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1 Dr. Usha Varshney National Science Foundation Dr. Usha Varshney Director Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Division Directorate for Engineering National Science Foundation Tel: (703) 292-8339 E-mail: [email protected] Research and Education Opportunities in the Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Sponsored by: The American Society for Engineering Education Arlington, VA March 16-18, 2008 2008 Engineering Research Council (ERC) Workshop and Forum

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1Dr. Usha Varshney

National Science Foundation

Dr. Usha VarshneyDirector

Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems DivisionDirectorate for EngineeringNational Science Foundation

Tel: (703) 292-8339E-mail: [email protected]

Research and Education Opportunities in the Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Sponsored by:

The American Society for Engineering EducationArlington, VA

March 16-18, 2008

2008 Engineering Research Council (ERC) Workshop and Forum

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National Science Foundation

Created: 1950

Federal Agency: Independent

Total Budget FY 2008: $6.065 BDirector and Deputy Director: Presidential Appointees

Employees: 1200» Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA): 1/3» Federal Service Appointments: 2/3

Supports: Basic Research and Education

Grant mechanism: Merit-based Peer Review

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NSF Mission & Vision

Mission:To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity and welfare; to secure the national defense

Vision:Advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering

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Strategic Outcome Goals

Discovery: Foster research that will advance the frontiers of knowledge, emphasizing areas of greatest opportunity and potential benefit and establishing the nation as a global leaderin fundamental and transformational science and engineering.

Learning: Cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce, and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens.

Research Infrastructure: Build the nation’s research capability through critical investments in advanced instrumentation, facilities, cyberinfrastructure and experimental tools.

Stewardship: Support excellence in science and engineering research and education through a capable and responsive organization.

Dr.Usha Varshney

DirectorDr. Arden Bement

Organizational Structure

Directorate forEngineering

Directorate forComputer and

InformationScience andEngineering

Directorate forGeosciences

Directorate forEducation and

HumanResources

Directorate forMathematicaland Physical

Sciences

Directorate forSocial,

Behavioral,and Economic

Sciences

http://www.nsf.gov

National Science Board Office of theInspector General

Deputy DirectorDr. Kathie Olsen

Office of International Science and Engineering

Office of Equal Opportunity Programs

Office of Integrative Activities

Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management

Office of Information and Resource Management

Office of the General Counsel

Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

Directorate forBiologicalSciences

Office of Cyberinfrastructure

Office of Polar Programs

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ENG Organizational Structure

Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation

(EFRI)Dr. Sohi Rastegar

Chemical, Bioengineering,Environmental, and Transport

Systems(CBET)

Dr. Judy Raper

Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing

Innovation(CMMI)

Dr. Adnan Akay

Electrical, Communications

and Cyber Systems(ECCS)

Dr. Usha Varshney

EngineeringEducation and

Centers(EEC)

Dr. Allen Soyster

IndustrialInnovation andPartnerships

(IIP)

Dr. Kesh Narayanan

Office of Assistant Director(OAD)

Dr. Richard BuckiusDeputy Assistant Director

Dr. Michael Reischman

Senior AdvisorNanotechnologyDr. Mihail Roco

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/about.jsp

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Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation

FY 2007Auto-Reconfigurable Engineered Systems (ARES)Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE)

FY 2008Cognitive Optimization and Prediction - From Neural Systems to Neurotechnology (COPN): Understanding of sub-symbolic intelligence in the brain that can lead to the development of new designs and algorithms for optimal decision making and prediction in engineered systems

Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructures (RESIN): To develop underpinning scientific and engineering systems-level bases for new knowledge and technologies that will enable innovations for twenty-first century Interdependent infrastructures to be both resilient and sustainable

aGroup Proposals from three or more PIsaUp to $500,000 per year for 4 years, 11 Awards, $22M

Letter of Intent Due Date (required): September 25, 2007Preliminary Proposal Due Date (required): October 26, 2007

Full Proposal Deadline: April 30, 2008Program Solicitation: NSF 07-579

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ENG FY 2008 BudgetDollars in Millions

25.0025.00EFRI

$636.87$630.00Total, ENG

115.89115.16EEC

(109.37) (108.67) Small Business Innovation Research

(SBIR/STTR)

121.67120.78IIP

83.5083.24ECCS

159.81157.30CMMI

$131.00$128.27CBET

Estimate Actual

FY 2008FY 2007

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ECCS Mission

Address fundamental research issues underlying component and device technologies, power and energy, controls, computation, networks, communications and cyber technologies

Support integration and networking of intelligent systems principles at the nano, micro, macro scales for a variety of application domains

Ensure education of a diverse workforce prepared to continue rapid development of emerging technologies as drivers of the global economy

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ECCS Programs

Nanosystems, Microsystems, MacrosystemsCyber Systems

Signal ProcessingNano and Microsystems

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

RF and Optical Wireless and Hybrid Communications SystemsInter and Intra-chip CommunicationsMixed Signals

BioelectronicsElectromagneticsFlexible ElectronicsMEMS/NEMSMicro/NanoelectronicsMicro/NanomagneticsMicrowave PhotonicsMolecular ElectronicsNanophotonics3D PhotonicsOptoelectronicsPower ElectronicsSensors and ActuatorsSpin Electronics

Electronics, Photonics andDevice Technologies

EPDT

Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems

IHCS

Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks

PCANAdaptive Dynamic ProgrammingAlternate Energy SourcesEmbedded, Distributed and Adaptive ControlNeuromorphic EngineeringPower and Energy Systems & NetworksQuantum and Molecular Modeling & Simulation of Devices and SystemsSensing and Imaging NetworksTelerobotics

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Emerging Technologies

Alternate Energy Sources: Generation and Integration in the National Grid

(InterGrid)

Cyber-Physical Systems

Diagnostic, Wearable and Implantable Devices and Systems

Flexible Electronics

Hybrid Communications Systems and Networks

Interdependencies of Critical Infrastructures in Power and Communications

Micro & Nano Systems

Neuromorphic Engineering

Quantum and Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Devices and Systems

3D Photonics: Very Large-scale Integration

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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Division DirectorUsha Varshney

Division DirectorUsha Varshney

Senior AdvisorLawrence GoldbergSenior Advisor

Lawrence Goldberg

Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies

Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks

Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems

Optoelectronics; Nanophotonics; Ultrafast and Extreme Ultra-Violet TechnologiesEric JohnsonMicro/Nanoelectronics; Bioelectronics; NEMS/MEMS; SensorsRajinder KhoslaMicro/Nanoelectronics; Molecular Electronics; Spin Electronics; Organic Electronics; Micromagnetics; Power Electronics Pradeep FulayMicrowave Photonics; Millimeter, Sub-millimeter and Terahertz Frequency Devices and Components; MMICVacant

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

Power and Energy Systems and Networks; Interdependencies of Power and Energy in Critical Infrastructures; Power Drives; Renewable and Alternative Energy SourcesDagmar Niebur

Adaptive Dynamic Programming; Neuromorphic Engineering; Quantum and Molecular Modeling and Simulations of Devices and SystemsPaul Werbos

RF and Optical Wireless and Hybrid Communications Systems; Inter and Intra-chip Communications; Mixed Signals Vacant

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

Cyber Systems; Signal ProcessingScott Midkiff

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Proposal Submissions

Unsolicited Proposals Submission Windows» January 7 - February 7» September 7 - October 7

RET/REU Supplements Deadline Date» April 1

Award Size for Unsolicited Proposals» $315 K for three years» Limited number of group proposals.

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Research Opportunities in ENG Divisions

Disciplinary Research Programs» Investigator Initiated Unsolicited Proposals» Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program» Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER)» Supplements (REU, RET, Instruments, GRS, IRE)» Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)» Workshops & Conferences» Initiatives

Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)» Engineering Research Centers (ERC)» Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites» Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Sites» Unsolicited Education Proposals

Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)» Partnership for Innovation (PFI)» Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC)» Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)» Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)» Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)

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Faculty Early Career Development(CAREER / PECASE) Program

Foundation-wide activity that offers NSF’s most prestigious awards for junior faculty members within context of their early career development activities.

Enhances and emphasizes the importance of balanced academic careers that include both research and educationRequires:

Career Development Plan Research Plan and Integrated Educational ActivitiesDepartmental Endorsement

Collaborative activities are strongly encouragedAwards are for 5 years at $80K per year

Most meritorious new CAREER awardees, showing exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge, are eligible for Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

Proposal Submission Deadlines: July 17/18/19, 2008Program Solicitation: NSF 05-579

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05579/nsf05579.pdf

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Small Grants for Exploratory Research(SGER)

High-risk research in the fields of science, engineering and educationPreliminary work on untested and novel ideasVentures into emerging and potentially transformative researchApplication of new expertise or new approaches to research topicsQuick-response research on unanticipated eventsEfforts to catalyze rapid and innovative advances

» Submit to individual programs » Strongly encouraged to discuss with Program Directors before submitting

the proposal for appropriateness» Project description no more than five pages» Maximum award amount not to exceed $200K for 2 years

– Normally the award size is $50-75k for 1 year – Number of awards is limited

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/2.jsp

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Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)

Effective mechanism for transfer of knowledge between academe and industry

New research topics, intellectual contributions from industry, student education, culture change

Aims to synergize university- industry partnerships by enabling eclectic linkages:

Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students to conduct research and gain experience in an industrial setting

Industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective and integrative skills to academe Collaborative university - industry teams to conduct research projects

Supported by all NSF DirectoratesProgram Solicitation: NSF 07-522

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07522/nsf07522.htm

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Major Research InstrumentationProgram (MRI)

Program designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation’s organizations of higher education, research museums, and non-profit research organizations

Provides support for acquisition (up to 3 Yrs) or development (up to 5 Yrs) proposals of major state-of-the-art research instrumentationAwards for single instruments, large systems of instruments or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focusAwards range from $100K to $4MLess than $100K for non-PhD granting organizations, disciplines of mathematical science or social, behavioral, and economic science at any eligible organization

Mandatory 30% cost-sharing has been reintroduced

Letter of Intent are required for acquisition request between $2M-$4M, Submission Deadline: December 21, 2007

Full Proposal Submission Deadline: January 24, 2008Program Solicitation: NSF 08-503

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Graduate Research Fellowships: Promotes the future strength of the Nation’s scientific and technological base.

– Each fellow is provided an annual stipend up to three years of support– Candidates must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United

StatesProgram Solicitation: NSF 07-576, November 1- 9, 2007

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Creates a strong bond and enduring partnerships between universities and K-12 schools.

– Principal Investigators at universities in partnership with school administrators, K-12 teachers and STEM faculty must work together in the development of the proposal.

– Award Size is up to $600 K/yr for 5 yearsProgram Solicitation: NSF 07-555, May 16, 2007

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT): Educates Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education to become leaders and creative agents for change

– Catalyze a cultural change by establishing innovative models for graduate education and training

– Promote research, education, and training focused on a multidisciplinary research theme

– Maximum award is $600 K/yr for up to five yearsProgram Solicitation: NSF 07-540, April 5, 2007

Fellowships and Traineeships

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Research Experiences

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Supports active research participation by undergraduate students in on-going research programsSites» Requires an independent proposal » International dimensions are encouraged» Average award size $300K for a duration of 3 years

Supplements» To active NSF awards» Maximum 2 undergraduate students per grant

Program Solicitation: NSF 07-569, June 6, 2008

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET): Supports K-12 teachers and community college faculty in on-going engineering research programsSites» Requires an independent proposal » Award size $450K maximum for a duration up to 3 years

Supplements» To active ENG awards including SBIR/STTR» Award size $10K for a duration up to 1 year and 2 teachers per grant

Program Solicitation: NSF 07-557, November 19, 2007

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Graduate and Postdoctoral Supplements

Graduate Research Supplements (GRS) to Current ENG Awards to Broaden Participation

» To increase numbers in academic/professional careers» Supplements to existing ENG grants» New Ph.D. Students Majoring in Engineering Disciplines

– Graduate student stipend and tuition consistent with university practices– 25% Administrative Cost– 12 months, renewable for two additional years during the grant period– Nontransferable– US Citizens or Nationals or Permanent Residents

Program Solicitation: NSF 08-030, Deadline for Submission: May 12, 2008http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08030/nsf08030.pdf

NSF-SIA/NRI Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Supplements to NSF Centers in Nanoelectronics

» Explores new concepts beyond the scaling limit of CMOS technology– Enhance industry linkages with active NSF centers involved in long-term

nanoelectronics research– Average award size $300-500K for a duration of 3 years

Program Solicitation: NSF 07-051, December 12, 2007

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Cyber-enabled Discovery & Innovation (CDI)

Goal is to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking defined as comprehensively to encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools.

Seeks ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across the following three thematic areas:From Data to Knowledge: enhancing human cognition and generating new knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems: deriving fundamental insights on systems comprising multiple interacting elementsBuilding Virtual Organizations: enhancing discovery and innovation by bringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical and cultural boundaries.

Support for two types of awards: Limit of 2 proposals per PI

» Type I - Summer support for two investigators with complementary expertise; two graduate students; and their collective research needs (e.g. materials, supplies, travel) for three years.

» Type II - Summer support for three investigators with complementary expertise; three graduate students; one or two senior personnel (including post-doctoral researchers and staff); and their collective research needs (e.g. materials, supplies, travel) for four years.

– Letter of Intent Due Date (required): August 30, 2008 – September, 30, 2008– Preliminary Proposal Due Date (required): October 4, 2008 – November 4, 2008– Full Proposal Submission Window Date (by invitation): January 27, 2009 – February 27, 2009

NSF 07-603, 30 Awards, $26Mhttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07603/nsf07603.htm

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National Nanotechnology InitiativeFunding Opportunities at NSF in FY 2008

NSF support in Nanoscale Science and Engineering is through:

Competitive awards in existing Core Programs, including Interdisciplinary Team and Small Group research proposals.

“Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN),” NSF 07-590

“NSF-SIA/NRI Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Supplements to NSF Centers in Nanoelectronics,” NSF 07-051

“EPA-NSF-DOE Research Solicitation: Nanotechnology Research Grants Investigating Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Exposure of Engineered Nanomaterials.”

www.nsf.gov/nano

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Academic Research Initiative (ARI)Joint Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/National Science Foundation

Goal is to build intellectual capability relevant to nuclear detection, through initiation and maintenance of long-term frontier research at academic institutions by investment in leading edge technologies that are potentially relevant to the detection of domestic nuclear threats.

Seeks innovative and high-risk research in a focused or interdisciplinary area with potential for high impact in the following three thematic areas:Science and Engineering of Detector Materials, Concepts and Designs for New Sensors and Sensing Systems. Science and Engineering of Non-intrusive Active Interrogation Systems; Particle Generators and Accelerators, Associated Detectors, and Algorithms for Improved Data Analysis.Nuclear Forensics and Attributions.

» Limit of one Proposal per PI» Anticipated Funding Amount is $58M over five-year period from 2007-2011» Anticipated Funding Amount for FY2008 is $3M for first year of these awards » Estimated Number of Awards is 7- 8» Award Size is $400,000 annually per award for a maximum duration of five years with a

maximum total award size $2M, inclusive of both direct and indirect costs» Proposal Submission Deadlines: April 11, 2008, and First Wednesday in April, annually

thereafter through 2011NSF 08-534

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08534/nsf08534.pdf

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Ethics Education in Science and Engineering(EESE)

Goal is to create long-term improvement in ethics education for graduate students in science and engineering.Education Projects must be based on research findings that indicate successful ways to enhance ethics education for graduate students, including a wide range of activities such as mentoring programs, infrastructure-development activities, faculty capacity-building activities, training of postdoctoral fellows to implement programs, among others. Research Projects should build on research in ethics or other relevant fields, andshould suggest and explore creative, original, or potentially transformative concepts. Projects can include qualitative and/or quantitative approaches.Combined Research and Education Components might examine ethics education for graduate students in a scientific or engineering field in the first year, might implement programs on several campuses in the second year based on what was discovered, and modification, evaluation and diffusion during the third year.

» Limit of one proposal as the lead organization, no limit as non-lead collaborators or sub-awardee

» Funding amount $2.4M for estimated 6-12 Awards» Maximum Award size is up to $300K for maximum duration up to 3 years » Collaborative proposals up to $400K for maximum duration up to 3 years

Proposal Submission Deadlines: April 3, 2008, March 2, 2009, March 1, 2010NSF 08-530

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08530/nsf08530.pdf

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ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women

in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

Goal is to develop systemic approaches 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.

NSF 07-582 , $13 Mwww.nsf.gov/advance

• Institutional Transformation (IT)• Awards support academic institutional transformation to promote the increased participation

and advancement of women scientists and engineers in academe.$2-6 M for 5 years, 8 Awards, Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 6, 2007

• Institutional Transformation Planning Grants (IT-Start)• Awards support basic data collection and analysis functions necessary to understand the

status of women faculty in academic science and engineering at institutions seeking institutional transformation.

$100-200K up to 2 Years, 10 Awards, Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 6, 2007

• Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)» Awards support 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.1-5 years, award size depends on the scope of the project, 20 Awards,

Full Proposal Deadline Date: January 17, 2008

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BRIGE:Broadening Participation Research Initiation

Grants in Engineering

Goal is to increase the number of researchers in their early careers in engineering disciplines with encouragement of underrepresented groups, engineers from minority serving institutions and personswith disabilitiesEligible candidates must meet the following requirements:

» U.S. Citizen or National or legally admitted Permanent Resident of the United States.

» Holds doctoral degree in an NSF ENG-supported field.» New investigator on a full time tenure-track faculty position or equivalent

research appointment for no longer than three years in a U.S. college, university, or non-profit institution on the date of proposal submission.

» Has not previously served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on federal research grants totaling more than $50,000.

» Present a plan to increase participation of engineers from underrepresented groups.

» Award Size and Duration: $175,000 for 24 months, Awards: 25 to 30, $4M

Proposal Due Date: February 8, 2008NSF 07-589

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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)

Harvard

MichiganMinnesota

UWash Cornell

PSU HowardStanford

UCSBUNM

UT-Austin Georgia Tech

NCSU

An integrated national network of user facilities providing researchers open access to resources, instrumentation and

expertise in all domains of nanoscale science, engineering and technology

http://www.NNIN.org

Cornell U.Stanford U.U. of MichiganGeorgia Institute of

TechnologyU. of WashingtonPennsylvania State U.U. of California-

Santa Barbara U. of MinnesotaU. of New MexicoU. of Texas –AustinHarvard U.Howard U.North Carolina State U.

Single Electron Spin Detection using Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy, Rugar et al., Nature 430, July (2004)

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Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN)

www.nanoHUB.org

A National resource to accelerate the transformation of nanoscience to nanotechnology through theory, modeling and simulation, and

collaboration enabled by cyberinfrastructure

NSF Infrastructure and Research Network

NCN

U. Florida

U. Illinois -Urbana Champaign

Northwestern U.

Stanford U.

U. Texas -El Paso

Norfolk State U.

Purdue U.

No.

Date

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Merit Review Criteria

I. What is the Intellectual Merit of the Proposed Activity?» Importance of the proposed activity in advancing knowledge and

understanding» Qualifications of the proposer (individual or team)» Intent to explore creative, original, or potentially transformative

concepts» How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity ?» Sufficient access to resources

II. What are the Broader Impacts of the Proposed Activity?» Advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching,

training, and learning» Broaden participation of underrepresented groups» Enhance the infrastructure for research and education» Disseminate broadly to enhance scientific and technological

understanding» Provide benefit to society

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Transformative Research

Describes a range of endeavors which promises extraordinary outcomes

» Revolutionizing entire disciplines

» Creating entirely new fields

» Disrupting accepted theories and perspectives

» Have the potential to change the way we address challenges in science, engineering, and innovation.

All proposals received after January 5, 2008 will be reviewed against the newly revised criterion

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Reviewers

Proposal review is an important service to NSF and to your community

There’s no better way to see how the system works

There’s no better way to understand what makes a winning proposal

Contact the Program Directors in the area of your expertise, e-mailing brief description of your research expertise with key words

Requires about 40 hours of work to read proposals and write comments, plus a 2-3 day trip to NSF for panel review

NSF pays for travel (within government limits) and expenses (flat-rate compensation)

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NSF Merit Review

What happens when you submit a proposal to NSF?How are the reviewers selected to review proposals?Who decides whether a proposal is awarded or declined?What type of information does one receive once a proposal has been reviewed?How long does the entire merit review process take?

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/index.jsp

NSF ensures that proposals submitted are reviewed in a fair, competitive, transparent, and in-depth manner. The goal of this Merit Review website is to help our community better understand the NSF merit review process, as well as identify resources for additional information.

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Grant Proposal Guide, NSF 08-1http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg

Guide to Programs/Browse Funding Opportunitieshttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp

Thank you

Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)

Directorate for EngineeringNational Science Foundation

4201 Wilson BoulevardArlington, Virginia 22230

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