NDSEG 2019-2020

[vpaglioni3]

Just now, ScienceGeek said:

every email still makes me jump haha

yep. I just want to see "Sorry, you didn't make it" in my inbox so I can move on with my liiiiiife

[alcoholistic]

Has anyone else tried emailing AFOSR with  NDSEG.afosr@us.af.mil? I tried earlier today, but they as well as rob have not replied.

[FormerNdsegLurker]

Another data point - AFRL, still at 4/13. 

[ScienceGeek]

1 minute ago, vpaglioni3 said:

yep. I just want to see "Sorry, you didn't make it" in my inbox so I can move on with my liiiiiife

Riiight! I wish our suffering would just end already ?

[somethingsimple]

ARO Biosciences, last update 4/7

[Koenig]

Just now, somethingsimple said:

ARO Biosciences, last update 4/7

People posting "data points" should just update the excel sheet. I believe it's around page 46 or 47 of this forum 

Edited April 16, 2020 by Koenig

[cellbiogal]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HHwP8Zyh8W24HRUh5WnObRExb24JhN5ZLTa7p5Q8CkI/edit#gid=0

I try to keep posting it periodically, I think a lot of people "updating" us here have also included their data in the spreadsheet.

[GoldenDog]

45 minutes ago, robertac93 said:

The number of 4/16 updates is already high enough that it is above the expected 5% award rate, so he could very well be correct.

I would be careful about this, and about interpreting any data from that sheet strictly, just because there is likely a selection bias in who decides to fill out.

[samplingbias]

12 minutes ago, GoldenDog said:

I would be careful about this, and about interpreting any data from that sheet strictly, just because there is likely a selection bias in who decides to fill out.

Did someone say my username???

[Physicsisphysics]

Just because people haven't all filled out their BAAs: did anybody apply for an atomic and molecular physics BAA?

[thel]

5 minutes ago, Physicsisphysics said:

Just because people haven't all filled out their BAAs: did anybody apply for an atomic and molecular physics BAA?

I know one person who did, a member of ~December Gang~ (not on the spreadsheet I think)

[petrPCB]

Anybody involved in plasma physics?

[DecGangLurker]

1 minute ago, petrPCB said:

Anybody involved in plasma physics?

Plasma set in the ~December Gang~ what's really good?

[petrPCB]

December gang here too. Researching vacuum tubes lmao

[JellyJam]

My file got updated from 4/13 to 4/16 at ~2:30 PM today. 

 

I'm ARO.

Edited April 16, 2020 by JellyJam

[NanosecondsR4Ever]

8 minutes ago, petrPCB said:

Anybody involved in plasma physics?

Team plasma as well... ultrashort laser matter interactions *pew pew pew*

~December Gang~

[DecGangLurker]

Ayeeeeee, researching plasma jets. *Gang gang*

...or rather, I will....after quarantine

Edited April 16, 2020 by DecGangLurker
clarifying because covid-19....

[vpaglioni3]

I'm gonna take this time to plug an awesome project that is trying to bring young students (middle/high school) into STEM fields by giving them a place to publish research! It's an awesome way to use our knowledge and skills to develop the next generation. It's called Journal of Emerging Investigators (https://www.emerginginvestigators.org/) and was started by a group of researchers at Harvard Medical School. They are always looking for volunteers to review papers. It's super easy and is a good opportunity to add a 'service' component to your CV...

[helloFromLongTimeLurker]

My latest update is 12/6 (day I submitted). Anyone have thoughts on that?

Edited April 16, 2020 by helloFromLongTimeLurker

[NDSEG_throwaway]

Just now, helloFromLongTimeLurker said:

My latest update is 12/6 (day I submitted) - anyone have thoughts on that?

Sounds like you're ~December Gang~ fam. 

[GradNt]

lol I love how computer and computational sciences is just randomly on an island that has been left untouched ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #DecemberGang

[pchemp]

18 minutes ago, helloFromLongTimeLurker said:

My latest update is 12/6 (day I submitted). Anyone have thoughts on that?

I'm 12/5. It's interesting how some people have their last update around 12/20-23. while some like us have our last updates before the due date. If the dates meant selection rounds, then it makes sense that there'd be an initial cutoff for GPA screening and such. But what does it mean for us? Did we just screw up our applications somehow and we didn't even make it to an initial round? Were our BAAs/disciplines just not up for funding? It's a mystery. 

[Physicsisphysics]

Just now, pchemp said:

I'm 12/5. It's interesting how some people have their last update around 12/20-23. while some like us have our last updates before the due date. If the dates meant selection rounds, then it makes sense that there'd be an initial cutoff for GPA screening and such. But what does it mean for us? Did we just screw up our applications somehow and we didn't even make it to an initial round? Were our BAAs/disciplines just not up for funding? It's a mystery. 

This is why I suspect it might just be the system being funky and that they might mean less than we suspect

[vpaglioni3]

Just now, pchemp said:

I'm 12/5. It's interesting how some people have their last update around 12/20-23. while some like us have our last updates before the due date. If the dates meant selection rounds, then it makes sense that there'd be an initial cutoff for GPA screening and such. But what does it mean for us? Did we just screw up our applications somehow and we didn't even make it to an initial round? Were our BAAs/disciplines just not up for funding? It's a mystery. 

It would be incredibly shitty if a bunch of us applied to BAA's that didn't even have funding - I really hope it's not that, for all of our sakes. I guess we will find out soon (hopefully) what, if anything, the dates mean. As of right now, I truly can't tell. It would make sense that the later your update, the further you made it, but the size of ~December Gang~ makes it seem like this may not necessarily be the case. 

[Momo1111]

Plasma propulsion here! Gotta love that LTP baby