1. The competition is supported across NSF, with every NSF directorate contributing funds to at least one PIRE award.

2. National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden L.

3. Without that understanding, a forecast of the number and intensity of tropical storms in a future warmer world would be statistical extrapolation." –NSF Related Websites Scientists Fly Into Hurricane Katrina‘s Eye: www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104386&org=olpa&from=news www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=104325&org=NSF&from=news www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=10432'&org=NSF&from=news Receive official NSF news electronically through the e–mail delivery and notification system, MyNSF (formerly the Custom News Service). To subscribe, visit www.nsf.gov/mynsf/ and fill in the information under "new users". Useful NSF Web Sites: NSF Home Page: http://www.nsf.gov NSF News: http://www.nsf.gov/news/

4. National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF is contributing more than $240 million to the international partnership that is building the $272–million detector.

5. Marine Corps: http://www.marines.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/homepage?readform