FYI... I still think the ideas here were quite good, and am looking for other changes to push them forward. Dan Begin forwarded message:

From: SC ASCR Research <[email protected]> Date: July 29, 2011 1:55:11 AM GMT+07:00 To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Cc: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: DOE Proposal: The Intelligent Dynamic Ensemble Applications (IDEA) Institute

Daniel Katz Illinois univ of Chicago [email protected]

Subject: DOE Proposal: The Intelligent Dynamic Ensemble Applications (IDEA) Institute

Dear Daniel Katz,

We have completed the review of your proposal entitled, "The Intelligent Dynamic Ensemble Applications (IDEA) Institute," submitted to the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing Institutes solicitation sponsored by the DOE Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research. We are aware of the great deal of time and work required to prepare and submit this proposal. This was a highly competitive solicitation. Based on current and anticipated programmatic priorities and financial limitations, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer support for your proposed research. Reviewers' comments are provided for your information.

We appreciated the opportunity to consider your proposed research and wish you success in exploring alternative sources of support for this research.

If you have any further questions, please contact me.

Sincerely, William Harrod Director Computational Science Research and Partnerships (SciDAC) Division [email protected] Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Office of Science Department of Energy

___________________________ cc: Carol Zuiches [email protected]

-- Daniel S. Katz University of Chicago (773) 834-7186 (voice) (773) 834-6818 (fax) [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.ci.uchicago.edu/~dsk/