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Division Director Update
June 2021
Welcome to the DMS June newsletter. As we head into the summer and the last quarter for the fiscal year, there is a lot of activity to report on.
As you may already know, President Biden released his Budget Request to Congress on May 28, which asked for an increase of 19.8% overall for NSF. If you dive into the details, you will see that for DMS, the request is for $259.47M, which would be an increase of almost $16M over FY21. Of course, this is just a request and we will need to wait and see what the final appropriations from Congress will be.
This newsletter also includes several interesting research highlights from DMS funded researchers spanning many areas including automatic translation of math into Braille, COVID related research, active cloaking methods, graph theory, and gravitational waves. We’re also including some exciting undergraduate enzyme research.
This year’s DMS CAREER Awards recipients are also highlighted here. The CAREER Program is an NSF-wide activity that offers our most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. We extend our congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients and look forward to hearing more about your successes.
Finally, you will note that there is a search underway for the next DMS Division Director. As I head into my fourth and final year, I wanted to acknowledge what a great honor it has been to help DMS in supporting the mathematical sciences community. I encourage any of you with an interest in applying to check out the position description. I would also be happy to talk with anybody who is thinking of applying if you have any questions – and indeed several of you have already reached out.
Cheers!
Juan C. Meza
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