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The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their development and evolution. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry and the center. An I/UCRC contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education.
The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) program will fund fundamental research projects that have a potential to be of future interest to industry. Each I/UCRC that currently has an active award may submit one research proposal for up to $150,000 for up to a three year period subject to the availability of funds. The program intends to fund approximately 7 awards. Graduate students are to be involved in the research. The potential for future industrial interest must be explained.
CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of integrated contributions to research and education. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply. PECASE: Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.
The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) activity supports research by faculty members of predominantly undergraduate institutions through the funding of (1) individual and collaborative research projects, (2) the purchase of shared-use research instrumentation, and (3) Research Opportunity Awards for work with NSF-supported investigators at other institutions. All NSF directorates participate in the RUI activity. RUI proposals are evaluated and funded by the NSF programs in the disciplinary areas of the proposed research. Eligible "predominantly undergraduate" institutions include U.S. two-year, four-year, masters-level, and small doctoral colleges and universities that (1) grant baccalaureate degrees in NSF-supported fields, or provide programs of instruction for students pursuing such degrees with institutional transfers (e.g., two-year schools), (2) have undergraduate enrollment exceeding graduate enrollment, and (3) award an average of no more than 10 Ph.D. or D.Sc. degrees per year in all NSF-supportable disciplines. Autonomous campuses in a system are considered independently, although they may be submitting their proposals through a central office. A Research Opportunity Award is usually funded as a supplement to the NSF grant of the host researcher, and the application is submitted by the host institution.
The Interfacial, Transport, and Separation Processes thematic areas supports research related to interfacial phenomena, mass transport phenomena, separation science, and phase equilibrium thermodynamics. Research in these areas supports various aspects of engineering technology with major impact on chemical and material processing, as well as bioprocess engineering. Research in this program also contributes to the division emphasis on basic knowledge impacting on physicochemical hazardous waste treatment and avoidance. The Interfacial, Transport, and Thermodynamics Program provides support for new theories and approaches determining the thermodynamic properties of fluids and fluid mixtures in biological and other fluids with complex molecules. Separations research (usually handled by the Separations and Purifications Processes Program) is directed at many areas with special emphasis on bioprocessing and all forms of chromatographic, membrane, and special affinity separations. For more information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/eng/cts/spp.jsp --- In furtherance of the President's Management Agenda, in Fiscal Year 2005, NSF has identified 23 programs that will offer proposers the option to utilize Grants.gov to prepare and submit proposals. Grants.gov provides a single Government-wide portal for finding and applying for Federal grants online. Proposers may opt to submit proposals in response to this Program Description via Grants.gov or via the NSF FastLane system. In determining which method to utilize in the electronic preparation and submission of the proposal, please note the following: All collaborative proposals must be submitted via the NSF FastLane system. This includes collaborative proposals submitted: by one organization (and which includes one or more subawards); or as separate submissions from multiple organizations. Proposers are advised that collaborative proposals submitted in response to this Program Description via Grants.gov will be requested to ...
The research portfolio for the Geomechanics and Geotechnical Systems (GGS) program element includes projects on geomechanics, geotechnical engineering, problem soils, weak rocks, rock mechanics and rock engineering, and mining engineering. Support is given for research that will increase geotechnical knowledge for foundations, slopes, excavations and other geostructures, including soil and rock improvement technologies and reinforcement systems; constitutive modeling and verification in geomechanics; transferability of laboratory results to field scale; and non-destructive, remote and in situ evaluation of soil and rock properties. --- In furtherance of the President's Management Agenda, in Fiscal Year 2005, NSF has identified 23 programs that will offer proposers the option to utilize Grants.gov to prepare and submit proposals. Grants.gov provides a single Government-wide portal for finding and applying for Federal grants online. Proposers may opt to submit proposals in response to this Program Description via Grants.gov or via the NSF FastLane system. In determining which method to utilize in the electronic preparation and submission of the proposal, please note the following: All collaborative proposals must be submitted via the NSF FastLane system. This includes collaborative proposals submitted: by one organization (and which includes one or more subawards); or as separate submissions from multiple organizations. Proposers are advised that collaborative proposals submitted in response to this Program Description via Grants.gov will be requested to be withdrawn and proposers will need to resubmit these proposals via FastLane. (Chapter II, Section D.3 of the Grant Proposal Guide provides additional information on collaborative proposals.) For full proposals submitted via FastLane: standard Grant Proposal Guidelines apply. For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide; A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF ...
The Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (IHCS) program supports innovative research in areas that integrate device concepts and systems principles in the design, development and implementation of new nano/micro/macro hybrid and complex systems with engineering solutions for domain specific applications. Hybrid systems incorporating both continuous and discrete representations are of increasing interest in the study of distributed networks. Proposals are sought that address fundamental research issues associated with modeling, design, simulation and development of engineering systems with applications in telecommunications, homeland security, biotechnology and manufacturing. Examples include: 1. Miniature implantable devices that combine sensors, actuators, computational algorithms and microcircuits for biomedical applications ranging from drug delivery to microsurgery; 2. Wireless networks of handheld or wearable computing devices that incorporate microsystem transmitters, receivers, antennas and sensors, and constitute a complex distributed network with high bandwidth and high information-transfer rates; 3. Optoelectronic and photonic integrated circuits, scalable in density and functionality, for chip-based wavelength division multiplexing; 4. Power grids and systems designed to be reliable, efficient and environmentally sustainable; 5. Control methods for image-guided therapy and surgery; and 6. Cyberengineering systems that integrate the physical layer (devices,sensors) with the informational layer (communication networks, computational intelligence, decision/control) to optimize the performance of distributed systems. Such integrative systems offer new challenges in basic research and promise for future applications. Proposals for the Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems program may involve collaborative research among investigators to capture the breadth of expertise needed for such multidisciplinary integrative activities. Areas of opportunity are ...
The pursuit of new scientific and engineering knowledge and its use in service to society requires the talent, perspectives and insight that can only be assured by increasing diversity in the science, engineering and technological workforce. Despite advances made in the proportion of women choosing to pursue science and engineering careers, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in almost all science and engineering fields, constituting only approximately 25% of the science and engineering workforce at large, and less than 21% of science and engineering faculty in 4-year colleges and universities. Women from minority groups underrepresented in science and engineering constitute only about 2% of science and engineering faculty in 4-year colleges and universities. The goal of the ADVANCE program is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from men and women. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that address the participation and advancement of women from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged. In 2005-2006, this program will support the following types of ADVANCE Projects: Institutional Transformation Awards support academic institutional transformation to promote the increased participation and advancement of women scientists and engineers in academe. These awards support innovative and comprehensive programs for institution-wide change. (Deadline July 22, 2005) Leadership Awards support the efforts of individuals, small groups, or organizations in developing national and/or discipline-specific leadership in enabling the full participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers. (Deadline July 15, 2005) Partnerships for ...
The Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) priority area fosters breakthroughs in understanding the dynamics of human action and development, as well as knowledge about organizational, cultural, and societal adaptation and change. HSD aims to increase our collective ability to (1) anticipate the complex consequences of change; (2) understand the dynamics of human and social behavior at all levels, including that of the human mind; (3) understand the cognitive and social structures that create, define, and result from change; and (4) manage profound or rapid change, and make decisions in the face of changing risks and uncertainty. Accomplishing these goals requires multidisciplinary research teams and comprehensive, interdisciplinary approaches across the sciences, engineering, education, and humanities, as appropriate. The FY 2006 competition will include three emphasis areas (Agents of Change; Dynamics of Human Behavior; and Decision Making, Risk and Uncertainty). Support will be provided for Full Research projects and for shorter-term Exploratory Research and HSD Research Community Development projects.
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged, science and engineering workforce.
The NanoManufacturing Program was established in 2001 to promote fundamental research and education at the nanoscale, and to transfer developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology discoveries from the laboratory to industrial application with prominent societal impacts. The program emphasizes scaleup of nanotechnology for high rate production, reliability, robustness, yield, efficiency and cost issues for manufacturing products and services. NanoManufacturing capitalizes on the special material properties and processing capabilities at the nanoscale, and promotes integration of nanostructures to functional micro devices and meso/macroscale architectures and systems, as well as the interfacing issues across dimensional scales. The program covers interdisciplinary research and promotes multi-functionality across all energetic domains, including mechanical, thermal, fluidic, chemical, biochemical, electromagnetic, optical etc. The focus of NanoManufacturing is in a systems approach, encompassing nanoscale materials and structures, fabrication and integration processes, production equipment and characterization instrumentation, theory/modeling/simulation and control tools, biomimetic design and integration of multiscale functional systems, and industrial application. The program places special emphasis in NanoManufacturing education and training of the workforce, involvement of socio-economic sciences, addressing the health, safety and environmental implications, development of manufacturing infrastructure, as well as outreach and synergy of the academic, industrial, federal and international community.
Basic research in Engineering Design is needed to advance our understanding of the fundamentals of the product realization process. One of the challenges to the research community is to create the necessary connections between the principles of design theory and the practice of design across the broad spectrum of engineered products through the creation of new tools and methods. The focus of the program is on a holistic view of design, where the total system, life-cycle context recognizes the need for advanced understanding of the identification and definition of preferences, analysis of alternatives, effective accommodation of uncertainty in decision-making, and the relationship between data and knowledge in a digitally-supported process. Another challenge is to continue developing the basic pillars supporting design theory, creating the framework for comprehensive models starting with a clear, concise, and full statement of the purpose of the system, synthesizing and integrating across the expertise necessary for the conceptual design phase, establishing the methods and measures by which the models can be validated. Research is also necessary in the realm of
The Dynamical Systems program supports fundamental advances in the understanding, design and operation of dynamic systems, including acoustics, vibrational response, and kinematic relationships; active noise and vibration control technologies; modeling and simulation of nonlinear time-varying and distributed systems.
The Sensor Technologies for Civil and Mechanical Systems (STCMS) program element supports research on acquiring and using information about civil and mechanical systems to improve their safety, reliability, cost, and performance. This includes research that extends the knowledge base for development of advanced sensors for solution of inverse problems related to system identification and characterization, and for implementation of real time adaptive system performance capabilities that use the sensed information. Examples of research areas to be supported include innovative developments in sensor technologies, analytical strategies for CMS monitoring, and active noise and vibration control technologies.
This program supports fundamental and applied research on: 1) Rates and mechanisms of important classes of catalyzed and uncatalyzed chemical reactions as they relate to the design, production, and application of catalysts, chemical processes, and specialized materials; 2) Chemical phenomena occurring at or near solid surfaces and interfaces; 3) Electrochemical and photochemical processes of engineering significance or with commercial potential; 4) Design and optimization of complex chemical processes; 5) Dynamic modeling and control of process systems and individual process units; 6) Reactive processing of polymers, ceramics, and thin films; and 7) Interactions between chemical reactions and transport processes in reactive systems, and the use of this information in the design of complex chemical reactors.
The research portfolio for the Geoenvironmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation (GEH) program element includes projects on geoenvironmental engineering, including physical, chemical, thermal and biological processes that affect the properties of geologic materials; contaminant transport and hydraulic properties of geologic materials involved in surface and subsurface flow; and construction for remediation and containment of geoenvironmental contamination. The GEH program also supports research in geological engineering and engineering geology, geotechnical earthquake engineering and strong ground motions, piping (particle erosion, transport, and deposition), scouring, tsunamis (both earthquake and non-earthquake generated), landslides and debris flows, forest fires, droughts and floods.
The Structural Systems and Hazards Mitigation of Structures (SSHM) program element focuses on experimental, analytical and computational research on design and performance enhancement of structural systems. The program supports research on new technologies for improving the behavior and response of structural systems subject to natural hazards; fundamental research on safety and reliability of constructed systems and of indoor environmental conditions; innovative developments in analysis and model based simulation of structural behavior and response including soil-structure interaction; design concepts that improve structure performance and flexibility; and application of new control techniques for structural systems.
This program focuses upon multidisciplinary issues concerning the impact of natural, technological, and human-generated hazards upon critical infrastructure systems and society. The program seeks to integrate research from engineering, social, behavioral, political and economic approaches. Research related to preparedness for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters resulting from natural, technological and human-generated hazards is supported. The goal of the program is to undertake basic research into the wide variety of factors related to the level of risk and vulnerability faced by the nation in order that risks may be reduced and costs of hazardous events maybe lessened. Specific areas of research focus upon such critical infrastructure elements as transportation, communication, water and sanitation, power distribution, and emergency preparedness and response under disaster conditions.
<p>This program creates scientific and engineering knowledge for the intelligent renewal of civil infrastructure systems, such as transportation, water supply, sanitation, power generation, and the built environment, by promoting broad application of advanced information technologies to condition assessment, deterioration, and asset management sciences. It also creates scientific and engineering knowledge for the intelligent design, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of the built environment.</p> <p>Important areas of inquiry are: intra-and inter-dependencies in infrastructure systems, health monitoring of infrastructure elements and systems, hydrogen fuel vehicles and transportation systems, infrastructure for hydrogen fuel storage and distribution, civil infrastructure protection, intelligent transportation systems, crash causation and crash avoidance measures in ground transportation, mobility in ground transportation through reduction or crash-caused delays and increases in the amount of vehicle throughput, fully automated and integrated project management processes across all life-cycle phases of the built environment, lean construction, engineering and management of job-site field operations through advanced information technologies.</p>
The Control Systems Program supports advances and novel developments in control system strategies and technologies with broad applicability to both mechanical and civil systems; embedded / distributed real-time control and mechatronic systems; control of dynamical systems at all scales (nano to micro to macro), with or without humans in the loop.
