DeepwaterHorizonOilSpillPrincipalInves6gator(PI)Conference

DavidO.Conover,DirectorDivisionofOceanSciences

SponsoredbytheOfficeofScienceandTechnologyJointSubcommi?eeonOceanScienceandTechnology

AnoverviewoftheNSFRapidResponseResearchprogram

SummaryofNaAonalScienceFoundaAonRapidResponseResearchEfforts

TotalAmountAwarded:$19.4millionTotalNumberofNSFAwards:166Averageawardsize=$117k

TotalAmountofShipCosts:>$5million

GEODirectorateRapidResponseResearch

TotalAmountAwardedperDivisioninGEO

TotalAmountAwardedinGEO:$8,198,075

NumberofGrantsAwardedperDivisioninGEO

TotalNumberofGrantsinGEO:77

NSFRapidResponseResearchGrantstoGulfCoastStates

NumberofGrantsAwardedtoGulfCoastStates

Totalnumberofgrants:75

TotalAmountAwardedtoGulfCoastStates

TotalAwardedGulfCoastStates:$9,028,792

Note:AlabamaandLouisianaareEPSCORstates

DivisionofOceanSciencesDeepwaterHorizonRapidResponseResearch

•EsAmatedNumberofrequests:443•TotalNumberofOCENSFAwards:59•TotalAmountAwarded:$6,823,160

•AverageawardprocessingAmeinOCE:11.3days•AverageawardprocessingAmeatNSF:27.8days

Cruisedates

Pelican

Pelican

Pelican

WaltonSmith

CapeHa?eras

CapeHa?eras

CapeHa?eras

Endeavor

Oceanus

AtlanAs

AtlanAs

AtlanAs

CapeHa?eras

Endeavor

TotalNSFShipDays–224R/VPelican‐12R/VCapeHa?eras‐61R/VWaltonSmith‐22R/VEndeavor‐34R/Oceanus‐46R/VAtlanAs‐49

NSFShipRapidResponseResearchEffortTotalShipCosts:>$5million

DivisionofOceanSciencesNumberofgrantsclassifiedbyprogram

5grants

2grants

2grants

5grants

5grants

12grants

2grants

14grants

11grants

5grants

TotalNumberofOCEGrants:59TotalAmountAwardedfromOCE(leadprograms):$6,823,160

OceanSciencesDivision

TopicalDistribuAonofFundingby$$awardedinOCE

NSFRapidResponseResearchEffort

Numberofgrants

OfficialStartDate

FirstRapidproposalsubmi?ed

FirstRapidgrant

awarded

FirstpublicaAonfromRapid

GrantResearch

DWHGOMOilSpill

PublicaAonsfromRapidResponseResearch

August19,2010(online).R.Camillietal.,TrackingHydrocarbonPlumeTransportandBiodegradaAonatDeepwaterHorizon.ScienceExpress.10.1126/science.1195223

September16,2010(online).D.ValenAneetal.PropaneRespiraAonJump‐StartsMicrobialResponsetoaDeepOilSpill.ScienceExpress.10.1126/science.1196830

September23,2010(online).T.CroneandM.Tolstoy.Magnitudeofthe2010GulfofMexicoOilLeak.ScienceExpress.10.1126/science.1195

Futureresearchandmonitoringplans

BPFunding

BPmadea$500millioncommitmentovera10yearperiodtosupportindependentresearch.

$5milliontoLSUwithatotalof$10mover10yearstotheuniversity;

$10milliontotheFloridaInsAtuteofOceanography(FIO)

$10milliontotheNorthernGulfInsAtute(NGI)

$5milliontoaconsorAuminAlabama

$10milliontoNaAonalInsAtuteofHealth

RenewalofRapidResponseProposals

CoveredinGPGSecAonII.D.1.:

“RenewedfundingofRAPIDawardsmayberequestedonlythroughsubmissionofaproposalthatwillbesubjecttofullexternalmeritreview.Suchproposalswouldbedesignatedas“RAPIDrenewals.”

DeepwaterHorizonOilSpillPrincipalInvesAgator(PI)Conference

Purpose:BringtogetherscienAficinvesAgatorsfromacademia,privateresearchinsAtutes,andagenciesacAvelyconducAngDWHoilspillrelatedresearch,monitoring,andsampling,aswellasrepresentaAvesfromtheNSTCJSOSTagencies.

QuesAons

•Whathavewelearnedsofar?

•Wherearethegapsthatremain?

•WhataretheinformaAonneedsandlong‐termresearchprioriAestoassesstheecosystemimpactsoftheDWHoilspill?

DeepwaterHorizonOilSpillPrincipalInvesAgator(PI)Conference

DWHGOMOilSpillOverviewApril‐July

20‐April ExplosionontheDeepwaterHorizon(DWH)drillingrigintheGulfofMexico.Elevenpeoplekilled.

05‐May NSFreceivesfirstRapidResearchResponseproposal

20‐May NSFawardsfirstRapidResponseGrant

21‐May FirsttwoRapidResponsecruisesdepartforGulf(May21‐27‐R/VPelicancruiseand21May‐11June–R/VWaltonSmith)

24‐May BPpledges$500millionover10yearstosupportindependenceresearch:GulfofMexicoResearchIniAaAve(GRI)

27‐May DearColleagueLe?er:RapidResponseResearchGrantsAvailableforGulfofMexicoOilSpillResearchreleasedbyNSF

15‐Jun BPannouncesdistribuAonof$30millioninresearchmoneyto:LouisianaStateUniversity,FloridaInsAtuteofOceanography(hostedbyUniversityofSouthFlorida),andNorthernGulfInsAtute(affiliatedMississippiStateUniversity).AddiAonal$5millionawardedtoconsorAuminAlabamalater.

13‐July Containmentcapsuccessfullyinstalled.

DWHGOMOilSpillOverviewApril‐July

02‐August “StaAckill'operaAonbegins.(Pumpingheavydrillingmudandcementintothewell.)

13‐August NaAonalIncidentCommand(NIC)issuesdirecAvefordevelopmentofanImplementaAonPlanforSub‐SurfaceOilandDispersantDetecAon,SamplingandMonitoringStrategy

18August DonRice,Director,ChemicalOceanography,dispatchedtoUnifiedAreaCommand(UAC)inNewOrleanstocoordinateacademicandfederalagencyresearchefforts

31August‐2September ThreeworkshopsheldatUniv.S.Fla.,NorthernGulfInsAtute,andTulaneUniv.,toreceiveinputfromacademicscienAstsondraoImplementaAonPlanforsub‐surfaceoilanddispersantdetecAon,samplingandmonitoring

07‐September BPprovides$10milliontoNIHaspartoftheGRI

19‐September Reliefwellcomplete.Macondowellofficiallysealed.

1‐October(tentaAve) ReleaseofDeepwaterHorizonMC252Response,UnifiedAreaCommand,ImplementaAonPlanforSub‐SeaandSub‐SurfaceOilandDispersantDetecAon,Sampling,andMonitoring

5‐6October NaAonalScienceandTechnologyCouncil'sJointSubcommi?eeonOceanScienceandTechnology(JSOST)sponsoredPrincipalInvesAgatorworkshopinSt.Petersburg