Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:34:26 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Re: National Science Foundation - Proposal Notification - Proposal No.0308362
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Subject: Re: National Science Foundation - Proposal Notification - Proposal No.0308362
Title: Experimental Investigation of the Origin of Inclusions in Diamonds From the Deep Mantle
Dear Dr. Gasparik:
I regret to inform you that the National Science Foundation is unable to support your proposal referenced above. Your proposal was reviewed in accordance with the general merit review criteria established by the National Science Board that address the intellectual merit of the proposed activity and its broader impacts. These criteria permit an evaluation of the proposal's technical merit, creativity, educational impact and its potential benefits to society. If your proposal was submitted in response to a specific solicitation, additional review criteria may have been used to review your proposal as described in the solicitation. The full text of the two merit review criteria and supporting explanations are available in Chapter III of the NSF Grant Proposal Guide, available electronically at:
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpg. You may access the reviews of your proposal and any further analysis or statements at the URL referenced below. This information may be helpful to you in understanding the Foundation's action and also in preparing any future submissions. If you would like further information concerning the review of your proposal, please contact the cognizant program officer whose name, email address, and telephone number are provided below. Although we are unable to support this proposal, we would be pleased to consider any future proposal you may wish to submit.
Sincerely,
Herman Zimmerman
Division Director
Division of Earth Sciences
Program Officer: Thomas P. Wagner, twagner@nsf.gov, (703)292-8554.
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