NSF地球科学部(GEO)2009财年资助情况分析与近期资助焦点

Analysis of FY 2009 Funding Profile and Recent Research Highlights of Geosciences of US National Science Foundation

美国国家科学基金会(NSF)于2008年2月4日在其网站上发布了向美国国会提交的2009财年预算请求报告,报告提出NSF2009财年预算经费在2008财年计划经费的基础上增加了8.22亿美元(增长14%),总预算达到68.54亿美元。在简要介绍了NSF2009财年经费预算情况的基础上,重点对NSF地球科学部(GEO)2007-2009财年经费分配变化、NSF地球科学部2009财年经费按学科领域资助情况进行了分析,并介绍了NSF地球科学部近期的七个资助焦点。希望通过对NSF2009财年经费资助情况的分析,能对我国地球科学资助战略和地球科学相关领域研究工作的开展提供参考和借鉴。

The US National Science Foundation （NSF） promulgated their report on FY 2009 Budget Request to congress in the internet web in February 4,2008. NSF proposed a FY 2009 investment of $ 6.85 billion to advance the frontiers of research and education in science and engineering. The Budget Request includes an increase of $ 822 million （ 14 percent） over the FY 2008 level. Basic information of FY 2009 Budget of NSF was introduced firstly, and FY 2007 -2009 Budget change of Geoscienees （GEO） ,and FY 2009 Budget characteristics based on different disciplines of GEO were emphasized and analyzed, and recent seven research highlights of GEO also was introduced in ＇this paper. This paper aims to provide references for funding stratagem of Chinese Geoscienees and its related research work ,through analyzing FY 2009 Budget of NSF.