Overview of CPS

This session was led by NSF program directors, with an introduction by Dr. Keith Marzullo, Division Director at NSF. The talks featured the strategic plan, as well as in-depth descriptions of the various areas of the solicitation. Other talks later in the workshop focused in more detail on areas of the solicitation, but this session reinforces the scope of CPS and decomposes the kinds of projects funded into their solicitation areas. Later sessions focused on how an aspiring PI might be able to determine which solicitation area their topic might belong to. This session also provided an opportunity for NSF program directors to introduce themselves, and talk about their areas of expertise.