NPPS Leadership Team

[Johannes Elmsheuser <johannes.elmsheuser AT cern.ch>]

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Hi Kirby,

that's indeed a good idea - the same/very similar text was also shared 
from an email in the yesterday evenings USATLAS S&C management meeting.

I'll add it to the meeting's agenda.

Cheers, Johannes

On 3/6/26 9:24 AM, Kirby, Michael wrote:
> I got the message below forwarded to me about the Genesis Mission, and 
> the timeline for proposals is going to be very short. Would it be 
> interesting to have a global discussion of strategy concerning Genesis 
> Mission within NPPS? within Physics? within BNL?  Obviously, the last 
> two discussion are bigger than NPPS, so maybe request something from 
> higher ups for that.
>
> Cheers,
> Kirby
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Here is an update on the Genesis Mission:
> >
> > The Genesis Mission organizing committee met on Wednesday, March 4. 
> > From that meeting, I can share the following information publicly:
> >
> > The DOE Office of Science expects to post a request for applications 
> > for the Genesis Mission around Friday, March 13, or shortly 
> > thereafter. The current plan is to give a six-week deadline to submit 
> > short proposals for small pilot teams consisting of about three or 
> > four people. These pilot teams must involve institutions from at least 
> > two of the following three categories:
> >
> >  1. Universities and non-profits
> >  2. Industry
> >  3. National laboratories
> >
> > The lead institution can belong to any one of these three categories. 
> > The pilot teams must propose a viable solution to one of the 
> > Lighthouse Challenges:
> >
> > https://www.energy.gov/documents/genesis-mission-science-and-  
> > technology-challenges <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?  
> > u=https-3A__www.energy.gov_documents_genesis-2Dmission-2Dscience-2Dand-2Dtechnology-2Dchallenges&d=DwMGaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=sVRz0DaNRJO0gTgWpXu_Prurmx4KGkSy9n4P_pG3DO14LrZuo04WAMCTsYd3If2B&m=5WBSVs_RToK3Y8yCY0vcwRypMniPg1y4CaRT-wi8yjZopofVXHD2fB3VBPAiqYI1&s=75cWoG_XRGNTtcTo2uR3qdtXhiajeG2Qh9oR3iZZ1_A&e=>
> >
> > For this first call in 2026, some of the Lighthouse Challenges 
> > involving national security may not be included. The selected pilot 
> > teams must demonstrate progress toward solving their Lighthouse 
> > Challenge during the first year. The most successful pilot teams will 
> > be allowed to continue and receive augmented funding in subsequent 
> > years to allow the teams to grow in size.
> >
> > The funding will be issued through an “Other Transaction Agreement” 
> > call instead of a “Funding Opportunity Announcement” or “Notice of 
> > Funding Opportunity.” This mechanism makes financial support for 
> > private companies simpler and more flexible.
> > I have no information on whether there will be institutional limits on 
> > the number of submitted proposals. The amount of funding for this 
> > first call in 2026 will be quite limited, and the competition is 
> > expected to be intense. Funding for the second call in 2027 should be 
> > more substantial, and the DOE plans to make some effort in 2027 to 
> > connect researchers from universities, non-profits, industry, and 
> > national laboratories to help form teams.
> >
> > This is all the information I have at this time regarding the request 
> > for applications.
> >
> >        Best,
> >             Dean
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > Dean Lee
> > Theoretical Nuclear Science Department Head
> > Professor of Physics
> > Facility for Rare Isotope Beams &
> > Department of Physics and Astronomy
> > Michigan State University
>
>
> > On Mar 6, 2026, at 08:18, Johannes Elmsheuser <Phys-npps-mgmt- 
> > l AT lists.bnl.gov> wrote:
> >
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> > Hi phys-npps-mgmt-l,
> >
> > do you have agenda suggestions for talks at next weeks NPPS group 
> > meeting ? Please let us know here ideally before this evening.
> >
> > Cheers, Johannes
>
> *Michael Kirby (he/him/his)*
> /Senior Physicist/
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