiology: Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology: NOIs due August 4, 2008
On or about July 29, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Questions concerning these program elements may be addressed to the NASA POC identified in each ROSES Appendix. General questions regarding ROSES may be addressed to Dr. Max Bernstein, Research Lead, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-0879; E-mail: max.bernstein@nasa.gov.
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- NSPIRES Unavailable
[posted July 25, 2008]
NSPIRES is unavailable as of today, Friday July 25, and may not be available until next week. Four ROSES-08 program elements have proposal due dates within the next week. The due dates for all four will be deferred. Due dates for any Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose that are due next week will also be deferred.
The deferral will be at least the number of days that NSPIRES is unavailable, and proposals will be due no earlier than two days after NSPIRES is available again. The program elements that will be deferred are: B.9 SDO Science Center (scheduled to be due Friday July 25), A.27 SMAP SDT (scheduled to be due Tuesday July 29), A.21 ACT, and A.26 ICESat II SDT (both scheduled to be due Wednesday July 30). When new due dates are set, an NSPIRES email announcement will be sent to the community and the new due dates will be posted on NSPIRES.
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- NASA Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON) Status Update
[posted July 23, 2008]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Stand Alone Missions of Opportunity Notice (SALMON), is intended to provide opportunities for science and technology investigations on space flight missions that advance the high priority science, technology, and exploration objectives of NASA's four Mission Directorates. This five-year omnibus Announcement of Opportunity (AO) will incorporate as needed Program Element Appendices (PEAs) for general Mission of Opportunity (MO) proposal opportunities as well as focused proposal opportunities for specific flight opportunities.
NASA is preparing for release a final version of the SALMON AO based on the comments the community submitted on the draft that was released on March 14, 2008, and updated on March 21, 2008 (available at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/, select "Solicitations," select "Closed Solicitations," select "SALMON DRAFT"). The four PEAs included in this final version being prepared for release solicit: Lunar and Planetary Science Partner Missions of Opportunity, Small Complete Missions of Opportunity in Astrobiology and Fundamental Space Biology, Lunar and Planetary Science U.S. Participating Investigators (USPIs), and Earth Science USPIs. Since USPIs are not developing hardware, proposals will be submitted to an opportunity within NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) and all ROSES requirements will apply including electronic submission.
NASA expects the final version to be released no later than August 2008. Proposals for all four of the initial PEAs will be due 90 days from the date of release. NASA expects to make all selections, without any further downselections, no more than five months after the proposals are due.
Release of the SALMON AO is in the process of formally being approved by NASA. However, by sending this announcement to prospective investigators at this time (prior to release), NASA is under no obligation to issue the AO and solicit proposals. Any costs incurred by prospective investigators in preparing submissions in response to this announcement are incurred completely at the submitter's own risk.
Further information will be posted at http://salmon.larc.nasa.gov/ as it becomes available. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Carlos Liceaga, Science Mission Directorate, NASA, Washington, DC 20546; Tel.: (202) 358-4666; Email: Carlos.A.Liceaga@nasa.gov.
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- FY 2008 NASA Research Announcement–Global Climate Change Education
[posted July 18, 2008]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education, in cooperation with NASA's Science Mission Directorate, is accepting proposals in response to the NASA Research Announcement (NRA): Global Climate Change Education. The Global Climate Change Education project is designed to improve the quality of global climate change and Earth system science education at the elementary, secondary, and undergraduate levels. Each funded proposal is expected to take advantage of NASA's unique contributions in climate science to enhance students' academic experiences and/or to improve educators' abilities to engage and stimulate their students.
Proposals will be accepted from educational institutions or other nonprofit organizations. NASA Centers, Federal Agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, education-related companies and other institutions may apply through partnership with the lead organization.
Review the NRA for detailed eligibility requirements and proposal limitations. Proposers must submit a Notice of Intent to propose by August 29, 2008. Full proposals are due no later than October 24, 2008.
Proposals must be submitted electronically via NSPIRES, the NASA Headquarters solicitations website: http://nspires.nasaprs.com.
More information about this opportunity may be accessed through NSPIRES: http://nspires.nasaprs.com.
Any questions about this opportunity may be directed to the Points of Contact listed within the NRA.
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 16: Final text and proposal due dates for Terrestrial Ecology
This amendment announces the final text and proposal due dates for the program element in Appendix A.2 entitled "Terrestrial Ecology." The goals of NASA's Terrestrial Ecology research are to improve understanding of the structure and function of global terrestrial ecosystems, their interactions with the atmosphere and hydrosphere, and their role in the cycling of the major biogeochemical elements and water. The NASA Terrestrial Ecology program solicits the following types of research investigations: (1) Focused studies to prepare for ecological applications of data from Decadal Survey missions, including the development of algorithms that combine radar and lidar data to estimate aboveground biomass and carbon stocks and are directly relevant to the Deformation, Ecosystem Structure, and Dynamics of Ice (DESDynI) mission; (2) Scoping studies to identify the scientific questions and develop the initial study design and implementation concept for a new NASA Terrestrial Ecology field campaign or related team project; (3) Research on terrestrial ecosystem functioning and carbon cycle dynamics in Northern Hemisphere high latitudes that focuses on whole-system response and feedback to global change and that contributes to Climate Change Science Program priorities for enhanced research on high latitude systems; and (4) Synthesis research to add to the scientific knowledge gained from past NASA Terrestrial Ecology field campaigns, develop integrated data sets and data products to enable synthesis studies, or conduct integrated impact analyses of ecosystem and biogeochemical responses to global change.
Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose are due August 13, 2008. Proposals are due October 2, 2008.
On or about June 30, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Further information about the Terrestrial Ecology program is available from Dr. Diane E. Wickland, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 15: New proposal opportunity for Earth Science for Decision Making: Gulf of Mexico Region
This amendment announces a new proposal opportunity in Appendix A.28 entitled "Earth Science for Decision Making: Gulf of Mexico Region." The overall objective of this solicitation is to create a suite of projects that will enhance the Gulf of Mexico region's ability to recover from the devastating hurricanes of 2005 and to plan for a sustainable and prosperous future through the use of NASA Earth science observations and research. This solicitation seeks proposals that align with one or more of four of the priority issues identified by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance: Water quality for healthy beaches and shellfish beds (including reducing nutrient input to coastal ecosystems); Wetland and coastal conservation restoration (including sediment management); Identification and characterization of Gulf habitats; and Reductions in nutrient inputs to coastal ecosystems.
Proposals are due September 30, 2008. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose are not requested.
On or about June 26, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Questions concerning this solicitation may be addressed to Mr. John Haynes, Applied Sciences Program, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-4665; E-mail: JHaynes@nasa.gov.
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 14: Final text and proposal due dates for Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST)
This amendment announces the final text and proposal due dates for the program element in Appendix A.20 entitled "Advanced Information Systems Technology" (AIST). The AIST program will invest in technology developments to reduce the risk and cost of evolving NASA information systems to support future Earth observations and to transform those observations into Earth information as envisioned by the decadal survey. This solicitation focuses on the information technologies required to enable and facilitate the Earth observation missions and supporting information systems that are described by the Earth Science decadal survey.
Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose are due July 15, 2008. Proposals are due August 29, 2008.
On or about June 17, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Further information about the Advanced Information Systems Technology program element is available from Ms. Karen L. Moe, Earth Science Technology Office, Code 407, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Telephone: (301) 286-2978; E-mail: karen.moe@nasa.gov.
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- ASCENDS Workshop Announcement
NASA will be holding a community workshop to initiate the science definition and planning for the NRC Decadal Survey's Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons (ASCENDS) mission. July 23-25, 2008 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
http://cce.nasa.gov/ascends/index.htm
- ROSES-08 Amendment 11: Final text for Applied Information Systems Research
This amendment provides the final text for Appendix E.2 entitled "Applied Information Systems Research." The purpose of the Applied Information Systems Research (AISR) program is to evolve advances in computer and information science and technology to enhance science productivity of NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). AISR seeks innovative ideas for applying advanced information and related technologies to increase life cycle effectiveness and efficiency of research endeavors conducted by SMD research programs in Planetary Science, Heliophysics, Astrophysics, and Earth Science.
The due dates for AISR have been delayed approximately 1 month. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to propose are now due June 30, 1008. Proposals are now due August 27, 2008.
On or about May 22, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Further information about this program element is available from Mr. Joseph H. Bredekamp, Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; Telephone: (202) 358-2348; E-mail: joe.bredekamp@nasa.gov.
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 10: New proposal opportunity in Appendix A.27: SMAP Science Definition Team
This amendment establishes a new program element in Appendix A.27 entitled "SMAP Science Definition Team." This new program element solicits proposals for team members for the Science Definition Team (SDT) to engage in the science definition and planning for the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission. This science definition and planning period will take place over the next three years. Members are expected to provide expert guidance on the optimum measurement parameters for achieving the required science objectives and on necessary tradeoffs.
Proposals are due July 29, 2008. Notices of Intent to propose (NOIs) are not requested.
On or about May 13, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Further information about the SMAP Science Definition Team program element is available from Dr. Jared K. Entin, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546; Telephone: (202) 358-0275; E-mail: Jared.K.Entin@nasa.gov.
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 7: Final text and due dates for Advanced Component Technology
This amendment replaces the draft text in Appendix E.21 entitled "Advanced Component Technology" with the final text. The Advanced Component Technology (ACT) program seeks proposals for technology development activities leading to new component- and subsystem-level airborne and space-based measurement techniques to be developed in support of the Science Mission Directorate's Earth Science Division. The objectives of the ACT program are to research, develop, and demonstrate component- and subsystem-level technology development that: (i) Reduce the risk, cost, size, volume, mass, and development time of Earth observing instruments and platforms, and (ii) Enable new Earth observation measurements.
Notices of Intent to propose (NOIs) are due May 30, 2008, and proposals are due July 30, 2008.
On or about May 2, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Further information about this program element is available from Mr. Parminder Ghuman, Earth Science Technology Office, Code 407, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Telephone (301) 286-8001; E-mail Parminder.S.Ghuman@nasa.gov.
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- ROSES-08 Amendment 6: New proposal opportunity for ICESat-II Science Definition Team This amendment establishes a new program element in Appendix A.26 entitled "ICESat-II Science Definition Team." This new program element solicits proposals for team members and team leader for the Science Definition Team (SDT) to engage in the science definition and planning for the Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-II (ICESat-II) mission. This science definition and planning period will take place over the next three years. Members are expected to provide expert guidance on the optimum measurement parameters for achieving the required science objectives and on necessary tradeoffs.
Notices of Intent to propose are due May 30, 2008, and proposals are due July 30, 2008.
On or about April 25, 2008, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2008" (NNH08ZDA001N) will be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ (select "Solicitations" then "Open Solicitations" then "NNH08ZDA001N").
Further information about the ICESat-II Science Definition Team program element is available from Dr. Seelye Martin, Earth Science Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546; Telephone: (202) 358-0746; E-mail: seelye.martin-1@nasa.gov.
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- Registration/ Poster Abstract Submission Open for 2008 CC&E Joint Science Workshop
Online registration and poster abstract submission is open for the 2008 Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems (CC&E) Joint Science Workshop (April 28-May 2, 2008, Adelphi, Maryland)
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