Division of Physics An Overview. Denise Caldwell Deputy Director, PHY Division

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1 Division of Physics An Overview Denise Caldwell Deputy Director, PHY Division BPA, 25 April 2008

2 An Irreducible Set of Strategic Goals Intellectual Frontiers Broader Impacts Education Stewardship 2

3 PHY FRONTIERS,, 21 st Cent. Quantum Fluids, CMP Dark Matter, Dark Energy,, Cosmology Gravitational Waves (GW), GW Astronomy New Fundamental Particles and Laws > TeV ν physics and astrophysics String Theory, Branes,, Duality, Quantum Gravity Quark-Gluon Plasma, Supernova Dynamics Ultra-Fast, Ultra-Resolution Laser Fields Cyberscience,, Quantum Information Science Physics of Biomolecules,, Cells, Networks Complexity, Emergent Behavior 3

4 Division of Physics AMOP Physics Theoretical Physics Gravitational Physics Elementary Particle Physics Part. & Nucl. Astrophysics Nuclear Physics Physics of Living Systems Education & Interdisc. Res. Accelerator Phy. & Phy. Instrum. Physics Front. Centers Inform. Front.

5 Facilities LIGO/AdvLIGO Adv/LIGO Construction to Begin in FY2008 LHC (CMS and ATLAS) First Beams in CY2008 IceCube Operations Initiated in FY2007; Construction Ongoing NSCL CESR Phasing out Operations in FY2009 DUSEL 5

6 CHALLENGES Maintaining vision for 10 PHY subfields Phasing out mature subfields/facilities Responding to hot subfields (LIGO, LHC, QIS, BEC, POU, EPP/cosmo theory) while stewarding the Great Discovery Machine (whence new, exciting ideas and people) Providing strong oversight of facilities Cultivating strong partnerships with other countries, agencies, private/state entities Establishing importance of discoveries at intellectual frontiers as vital to the Nation Talent recruitment, real diversity gains 6

7 Strategic Planning Controlling the Quantum World (AMO 2010) EPP 2010 Plasma 2010 Connecting Quarks to the Cosmos Neutrinos and Beyond The Neutrino Matrix Quantum World IWG on Physics of the Universe HEPAP Long Range Plan Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) NSAC Long Range Plan AAAC, HEPAP, NSAC subpanels Astronomy Decadal Survey Deep Science 7

8 Budget sectors over time Core vs Centers vs Facilities core centers facilities % PHY Budget Fiscal Year 8

9 PNA funding by topic PNA(2) Funding in FY07 Solar neutrinos 11% Nucl Astro 5% Double beta decay 5% Dark Matter 20% Neutrino mass 1% UHE Gamma Rays 20% Neutrinos 3% IceCube 8% Dark Energy 1% Cosmic Rays 26% DM CR DE IceCube Neutrino UHE γ ν mass Solar ν NA DBD Total 3,096 4, , , , ,080 Note: in $k Note: all of these values include base group funding 9

10 DUSEL (1) S1 Deep Science: A Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory S2 Conceptual Infrastructure Design Homestake and Henderson S3 Site Selection and Technical Design Development Homestake Mine Lead, South Dakota Started September $15M over 3 years S4 Initial Suite of Experiments - In Clearance R&D for Experiments in PNA Program 10

11 DUSEL (2) Physics would benefit from lowest cosmic ray flux possible anywhere Proton decay, neutrinoless double beta decay, dark matter detection, long-baseline neutrino experiments, solar and supernovae neutrinos, low-energy nuclear cross sections for nucleosynthesis research, etc. PHY Master Plan allows continuous update of projected impact of operations costs on PHY budget NSF Facilities Management and Oversight Guide Hiring new Chief Facilities Officer for PHY 11

12 Physics of Living Systems Outgrowth of Biological Physics program begun in FY2005 First Major Call in FY2007 yielded 65 Proposals Double that number in FY2008. theoretical and experimental research exploring the most fundamental biological processes that living systems utilize to perform their functions in dynamic and diverse environments Emphasis Placed on Problems that Expand the Intellectual Basis of Physics (Complexity, Non-Equilibrium,..) Currently Funded at $4.6M per year; priority for growth 12

13 MPS Life Sciences Interface Community Driven Research New Programs in Three Divisions Mathematical Sciences Materials Research Physics Mathematical Biology Biomaterials Physics of Living Systems Chemistry 30% of Division Budget All Programs Centers & Facilities: MRSEC, PFC, Math-Bio Institute, NHFML, CHESS, etc. Total MPS Expenditure in FY 2007 $103 M 13

14 Physics Frontiers Centers Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics Chicago - Meyer FOCUS: Frontiers in Optical Coherent and Ultrafast Science Michigan/Texas - Raithel Center for the Study of the Origin and Structure of Matter - Hampton - McFarland Center for Theoretical Biological Physics UCSD -Onuchic Center for Magnetic Self-Organization in Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas Wisconsin - Prager Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics Notre Dame - Wiescher Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics UCSB Gross Center for Ultracold Atoms MIT/Harvard - Ketterle JILA Colorado Cornell 14