WORKSHOP SESSIONS TEXAS ADVANCED COMPUTING CENTER | UT AUSTIN
2019 LARGE FACILITIES WORKSHOP
APRIL 2-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome Letter...... 1 Speakers...... 8
Schedule At-A-Glance...... 2 App Download...... 17
Sessions...... 4
WELCOME LETTER
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the National Science Foundation’s 2019 Large Facilities Workshop. We hope that you find attendance at the workshop to be useful and productive.
We have included most of the workshop materials on the flash drives provided to you with your packets. These are also posted on the conference website at: https://www.largefacilitiesworkshop.com, and are accessible via the event app by selecting the applicable session and scrolling down to the bottom.
The workshop is a collaborative forum for NSF’s Large Facilities community.
Desired outcomes to support NSF’s mission and promote the scientific endeavor include:
• Sharing knowledge to promote good practices and address common challenges • Discussing new initiatives and collecting community input • Demonstrating project management, operations and maintenance, and business-related tools and techniques • Expanding our community of practice by connecting colleagues across disciplines and organizations • Taking a tour of Texas Advanced Computing Center facilities and viewing a demonstration of Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure’s Large- Scale Mobile Shaker truck We are constantly striving to improve the workshop and welcome your feedback and continued involvement. Surveys will be distributed electronically to you during the workshop. Please let us know if there is anything that we can do to help make the event a more valuable experience to support the great work you do every day in promoting the progress of science.
Sincerely,
Matt Hawkins Head, Large Facilities Office Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management
Large Facilities Workshop | Welcome Letter 1 SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Time Topics 8:00am NSF Opening Remarks Teresa Grancorvitz, NSF Chief Financial Officer & Matt Hawkins, Head of the NSF Large Facilities Office Auditorium 8:30am Large Facility Spotlight Adam Bolton, Scott McIntosh, Mark McKinnon & Thomas Rimmele Auditorium 9:45am Introduction to TACC and NHERI Dan Stanzione Auditorium 10:30am Refreshment Break 10:50am The Role of Education and Public Outreach (EPO) During Construction and Operations Amanda Bauer, William Buckingham & Sharon Cooper Auditorium 11:40am Lunch (Vislab & Machine Room Tours for Groups 1 & 2) 1:05pm Bridging the Communications Gap for Key An Update on the LFM (retitled Major Facilities Guide) Stakeholders Matthew Hawkins, Bill Miller, Joy Pauschke, Kevin Porter, Amanda Greenwell, Adrian Apodaca, John Taber, Ranpal Eddie Whitehurst, Rebecca Yasky & Jeff Zivick Gill, Shari Lifson, Jennifer Plozai, Cheryl Ann Blain & Auditorium Claire Raftery 2:05pm ROC 1.900 Auditors and Best Practices Elizabeth Goebels Auditorium 3:00pm Refreshment Break 3:20pm Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Best Practices Applying the Learning Culture Concept to NSF’s and the Diversification Challenge Major Facilities Knowledge Management Program Donna Charlevoix, Sue Ann Heatherly, Roxanne Hughes, Jose Martens, Virginia Taberski & Rebecca Yasky Jim Madsen, Kristin Roberts & Tim Spuck Auditorium ROC 1.900 5:15pm Transportation to Reception 5:30 - 7:00pm Networking Reception NXNW Restaurant & Brewery Stonelake, 10010 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78759 Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Time Topics 8:00am EPO, Branding and Communications – Drill Down Business System Reviews – Updates and Practices Hot Topics Discussion – Part I Rob Hengst, Florence Rabanal & Eddie Whitehurst Anne Kornahrens Auditorium ROC 1.900 9:30am Refreshment Break 9:50am EPO, Branding and Communications – Drill Down Independent Cost Estimates for Scientific Facilities – Hot Topics Discussion – Part II Approaches and Benefits Anne Kornahrens Denise Castro-Bran, Marc Hayhurst, Matthew Marshall & ROC 1.900 Vera Scheidlinger Auditorium
2 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin Wednesday, April 3, 2019 (continued) Time Topics 11:20am Lunch (Vislab & Machine Room Tour for Group 3) 12:45pm Interacting with Congress Grace Cummings Auditorium 1:45pm Break 1:55pm Interacting with Congress Breakout – Part I Lessons from Large Facilities Development and Grace Cummings Operation in Remote Environments ROC 1.900 George Blaisdell & Christine Lurtz Auditorium 2:55pm Shaker Truck Tour (Section A) Refreshment and Networking Break (Section B) 3:25pm Refreshment and Networking Break (Section A) Shaker Truck Tour (Section B) 3:55 – 4:55pm Interacting with Congress Breakout – Part II The Rise of Privacy: A Risk-based Approach to Grace Cummings Privacy Oversight, Compliance & Management for ROC 1.900 Research Facilities Mike Cullen & David Ross Auditorium Thursday, April 4, 2019 Time Topics 8:00am Branding, Communications and EPO – the Feedback Defining Science Requirements, Managing Scope, Loop and Ensuring Delivery Ranpal Gill, Anne Kornahrens & Tim Spuck Tom Gulbransen ROC 1.900 Auditorium 9:00am Short Break 9:10am User Program Practices Enterprise Risk Management of Large Facility Joel Brock, Jose Martens, Eric Palm & Lory Wingate Projects ROC 1.900 Stephen Unwin Auditorium 10:20am Refreshment Break 10:40am Project Management and Business Core Supporting US Participation in the International Competencies for Recipient Personnel Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study Jeff Zivick of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) Expedition ROC 1.900 Frank Rack Auditorium 11:40am Lunch (Vislab & Machine Room Tours for Groups 4 & 5) 1:00pm Gearing Up for Design and Construction – Ocean Observatories Initiative, Transition to a New Discussion with TACC Prime Awardee Tim Cockerill & John West Paul Matthias ROC 1.900 Auditorium 2:00pm Refreshment Break 2:20 – 3:50pm Workshop Feedback to NSF Facility Cyberinfrastructure ROC 1.900 Ewa Deelman, Bill Miller & Manish Parashar Auditorium
Large Facilities Workshop | Schedule At-A-Glance 3 SESSIONS Tuesday, April 2, 2019
NSF Opening Remarks An Update on the LFM (retitled Major Facilities Guide) 8:00am 1:05pm Teresa Grancorvitz, NSF Chief Financial Officer & Matt Matthew Hawkins, Bill Miller, Joy Pauschke, Kevin Hawkins, Head of the NSF Large Facilities Office Porter, Eddie Whitehurst, Rebecca Yasky & Jeff Zivick This session will highlight key NSF activities associated with The updated “Large Facilities Manual (LFM)” under the new research infrastructure. title “Major Facilities Guide (MFG)” is scheduled to be in effect in Fall 2019. This revision adds a section for guidance Large Facility Spotlight on mid-scale research infrastructure projects; updates 8:30am sections related to NSF policy on research infrastructure, Adam Bolton, Scott McIntosh, Mark McKinnon & roles and responsibilities for NSF staff, divestment stage, Thomas Rimmele earned value management, cybersecurity, and property See brief presentations from the NSF supported Federal management; and clarifies cost estimating requirements Funded Research Development Centers (FFRDCs). including the construction stage total project costs and NSF Each Center will introduce who they are and share an policy on contingency and reporting requirements. This accomplishment, event, and/or challenge that took place session will be a brief presentation of the changes and give in the past year. Following the presentations, workshop participants the opportunity to ask questions regarding these participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the changes. panel of presenters. Bridging the Communications Gap for Key Introduction to TACC and NHERI Stakeholders – Part II 9:45am 2:05pm Dan Stanzione Cheryl Ann Blain, Jennifer Plozai, Claire Raftery & Sarah A capabilities overview of TACC and NHERI. Sulick Part II: Social Media The Role of Education and Public Outreach (EPO) • Insights on Social Media During Construction and Operations • Herding Cats: Ramping up a social media presence with a 10:50am ten-facility network Amanda Bauer, William Buckingham & Sharon Cooper • Social Media Insights from a Solar Observatory This session will explore models for the construction and operations of EPO at large facilities, including integrating Auditors and Best Practices EPO construction and facility construction (e.g. LSST), and 2:05pm other ways to build and support quality EPO programming. Elizabeth Goebels Join the OIG to discuss past audit results, identification of Bridging the Communications Gap for Key risk trends and emerging issues, audit coordination, and the Stakeholders – Part I resolution of past issues. Includes interactive question and 1:05pm answer session. Amanda Greenwell, Adrian Apodaca, Ranpal Gill, Shari Lifson & John Taber Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Best Practices Join communicators from across NSF and the Large Facilities and the Diversification Challenge to discuss topics including the impact of the 2018 NSF 3:20pm branding guidelines and its implementation by recipients. Donna Charlevoix, Sue Ann Heatherly, Roxanne Insights into social media from NSF as well as success stories Hughes, Jim Madsen, Kristin Roberts & Tim Spuck from facilities will also be shared. Q&A will allow discussion This session will focus on best practices in STEM education on how all can work together towards more communications and workforce development, diversity and inclusion, and successes. building collaborations. EPO professionals from across the Part I: Branding and Renaming NSF Large Facilities portfolio will share exemplar programs • NSF Branding and Name Recognition and practices, and will work to explore future projects and • (Re)Branding, Addressing Challenges and Lessons collaborations. Learned • Inspiring the Next Generation • Challenges and Opportunities in (Re)Naming a Facility • STEM Workforce Development: The Umbrella for Education, Outreach and Communications at an NSF Facility
4 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin Tuesday, April 2, 2019 (continued)
• Building a Multimessenger Diversity Community of Applying the Learning Culture Concept to NSF’s Practice: The IceCube Multimessenger@INCLUDES Major Facilities Knowledge Management Program Initiative 3:20pm • Broadening Impact through Education and Outreach Jose Martens, Virginia Taberski & Rebecca Yasky • Amplifying EPO through Collaboration: A Story from the This session will be conducted in two parts. The first part NSF Funded Observatories in Chile will be to develop an understanding of how the NSF Major Open Mic Sharathon – *Audience Participation!* Join Facilities Knowledge Management Program functions and the discussion with an elevator pitch on your additional the interfaces between NSF and Facilities. As a follow-on to programs/projects and best practices. last year’s Knowledge Management session, participants in small groups will identify techniques for discovery of best practices and lessons learned within their organization to cultivate the NSF Major Facilities Knowledge Management Program. Each group will share key outcomes of their discussions.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
EPO, Branding and Communications – Drill Down Independent Cost Estimates for Scientific Facilities – Hot Topics Discussion – Part I Approaches and Benefits 8:00am 9:50am Anne Kornahrens Denise Castro-Bran, Marc Hayhurst, Matthew Marshall Participate in a focused discussion and brainstorming session & Vera Scheidlinger on branding, (re)naming and social media. Will allow for a This presentation will discuss the methodology, assumptions, deep drill into the hot topics that came up on day 1. and best practices for performing independent cost Featuring short highlight of “Examining EPO Activities at MPS estimates (ICEs) for major research facilities either as part of a Facilities,” by Anne Kornahrens, AAAS S&T Policy Fellow, major upgrade to an existing facility or as part of a new major serving at NSF in the MPS Office of the Assistant Director. facility proposal. Business System Reviews – Updates and Practices Interacting with Congress 8:00am 12:45pm Rob Hengst, Florence Rabanal & Eddie Whitehurst Grace Cummings This session will provide an overview of the revised Business The plenary session will provide an overview of Congress, its Systems Guide. Then participants will engage in small organization and processes, to give attendees a framework group activities to identify experiences and challenges with to build and maintain support for your programs and an applying the BSR framework to support the organizational understanding of Congress on par with Congressional operations, management, and monitoring of Major Facility Member and staff expectations. awards. Interacting with Congress Breakout – Part I EPO, Branding and Communications – Drill Down 1:55pm Hot Topics Discussion – Part II Grace Cummings 9:50am The first of two one-hour breakout sessions structured as Anne Kornahrens interactive exercises to help attendees prepare for various Take part in a discussion and brainstorming session on STEM, Congressional interactions, including communicating EPO diversification and cross-center collaboration. Will allow effectively, recognizing the 3 P’s, and utilizing available tools for a deep drill into the hot topics that came up on day 1. to research different scenarios.
Large Facilities Workshop | Sessions 5 SESSIONS Wednesday, April 3, 2019 (continued)
Lessons from Large Facilities Development and The Rise of Privacy: A Risk-based Approach to Operation in Remote Environments Privacy Oversight, Compliance & Management for 1:55pm Research Facilities George Blaisdell & Christine Lurtz 3:55pm This session will consist of two parts: During part (1), Christine Mike Cullen & David Ross Lurtz will present on the digital assessment management A great deal of confusion is swirling around about the tools, LiDAR and BIM for design and operations efficiencies. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California The application of best practice digital tools will be discussed Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). With GDPR enforcement in as it pertains to modernizing management of legacy and new full force and CCPA coming soon, many research institutions, infrastructure in McMurdo, Antarctica. In part (2), George universities, and government contractors are struggling with Blaisdell will discuss remote infrastructure monitoring and compliance. This discussion will focus on how to evaluate management including use of instrumentation and simple privacy risks and build sustainable privacy programs using data analysis in creating situational awareness and decision real world examples. Specifically participants will: (1) Gain an support for infrastructure in McMurdo, Antarctica and understanding of the regulation and its impact on research; Summit, Greenland. (2) Learn to quantify the risk to an institution with multiple privacy and compliance requirements; (3) Better understand Interacting with Congress Breakout – Part II data subject rights and how they apply in a complex 3:55pm environment; and (4) Understand the need and role of a Data Grace Cummings Privacy Officer (DPO) programs using real world examples. The second of two one-hour breakout sessions structured as Participants will benefit from a basic level understanding of interactive exercises to help attendees prepare for various the GDPR. congressional interactions, including communicating effectively, recognizing the 3 P’s, and utilizing available tools to research different scenarios.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Branding, Communications and EPO – the Feedback User Program Practices Loop 9:10am 8:00am Joel Brock, Jose Martens, Eric Palm & Lory Wingate Ranpal Gill, Anne Kornahrens & Tim Spuck A panel of NSF Major Facilities will provide an overview of • Needs that have been uncovered their User Programs including their community, services, and • Actions that can be taken (What will be done between challenges. They will discuss performance measurements LFW 2019 and 2020?) and how these are aligned with the facility mission and • How will we measure the effectiveness of actions and user satisfaction and outreach. Each facility will make a feed results into further improvement presentation and then the panel will answer questions from workshop participants. • Sharing those results at LFW 2020 – the continuous feedback loop… Enterprise Risk Management of Large Facility Projects Defining Science Requirements, Managing Scope, and Ensuring Delivery 9:10am Stephen Unwin 8:00am Tom Gulbransen Large facility projects are exposed to a shifting variety of risks throughout their lifecycles – performance, regulatory, To characterize and quantify how our nation’s ecosystems budgetary, research, contracting and political, among are changing, National Ecological Observatory Network’s others. Key pre-requisites to the effective management (NEON) leadership established project management of such risks is understanding them and characterizing methods to communicate and govern Operations across them. This characterization can be qualitative and it can be its 81 sites, in 20 regions, performing instrumented and quantitative, but what it must always be in order to meet the observational sampling, to publish 177 data products. This needs of all stakeholders, including the project management session highlights project management practices we find to team, is systematic, transparent and defensible. Once be effective when juggling competing needs of customers, the risks are understood and actionable, handling actions fieldwork, EPO, and cyberinfrastructure. can then be developed to reduce the probabilities or the impacts of scenarios driving these risks. This presentation
6 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin Thursday, April 4, 2019 (continued) highlights critical elements of the process for implementing talk will describe the international framework and processes a comprehensive enterprise risk management program, and for planning the logistics of the project, developing scientific lessons learned over years of experience in large project risk observing teams, organizing scientific contributions, management. coordinating the use of resources, and ensuring MOSAiC’s legacy of data and products, with a focus on the participants Project Management and Business Core and projects supported by the National Science Foundation Competencies for Recipient Personnel and other US federal agencies. 10:40am Jeff Zivick Gearing Up for Design and Construction – This session will discuss future NSF expectations for Discussion with TACC Recipient organizations to identify Key Personnel who 1:00pm have the qualifications to fulfill a set of core competencies Tim Cockerill & John West considered necessary for successfully managing an NSF A Leadership Class Computing Facility is expected to soon major facility award. Based on input received from the 2018 enter the Design Stage. The session will include a brief Large Facilities Workshop, the team approach will be used introduction to the Texas Advanced Computing Center for meeting the suite of competencies and qualifications (TACC) project and an engaging community discussion and may include a combination of experience, education, on how to build a project team and identify project training, or certifications. Competencies will also depend on management resources. Others will be encouraged to share the life-cycle stage of the project (Design, Construction or best practices and challenges from their experiences. Operations). The draft set of core competencies has been developed Ocean Observatories Initiative, Transition to a New based on industry best practices and those for agency staff Prime Awardee as required by the Program Management Improvement and 1:00pm Accountability Act (PMIAA). As part of this session, attendees Paul Matthias will be encouraged to provide feedback to NSF on drafting In late 2018, the Ocean Observatories Initiative Prime of this new section in the Major Facilities Guide (MFG). Awardee transitioned from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Supporting US Participation in the International Lessons learned from the collaborative transition are related Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study to the selection and creation of a Program Management of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) Expedition Organization (PMO), knowledge and responsibility transfer 10:40am methodologies, and subaward management tools and Frank Rack techniques. Starting in September 2019, the international Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Facility Cyberinfrastructure Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) initiative, will begin year-long 2:20pm observations in the high Arctic supported by the German Ewa Deelman, Bill Miller & Manish Parashar icebreaker Polarstern, which will serve as a central This session will highlight important recent initiatives in the observatory embedded within an extensive, distributed area of cyberinfrastructure for facilities. Ewa Deelman from network of deployed sensors and instruments that will drift USC will present on an NSF-funded pilot project to plan together across the Arctic Ocean, and when combined with a Center of Excellence in Cyberinfrastructure focused on additional airborne and satellite observations and modeling assisting major facilities. Other updates will be provided will be used to better understand the evolving Arctic climate on new CI resources and community activities including system, and the role it plays in a changing global climate. This planning for a follow-on NSF Facility CI Workshop.
Large Facilities Workshop | Sessions 7 SPEAKERS Amanda Bauer oversees the curation of an external Natural Adam Bolton Head, Education & Public Hazards Weekly Newsletter. The recent Acting Deputy Director, National Outreach, Large Synoptic Survey NHERI network-wide social media Optical Astronomy Observatory campaign on Facebook and Twitter is Dr. Telescope Blain’s most ambitious undertaking yet. Dr. Adam Bolton is the Dr. Amanda Bauer is During her 24-year tenure at the Naval Acting Deputy Director the Head of Education Research Laboratory (NRL), Dr. Blain is of the National Optical and Public Outreach recognized nationally and internationally for Astronomy (EPO) for the Large her leadership in advancing river, estuary, Observatory (NOAO) Synoptic Survey and coastal ocean modeling and predic- in Tucson, AZ. He is Telescope (LSST) which tion. Her most recent research activity also NOAO’s will begin operations in focuses on coupling hydrology and ocean Associate Director for the Community 2022. Amanda provides leadership for the models at the land-sea interface. She Science and Data Center (CSDC), where he development of EPO’s strategic and currently serves on the Steering Committee oversees NOAO’s initiatives in support of creative vision through construction and for NSF’s Research Network in Hybrid data-intensive astronomy, including the into operations. She leads an interdisciplin- Simulation for Multi-Hazard Engineering. NOAO Data Lab and the ANTARES ary team of astronomers, educators, She is known for fostering a tight collabora- event-broker project. Before coming to writers, and developers whose mission is to tion between model developers and users NOAO in 2015, Dr. Bolton was on the offer accessible and engaging online which has resulted in more rapid model faculty of the Department of Physics and experiences that provide non-specialists advancements and transition to operational Astronomy at the University of Utah. While access to, and context for, LSST data so environments as well as the development at the U. of Utah, he served as Principal anyone can explore the Universe and be of user-oriented software and tools to Data Scientist for the Sloan Digital Sky part of the discovery process. facilitate model application. Dr. Blain has Survey (SDSS), and led the establishment of Previously, Amanda was a Research authored or co-authored over 40 refereed the SDSS Science Archive Server system at Astronomer and Outreach Officer at the journal articles and has 8 issued patents. the University’s Center for High- Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) She is the recipient of the prestigious NRL Performance Computing (CHPC). Dr. based in Sydney, Australia. Her research Edison Patent and Alan Berman Publication Bolton’s research interests are in observa- explores variations in how galaxies form, Awards and has advised numerous tional cosmology, galaxy structure and how they live their lives, and how they postdoctoral scholars, PhD candidates, and evolution, gravitational lensing, and evolve into the diverse array of galaxy students. advanced algorithms and statistics for species we see today. Highlights from her astronomical data analysis. He is a member role as Outreach Officer include creating a George Blaisdell of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic successful outreach strategy for the AAO, Consulting Engineer, Merrick & Co. Instrument (DESI) collaboration, which is deploying a 5,000-fiber survey spectro- which involved launching social media George Blaisdell is platforms, redesigning the public website, graph to the 4-meter Mayall Telescope at currently a consulting Kitt Peak National Observatory to generate acting as the main media contact, produc- engineer for Merrick & ing unique video content, and working with the largest-ever three-dimensional map of Co. associated with the Universe. Dr. Bolton holds a B.A. in staff to document, advertise, and track EPO Arctic engineering accomplishments. Amanda was named one Physics from San Francisco State University projects. In 2016, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the of the “Top 5 Under 40” Australian Scientists George retired from and Science Communicators in 2015. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) held postdoctoral fellowships at the where he held the position of Chief Cheryl Ann Blain Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Program Manager of the Antarctic Astrophysics and the University of Hawaii’s Communications Lead, Network Infrastructure and Logistic group. In that Institute for Astronomy. Coordination Office (NHERI) role, he managed the budget and staff and Dr. Cheryl Ann Blain is contractors who provide all of the support Joel Brock currently serving as required for the research mission of the Director, Cornell High Energy United Stated Antarctic Program. George Communications Lead Synchrotron Source within the Network also works part-time as a research civil Coordination Office engineer at the US Army Cold Regions Dr. Joel Brock received (NCO) for NSF’s Research and Engineering Laboratory his BS in Physics from Natural Hazards (CRREL), a position he held for more than Stanford University in Engineering Research Infrastructure 20 years before joining NSF. His technical 1981. He received his (NHERI). During her 1 ½ year tenure, a expertise is in the areas of operations, PhD in Physics for dynamic, online Newsroom was created on logistics, transportation, and snow and ice “X-ray Scattering Study DesignSafe-CI that contains Feature Stories, engineering. of Bond Orientational News Releases, Monthly and Quarterly Order in Liquid Crystal Films” from the Recap Newsletters, links to DesignSafe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Radio Podcasts, a Network-Wide Calendar in 1987. Dr. Brock spent another two years and hosts Network Resources, such as the as a postdoctoral research associate at MIT 10-Year Science Plan, Facility Logos and using synchrotron x-ray scattering to study Presentation Templates. Dr. Blain also liquid crystals and the ultra-high vacuum
8 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin surfaces of metals and silicon. He joined the spectroscopy exhibits at McDonald HPC systems. The User Services team is also faculty of the School of Applied & Observatory’s new visitor center. He has responsible for user account management, Engineering Physics at Cornell University in directed several museums, the NASA training, and user guides. Dr. Cockerill also 1989 as an Assistant Professor and was Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor currently serves as the DesignSafe Deputy promoted to Associate Professor in 1995. Center, and a planetarium pursuing his Project Director, and is involved in TACC’s In 2000, Dr. Brock led the G-line upgrade passion for sharing the excitement of cloud computing projects Chameleon and project of the Cornell High Energy science with the public. Jetstream. Tim joined TACC in January, 2014, Synchrotron Source (CHESS). He served as as the Director of Center Programs Director of the School of Applied & Denise Castro-Bran responsible for program and project Engineering Physics from 2000-2007 and Director, Systems & Operations management across the Center’s portfolio of was promoted to Professor in 2001. In Assurance Dept., Aerospace awards. Prior to joining TACC, he was the 2013, Brock became Director of CHESS Corporation Associate Project Director for XSEDE and the and led the CHESS-U upgrade project TeraGrid Project Manager. Before entering (2016-2019) and developed the Partner Denise Castro-Bran is the world of high performance computing in Model. Brock was named the Given the Director of the 2003, Dr. Cockerill spent 10 years working Foundation Professor of Engineering in Systems and in startup companies aligned with his 2017. At Cornell, he is affiliated with the Operations Assurance research interests in gallium arsenide Cornell Center for Materials Research Department within the materials and semiconductor lasers. Prior to (CCMR), the Energy Materials Center at Engineering that, he earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. Cornell (emc2), and the Center for Technology Group/ degrees from the University of Illinois at Alkaline-Based Energy Solutions (CABES). Systems Engineering Division at The Urbana-Champaign and was a Visiting He is a member of the Materials Research Aerospace Corporation. She is a registered Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Society, the American Association for the architect with over 25 years of experience in Computer Engineering Department. Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, and the the development and costing of national Union of Concerned Scientists. Brock is a defense-related ground facilities/infrastruc- Sharon Cooper fellow of the American Physical Society. ture. Her overall project/design experience includes residential, commercial, industrial, Manager, Education & Outreach, Brock’s personal research centers on syn- high-tech research, and military facilities U.S. Science Support Office, chrotron-based x-ray studies of materials. including ground stations, launch and International Ocean Discovery Most recently his group has been perform- payload processing facilities. At Aerospace, Program ing operando studies of epitaxial thin-film she leads multi-discipline teams in perform- Sharon Katz Cooper growth, batteries, and fuel cells. ing strategic master planning and require- oversees Education and ments development, independent technical Outreach for the William Buckingham and cost assessments, anomaly investiga- International Ocean Manager, Kitt Peak National tions, and participates in source selection Discovery Program in Observatory boards on proposal evaluations. the U.S. She is based at Bill Buckingham is the Additionally, she supports special studies the United States manager of Kitt Peak related to energy/nuclear facilities, Science Support Program offices at Lamont National Observatory’s transportation systems, and design/ Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia rapidly growing Visitor construction feasibility and resiliency. She University. In this capacity, she manages a Program. In this role, has been the recipient of several corporate wide range of programming for all audiences he directs the Visitor and industry awards, including NASA’s ranging from K-12 teachers, students, Center, leads the team Group Achievement Award 2013 for her museum audiences and the general public. of staff and volunteers, and is directing contributions in mitigating concept risk. She She is also the P.I. on several related NSF several related projects and improvements. has a Bachelor of Architecture (BARCH) from projects, including a traveling exhibit about The largest of these is the redevelopment the University of Southern California, IODP, the STEMSEAS program (which uses of the giant McMath-Pierce solar observa- Certificates in HVAC Systems Engineering UNOLS vessels to provide undergraduates tory into an international outreach center, and Electrical Facility Systems from California with ship experience), and the A-STEP Windows on the Universe Center for State University Long Beach, and a program to provide training to graduate Astronomy Outreach. He is directing the Certificate in Telecommunications students in being STEM ambassadors in their $6.1M project which is being funded in Infrastructure from the University of communities. She has been with IODP since part by a $4.5M grant from the National Washington. She is a registered architect in 2007. Science Foundation. He has developed the State of California and holds LEED major exhibits at NASA, one of which is Building Design & Construction Grace Cummings being inducted into the Smithsonian Air & accreditation. Founder, Working With Congress Space Museum. He led the creation of the Tim Cockerill Grace Cummings is the award-winning Mission To Mars traveling Founder of “Working science exhibition while at COSI, in Director of User Services, Texas with Congress,” a Columbus, Ohio which was experienced Advance Computing Center company that designs by over 9,000,000 visitors at science Dr. Tim Cockerill is and conducts seminars centers across North America. He oversaw TACC’s Director of User to help people the development and creation of the Steele Services. He oversees understand and Visitor Center at Lowell Observatory, the allocations process effectively participate in the legislative and including the interactive exhibits Tools Of by which computing policy process in Washington, DC. The Astronomer. He helped lead the time and storage is development of Decoding Starlight Since 1995, Cummings has pursued her awarded on TACC’s passion for teaching as an adjunct faculty
Large Facilities Workshop | Speakers 9 SPEAKERS member at OPM’s Federal Executive Technologies group. She is also a Research degree in economics, and business Institute. There she teaches an intensive Professor at the USC Computer Science administration from Mary Washington three-day seminar entitled “Working with Department and an IEEE Fellow. College and an associate’s degree in Congress” and has facilitated numerous The USC/ISI Science Automation accounting. She is a certified internal seminars devoted to understanding “How Technologies group explores the interplay auditor and a certified public accountant. In Washington Really Works.” During this between automation and the management her spare she likes to hike, kayak, and period, she also has taught at the Eastern of scientific workflows that include resource camp. and Western Management Development provisioning and data management. Dr. Centers, the Graduate School, the Treasury Deelman pioneered workflow planning for Teresa Grancorvitz Executive Institute, the Canada School of computations executing in distributed envi- Chief Financial Officer & Head, Public Service and with a wide variety of ronments. Her group has lead the design NSF Office of Budget, Finance & federal agencies and departments. and development of the Pegasus Workflow Award Management Prior to establishing “Working with Management software (http://pegasus.isi. Teresa Grancorvitz Congress” in 2005, Cummings served as edu) and conducts research in job schedul- became the Chief the Executive Director of The Faith & Politics ing and resource provisioning in distributed Financial Officer (CFO) Institute, a nonprofit organization that pro- systems, workflow performance modeling, and Head, Office of vides Members of Congress and congres- provenance capture, and the use of cloud Budget, Finance and sional staff opportunities for reflection and platforms for science. Award Management dialogue focused on the intersection of their (BFA) on February 5, faith and their role in public service. Ranpal Gill 2018. Prior to this appointment she served Communications Manager, Large as the Deputy Office, BFA when she joined Mike Cullen Synoptic Survey Telescope the National Science Foundation in 2015. Senior Manager, Baker Tilly Ranpal K. Gill is the Before joining NSF, she worked for 22 Virchow Krause, LLP Communications years at the Nuclear Regulatory Mike Cullen is a senior Manager for the Large Commission (NRC) where she last served as manager with Baker Synoptic Survey the Budget Director in the Office of the Tilly, a national Telescope where she Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). As the accounting and leads the Budget Director at the NRC, she was advisory firm. Mike is Communication Team responsible for the development of the the higher education efforts for LSST, assists the Director’s Office annual budget including schedules and cybersecurity and IT with project-wide coordination, communi- guidance for formulating and executing the risk leader for the firm. For over 17 years, he cation and reporting tasks. She holds a agency’s budget. has worked with a variety of institutions, B.Sc. in Computer Science, has an MBA, is She began her Federal career as an auditor leading myriad cybersecurity and IT risk a Prince2 registered practitioner and a with the Office of the Inspector General assessments and audits, developing certified Project Management Professional (OIG), Department of Defense, where she information privacy and cybersecurity (PMP). Gill has 24 years of experience and planned and conducted financial, opera- programs, performing ethical hacking, and prior to joining LSST in March of 2017. She tional, and management audits. She then conducting digital forensic investigations. worked across a range of industries for worked at a tax auditor for Arlington County Cullen has presented to a variety of local, companies such as the European Space Government before joining the NRC as a regional, and national conferences, as well Agency, Honda, Lloyds Bank and IBM. At senior auditor in the OIG. She then moved at multiple universities. He is a Certified LSST, she continues her mission of to OCFO where she held progressively Information Systems Auditor (CISA), convincing scientists and engineers that more responsible positions including Certified Information Systems Security planning is good for them. Chief of the Payroll Systems Team, Chief of Professional (CISSP), and Certified the Funds Control Team, and the Deputy Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Elizabeth Goebels Director of Financial Management. She also Director Performance Audits, NSF spend 4 year in the Office of Regulatory Ewa Deelman Office of Inspector General, Office Research as the Director, Program Research Professor & Director, of Audit Management, Policy Development, and Analysis Staff. These various positions have USC Information Sciences Institute Elizabeth Goebels, is given her functional experience in auditing, & IEEE Fellow the Director of accounting, payroll and travel services, Dr. Ewa Deelman Performance Audits for systems analysis, budget execution and received her PhD in the National Science formulation, internal controls, and contract Computer Science Foundation Office of management. from the Rensselaer Inspector General (NSF Polytechnic Institute in OIG) Office of Audit She has a Master’s Degree in Government 1998. Following a (OA). She currently leads a team of eight Information Leadership with a CFO postdoc at the UCLA auditors and management analysts in concentration from the National Defense Computer Science Department she joined conducting internal performance audits to University and a Bachelor’s Degree in the University of Southern California’s improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Accounting from George Mason University. Information Sciences Institute (ISI) in 2000, NSF’s programs and operations. She has She is also a member of the Association where she is serving as a Research Director worked as a performance auditor for 16 of Governmental Accountants (AGA) and and is leading the Science Automation years with the NSF OIG. She has bachelor’s a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia
10 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin since 1992. She is a graduate of the NRC’s primary resource for development and Sue Ann Heatherly Leadership Potential and Senior Executive implementation of all policies and Senior Education Officer, Green Service Candidate Development pro- procedures related to the full life-cycle over Bank Observatory grams. She received the NRC’s Meritorious sight of major facility projects, and is the Service Award in 2003. NSF-wide resource on project manage- Sue Ann Heatherly is ment good practice. The LFO also facilitates the Senior Education Tom Gulbransen coordination and collaboration throughout Officer at the Green Project Manager, National NSF to share application of lessons learned Bank Observatory. In from prior projects. her role, she creates Ecological Observatory Network opportunities for Tom Gulbransen serves From 2008 to 2014, before taking over teachers, students and as Project Manager for the LFO, Hawkins was a Program Officer the public to gain first-hand experience in the construction and for Ship Acquisition and Upgrade in the doing science. She is currently the lead PI operations of Division of Ocean Sciences at NSF. He of an NSF INCLUDES Alliance that aims to cyberinfrastructure (CI) was responsible for providing oversight for double the graduation rate of first and ecological data the R/V Sikuliaq (Alaska Region Research generation STEM students in West Virginia. products of Vessel) and the Regional Class Research NEONscience.org. Gulbransen helped Vessel projects ($200M and ~$300M Rob Hengst organize NEON’s CI Integrated Product respectively). From 1992 to 2008, Large Facilities Advisor, Large Hawkins was employed at the University Teams (IPT) of system developers, field Facilities Office, NSF Office samplers, Data Scientists, and Project of Delaware, College of Marine Studies Managers. He helped establish Agile as Chief Mate, Senior Research Vessel of Budget, Finance & Award communication methods selectively. Captain and finally the Director of Marine Management Gulbransen ensured CI progress and status Operations where he managed construc- Rob Hengst is one of were reflected accurately in Earned Value tion of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet’s the Large Facilities Management metrics. newest coastal research vessel; the Hugh Liaisons within the R. Sharp. Immediately out of college, he NEON is a research platform designed to Large Facilities Office served three years as a commissioned study the biosphere at regional and conti- (LFO) at NSF. He has deck officer aboard research and survey nental scales to address grand challenges been at NSF for three ships with the National Oceanic and in ecology. NEON’s CI staff and technol- years, working Atmospheric Administration. ogy empower the “shared-use” research primarily with various distributed network platform of field-deployed instrumented Hawkins has a B.S. in Civil Engineering projects such as NEON, OOI, SAGE, towers and sensor arrays, sentinel measure- from the University of Maine, and a Master’s GAGE, and the Academic Research Fleet. ments, specimen collection protocols, degree in International Policy and Practice Prior to joining NSF, he served 20 years on remote sensing capabilities, 5 data pro- from George Washington University. In his active duty in the US Coast Guard and cessing pipelines, and Data Portal facilities spare time, he enjoys boating and flying. retired as a Commander. During his CG for data discovery, analysis, modeling, career he held various roles, ranging from visualization, and forecasting. Marc Hayhurst underway time at sea, to marine safety and oil spill response, international logistics, Gulbransen has been a principal in Project Engineer, Strategic Assessments & Studies and most significantly as a civil engineer Battelle’s Environmental Informatics prac- and acquisition project/program manager. tice since its formation in 1985. He has con- Directorate, Civil Systems Group, He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) ducted studies of coastal ecosystems such Aerospace Corporation and has Master’s Degrees in CE from the as NY Harbor, developed environmental Marc Hayhurst is a University of Illinois and Project decision support software such as semantic Project Engineer in the Management from George Washington interfaces to databases, and managed Strategic Assessments University. large-scale projects such as the Deepwater and Studies Directorate Horizon response. His pro bono efforts within the Civil Systems Roxanne Hughes include federal advisory committees about Group at The Director, Center for Integrating CI, and regional environmental regulatory Aerospace Corporation. bodies. His degrees are in environmental Research & Learning, National He has over 10 years of experience in High Magnetic Field Laboratory studies and quantitative methods. performing independent cost estimates and developing cost models for a variety of Dr. Roxanne Hughes is Matthew Hawkins different NASA missions and organizations. the Director of the Head, Large Facilities Office, NSF He is the lead developer of the Cost Center for Integrating Office of Budget, Finance & Award Estimating Relationships (CERs) for NASA’s Research and Learning Management Missions Operations Cost Estimation Tool at the National High (MOCET) model. He has also worked on Magnetic Field Matt Hawkins heads Laboratory (MagLab) the National Science numerous data intensive acquisition studies. In 2017 he was the recipient of the NASA where she oversees the MagLab’s Foundation’s Large educational and diversity programs. These Facilities Office (LFO) Team Cost and Schedule Award for his contributions to the MOCET model. He has a programs span K-12 science education and that is responsible for mentoring at the undergraduate, graduate providing project B.A. in Political Science from the University of California San Diego, Masters in Library and and postdoc level. CIRL conducts research management and evaluation on all of our programs to assistance and agency-wide assurance for Information Science from San Jose State University and a M.S. in Computer Science determine whether they are meeting their NSF’s broad portfolio of major multi-user goals and what improvements need to be research facilities. The LFO is the NSF’s from California State University Long Beach.
Large Facilities Workshop | Speakers 11 SPEAKERS made. Dr. Hughes’ research focuses on Telescope, Gemini Observatory, National programs for high school students in the programs and policies that improve the Solar Observatory, and National Optical UWRF Upward Bound program, and field climate of science and engineering Astronomy Observatory to develop deployments for nine teachers to the South disciplines to expand the recruitment and cross-center communication efforts and Pole to work with the IceCube project in retention of girls and underrepresented strategies. Prior to joining AURA, Lifson conjunction with the NSF-funded minorities beginning as early as middle worked as a Communication Officer for the PolarTREC and TEA programs. He has school through graduate school. Center for Climate Systems Research at the provided research opportunities for over Earth Institute/Columbia University. Lifson 150 undergraduate students including nine Anne Kornahrens holds a master’s degree from Columbia in who have deployed to Antarctica. He is Science & Technology Fellow, NSF Sustainability Management and a master’s one of the founding members of the Directorate for Mathematical and in Visual Communication from the Pratt IceCube Diversity Task Force and recently Physical Sciences Institute. worked with IceCube Colleague Silvia Bravo to obtain supplemental NSF funding Dr. Anne Kornahrens is Christine Lurtz to start the Multimessenger Diversity a AAAS Science & Network. Technology Policy Project Manager, Antarctica Fellow hosted by NSF Christine Lurtz, PMP, Matthew Marshall from 2017-2019. She is RID, LEED AP BD&C, is a part of the Office of the Project Manager Director, Acquisition & Facility the Assistant Director for Antarctica task Assessments, The Aerospace for the Directorate for Mathematical and orders totaling over Corporation’s Civil Systems Group Physical Sciences (MPS) and focuses on $450M in construction Matthew Marshall is projects in a variety of areas: broadening costs. She’s traveled to the Director for participation, large facilities, communica- Antarctica with her clients to witness Acquisition and Facility tions & policy. She enjoys working with operational procedures to best understand Assessments within MPS’s five divisions (Astronomical the needs for managing facilities remotely. The Aerospace Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Research, Lurtz has managed design projects for the Corporation’s Civil Mathematical Sciences and Physics) and is federal government for the last 11 years and Systems Group. He is particularly excited to be working on a has led efforts to incorporate technologies responsible for developing and applying project looking at Education & Public used at McMurdo Station in Antarctica into Aerospace’s expertise in programmatic, Outreach (EPO) at MPS’ large facilities. federal government facilities for asset technical and cost assessments to a management, design development, and Prior to NSF, Dr. Kornahrens completed non-space portfolio. Marshall has led and construction management. She is a a joint PhD with the University of Oxford participated in numerous studies and graduate of Purdue University and has over (UK) and the Scripps Research Institute (La analyses for US Government customers, 25 years’ experience in the architecture Jolla, CA) in biochemistry/chemistry. Her including cost and technical assessments of and engineering industry, recently research was in the area of synthetic chem- NASA environmental test facilities, systems accepting an ACEC National Excellence istry, with a particular emphasis on design- engineering assessments of launch vehicle Award for the Antarctica LiDAR project. ing routes to and building biologically contractors, independent cost estimates for relevant small molecules. Her additional Jim Madsen NASA mission proposals, and an organiza- expertise comes from working as an STEM tional assessment of a Government systems outreach advocate for the Association Associate Director, IceCube engineering office. Prior to joining for Women in Science (AWIS) where she Neutrino Observatory Aerospace, Marshall contributed his developed new programs to engage the Jim Madsen is an systems engineering expertise to several community, and specifically young women, associate director of civil space programs, in particular NASA’s in informal STEM learning and mentoring. the IceCube Neutrino space station program and the Cassini Dr. Anne Kornahrens other interests include Observatory (ICNO), mission to Saturn. rock climbing, reading and traveling. where he leads the education and Jose Martens Shari Lifson outreach team and is Sr. Financial Compliance Manager, Communications Coordinator, also a professor in the physics department Associations of Universities for Association of Universities for at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Research in Astronomy, Inc. Research in Astronomy The ICNO is an NSF major facility located at Jose L. Martens, CPA the South Pole that looks for almost invisible joined the Associations Shari Lifson is the neutrinos, cosmic messengers created in Corporate of Universities for some of the most extreme places in the Research in Astronomy, Communications Universe. He has deployed five times to Coordinator for the Inc. (AURA) as the Antarctica and provides opportunities to Senior Financial Association of engage a wide range of audiences with Universities for Compliance Manager IceCube astrophysics research. These in May 2016. He has over 10 years of public Research in Astronomy include one-time talks to community (AURA). She is responsible for working with accounting experience including in one of organizations and school groups, the top-ten firms in the U.S. He has diverse AURA’s five centers: Space Telescope week-long summer residential enrichment Science Institute, Large Synoptic Survey experience in non-for-profit, employee
12 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin benefit plans, state and local government, areas: the detection and impact of National Science Foundation, where he and compliance auditing. He is a former magnetohydrodynamic waves; the leads efforts to foster new CI-enabled President of the Association of Government detection and understanding of ultraviolet discovery pathways in science and Accountants, Southern Arizona Chapter and extreme ultraviolet radiation; and engineering research. Dr. Miller has also and served as a Board Member for over 5 understanding the decadal evolution of the been involved in planning and oversight of years. He currently serves on finance and solar plasma. Dr. McIntosh has authored, or NSF’s large-scale scientific facilities, federal budget committees within the Southern co-authored, over 130 journal articles since neuroscience initiatives, and international Arizona Community. receiving his Ph.D. in 1998. Those articles coordination on Open Science. He holds a Martens graduated from Northern Arizona include more than 50 as first author, 11 in B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University with a Bachelor of Science in high-profile publications (6 articles in University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science Nature and 5 in Science). His current Neuroscience from the University of in Business Administration – Computer “H-index” is 36 and he has over 5,700 California – Davis. Information Systems. He lives in Tucson, citations. Arizona with his wife and daughter. Eric Palm Mark McKinnon Deputy Lab Director, National Paul Matthias Assistant Director, New Mexico High Magnetic Field Laboratory Sr. Program Manager & Operations, National Radio Dr. Eric Palm received Chief Engineer, Woods Hole Astronomy Observatory both his MA and PhD Oceanographic Institution Mark McKinnon is the in Physics from Texas Paul K. Matthias is the Assistant Director of A&M University, where Sr. Program Manager New Mexico he won the Squire and Chief Engineer at Operations for the Fellowship. His thesis the Woods Hole National Radio involved studying Oceanographic Astronomy quantum interference effects in unique Institution for the Observatory (NRAO) in semiconductor devices at low tempera- Ocean Observatories Socorro, NM. From there, the NRAO tures in strong magnetic fields. He had Initiative (OOI) Program, one of the operates the Very Large Array and Very previously received a BA in Physics from National Science Foundation’s Major Long Baseline Array radio telescopes. He is Rice University and taught physics at a high Facilities. Prior to this appointment, also the Project Director for the Next school in Houston, TX. After completing his Matthias served as a Sr. Manager and Generation Very Large Array. McKinnon has PhD, Dr. Palm received a National Research Technical Director at Raytheon Integrated over 25 years of experience in the design, Council postdoctoral fellowship to study Defense Systems (IDS), where he led the construction, operation, and maintenance the quantum Hall effect at the National design and development of both the of large, ground-based radio astronomy Institute of Standards and Technology in Acoustic and Display Systems for the US facilities. His previous roles include Deputy Gaithersburg, MD. When the National Navy Zumwalt Destroyer. While at Project Manager for the Green Bank High Magnetic Field Laboratory opened its Raytheon, Matthias was designated as a Telescope in West Virginia, Project doors in 1993 he was one of the first Raytheon Acoustic Subject Matter Expert, Manager for the Expanded Very Large scientists hired in the DC Field Facility at the and an Earned Value and Systems Array, Project Manager and Director for the MagLab. He served as the Millikelvin Engineering Instructor. Matthias previously North American contribution to the Facility Chief in charge of creating owned and operated Polaris Imaging, Inc., Atacama Large Millimeter Array in northern experimental apparatus capable of cooling an ocean engineering company that Chile, and leader of the Dish Consortium a sample very close to absolute zero while provided ocean imaging systems and for the Square Kilometer Array. Prior to in the highest magnetic fields in the world. services. Matthias has a B.S. in Marine joining NRAO, McKinnon was a project In late 2007 Dr. Palm was selected to be Science from Penn State University, an M.S. engineer in the oil and gas industry, a the Director of the DC Field Facility, the in Oceanography from Texas A&M registered Professional Engineer in the state largest of the facilities at the MagLab. In University, an MBA from the University of of Oklahoma, and a commissioned officer 2012 he became the Deputy Laboratory Rhode Island, and a PMP from the Program in the United States Army Reserve. He Director of the MagLab working in Management Institute (PMI). holds an undergraduate degree in partnership with the Director to ensure that chemical engineering from the Colorado the lab is performing at the highest level Scott McIntosh School of Mines and graduate degrees in possible. In addition, Dr. Palm has over 70 Interim Deputy Director, National physics from the New Mexico Institute of publications and has research interests in a Mining and Technology. His research variety of subjects including unconventional Center for Atmospheric Research interests include pulsar astrophysics, superconductivity and highly correlated Dr. Scott McIntosh is polarimetry, and statistics. electron systems. currently the Interim Deputy Director of Bill Miller Manish Parashar National Center for Science Advisor, NSF Office of Office Director, NSF Office of Atmospheric Research Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (NCAR) and the Director of the High Dr. William (Bill) Miller Dr. Manish Parashar Altitude Observatory (HAO). HAO is the is the Science Advisor directs the NSF Office oldest component of NCAR. Dr. McIntosh for the Office of of Advanced received his First Class Honors Degree in Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, a Mathematics and Physics and his Ph.D. in Cyberinfrastructure role he began in Astrophysics from the University of (OAC) in the Computer February 2018. Dr. Glasgow, Scotland. His research in the field Information Science Parashar hails from of solar physics has focused on three main and Engineering (CISE) Directorate at the Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
Large Facilities Workshop | Speakers 13 SPEAKERS where he is currently a Distinguished Finance, & Award Management (BFA). In where he was responsible for the ODP Professor and the founding Director of the that capacity, he provides project contract, the US Science Support Program Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute and management oversight support for the cooperative agreement with NSF and gas the Applied Software Systems Laboratory. Regional Class Research Vessel and hydrate projects with the Department of He also serves as Full Member of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Energy. Dr. Rack earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Science projects. In addition, he is NSF’s Texas A&M University in 1992 and served as is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of lead for cost estimating and planning the a research scientist at the University of New Business, Computing, and Law at the annual Large Facilities Workshop. Prior to Brunswick (Canada) until 1998. University of Derby (United Kingdom). Most NSF, Porter worked for 15 years with Naval recently, at Rutgers, he co-led strategic Reactors, a joint Navy and Department of Claire Raftery planning efforts in Research Computing Energy (DOE) office. His past DOE projects Head, Communications, Education and served as the Interim Associate Vice include oversight of spent nuclear fuel & Public Outreach, National Solar President of Research Computing between underwater processing and dry storage Observatory 2015 and 2016 to oversee the establish- packaging facilities at the Idaho National ment of the Rutgers Office of Advanced Laboratory. His past Navy projects include Dr. Claire Raftery is the Research Computing overseeing refueling of the nuclear reactors Head of Education and on the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Outreach at the Dr. Parashar served as Program Director National Solar in the then-Office of Cyberinfrastructure (CVN-71) aircraft carrier, shipyard nuclear security systems, and shipyard facilities for Observatory. She is (OCI) at NSF between 2009 and 2011, based in Boulder, managing a research portfolio that spanned spent fuel container loading and shipping. He received his BS in Civil/Structural Colorado, and divides software sustainability, computational and her time between there and Maui, Hawai’i data-enabled science and engineering, and Engineering from Cornell University, MSES in Mechanical Engineering from Naval – where the NSO is building the Daniel K. cloud computing. Among his accomplish- Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST). ments was leading the establishment of Postgraduate School, MS in Engineering the crosscutting Software Infrastructure for Management from Old Dominion Dr. Raftery earned her Doctoral Degree Sustained Innovation (SI2) program. University, and MA in International Science from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland where and Technology Policy from The George her research focused on the connection Dr. Parashar holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees Washington University. He is a licensed between solar flares and coronal mass ejec- in computer engineering from Syracuse Professional Engineer, Certified Estimating tions and their effects on the Sun’s lower University and a B.E. degree in electronics Professional, and has a Senior/Expert atmosphere. She spent some time working and telecommunications from Bombay Federal Acquisition Certification for with the RHESSI X-ray satellite team at UC University (India). He has received numer- Program and Project Managers. Berkeley before finding her path in science ous honors throughout his career, includ- education. She was involved Education and ing a 2013 R&D 100 Award (with ORNL and Frank Rack Outreach programs for a variety of NASA the Georgia Institute of Technology), the Program Manager, NSF Arctic and International space missions before Peter D. Cherasia Faculty Scholar Award Research Support and Logistics moving to the National Solar Observatory. from the Rutgers School of Engineering She now leads a small team that is focused (2014-2017), IBM Faculty Awards in 2008 Dr. Frank Rack joined on innovative ways to engage the general and 2010, the Tewkesbury Fellowship from the National Science public in the excitement of solar astronomy the University of Melbourne (Australia; Foundation as a and on providing access to scientific path- 2006), and the Rutgers Board of Trustees Program Manager for ways to students from all backgrounds. Award for Excellence in Research (2004- Arctic Research 2005). He was elected to the Institute of Support and Logistics Thomas Rimmele Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the Office of Polar Programs in 2016. He is responsible for Project Director, 4m Daniel K. Computer Society’s Golden Core in 2016; Inouye Solar Telescope is a Fellow of the American Association for NSF-funded field projects in Alaska and on the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and vessels operating in the Arctic Ocean and Dr. Thomas Rimmele is IEEE; and is an Association of Computing surrounding seas. He is also the alternate Project Director of the Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Scientist. COR for the NSF Arctic Research Support 4m Daniel K. Inouye and Logistics contract. Prior to joining NSF, Solar Telescope Kevin Porter Dr. Rack was a tenured Associate Professor project located on Large Facilities Advisor, Large at the University of Nebraska, where he Halekakala. Designed Facilities Office, NSF Office served since 2006 as Executive Director of and developed to meet the needs of critical high resolution of Budget, Finance & Award the ANDRILL Science Management Office, a center focused on scientific (geologic) and high sensitivity spectral and polarimet- Management drilling and clean access (hot water) drilling ric observations of the sun, DKIST will Kevin Porter has been into ocean and subglacial lake environments observe with unprecedented resolution with the National beneath the Antarctic ice shelf and ice and sensitivity solar magnetism and its Science Foundation sheet, respectively. Rack was Director of influence on Earth and our technological (NSF) since 2015, Ocean Drilling Programs at Joint society. Dr. Rimmele received his PhD from serving as a Large Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., from 2003 the University of Freiburg, Germany. He is a Facilities Advisor in the to 2006, and Assistant Director, Ocean tenured Astronomer at the National Solar Office of Budget, Drilling Programs from 1998 to 2003, Observatory and is affiliated with the New
14 April 2–4 | Texas Advanced Computing Center | UT Austin Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ David Ross Tim Spuck and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Principal, Cybersecurity Growth Director, Education & Public CO. As Associate Director at NSO he is Leader, Risk, Internal Audit & Engagement, Associated responsible for the construction and the operations of DKIST. Dr. Rimmele works Cybersecurity Practice Universities, Inc. closely with international partners, US David Ross, principal Spuck is the Director of Universities and National Laboratories and cybersecurity and Education and Public where state-of-the-art instruments for DKIST privacy practices Engagement at are developed. His research interests leader at Baker Tilly, Associated Universities include development of solar adaptive has been with the Inc. (AUI). At AUI Tim optics, multi-conjugate adaptive optics, organization since leads a variety of high resolution imaging techniques and the 2017. Previously, he initiatives including the study of solar magnetic fields and the was part of Deloitte’s cybersecurity risk NSF funded Innovators Developing origins of solar activity. practice, where he provided strategic Accessible Tools for Astronomy, Astronomy insight, service design, business develop- in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program, Kristin Roberts ment and engagement leadership. and Big Astronomy in Chile through Public Affairs Director, National Previously, David was general manager of Dome+ projects. Spuck also serves as lead High Magnetic Field Laboratory General Dynamics Commercial Cyber on the Network for Earth-space Research Services, where he was not only respon- Education and Innovation with Data, as well Kristin Roberts is the sible for the design of the business, but also as AUI collaborations with the National Public Affairs Director the launch and management of its new Society of Black Physicists, Astronomers at the National High commercial organization. As a recognized Without Borders, and numerous other Magnetic Field thought leader and published author, organizations. Prior to his role with AUI he Laboratory. With a David frequently speaks on cybersecurity taught astronomy and earth sciences, and background in strategy, innovation, business strategy, served as a K–12 Science Coordinator. His marketing and applied building high performing sales strategies, students regularly engaged in authentic economics, Roberts drives new audiences social media and critical problem solving astronomy research, and have been to science through rich partnerships, for corporations. recognized throughout the scientific dynamic content and hands-on events. She community for their discoveries. During his facilitates an annual Open House event at Vera Scheidlinger career, Tim has worked to develop the MagLab that attracted more than Project Leader, Strategic innovative STEM education initiatives and 10,800 visitors in 2019 and serves on the Assessments & Studies has led numerous professional develop- Tallahassee Science Festival board. Roberts ment programs throughout the United oversees the MagLab’s web and social Directorate, Civil Systems Group, Aerospace Corporation States and abroad. He holds a doctorate media presence. She and her team have degree in Curriculum & Instruction from created unique video content as a way to Vera Scheidlinger is a West Virginia University, and a master’s reach new and diverse audiences including Project Leader in the degree in Science Education from Clarion Science in a Sentence and See-thru Science Strategic Assessments University of PA. Spuck served as lead and recently launched a new magazine and Studies Directorate editor for the recently released book, Best called fields, which covers cool things that within the Civil Systems Practices in STEM Education: Innovative researchers discover about the world using Group at The Approaches from Einstein Fellow Alumni, high-field magnets. Aerospace 2nd edition; his 1st edition was awarded Roberts has collaborated with a Disney Corporation. She has over 10 years of the 2014 Peter Lang Publishing Book of the Imagineer to create hands-on exhibits and acquisition experience, and has supported Year. recently partnered with the Florida State a range of programmatic assessment University College of Motion Picture Arts to activities for NASA and DoD customers, Dan Stanzione craft a virtual reality experience about high including independent cost and schedule Associate VP for Research, magnetic field research that debuted at the estimation, cost analysis data research, cost University of Texas at Austin Smithsonian in October 2017. and technical evaluation, risk assessment, and earned value management analysis. Dr. Dan Stanzione, Before joining the MagLab, Roberts was She is the co-PI for an internal R&D effort Associate Vice the Deputy Communications Director for focused on developing a capability to President for Research the Florida Department of Health, crafting estimate the cost of facility and infrastruc- at The University of award-winning public health campaigns ture items requiring significant technologi- Texas at Austin since and worked in community relations at the cal investment. She has a B.S. in Foreign 2018 and Executive Florida Commission on Human Relations, Service from Georgetown University, and a Director of the Texas the state’s civil rights agency. Masters in International Affairs from the Advanced Computing Center (TACC) since University of California School of Global 2014, is a nationally recognized leader in Policy and Strategy. high performance computing. He is the principal investigator (PI) for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to acquire and deploy Frontera, which will be the fastest supercomputer at any U.S. university. Dr. Stanzione is also the PI of TACC’s Stampede2 and Wrangler systems, supercomputers for high performance
Large Facilities Workshop | Speakers 15 SPEAKERS computing and for data-focused applica- On average UCAR is the recipient of over theoretical physics from the University of tions, respectively. For six years he was $259M in funding annually. Sponsors Manchester, UK. Currently he oversees risk co-PI of CyVerse, a large-scale NSF life include the U.S. government, state and management programs in PNNL’s Energy & sciences cyberinfrastructure. Stanzione was local governments, universities, commer- Environment Directorate. also a co-PI for TACC’s Ranger and Lonestar cial organizations and foreign entities. supercomputers, large-scale NSF systems UCAR procures on average $59M in goods John West previously deployed at UT Austin. He and services in support of its research and Director of Strategic Initiatives, received his bachelor’s degree in electrical related activities. Taberski has over 20 Texas Advanced Computing engineering and his master’s degree and years’ experience managing and negotiat- Center doctorate in computer engineering from ing contracts for the financial and program- Clemson University. matic support of UCAR. She is a member of John West joined UCAR’s senior leadership team and TACC in December John Taber participates in operational and strategic 2014. As the Director Director, Education & Public planning for UCAR Operations. She of Strategic Initiatives received her B.S. in Accounting from he is involved in Outreach, Incorporated Research identifying new Institutions for Seismology Metropolitan State College. Taberski has also been responsible for the financial and communities that can Dr. John Taber is the contractual aspects of the Dynamic benefit from advanced computing and the Director of Education Engineering Corporation since its technologies developed by TACC. Prior to and Public Outreach at incorporation in 1986. joining TACC he held a number of roles in the Incorporated private industry and the federal govern- Research Institutions Stephen Unwin ment, including most recently as Director of for Seismology (IRIS), the Department of Defense High and is based in Head, Risk Programs Performance Computing Modernization Washington, DC. In this role he has been Development, Pacific Northwest Program. involved in a wide range of formal and National Laboratory informal educational activities, including Dr. Stephen Unwin’s Eddie Whitehurst K-12 professional development, K-12 and career has centered on Deputy Branch Chief, NSF undergraduate curriculum, seismographs the development of Cooperative Support Branch in schools, museum displays, and uncertainty and Eddie Whitehurst is undergraduate research experiences. He risk-analytic method- currently the Deputy was on the leadership team of the ologies, their Branch Chief for the undergraduate education InTeGrate application to Cooperative Support project (Teaching About Earth for a multi-domain problems of national and Branch at the National Sustainable Future) and was a co-PI on the commercial importance, and the founding Science Foundation. Earth Science Literacy Initiative. Dr. Taber of businesses on those capabilities. He has He has 25 years of started out with an undergraduate degree developed methods and models for Grants Management and Program in physics, and switched to geophysics for risk-informed decision-making that Administrative experience and has worked his PhD at the University of Washington. continue to be applied in numerous in various agencies including the While a graduate student, Mt. St. Helens sectors, including nuclear energy, oil & gas, Department of State, as the Division Chief, erupted, which helped solidify his interest power grid infrastructure, renewable within the Middle East Partnership Initiative, in earthquakes and volcanoes as an area of energy, national security, climate adapta- a Senior Grants Officer in the Office of research. He went on to conduct earth- tion, the chemical process industries, and National Coordinator for Health Information quake hazards research in Alaska and New the fossil energy sector. Before joining Technology, at the Department of Health Zealand before focusing on seismology Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Human Services, and a Supervisory education and joining IRIS in 2001. In his (PNNL) in 2006 he founded Brookhaven Administrative Officer, in the Lower spare time, he enjoys singing, kayaking and National Laboratory’s Safety Integration Manhattan Recovery Office, at the Federal hiking. Group, SAIC’s Risk & Reliability Transit Administration and at the Dept. of Management Division, Battelle’s Integrated Veterans Affairs, San Francisco. Whitehurst Virginia Taberski Risk Management Group, and Unwin has also worked for a non-profit organiza- Company – Integrated Risk Management Contracts Director, University tion the Northern California Institute for which is a continuing risk management Corporation for Atmospheric Research and Education and at the resource to commercial and government Research University of California, San Francisco, as a clients. He was an author of the US Nuclear Grants & Contracts Specialist. Virginia (Gina) Taberski Regulatory Commission’s NUREG-1150 is the Director of study – a landmark in risk methodology Contracts for the development, he co-led PNNL’s University Corporation Technosocial Predictive Analytics Initiative, for Atmospheric and has contributed substantially to the Research in Boulder, international literature on risk/uncertainty Colorado. She is methods and applications. He holds a responsible for all the organizations’ bachelors degree in physics from Imperial sponsor awards and procurement activities. College, London and a doctorate in
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Rebecca Yasky scope of the $338M upgrade to the assurance to large scientific facilities and is Large Facilities Advisor, Large Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator the office lead for risk management. He has Facilities Office, NSF Office Facility (CEBAF). This project doubled the over 15 years of engineering and project energy of the accelerator from 6 giga- management experience in design, of Budget, Finance & Award electron volts (GeV) to 12 GeV and construction, and operations of major Management constructed a fourth experimental hall with scientific research facilities. At Cornell Rebecca Yasky has a large-acceptance detector for experi- University, Dr. Zivick was the project been with the National ments with a high-energy, polarized manager for the Cornell Caltech Atacama Science Foundation photon beam. She received her B.S. in Civil Telescope and at the National Radio (NSF) since 2016, Engineering from University of Wisconsin- Astronomy Observatory he was the project serving as a Large Platteville and her M.S. in Construction manager for the Atacama Large Millimeter Facilities Advisor in the Engineering and Management from and submillimeter Telescope (ALMA) Large Facilities Office, Stanford University. Yasky is a licensed antennas. He also has numerous years of NSF Office of Budget, Finance, & Award Professional Engineer, Project Management experience working in the defense and Management (BFA). In that capacity, she Professional, Earned Value Professional, commercial communications industries. Dr. provides project management oversight and Certified Construction Manager. Zivick received a B.S. in Electrical support to the Program Officers for Engineering from the University of Akron, assigned large facilities – CHESS, LHC, Jeff Zivick an M.S. in Electrical Engineering and an LIGO, NHMFL, and NSCL. In addition, she Large Facilities Advisor, Large M.B.A. from the Virginia Polytechnic is the lead for NSF’s earned value manage- Facilities Office, NSF Office Institute, and his Doctorate in Management ment verification process and manages the of Budget, Finance & Award from the University of Maryland. He updates to Large Facilities Manual (LFM). Management received his certification as a Project Prior to NSF, Yasky worked for 16 years at Management Professional and a Risk the Department of Energy (DOE) National Dr. Jeff Zivick is a Large Management Professional from the Project Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson National Facilities Advisor in Management Institute and Certified Risk Accelerator Facility as a project and NSF’s Large Facilities Management Profession from RIMS. engineering manager. She was the project Office (LFO) providing manager for the conventional facilities project management assistance and
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