Special Sessions
Writing Successful Proposals Panel, Judy Karpen
TRACE Meeting, Alan Title
Proposal Writing 101 (Saturday, June 28, 12:45-13:45 pm, Rooms 275/276)
1. Introduction: J. Karpen (~2 min)
2. "Effective Proposal Writing and Communication with Funding Agencies":
Shannon Knauss, NSF (20 min including questions). Her main focus is on NSF
procedures and generic suggestions on proposal writing/reviewing; she will
also point out important instances where NASA policy and procedure differs
from NSF.
3. Invited Speakers: each presents a unique perspective on one of NASA's
three categories of proposal, including specific pitfalls to avoid and
recommendations about reviewing/proposing processes (5 minutes each)
--- Observation/Data Analysis+Interpretation point of view: John Mariska
--- Instrument/Experiment P.O.V.: Bob Lin
--- Theory P.O.V.: Rich Wolfson
4. Open Discussion: moderated minimally by J. Karpen (>25 min). A
CONSTRUCTIVE discussion of proposal writing, application, and review
processes -- NOT a "whine festival" or opportunity to throw darts at
funding agents.
5. Summary (a few min)
Contact:
Judy Karpen Code 7675K, NRL,
judy.karpen@nrl.navy.mil Washington, DC 20375-5352
202-767-3441
TRACE: the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer
Date : Sunday , June 29, 1997
Time : 8 pm - 10 pm
Place: Rooms 275/276
The TRACE satellite is designed to obtain images of the solar transition
region and corona with a spatial resolution of one arcsecond that can be
taken only a few seconds apart. TRACE is currently scheduled for launch on
December 15, 1997, only half a year away. TRACE will allow us to explore the
fine structure and the dynamics of the magnetic field in the temperature
range from 10,000 Kelvin up to several million Kelvin. The TRACE mission
offers uninterrupted observing for months at a time. TRACE will be operated
in conjuction with SOHO at Goddard Space Flight Center. The coordination of
TRACE with SOHO and with other instruments, both in space and on the ground,
provides a unique possibility to study the effects of the dynamic
photospheric magnetic field on all temperature regimes of the outer atmosphere.
The session at the Solar Division Meeting in Bozeman is aimed at presenting
the current status of the TRACE mission to the community, and at developing
collaborations between investigator teams. We invite all our collegues to
join us in this presentation and discussion session!
The TRACE telescope has an aperture of 30 cm, and will observe an 8.5 x 8.5
arcminute field of view with a resolution of one arcsecond. Coatings on four
quadrants on the primary and secondary normal-incidence mirrors will allow
observations in narrow spectral bands tuned to the Fe IX (171A), Fe XII (195A),
and Fe XV (284A) lines in the EUV band, while filters allow observations in
C IV, Ly alpha, and in the UV continuum using the UV mirror quadrant. The
Sun-synchronous orbit allows long intervals of uninterrupted viewing.
Observations at different wavelengths can be made seconds apart with a
relative alignment of 0.1 arcsec.
The planned mission has only only eight months of observing. As much as
possible of the important science must be done during that time. The
short mission duration and the approaching launch date make it important to
set up coordinated programs NOW!
The TRACE project has adopted a completely open data policy: the TRACE data
will be available to everyone via the internet as soon as they are entered
into the data base.
The session program includes an introduction of the mission and an outline of
the science goals and observing strategies, followed by a general discussion:
8:00 General introduction A. Title
8:15 TRACE mission status J. Wolfson
8:30 TRACE science goals and plans K. Schrijver
8:50 Open discussion on A. Title
observation modes and strategies,
coordination with SOHO, YOHKOH, and ground-based observatories,
and collaborations.
More information on TRACE can be found on the web at
http://www.space.lockheed.com/TRACE/welcome.html
and at a special booth set up at the meeting.
For questions, comments, and suggestions send your email to
'schryver@canopy.space.lockheed.com'.