# Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463 as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting:
*Name:* Site visit review of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst by the Division of Materials Research (DMR) #1203.
*Dates & Times:* November 1, 2012; 7:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; November 2, 2012; 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
*Place:* University of MA, Amherst, MA.
*Type of Meeting:* Part open.
*Contact Person:* Dr. Sean L. Jones, Program Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program, Division of Materials Research, Room 1065, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292-2986.
*Purpose of Meeting:* To provide advice and recommendations concerning further support of the MRSEC at UMass.
*Agenda:*
**Thursday, November 1, 2012**
7:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Open—Review of the MRSEC
3:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed—Executive Session
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Open—Dinner
**Friday, November 2, 2012**
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Closed—Executive session
9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Open—Review of the MRSEC
10:45 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Closed—Executive Session, Draft and Review Report
*Reason for Closing:* The work being reviewed may include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries and personal information concerning individuals associated with the MRSEC. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552 b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.
Dated: October 2, 2012.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.