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National Science FoundationDirectorate for Engineering

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Engineering at NSF

Engineering at NSF

Directorate for Engineering 2

Presentation Outline

Directorate for Engineering (ENG) overview

Funding opportunities Successful proposals Resources


ENG Mission and Vision

Mission: To enable the engineering and scientific communities to advance the frontiers of engineering research, innovation and education, in service to society and the nation.

Vision: ENG will be the global leader in advancing the frontiers of fundamental engineering research, stimulating innovation, and substantially strengthening engineering education.


ENG Research and Education Themes

Cognitive engineering: Intersection of engineering and cognitive sciences

Competitive manufacturing and service enterprises

Complexity in engineered and natural systems

Energy, water, and the environment Systems nanotechnology


Cognitive Engineering

Invests in improving understanding of the brain and nervous system to enable the engineering of novel systems and machines

Combining EEG with functional MRI data (left image is EEG, right image shows both) enables precise mapping of brain activity. He, 0411898.

Examples include:› Devices that augment the senses› Intelligent machines that analyze and adapt


Competitive Manufacturing and Service Enterprises

Enables research to catalyze multiscale manufacturing, from fundamental metrology through atomic-scale control of raw materials

Examples include:› Developing quality-engineered

nanomaterials in necessary quantities

› Achieving perfect atomic- and molecular-scale manufacturing

Nanoparticles compose a lightweight biocompatible material for bone implants. Groza, 0523063.


Complexity in Engineered

and Natural Systems Addresses unifying

principles that enable modeling, prediction, and control of emergent behavior in complex systems

Examples include: › Improving structural

performance during disasters through advanced materials

› Advancing quantum information processing

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Energy, Water, and the Environment

Supports breakthroughs essential to the provision of energy and water in an environmentally sustainable and secure manner.

Examples include:› Increasing the use of

alternative energy sources through research in materials

› Developing quantitative understanding of energy–environment interactions (including water)

Advanced water purification and desalinization begins with understanding of how ions in water interact with purification membranes. This dynamic computer simulation shows sodium (pink) and chlorine (green) ions inside a polyamide membrane. Shannon, 0120978.


Systems Nanotechnology

Supports fundamental research that leads to the development of active and complex nanosystems and their integration with biology, energy, and other fields

Examples include:› Developing high-specificity

sensors for national security› Developing tools to move

into the 3rd dimension and into time resolutions of chemical reactions

Integrated circuits that are smaller and faster are possible with microfluidics systems built from or incorporating nanocomponents. Ferreira, 0328162.

Funding Opportunities

Credit: Top Row: John C. Phillips photo/ASU Research Magazine; Microsoft; Microsoft; Microsoft; Microsoft; Microsoft; Microsoft. Middle Row: Microsoft; Microsoft; Kellar Autumn, Lewis and Clark College; Microsoft; NASA. Bottom Row: Raymond A. Adomaitis, University of Maryland - College Park; Microsoft; Kalinichev, A.G. and Kirkpatrick, R.J., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Microsoft; Microsoft.


Funding

Proposals must address NSF goals› Discovery › Learning› Research infrastructure› Stewardship

Funding may be found in ENG and crosscutting/interdisciplinary programs



Core programs Exploratory research Collaborative/interdisciplinary areas Crosscutting and NSF-wide programs


ENG Core Programs

ENG divisions Faculty Early Career Development

(CAREER) Broadening Participation


Proposals to ENG Divisions

Proposals may be unsolicited or in response to a solicitations

Submission windows and processes vary by division

Awards are typically $240-300K for three years


ENG Organization

Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation

(EFRI)Sohi Rastegar


(EFRI)Sohi Rastegar

Chemical, Bioengineering,Environmental, and Transport

Systems(CBET)

John McGrath

Chemical, Bioengineering,Environmental, and Transport

Systems(CBET)

John McGrath

Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing

Innovation(CMMI)

Adnan Akay

Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing

Innovation(CMMI)

Adnan Akay

Electrical, Communications,

and Cyber Systems(ECCS)

Lawrence Goldberg *

Electrical, Communications,

and Cyber Systems(ECCS)

Lawrence Goldberg *

EngineeringEducation and

Centers(EEC)

Allen Soyster

EngineeringEducation and

Centers(EEC)

Allen Soyster

IndustrialInnovation andPartnerships

(IIP)Joe Hennessey *

IndustrialInnovation andPartnerships

(IIP)Joe Hennessey *

Office of the Assistant DirectorMichael Reischman *

Deputy Assistant DirectorKesh Narayanan *

Program Director for Diversity & OutreachTed Conway *

Office of the Assistant DirectorMichael Reischman *

Deputy Assistant DirectorKesh Narayanan *

Program Director for Diversity & OutreachTed Conway *

Senior Advisor forNanotechnology

Mihail Roco

Senior Advisor forNanotechnology

Mihail Roco

* ActingThomas Peterson begins as Assistant Director in January 2009.


Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport

Systems (CBET)

Chemical, Biochemical, and

Biotechnology Systems

Chemical, Biochemical, and

Biotechnology Systems

Biomedical Engineering and

EngineeringHealthcare

Biomedical Engineering and

EngineeringHealthcare

Transport andThermal FluidsTransport andThermal Fluids

Process and Reaction

EngineeringMaria Burka

Process and Reaction

EngineeringMaria Burka

Catalysis andBiocatalysis

John Regalbuto

Catalysis andBiocatalysis

John Regalbuto

Biotechnology, Biochemical, and

Biomass Engineering

Fred Heineken

Biotechnology, Biochemical, and

Biomass Engineering

Fred Heineken

EnvironmentalEngineering and

Sustainability

EnvironmentalEngineering and

Sustainability

Chemical andBiological

SeparationsRose Wesson

Chemical andBiological

SeparationsRose Wesson

Thermal Transport Processes

Theodore Bergman

Thermal Transport Processes

Theodore Bergman

Interfacial Processes and

ThermodynamicsBob Wellek

Interfacial Processes and

ThermodynamicsBob Wellek

Particulate andMultiphase ProcessesMarc Ingber

Particulate andMultiphase ProcessesMarc Ingber

Fluid Dynamics Bill Schultz

Fluid Dynamics Bill Schultz

Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems

Phil Westmoreland

Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems

Phil Westmoreland

Biomedical Engineering

Semahat Demir

Biomedical Engineering

Semahat Demir

Biophotonics, Advanced Imaging,

and Sensingfor Human Health

Leon Esterowitz

Biophotonics, Advanced Imaging,

and Sensingfor Human Health

Leon Esterowitz

EnvironmentalEngineering

Clark Liu

EnvironmentalEngineering

Clark Liu

Environmental Implicationsof Emerging TechnologiesPaul Bishop

Environmental Implicationsof Emerging TechnologiesPaul Bishop

Energy forSustainability

Trung Van Nguyen

Energy forSustainability

Trung Van Nguyen

EnvironmentalSustainabilityBruce Hamilton

EnvironmentalSustainabilityBruce Hamilton

Deputy Division DirectorBob Wellek

Deputy Division DirectorBob Wellek

Senior AdvisorMarshall Lih

Senior AdvisorMarshall Lih

Division DirectorJohn McGrath

Division DirectorJohn McGrath

Bioengineering, Interdisciplinary,

and CentersAleksandr Simonian

Bioengineering, Interdisciplinary,

and CentersAleksandr Simonian

Research to Aid Persons with DisabilitiesTed Conway

Research to Aid Persons with DisabilitiesTed Conway


CBET Areas of Interest

Chemical, biochemical, and biotechnology: research on the processing and manufacture of products by effectively utilizing chemical and renewable resources, often with the aid of bioinformatics from genomic and proteomic information

Biomedical engineering and engineering healthcare: research to develop novel projects that integrate engineering and life science to solve biomedical problems that serve humanity

Environmental engineering and sustainability: research that aims to reduce adverse effects of solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges into land, water, and air that result from human activity and impair the ecological value of those resources

Transport and thermal fluids phenomena: research on thermal, mass, and momentum transport that enable new technological solutions to understand pressing issues in energy, the environment, manufacturing, health care, and other fields

Two submission deadlines per year: Sept. 15 and Mar. 1


Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation

(CMMI)Division Director

Adnan AkayDeputy DirectorGeorge Hazelrigg

Division DirectorAdnan Akay

Deputy DirectorGeorge Hazelrigg

Manufacturing Enterprise Systems

Cerry Klein

Manufacturing Enterprise Systems

Cerry Klein

Manufacturing and Construction Machines

and EquipmentGeorge Hazelrigg

Manufacturing and Construction Machines

and EquipmentGeorge Hazelrigg

Nano ManufacturingShaochen Chen

Nano ManufacturingShaochen Chen

Material Processingand Manufacturing

Jocelyn Harrison

Material Processingand Manufacturing

Jocelyn Harrison

Control SystemsSuhada JayasuriyaControl Systems

Suhada Jayasuriya

Dynamical SystemsEdward Misawa

Dynamical SystemsEdward Misawa

Engineering Design and Innovation

Judy Vance

Engineering Design and Innovation

Judy Vance

Operations ResearchRobert Smith

Operations ResearchRobert Smith

Service EnterpriseSystems

Cerry Klein

Service EnterpriseSystems

Cerry Klein

Sensors and Sensing Systems

Shih Chi Liu

Sensors and Sensing Systems

Shih Chi Liu

Mechanics and Engineering Materials

Mechanics and Engineering Materials

Resilient and Sustainable

Infrastructures

Resilient and Sustainable

InfrastructuresAdvanced Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing

Systems Engineering and Design

Systems Engineering and Design

Geomechanics and Geotechnical Systems

Richard Fragaszy

Geomechanics and Geotechnical Systems

Richard Fragaszy

Materials and Surface EngineeringClark Cooper

Materials and Surface EngineeringClark Cooper

Mechanics of MaterialsKen Chong

Mechanics of MaterialsKen Chong

Nano/Bio MechanicsDemitris Kouris

Nano/Bio MechanicsDemitris Kouris

Structural Materials andMechanics

Lawrence Bank

Structural Materials andMechanics

Lawrence Bank

Civil InfrastructureSystems

Dennis Wenger (acting)

Civil InfrastructureSystems

Dennis Wenger (acting)

NEESJoy Pauschke

NEESJoy Pauschke

Geotechnical Engineering

Richard Fragaszy

Geotechnical Engineering

Richard Fragaszy

Hazard Mitigation andStructural Engineering

M.P. Singh

Hazard Mitigation andStructural Engineering

M.P. Singh

Infrastructure Mgmt.and Extreme Events

Dennis Wenger

Infrastructure Mgmt.and Extreme Events

Dennis Wenger

Interdisciplinary and Cross-Divisional

ActivitiesBruce Kramer

Interdisciplinary and Cross-Divisional

ActivitiesBruce Kramer

Engineering AdvisorKen Chong

Engineering AdvisorKen Chong


CMMI Areas of Interest

Advanced manufacturing: research leading to transformative advances in manufacturing and building technologies, with emphases on efficiency, economy, and sustainability

Mechanics and engineering materials: research aimed at advances in the transformation and use of engineering materials efficiently, economically, and sustainably

Resilient and sustainable infrastructures: research to advance fundamental knowledge and innovation for resilient and sustainable civil infrastructure and distributed infrastructure networks

Systems engineering and design: research on the decision-making aspects of engineering, including design, control, and optimization

Two submission deadlines each year: Oct. 1 and Feb. 15


George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering

Simulation (NEES) Research NEES is a network of 15 earthquake engineering

experimental equipment sites available for experimentation on-site or in the field

Advance knowledge discovery and innovation for:› Earthquake and tsunami loss reduction of our nation's

civil infrastructure › New experimental simulation techniques and

instrumentation for NEES Submission deadline in March each

year ~$9M investment for 8–12 awards

NEESJoy Pauschke

NEESJoy Pauschke


Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems (ECCS)

Senior Engineering AdvisorLawrence Goldberg

Senior Engineering AdvisorLawrence Goldberg

Electronics, Photonics, and Device

Technologies

Power, Controls, and Adaptive NetworksIntegrative, Hybrid,

and Complex Systems Optoelectronics; Nano-photonics; Ultrafast/Extreme Ultra-Violet TechnologiesEric Johnson

Micro/Nanoelectronics; NEMS/ MEMS; Bioelectronics; SensorsVacant

Molecular, Spin, Organic, and Flexible Electronics; Micro/ Nanomagnetics; Power Electronics Pradeep Fulay

Microwave Photonics; Millimeter, Sub-millimeter and Terahertz Frequency Devices and Components Usha Varshney

Embedded, Distributed and Adaptive Control; Sensing and Imaging Networks; Systems Theory; TeleroboticsRadhakishan Baheti

Power and Energy Systems and Networks and their Inter-dependencies; Power Drives; Renewable/Alternative Energy SourcesDagmar Niebur

Adaptive Dynamic Programming; Quantum and Molecular Modeling and Simulations; Neuromorphic Engineering Paul Werbos

Optical, Wireless, and Hybrid Communications Systems; Inter and Intra-chip Communications; Mixed Signals Andreas Weisshaar

Micro and Nano Systems; Systems-on-a-chip; Diagnostic and Implantable Systems Yogesh Gianchandani

Cyber-Physical Systems; Next-Generation Cyber Systems; Signal ProcessingScott Midkiff

Acting Division DirectorLawrence Goldberg

Acting Division DirectorLawrence Goldberg


BioelectronicsElectromagneticsFlexible ElectronicsMEMS/NEMSMicro/NanoelectronicsMicro/NanomagneticsMicrowave PhotonicsMolecular ElectronicsNanophotonicsOptoelectronicsPower ElectronicsSensors and ActuatorsSpin Electronics

Electronics, Photonics, and Device Technologies

EPDT

Integrative, Hybrid, and Complex Systems

IHCS

Power, Controls, and Adaptive Networks

PCAN

Adaptive Dynamic Programming

Alternate Energy Sources Embedded, Distributed and

Adaptive Control Neuromorphic Engineering Power and Energy Systems

and Networks Quantum and Molecular

Modeling and Simulation of Devices and Systems

Sensing and Imaging Networks

Telerobotics

ECCS Areas of Interest

Nanosystems/Microsystems/ Macrosystems Cyber Systems and Signal ProcessingNano and Microsystems

System-on-a-chipSystem-in-a-package

RF and Optical Wireless and Hybrid Communications Systems

Inter- and Intra-chip CommunicationsMixed Signals


Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)

Program Supports junior faculty who exemplify the role

of teacher-scholars through › outstanding research › excellent education› integration of education and research

Encourages women, members of under-represented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply

$80M invested each year for 425 new awards ENG awards are ≥$400K for 5 years Deadlines vary by directorate;

ENG proposals due July 22, 2009

ENG ContactsKen Chong

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ENG ContactsKen Chong

Sharon Middledorf

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Broadening Participation

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

Graduate Research Fellowships for Women

Graduate Research Supplements


Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in

Engineering (BRIGE) Funding opportunity intended to

increase the diversity of researchers through research program support early in their careers

Encourages support of under-represented groups, engineers at minority serving institutions, and persons with disabilities

Up to $175,000 over two years Full proposals due Feb. 13, 2009


ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in

Academic Science and Engineering Careers

ADVANCE supports three types of activities: Institutional Transformation (IT) — for academic

institutional transformation to promote participation and advance-ment of women scientists and engineers in academe

Institutional Transformation Planning Grants (IT-Start) — for basic data collection and analysis functions necessary to understand the status of women faculty in academic science and engineering at institutions seeking institutional transformation

Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) — for analysis, adaptation, dissemination and use of existing innovative materials and practices that have been demonstrated to be effective in increasing representation and participation of women in academic science and engineering careers

New solicitation in Fall/Winter 2008



Core programs Exploratory research Collaborative/interdisciplinary areas Crosscutting and NSF-wide programs


Exploratory Research

Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER)› Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory

Research (EAGER)› Grants for Rapid Response Research

(RAPID) Emerging Frontiers in Research and

Innovation (EFRI)


Small Grants for Exploratory Research

(SGER) Funds high-risk research in science,

engineering, and education:› Preliminary work on novel, untested ideas › Ventures into emerging research areas › Applications of new expertise or new

approaches to research topics › Quick-response research on unanticipated

events › Efforts to catalyze rapid and innovative

advances Available through December 31, 2008


Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research

(EAGER) Replaces one function of SGER Supports high-risk, exploratory, and

potentially transformative research Begins Jan. 1, 2009 Up to $300K over two years May be submitted any time; contact

program officer prior to proposal submission


Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID)

Replaces one function of SGER Supports research of great urgency

with regard to data, facilities, or equipment, such as research on disasters

Up to $200K over one year May be submitted any time; contact

program officer prior to proposal submission



(EFRI)

EFRISohi Rastegar

EFRISohi Rastegar

Supports higher-risk, higher-payoff opportunities that:› Are potentially transformative› Address a national need or grand challenge

Topic areas for FY 2009 are:› BioSensing and BioActuation: Interface of

Living and Engineered Systems (BSBA)› Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi)

New topic areas announced in Spring $25M investment for 4-year awards at $500K per year Each year: Letters of Intent due in Oct.; preliminary

proposals due in Dec.; invited full proposals due in April EFRI Web site: www.nsf.gov/eng/efri



Core programs Exploratory research Collaborative/interdisciplinary

areas Crosscutting and NSF-wide programs


ENG Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research

Engineering Education and Centers Industrial Innovation and

Partnerships


Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)

EngineeringCenters

Lynn Preston

EngineeringCenters

Lynn Preston

Engineering Education

Sue Kemnitzer

Engineering Education

Sue Kemnitzer

Biotechnology and Health Care

Lynn Preston

Biotechnology and Health Care

Lynn Preston

Microelectronics, Sensing, and

ITDeborah Jackson

Microelectronics, Sensing, and

ITDeborah Jackson

Nanoscale Science

and EngineeringDeborah JacksonBarbara Kenny

Vacant

Nanoscale Science

and EngineeringDeborah JacksonBarbara Kenny

Vacant

Energy, Sustainability,

and Infrastructure

John Daniels, Barbara Kenny, Vilas Mujumdar

Energy, Sustainability,

and Infrastructure

John Daniels, Barbara Kenny, Vilas Mujumdar

Senior StaffAssociateWin Aung

Senior StaffAssociateWin Aung

Diversityand Pre-College

EducationMary Poats

Diversityand Pre-College

EducationMary Poats

ResearchExperiences for

Teachers Mary Poats

ResearchExperiences for

Teachers Mary Poats

Research Experience forUndergrads Esther Bolding

Research Experience forUndergrads Esther Bolding

EngineeringEducationJohn Daniels

Sue KemnitzerSally Wood

EngineeringEducationJohn Daniels

Sue KemnitzerSally Wood

NanotechnologyUndergraduate

Education Mary Poats

NanotechnologyUndergraduate

Education Mary Poats

Bioengineering andBioinformatics

Summer InstitutesMary Poats

Bioengineering andBioinformatics

Summer InstitutesMary Poats

InternationalResearch and Education inEngineering

Win Aung

InternationalResearch and Education inEngineering

Win Aung

University EducationJohn Daniels

University EducationJohn Daniels

Division DirectorAllen Soyster

Division DirectorAllen Soyster


Engineering Centers

Supports collaboration with industry to promote innovative research and education

Engineering Research Centers › 15 in operation, including 5 new for 2008

Funding for 10 years

› 2-year process from solicitation to funding› New solicitation in early 2009

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers› 6 of 10 are engineering› 2007 solicitation to establish a Center for the

Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology


Engineering Education Research

Addresses educational goals of the engineering community

Supports focused efforts that integrate research into advances in undergraduate and PhD engineering education, and partner with K–12 pipeline innovators› Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education› Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer

Institutes


Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum,

and Infrastructure Supports research that addresses four aspects of

engineering education: › how students best learn to become creative and

innovative engineers, and how this learning is measured

› how cyber-learning resources can be used to develop tools and systems that significantly improve learning

› integration of sustainability into engineering education › future directions of U.S. engineering doctoral programs

$8.5M to fund 30–40 awards Full proposals due March 11, 2009

In ENGSue Kemnitzer

In ENGSue Kemnitzer


NSF-wide Education Programs

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)› ~20 awards each year› Pre-proposals due in April, full proposals due in Oct.

Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)› ~20 awards each year› Letters of Intent due in May, full proposals due in June

Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF)› ~1000 fellowships awarded each year› Engineering and interdisciplinary proposals due in Nov.

each year


Ethics Education for Science and Engineering

Invests in research and education projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, especially in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts

Focuses on improving ethics education for graduate students, although proposed programs may benefit undergraduates as well

$2.4M for 6–12 awards Full proposals due March 2, 2009 In ENG

Sue Kemnitzer

In ENGSue Kemnitzer


Human Resource Development

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)› Supports the involvement undergraduates in meaningful

ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically-designed for the REU program

› $10M/year available for engineering› Deadlines in Sept. and Aug. each year

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering› Supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and

community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge of engineering and technological innovation into their classrooms

› $4M/year available› Deadlines in June and Nov. each year


Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)

Industry/UniversityCooperative

Research CentersRathindra DasGupta

Glenn Larsen

Industry/UniversityCooperative

Research CentersRathindra DasGupta

Glenn Larsen

Partnerships for Innovation

Sara Nerlove

Partnerships for Innovation

Sara Nerlove

Grant Opportunitiesfor AcademicLiaison with

IndustryDonald Senich

Grant Opportunitiesfor AcademicLiaison with

IndustryDonald Senich

Small Business

PartnershipsJoe Hennessey

Small Business

PartnershipsJoe Hennessey

AAAS FellowJames Brown

AAAS FellowJames Brown

Academic PartnershipsDonald Senich

Academic PartnershipsDonald Senich

• Advanced Electronics• Advanced Manufacturing• Advanced Materials• Biotechnology• Civil Infrastructure Systems• Energy and the Environment• Fabrication and Processing Technology• Health and Safety• Information and Communications• Quality, Reliability and Maintenance• System Design and Simulation

• Advanced Electronics• Advanced Manufacturing• Advanced Materials• Biotechnology• Civil Infrastructure Systems• Energy and the Environment• Fabrication and Processing Technology• Health and Safety• Information and Communications• Quality, Reliability and Maintenance• System Design and Simulation

Advanced Materials and ManufacturingCheryl Albus, Vacant

Advanced Materials and ManufacturingCheryl Albus, Vacant

Biotechnology and Chemical TechnologyGregory Baxter, Cynthia

Znati, Vacant

Biotechnology and Chemical TechnologyGregory Baxter, Cynthia

Znati, Vacant

ElectronicsJuan Figueroa, William

Haines, Murali Nair

ElectronicsJuan Figueroa, William

Haines, Murali Nair

Information Technology

Errol Arkilic, Ian Bennett

Information Technology

Errol Arkilic, Ian Bennett

Special TopicsJames Rudd, George

Vermont

Special TopicsJames Rudd, George

Vermont

Division DirectorJoe Hennessey *

Division DirectorJoe Hennessey *

* Acting


Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with

Industry (GOALI) Effectively promotes the transfer of knowledge

between academe and industry, student education, and the exchange of culture

Supports:› Faculty and students in industry (≤ 1 year)› Industry engineers/scientists in academe (≤ 1 year)› Industry-university collaborative projects (≤ 3 years)

$5M available for co-funding with all NSF Directorates Proposals accepted anytime; ~70 awards each year


Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)

Program I/UCRC promotes long-term partnerships

among industry, academe, and government Centers are catalyzed by a small investment

from NSF and are primarily supported by industry center members during their development and evolution

~$9M for 2-8 full center awards ($55-80K/year for up to 5 years) and 4-12 planning grant awards ($10K for 1 year)

Two windows per year: Letters of Intent due in Jan. and June; full proposals due in March and Sept.


Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

Catalyzes partnerships among colleges and universities, the private sector, and governments

Supports one or more of the following activities:› research, knowledge transfer, and/or

commercialization› workforce education and training› establishing the infrastructure for innovation

$9.5M to fund 12–15 awards each year; grants are up to $600,000 for 2–3 years

Letters of Intent due Oct. 31 each year; full proposals due Dec. 31 each year


Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Programs

Encourages small firms to undertake cutting-edge research with the potential for significant economic and public benefits

Supports› Biotechnologies and chemical technologies› Electronics, components, and engineering

systems› Software and services

$25M for 170–250 awards Full proposals due Dec. 4, 2008


Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs

Encourages small firms to undertake cutting-edge research with the potential for significant economic and public benefits

Enables university researchers to spin off commercially promising ideas while remaining employed primarily at the research institution

Supports multi-functional materials $5M for ~35 awards Letters of Intent due Jan. 14, 2009; full

proposals due Feb. 25, 2009



Core programs Exploratory research Collaborative/interdisciplinary areas Crosscutting and NSF-wide

programs


Crosscutting and NSF-wide

Opportunities Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/NSF Academic

Research Initiative (ARI) Deep Underground Science and Engineering

Laboratory (DUSEL S4) High-Performance Computing System Acquisition Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes

Program (PASI) Partnerships for International Research and

Education (PIRE)


Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)

CDI is a five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking

Seeks proposals within or across the following three thematic areas: › Building Virtual Organizations› From Data to Knowledge› Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems

~$26M investment in 2008 for up to 30 grants Preliminary proposals due Dec. 8/9, 2008; full

proposals due May 20, 2009

In ENGMaria Burka

Eduardo Misawa

In ENGMaria Burka

Eduardo Misawa


Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources

Seeks proposals that address a CPA research theme: › Foundations research to develop new principles,

algorithms, models, and theories › Methods and Tools research to bridge gaps between

approaches to the cyber and physical elements of systems through innovations

› Components, Run-time Substrates, and Systems research motivated by grand challenge applications

~$30M investment for 30–40 grants for small, medium, and large projects

Full proposals due Feb. 27, 2009

In ENGScott Midkiff

In ENGScott Midkiff


Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/NSF Academic

Research Initiative (ARI) Focused on detection systems, individual sensors or

other research for the detection of nuclear weapons or material, radiation dispersal devices, and related threats

Possible topics include: › Detector materials, concepts and designs for new

sensors and sensing systems› Non-intrusive active interrogation systems; particle

generators and accelerators, associated detectors, and algorithms for improved data analysis

› Nuclear forensics and attribution 7–8 awards for up to $400K annually

per award for up to five years Full proposals due April 1, 2009

In ENGSuhada Jayasuriya

In ENGSuhada Jayasuriya


Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory

(DUSEL S4) If approved, DUSEL would include support for

construction of both the facility and its infrastructure, and for a suite of experiments to be hosted at DUSEL

This solicitation invites proposals for experiments that could be considered for DUSEL

DUSEL provides opportunities for› Physics › Engineering › Geoscience

$15M investment for 10–15 awards over 3 years Full proposals due Jan. 9, 2009

In ENGRichard Fragaszy

In ENGRichard Fragaszy


High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a

Petascale Computing Environment

Seeks organizations willing to serve as High-Performance Computing (HPC) Resource Providers, and who propose to acquire and deploy a new, innovative HPC system

Competitive HPC systems will: › Expand the range of computationally-challenging

science and engineering applications that can be tackled with the TeraGrid HPC portfolio

› Incorporate reliable, robust system software essential to optimal sustained performance

› Provide a high degree of stability and usability

$20M investment for up to 4 awards Full proposals due Nov. 28, 2008

In ENGScott Midkiff

In ENGScott Midkiff


Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)

Program Goals of the program are to:

› Support the acquisition or development of major state-of-the-art instrumentation

› Improve access to and increase use of modern research and research training instrumentation

› Enable the creation of well-equipped learning environments that integrate research with education

› Foster the development of the next generation of instrumentation

› Promote partnerships ~$110M investment for approximately

225 awards Letters of Intent due in Dec.; full

proposals due Jan. 22, 2009

In ENGLawrence Goldberg

In ENGLawrence Goldberg


Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI)

Program Aims to disseminate advanced scientific and

engineering knowledge and stimulate training and cooperation among researchers of the Americas

Supports courses that › Ranging in length from ten days to one month duration, › Involve lectures, demonstrations, research seminars

and discussions › Are taught at the advanced graduate and post-doctoral

level ~$500K annual investment for 6–8

grants Full proposals due Jan. 15, 2009

Office of International Science and Engineering

Harold Stolberg

Office of International Science and Engineering

Harold Stolberg


Partnerships for International Research and Education

(PIRE) Seeks to catalyze a cultural change in U.S. institutions

by establishing innovative models for international collaborative research and education

Other objectives include to: › Provide international research experiences for U.S.

students and faculty › Build strong international partnerships› Develop new replicable models for international

collaborative research and education› Raise the profile and increase the

importance of international collaborative research and education

Next competition planned for 2009

Office of International Science and EngineeringMark Suskin

Office of International Science and EngineeringMark Suskin


Successful Proposals

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First Steps

Begin with› Dialog with program officer› White paper› Short biography

Get involved with NSF reviews


What Do Reviewers Look For?

Proposals that address one or more NSF goals: › Discovery› Learning› Research infrastructure› Stewardship

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Resources

Directorate for Engineering: › [insert name and contact info here]› http://www.nsf.gov/eng

Funding Opportunities: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

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