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MIT Engineer Evelyn Wang Poised to Lead ARPA –E
Mechanical engineer Evelyn Wang is on track to be confirmed as director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency –Energy, having received bipartisan praise from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.apetersonFri, 05/06/2022 - 16:40 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - May 6, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

NNSA Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
The National Nuclear Security Administration ’s budget is increasing steadily in support of work to reconstitute plutonium production capabilities and other key infrastructure supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, though funding for some science programs is under pressure.mambroseThu, 05/05/2022 - 15:41 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - May 5, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

NIH Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
The National Institutes of Health received a $2 billion base-budget increase for fiscal 2022 as well as $1 billion to launch ARPA –H, a new agency designed to accelerate biomedical innovation. In fiscal year 2023, the Biden administration is seeking to ramp up funding for ARPA–H to $5 billion while leaving budgets for many other parts of NIH near their current levels.apetersonWed, 05/04/2022 - 12:56 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - May 4, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

NOAA Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ’s budget is increasing by about $450 million in fiscal year 2022, and the Biden administration is seeking a further $1 billion boost for the coming fiscal year. Top priorities include expanding the agency's climate information services and accelerating work on next-generation weather observation systems.mambroseWed, 04/27/2022 - 15:46 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 27, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

White House Sets Sights on Commercial Fusion Energy
At a recent White House summit, fusion experts discussed ways to accelerate the development of commercial fusion energy and embed justice considerations into the foundations of the nascent industry.apetersonMon, 04/25/2022 - 15:06 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 25, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

2022 Planetary Science Decadal Survey: Recommendations for Major Missions
wthomasThu, 04/21/2022 - 16:03 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 21, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

NIST Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
The National Institute of Standards and Technology ’s base budget is increasing 3% for fiscal year 2022, despite the Biden administration’s bid to boost it by around 40% to nearly $1.5 billion. The administration is making a similar push this year in large part to bolster NIST’s role in fostering advanced manufacturing and emerging technologie s.mambroseFri, 04/15/2022 - 11:36 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 15, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

NSF Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
Congress increased the National Science Foundation ’s budget by 4% to $8.8 billion for fiscal year 2022, undershooting the ambitious targets proposed by the Biden administration and pending landmark legislation. The administration is now again seeking to surge NSF’s budget past $10 billion to build out its newest directorate and to expand climat e change research and STEM workforce diversity initiatives.mambroseWed, 04/13/2022 - 14:22 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 13, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

NASA Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request
NASA ’s science budget is increasing by 4% in fiscal year 2022 and the Biden administration is seeking a 5% increase for fiscal year 2023. The agency’s Earth Science Division would receive a relatively large boost under the proposal, but there would be some pressure on the budgets for the Planetary S cience, Astrophysics, and Heliophysics Divisions.wthomasFri, 04/08/2022 - 09:49 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 8, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

Decadal Survey Aims to Elevate the ‘Physics of Living Systems’
The National Academies has released its first-ever decadal survey on the ‘physics of living systems,’ which recommends coordinating fragmented funding sources and education programs to help biological physics cohere as its own branch of the physical sciences.mambroseFri, 04/01/2022 - 13:09 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - April 1, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY23 Request Steers Science Budgets Toward Biden Administration Priorities
President Biden ’s second budget request repeats proposals to increase funding across the board for non-defense science agencies, with an emphasis on those connected to his priorities in climate change mitigation, clean energy R&D, manufacturing, and technology.apetersonWed, 03/30/2022 - 11:44 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 30, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

Science Committee Rejects ‘Heavy-Handed’ Strategies for International Technical Standards
At a House Science Committee hearing last week, lawmakers and witnesses pushed back against proposals to try to block rival countries from influencing international standards, and instead advocated for strengthening the industry-led approach the U.S. has traditionally relied on. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 25, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news

Ukraine Invasion Triggers Push to Cut Science Ties With Russia
Governments and science organizations around the world are grappling over the extent to which sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine should extend to scientific exchanges. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 24, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

Plans Scrambled for Flagship Mars Missions
In the past week, NASA reported it is reworking the architecture of the Mars Sample Return mission it is undertaking with the European Space Agency, pushing its launch date back two years, and ESA announced the ExoMars mission it has been pursuing with Russia will not launch as planned in September in view of the crisis in Ukraine. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 23, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

Lawmakers Converging on Vision for DOE Office of Science
As the House and Senate prepare to convene a conference committee to reconcile their disparate proposals for sweeping national competitiveness legislation, a common vision has emerged for expanding the Department of Energy ’s Office of Science. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 18, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news