Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)

Notices

Pages 12611-12612

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-05824

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-

463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting:

Name and Committee Code: Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research--

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Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Site Visit, Penn State University (#1203).

Date and Time: April 22, 2018; 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; April 23, 2018; 7:15 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; April 24, 2018: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Place: Penn State University, 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1294.

Type of Meeting: Part-open.

Contact Person: Dr. Daniele Finotello, Program Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, MRSEC. Division of Materials Research, Room E 9475, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone (703) 292-4676.

Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to provide advice and recommendations concerning further NSF support for the Center.

Agenda:

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Start End Agenda

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Day 1, Sunday, April 22, 2018

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7:00 p.m................. 9:00 p.m................ Briefing of Site

Visit Team by NSF

(CLOSED).

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Day 2, Monday, April 23, 2018

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7:15 a.m................. 7:55 a.m................ Continental

Breakfast with

MRSEC

Participants.

7:55 a.m................. 8:00 a.m................ Break and, If

Needed, Equipment

Setup/Team

Introduction.

8:00 a.m................. 8:45 a.m................ Director's

Overview.

8:45 a.m................. 8:55 a.m................ Discussion.

8:55 a.m................. 9:35 a.m................ IRG-1.

9:35 a.m................. 9:45 a.m................ Discussion.

9:45 a.m................. 10:00 a.m............... Break.

10:00 a.m................ 10:40 a.m............... IRG-2.

10:40 a.m................ 10:50 a.m............... Discussion.

10:50 a.m................ 11:30 a.m............... IRG-3.

11:30 a.m................ 11:40 a.m............... Discussion.

11:40 a.m................ 12:20 p.m............... IRG-4.

12:20 p.m................ 12:30 p.m............... Discussion.

12:30 p.m................ 1:25 p.m................ Lunch--Site Visit

Team, NSF and

Students/Post

Docs.

1:25 p.m................. 1:50 p.m................ Executive Session

for Site Visit

Team and NSF only

(CLOSED).

1:50 p.m................. 2:05 p.m................ Seeds.

2:05 p.m................. 2:10 p.m................ Discussion.

2:10 p.m................. 2:55 p.m................ Education and

Outreach,

Diversity Plan.

2:55 p.m................. 3:05 p.m................ Discussion.

3:05 p.m................. 3:25 p.m................ Industrial Outreach

and Other

Collaborations.

3:25 p.m................. 3:30 p.m................ Discussion.

3:30 p.m................. 3:45 p.m................ Break.

3:45 p.m................. 5:00 p.m................ Poster Session.

5:00 p.m................. 6:30 p.m................ Executive Session

of Site Visit Team

and NSF only:

Prepare Questions

(CLOSED).

6:30 p.m................. 6:45 p.m................ Site Visit Team

Meets with MRSEC

Director and

Executive

Committee.

7:00 p.m................. 8:30 p.m................ Dinner Meeting for

Site Visit Team

and NSF only

(CLOSED).

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Day 3, Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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8:00 a.m................. 9:00 a.m................ Executive Session--

Director's

Response/

Continental

Breakfast.

9:00 a.m................. 10:00 a.m............... Facilities Overview

and Lab Tour.

10:00 a.m................ 10:10 a.m............... Break.

10:10 a.m................ 11:00 a.m............... Executive Session

of Site Visit Team

(CLOSED).

11:00 a.m................ 11:20 a.m............... Executive Session--

Meeting with

University

Administrators.

11:20 a.m................ 11:40 a.m............... Executive Session

of Site Visit Team

(CLOSED).

11:40 a.m................ 12:00 p.m............... Discussion with

MRSEC Director and

Executive

Committee (if

needed).

12:00 p.m................ 4:15 p.m................ Executive Session

of Site Visit

Team--Report

Writing (working

lunch) (CLOSED).

4:15 p.m................. 4:30 p.m................ Debriefing with

MRSEC Director and

Executive

Committee.

4:30 p.m................. ........................ End of the Site

Visit.

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Reason for Closing: The work being reviewed during closed portions of the site visit include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries and personal information concerning individuals associated with the program. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: March 19, 2018.

Crystal Robinson,

Committee Management Officer.

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