Upload
others
View
14
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
2/29/2012
1
Jessica RobinNational Science Foundation
2012
2
In a sustainable world, human needs would be met without chronic harm to the environment and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
Meeting this grand challenge i b t ti l i i
3
requires a substantial increase in our understanding of the integrated system of society, the natural world, and the alterations humans bring to Earth.
www.nsf.gov/sees
2/29/2012
2
NSF's SEES portfolio aims to address this need through support for interdisciplinary research and education.
4
SEES established in Fiscal Year 2010Cross-directorate NSF investmentPortfolio of existing, new and upcoming programsEncourage systems-based approachesHighlights NSF’s unique role
Cyber-enabled Materials, Manufacturing, and Smart Systems (CEMMSS)
OneNSF priorities:
RESPONSIVENESSLEVERAGELEADERSHIP
(CEMMSS)Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21)Expeditions in Education (E2)Innovation Corps (I-Corps)Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES)Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)
5
Goals:1. Building the knowledge base.
Mission: To advance science, engineering, and education to inform the societal actions needed for environmental and economic sustainability and sustainable human well-being.
Support interdisciplinary research and education that can facilitate the move towards global sustainability.
2. Growing the workforce of the future.Develop a workforce trained in the interdisciplinary scholarship needed to understand and address the complex issues of sustainability.
3. Forging critical partnerships.Build linkages among existing projects and partners and add new participants in the sustainability research enterprise.
6
2/29/2012
3
Topical themes:Natural Systems Human SystemsBuilt SystemsEnergy & Materials Adaptation & Resilience
Functional characteristics:Systems-Thinking Partnerships & Networks Education & Learning Workforce DevelopmentInformation Systems
7
Topical themes:Natural Systems Human SystemsBuilt SystemsEnergy & Materials Adaptation & Resilience
Functional characteristics:Systems-Thinking Partnerships & Networks Education & Learning Workforce DevelopmentInformation Systems
8
Ocean Acidification (NSF 12-500)Climate Change Education (NSF 12-523)Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models (NSF 12-522)Dimensions of Biodiversity (NSF 12-528) W t S t i bilit d Cli t (NSF
9
Water Sustainability and Climate (NSF 11-551)Research Coordination Networks – SEES track (NSF 11-531)Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems – SEES track (NSF 10-612)
2/29/2012
4
Goals: To understand geochemistry biochemistry of ocean acidification; how ocean acidification interacts with biological and physical processes at the organism level; how earth system history informs our understanding of the effects of OA.NSF Di t t GEO BIO OPP NSF Directorates: GEO, BIO, OPP Deadline: January 6, 2012
Saturation State of Aragonite
Credit: Rachel Fletcher
10
Goal: To increase public understanding of global climate change and prepare the next generation of scientists and educators.
Connects:o climate scientistso experts in theories on how people learn scienceo formal and informal education experts
NSF Directorates: EHR, GEO, BIO, OPP
Deadline: March 21, 2012
FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012
Ten CCE awards in response to DCL
Fifteen CCEP-1 awards (2y, up to $1M)
Twelve supplements$250,000 each
CCEP-2; 5 year awards
Next competition:Implementation of mature strategic plans that serve the larger goals of the CCE program
11
Goals• Achieve comprehensive, reliable global & regional
predictions of decadal climate variability & change • Quantify impacts on ecological, agricultural &
other human systems• Maximize the utility of data for impact assessments
Earth System ModelingEarth System Modeling
• Translate model results into basis for management decisions
Awards: support development of next-generation Earth System models by interdisciplinary teams Interagency: NSF, DOE, USDANSF Directorates: GEO, MPS, SBE, OPPDeadline: May 11, 2012
12
2/29/2012
5
Goal: A 10-year campaign to characterize the dimensions of biodiversity on Earth
Purpose: to support research that characterizes biodiversity on Earth through the use of integrative and innovative approaches to develop an innovative approaches to develop an understanding of key dimensions of biodiversity
Solicitation targeted areas where three dimensions of biodiversity overlap
• NSF Directorates: BIO, GEO, OPP• Additional partners: NASA, China (NSFC), Brazil (FAPESP)• Deadline: April 10, 2012
13
Goals:• How Earth's water system is linked to climate change, land
use, ecosystems and the built environment• Enable a new interdisciplinary paradigm in water research
Interagency: NSF, USDA/NIFANSF Directorates: GEO, ENG, SBED dli O t b 19 2011Deadline: October 19, 2011
Synthesis of behavioral and ecohydrologicmodels for dryland rivers
Climate change, land use, and urbanization in a Midwestern agricultural landscape
Scott Sim
pson
Bryce Richter
14
Standing, interdisciplinary NSF program Quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses of human and natural system processes and complex interactions at diverse scalesCNH encourages SEES themes; adds support for exploratory & new team awards & research coordination networks NSF Directorates: GEO, BIO, SBEDeadline: November 15, 2011
15
Credit: J. Brashares Credit: S. PerzCredit: I. Peralta, USFS
2/29/2012
6
SEES-RCN track: Advance sustainability science, engineering & education as an integrative systems approach
Interdisciplinary teams; encourage diverse stakeholder participation
Existing awards focused on: Existing awards focused on: Water DiplomacyUrban SustainabilityWomen – Developing Countries
Up to 5 years at $150k per year
NSF Directorates: All
Deadline: February 3, 2012
16
SEES Fellows (NSF 11-575)Sustainability Research Networks (NSF 11-574)Sustainable Energy Pathways (NSF 11-590)
17
SEES focus in Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) solicitation (NSF 11-564)RCN – SEES track continues (NSF 11-531) CNH – SEES track continues (NSF 10-612) Climate-related (CRI) competitions continue
Awards
Requirements
2 - 3 years of fellowship costs over a maximum 4-year period
$88K/year for salary and benefits
$20K/year for research expenses
$10K/year if project includes an international partner
Indirect costs
To create the necessary workforce to enable discoveries leading to environmental, energy, and societal sustainability
The Fellow's proposed research should:
• Cross traditional disciplinary boundaries
• Go beyond his/her current core disciplinary expertise
• Address issues of sustainability through a systems approach
NSF 11-575
Due December 5, 2011
Due Thereafter First Monday in December
Requirements
Restrictions
Grant to institution. PI must:
Be US citizen, national, or permanent resident
Have received PhD within 4 years of deadline
Teaching is limited to one course per semester and no more than 2 courses during award period
• Build bridges between academic inquiry, economic growth, and societal needs
Fellows must develop a research partnership in order to broaden the impact/scope of the proposed research
Fellows are expected to devote time to a professional development activity
18
2/29/2012
7
SRNs will connect interdisciplinary teams of investigators focused on performing cutting-edge research and education relating to the challenges of sustainability Links
Collaborative
Research
Frontier
Sustainability
Theme
of sustainability. Links scientists, engineers and educators at existing institutions, centers and networks, and develop new nodes of research
2 - 3 awards; 4 - 5 years
Up to $12 million each
Multi-institutional
Team
Interdisci-plinary
Approach
19
Each SRN will focus on a SEES themeExamples:
Energy and Materials Issues in SustainabilityUrban SustainabilityLarge-Scale Energy Production and Consumption DynamicsCoastal System Vulnerability and Resiliencey yAltered Biogeochemistry of Earth SystemsSustainability of Freshwater SuppliesFood Security and Land Use Change
NSF Directorates: ENG, BIO, CISE, EHR, GEO, MPS, SBE, OISE, OPPDeadlines:
Pre-proposal -- Dec. 1, 2011 Full Proposal -- April 1, 2012
20
Energy Resource Assessment &
Harvesting
Environmental, Economic & Societal Impacts
Energy Conversion, Transmission, Storage,
& Consumption
Key components: Key components: Sustainability - from resource to realizationInterdisciplinary and system approachAddresses science and engineering Challenges, informed by the environmental, societal, and economic aspects
NSF Directorates: MPS, ENG, CISE, SBE, GEO, BIO, OISE, EHRDeadline: February 1, 2012
21
2/29/2012
8
Build strong research & education partnerships with domestic and foreign collaborators that enable research excellence
• Fosters internationalization of US institutions in science & engineering
• Provides strong well-mentored international research experiences for US students
2012 PIRE competition focused exclusively on SEES
Co-funding opportunities possible• Domestic : US EPA, USAID• International : UK(EPSCR & ESRC); Japan(JST), Russia(MES), IAINSF Directorates: OISE (coordinating office) for all directoratesDeadlines: • Pre-proposals: October 19, 2011• Full proposals: May 15, 2012
22
Chemistry, Materials, Engineering• Renewable, non-toxic materials, process improvements
Coastal and Arctic Regions • Vulnerability, resilience, cultural impacts
Hazards and Disasters • Science, engineering, risk assessment, decision-making, g g, , g
Information Science and Engineering• Energy consumption, clean computing issues
23
Sustainability requires long-term perspectives, emphasizing:
Integrated approaches across disciplines Developing systems-level modelsRealizing data-enabled science Linking observational networksExploring linkages between technological solutions and environmental effects Communicating research findings to decision-makers and the public
24
2/29/2012
9
25
Questions?
Jessica [email protected]
Visit: www.nsf.gov/sees
Questions?
Jessica [email protected]
Visit: www.nsf.gov/sees26