Committee of Visitors Advises NSF Division of Ocean Sciences
Abstract
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) relies on external Committees of Visitors (COV) convened every 3 years to assess the quality and integrity of program operations and program-level technical and managerial matters pertaining to proposal decisions. Members of COVs are chosen by program officers and division directors to represent scientific diversity, in terms of disciplines, institutions, and potential principal investigators (PIs). One such COV recently assessed NSF's Ocean Sciences (OCE) division. The COV for OCE found that the science receiving funding is highly relevant to the overarching objectives of NSF and that the OCE peer-review process is robust. Further, the COV found that program officers—NSF staff who manage programs in ocean sciences and administer proposals and grants—are conscientious and are funding projects of top quality that are well balanced across a broad spectrum.
- Publication:
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EOS Transactions
- Pub Date:
- February 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1029/2010EO080001
- Bibcode:
- 2010EOSTr..91...73F
- Keywords:
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- Oceanography: General: General or miscellaneous