Division Director Update December, 2020
Happy Holidays! We wanted to touch base with everybody before the year was over and this short newsletter is intended to let you know about some of the exciting happenings this past year and some things we’re looking forward to.
This year, we have been working hard to develop new means of communicating with the community. You may have already attended one of our new Virtual Office Hours. Each month, we’ll be selecting different topics from across the DMS portfolio to discuss along with a Q&A period. If you’d like to learn more about DMS and what’s new, please register for one of these sessions.
In September, DMS hosted a Committee of Visitors (COV), which reviews the entire DMS Portfolio once every 3 years. In late November, the COV presented their findings to the MPS Advisory Committee. I would like to personally thank everybody on the COV who participated in the review and for their excellent recommendations. If you’re interested in seeing the full report, it should be publicly available on our web pages soon.
A frequently asked question concerns the DMS budget. Currently, NSF is working under a Continuing Resolution through December 11. This means that we are operating using a partial-year budget based on that of Fiscal Year 2020. In practice, what this means to the community is that we continue to accept and review proposals, and make awards.
I am pleased to report that in Fiscal Year 2020, DMS supported the research of over 6000 senior personnel, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
Another important development this year was the selection of a new MPS Assistant Director, Dr. Sean Jones. If you’ll be attending the Joint Math Meeting in January, you may want to look out for the session where Dr. Jones, along with Dr. Karen Marrongelle (Assistant Director for EHR), will be interviewed by the AMS.
Juan C. Meza
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