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3 Decadal Survey Chairs' Perspective
3 Decadal Survey Chairs' Perspective
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Moderator: Charles F Kennel, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science Emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego; Chair, Space Studies Board; Co-Chair, Workshop Planning Committee Panelists: Daniel Baker, Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, and Physics, and Director, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder; 2013 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey Roger Blandford, Luke Blossom Chair in the School of Humanities and Sciences, and Pehong and Adele Chen Director, Kavli Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University; 2010 Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey Berrien Moore III, Dean, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences; Director, National Weather Center; Vice President for Weather and Climate Programs, University of Oklahoma; 2007 Earth Science and Applications from Space Decadal Survey Steven Squyres, Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy, Cornell University; 2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Berrien Moore, co-chair of the 2007 decadal survey committee that authored Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond,2 began by saying that the survey committee and panels set out to produce a decadal that had community support, integrity, and honesty, as well as create political momentum for the Earth sciences program.
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The 2011 planetary science decadal survey was the first to use very explicit decision rules, but Squyres cautioned that it is too early to assess their utility, and he warned that future surveys should be careful not to make the decision rules overly prescriptive -- it is not the role of the survey to tell NASA how to do its job. Daniel Baker explained that the 2013 solar and space physics survey had a unique advantage over the other three decadal surveys: the survey committee and panels saw the myriad challenges that the other three surveys faced when the time came for them to implement the recommended programs in Earth science and applications from space, astronomy, and planetary science.
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At the same time, it was clear that the four decadal surveys handled the concept of decision rules very differently. While the 2011 planetary science decadal survey had the most explicit decisions rules of the four, the 2010 astronomy and astrophysics survey had similar guidelines but did not call them decision rules, nor were they quite as explicit as with planetary science survey.
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In his opinion, this worked out very well for the planetary science decadal survey, and he commended the NRC for finding the right balance between what the panels are allowed to do and how the steering committee makes its final decisions. The other panelists agreed and said that their decadal surveys were similarly set up, although Blandford recommended that future surveys have fewer members than the 23 who served on the 2010 astronomy and astrophysics decadal steering committee.
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A resulting recommendation in the 2013 solar and space physics decadal survey from this question is a call to establish a space weather program at a higher level in the administration. Finally, regarding the nation's space sciences and engineering workforce, Blandford noted that the 2010 astronomy and astrophysics survey paid a great deal of attention to soliciting demographic information to more accurately determine where graduate students and post-doctoral scholars go after graduation and how successful they are.
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model. The 2011 planetary science decadal survey had international representation on almost every panel and on the steering committee and regularly consulted with NASA on matters concerning international partnerships.
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In response, Kennel explained that the scope of the Augustine Committee was constrained to consider options for human spaceflight in a level budget scenario. Survey Panel Interactions Another audience member criticized the 2011 planetary science decadal survey for a lack of cross-talk and hardly any interaction at all among the various panels of the decadal survey.
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Blandford said the 2010 astronomy and astrophysics survey crafted top-level descriptions of themes with the public in mind, while Baker said that the public's interest in space weather as it relates to the 2013 solar and space physics decadal was something of which the steering committee was well aware. Squyres said the steering committee of the 2011 planetary science survey gave serious consideration to what the public would be most interested in; it is not a coincidence that the highest-priority recommendations were for Mars sample return and a mission to Europa, he explained, since life in the solar system is a deeply engaging topic for the public.
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If anything, Moore remarked, what is necessary is an extended Phase A for mission studies after a survey is released.
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