Details
Speaker Name/Affiliation
Johannes Loschnigg /GHGSat
When
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Seminar Type
Location Other (Room)
LASP – Space Science Building, SPSC-W120
Event Details & Abstracts
Abstract: Ever wondered how the US Federal budget gets developed, and how this impacts NASA funding? How certain programs or missions get cut and then later come back to life? What you can do when your particular favorite mission gets axed? Don’t get angry – get creative! Dr. Loschnigg will give an overview of the U.S. Federal budget process, with a focus on how NASA mission and program lines get funded, and how the Congressional appropriations process can sometimes counteract Presidential direction. He will also discuss how to best engage and advocate in Washington DC.
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students. PFCs also include creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, broadening participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and outreach to the scientific community and general public.