{"id":641,"date":"2018-09-27T12:07:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/capitalcurrents\/?p=641"},"modified":"2018-09-27T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:07:51","slug":"submit-your-big-and-wonderful-ideas-by-october-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/capitalcurrents\/2018\/09\/27\/submit-your-big-and-wonderful-ideas-by-october-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Submit your big and wonderful ideas by October 26"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We know that mathematics touches every other field of science funded by the NSF. I hope that the next set of \u201cbig ideas\u201d\u2014that help guide NSF funding priorities\u2014reflect that. We have an opportunity and, arguably, a responsibility to make this happen.<\/p>\n

It would be terrific if mathematical scientists contributed to the open call, the \u201cIdeas Machine 2026<\/a>\u201d described below. I encourage mathematical scientists to join together with others, both in math and from other fields, to submit ideas.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences<\/a><\/u>\u00a0(MPS) Advisory Committee met on August 14-15, 2018. The presentations from the meeting, including a presentation by the MPS liaison\u00a0Lin He<\/a><\/u>\u00a0on the\u00a0Ideas Machine 2026 activity,\u00a0can be found at\u00a0https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/events\/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245240&org=MPS<\/a><\/u>\u00a0. Suggestions of Blue Ribbon Panelists for the Ideas Machine 2026 activity can be sent directly to\u00a0Dr. He<\/a><\/u>(lhe@nsf.gov<\/a><\/u>) (please copy your suggestion to\u00a0nsf2026IM@nsf.gov<\/a><\/u>).<\/p>\n

In her monthly message, NSF Director France C\u00f3rdova describes the call for the new ideas and instead of trying to re-write her words, I provide hers:<\/p>\n

\u201cInspired by the momentum and impact of the NSF\u2019s 10 Big Ideas, we have been considering what kinds of initiatives could be launched today to set the stage for breakthrough discoveries and innovations in 2026 and beyond. Why 2026? It\u2019s the 250th anniversary of our nation\u2019s birth, an event\u2013we think\u2013to be widely celebrated with momentous discoveries.<\/p>\n

Our external stakeholders are critical to our planning process for 2026. To gather input from researchers, the public and other interested groups, the NSF recently launched the\u00a0NSF 2026 Idea Machine<\/a><\/u>\u00a0competition. Participants\u2013those who do not work for the NSF\u2013can earn prizes and receive public recognition by suggesting the pressing research questions that will require answers in the coming decade. In other words, the public has the opportunity to formulate the next set of Big Ideas for future investment. This is an opportunity to help set the U.S. agenda for fundamental research in science and engineering (S&E). It\u2019s an invitation to contribute to the NSF\u2019s mission to support basic research that drives the economy, enhances its security and helps sustain U.S. global leadership in S&E. Entries will be accepted through Oct. 26, 2018. The NSF plans to announce the winners in August 2019.<\/p>\n

Please visit the Idea Machine website<\/a> for additional information about eligibility, rules, judging and submission instructions. We encourage the public, including high school classrooms, to submit entries. Help us spread the word about the competition. By enlarging the pool of ideas, we hope to uncover new sparks that will ignite future areas of discovery. Could one of the next\u00a010 Big Ideas<\/a><\/u>\u00a0be on your laptop?\u201d<\/p>\n

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