The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's primary mirror is 8.4 meters in diameter, which makes it one of the largest optical ...

Intellectual merit is about advancing science knowledge and innovation, while broader impacts describe why people who aren’t scientists should care, and how society could benefit from this research.

The Scientific Board of the International Basic Sciences Programme serves to advise the Director-General. It meets at least once a year to supervise the implementation of IBSP, to study proposals ...

Today, basic science — the pursuit of knowledge without immediate practical application — is increasingly imperiled as policymakers challenge funding decisions and push for more narrowly ...

Funding for basic research is efficient by this very strict definition. Multiple studies have concluded that $1 spent on research typically returns several dollars of value to society through ...

Mathematical Background: We expect that the student is comfortable with basic mathematics at the level of a U.S. first-year college STEM student. This includes basic notions such as sets and functions ...