Transcript POPS#11 - RSSD - Research Science Home Page

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ESAC
FACULTY
FOURTH ASSEMBLY
05 June 2007
SENTINEL
VIEWGRAPHS
THEME
A TIME OF TRANSITION
YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY
OUTLINE AGENDA
1. History
2. Faculty operation
3. Update on funded programmes
4. Inter-Faculty – ESAC & ESTEC matters
5. Thinking points
6. Faculty Web
7. Upcoming Events
8. Miscellaneous
HISTORY
RECALLING: FACULTY: PURPOSE &
MEMBERSHIP
Prime Directive: DO SCIENCE
Mission Statement:
To foster a (more) effective scientific environment at ESAC.
To give a united face to the scientific work
Who constitute the Faculty:
All active (i.e. publishing papers) research
scientists at ESAC: ESA staff, RFs, Science
Contractors and LAEFF researchers
HISTORY
Proto-faculty
Established
May
112006
September 30 2006
First Assembly
Second Assembly
Third Assembly
Fourth Assembly
May
October
March
July
112006
19 2006
29 2007
05 2007
5 Jamborees (latest Jan. 25. Tot.: 77 spoke/74 bios on the web)
10 Council meetings (minutes on web)
4 Assemblies
1 Interfaculty Telecon with ESTEC Faculty Executive (Exec)
Help us track new members (8 already for Jamboree #6)
FACULTY OPERATION
FACULTY OPERATION
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Funds now flowing well – minor transition to new Department
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Council meet ~1/month to approve funding requests
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All funded projects should finish with:
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short written report of progress during visit
ideally: presentation of results (seminar)
eventual products (e.g. refereed papers etc.)
FACULTY OPERATION - FUNDING
Follow funding instructions at
http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=ESACFACULTY&page=internal_funding_index
THREE STEPS:
To start the process :
Apply for Faculty funding (text proposal made to Council)
email to: [email protected]
After approval and 6 weeks before work starts :
Submit Contract Application Form (1 pg. Word doc.)
email to: [email protected] (cc: [email protected])
On receipt of contract in mail (or before – using the web form) :
Submit Reimbursement Form (Microsoft Excel format)
Signed paper form: Faxed to Clare Bingham (ESTEC) (cc: Andy Pollock)
FACULTY OPERATION - FUNDING
PERCENTAGE OF BUDGET ALLOCATED PER CATEGORY
Visitors
Visitors
Visitors
Established
Researchers
Ph.D. students
&
Post-Docs.
Trainees
35%
40%
10%
Elite seminar
Mini-Workshops
5%
5%
Discretionary
5%
OTHER PROGRAMMES
XMM-Newton 10x500 grants
Euro 5000
INTEGRAL 10x500 grants
Euro 5000
XMM-Newton calendar gifts
Euro 800
Journal Page Charges
Euro TBD
ACKNOWLEDGING FUNDING
Acknowledgement: We acknowledge support from the
Faculty of the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
FUNDED PROGRAMMES
UPDATE
PROGRAMMES SUPPORTED
http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=ESAC_FACULTY&page=internal_index
INTER-FACULTY
- ESAC and ESTEC -
INTER-FACULTY: ESAC & ESTEC

3rd. Year for RFs
 Second round deadline 13 July 2007
 1 ESAC RF eligible (apply early in second year)
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Biennial Report
 Review by the Wise People expected later this year
 Sure to have big interest in progress of the Faculty they proposed
RF INTERVIEWERS
Pool of interviewers for Research Fellow candidates:
LM asked for volunteers from among experienced ESA staff :==>
Matthias Ehle
Matteo Guainazzi
Peter Kretschmar
Erik Kuulkers
Patrick Martin
Leo Metcalfe
Luis Sanchez
Norbert Schartel
THINKING POINTS
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
 After the jamborees: Opportunities to collaborate ??
• think I said it last time: We should compile a list of internal collaborations
• also, consider to flick through the research profiles of Faculty members
listed under “ESAC Faculty Jamborees” at :==>
http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=ESACFACULTY&page=events_index
It can be very surprising, with the number we now have, how many
overlaps you find!!
• please notify me (short email is fine) of any existing or new collaborations
• in case you are involved, especially centrally, in significant external
collaborations I’d appreciate knowing that too
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
 20% and 50% Science Posts
• this was raised at the 3rd Assembly
• subsequently Pedro Garcia-Lario agreed to set up a small
Commission within the Faculty to prepare a case, including a
proposed method of assessment of research performance, for
consideration by the Faculty (both ESAC and ESTEC). If
approved by the Faculty it would be presented to ESA
management.
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Evaluation of Faculty success:
• will be coming back for status reports on promised outputs from funding
• has the Faculty helped you to do research. Unfortunately perhaps, this
probably means is your name on more papers !?
• by middle of next year we should be seeing real impacts!
• I think that e.g. Workshops and general interaction with and visibility to
the Community is also important, especially where it increases their
involvement in the missions
• I’d be glad to see other criteria enumerated.
FACULTY WEB
FACULTY WEB
http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=ESAC_FACULTY
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http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=ESACFACULTY
We have moved to the RSSD WEB-DB/LiveLink environment which
allows individuals to maintain components of web interfaces directly.
June 28 tutorial on producing personal web pages: 5 participants !!
I’d appreciate a VOLUNTEER to help with the Web
work !!??
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
 Trainee Alumni presentations at ESAC : Mon. July 9 ESAC
 Candidate RF interviews at ESTEC
: Mon./Tue. July 9/10
 Deadline for 3rd year RF applications
: Fri. 13 July
 Faculty Workshop
: Sept.5-7
• X-rays from Nearby Galaxies
• 74 participants registered (12 internal)
 Annual past/present RF Symposium
: TBD
Sixth ESAC Faculty Jamboree ?
New members and so-far unpresented members:
ESA
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Miguel Almeida
Maud Barthelemy
Luca Conversi
David Frew
Santa Martinez
Luis Mendes
Achille Nucita
Jose Luis Vazquez
LAEFF
[email protected]
[email protected]
Amelia Bayo Arán
Nuria Huelamo Bautista
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
ESAC Faculty Logo Competition !!!
 2 responses !!
 Council decided to pursue composite of the two inputs
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SAC
Faculty
SAC
Faculty
SAC
Faculty
ESAC
ESAC
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ESAC FACULTY