1. Credit: iStockphoto National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering Engineering at NSF

2. Directorate for Engineering2 Presentation Outline  Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Overview  Funding Opportunities  Funding Success  Resources

3. Directorate for Engineering3 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.

4. Directorate for Engineering4 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

5. Directorate for Engineering5 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

6. Directorate for Engineering6 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.

7. Directorate for Engineering7 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 Combining maps (gray square) and density of cell-phone usage (shown as red and yellow 3-D peaks) can yield information about how a complex system responds to unplanned events. Dahleh, 0735956.

8. Directorate for Engineering8 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.

9. Directorate for Engineering9 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 3 rd 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.

10. 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.

11. Directorate for Engineering11 Funding  Proposals must address NSF goals › Discovery › Learning › Research infrastructure › Stewardship  Funding may be found in ENG and crosscutting/interdisciplinary programs

12. Directorate for Engineering12 Funding Opportunities  Core programs › ENG divisions › Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) › Broadening Participation  Exploratory research  Collaborative/interdisciplinary areas  Crosscutting and NSF-wide programs

13. Directorate for Engineering13 ENG Core Programs  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

14. Directorate for Engineering14 ENG Divisions Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Sohi Rastegar Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (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 Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Allen Soyster Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Allen Soyster Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Kesh Narayanan Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Kesh Narayanan Office of the Assistant Director TBD Deputy Assistant Director Michael Reischman Program Director for Diversity & Outreach Mary Juhas Office of the Assistant Director TBD Deputy Assistant Director Michael Reischman Program Director for Diversity & Outreach Mary Juhas Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology Mihail Roco Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology Mihail Roco

15. Directorate for Engineering15 Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Chemical, Biochemical, and Biotechnology Systems Chemical, Biochemical, and Biotechnology Systems Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare Transport and Thermal Fluids Transport and Thermal Fluids Process and Reaction Engineering Maria Burka Process and Reaction Engineering Maria Burka Catalysis and Biocatalysis John Regalbuto Catalysis and Biocatalysis John Regalbuto Biotechnology Fred Heineken Biotechnology Fred Heineken Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Chemical and Biological Separations Rose Wesson Chemical and Biological Separations Rose Wesson Thermal Transport Processes Pat Phelan Thermal Transport Processes Pat Phelan Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics Bob Wellek Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics Bob Wellek Particulate and Multiphase Processes Marc Ingber Particulate and Multiphase Processes Marc Ingber Fluid Dynamics Bill Schultz Fluid Dynamics Bill Schultz Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems Phil Westmoreland Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems Phil Westmoreland Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities Ted Conway Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities Ted Conway Biomedical Engineering Semahat Demir Biomedical Engineering Semahat Demir Advanced Imaging and Sensing for Human Health Leon Esterowitz Advanced Imaging and Sensing for Human Health Leon Esterowitz Environmental Engineering Clark Liu Environmental Engineering Clark Liu Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies Paul Bishop Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies Paul Bishop Energy for Sustainability Trung Van Nguyen Energy for Sustainability Trung Van Nguyen Environmental Sustainability Bruce Hamilton Environmental Sustainability Bruce Hamilton Deputy Division Director Bob Wellek Deputy Division Director Bob Wellek Senior Advisor Marshall Lih Senior Advisor Marshall Lih Acting Division Director Maria Burka Acting Division Director Maria Burka

16. Directorate for Engineering16 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

17. Directorate for Engineering17 Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Division Director Adnan Akay Deputy Director George Hazelrigg Division Director Adnan Akay Deputy Director George Hazelrigg Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Cerry Klein Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Cerry Klein Manufacturing and Construction Machines and Equipment George Hazelrigg Manufacturing and Construction Machines and Equipment George Hazelrigg NanoManufacturing Shaochen Chen NanoManufacturing Shaochen Chen Material Processing and Manufacturing Jocelyn Harrison Material Processing and Manufacturing Jocelyn Harrison Control Systems Suhada Jayasuriya Control Systems Suhada Jayasuriya Dynamical Systems Edward Misawa Dynamical Systems Edward Misawa Engineering Design and Innovation Judy Vance Engineering Design and Innovation Judy Vance Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Cerry Klein Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Cerry Klein Operations Research Stephen Nash Operations Research Stephen Nash Service Enterprise Systems Cerry Klein Service Enterprise Systems 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 Infrastructures Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Design Innovation Systems Engineering and Design Innovation Geomechanics and Geotechnical Systems Richard Fragaszy Geomechanics and Geotechnical Systems Richard Fragaszy Materials and Surface Engineering Clark Cooper Materials and Surface Engineering Clark Cooper Mechanics of Materials Ken Chong Mechanics of Materials Ken Chong Nano/Bio Mechanics Demitris Kouris Nano/Bio Mechanics Demitris Kouris Structural Materials and Mechanics Lawrence Bank Structural Materials and Mechanics Lawrence Bank Civil Infrastructure Systems Dennis Wenger Civil Infrastructure Systems Dennis Wenger Engineering Simulation Research Joy Pauschke Engineering Simulation Research Joy Pauschke Geotechnical Engineering Richard Fragaszy Geotechnical Engineering Richard Fragaszy Hazard Mitigation and Structural Engineering M.P. Singh Hazard Mitigation and Structural Engineering M.P. Singh Infrastructure Mgmt. and Extreme Events Dennis Wenger Infrastructure Mgmt. and Extreme Events Dennis Wenger

18. Directorate for Engineering18 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

19. Directorate for Engineering19 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 NEES Joy Pauschke NEES Joy Pauschke

20. Directorate for Engineering20 Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Senior Advisor Lawrence Goldberg Senior Advisor Lawrence Goldberg Electronics, Photonics, and Device Technologies Power, Controls, and Adaptive Networks Integrative, Hybrid, and Complex Systems Optoelectronics; Nano- photonics; Ultrafast/Extreme Ultra-Violet Technologies Eric Johnson Micro/Nanoelectronics; NEMS/ MEMS; Bioelectronics; Sensors Rajinder Khosla Micro/Nanoelectronics; Molecular, Spin, and Organic Electronics; Micromagnetics; Power Electronics Pradeep Fulay Microwave Photonics; MMIC; Millimeter, Sub-millimeter and Terahertz Frequency Devices and Components Usha Varshney Embedded, Distributed and Adaptive Control; Sensing and Imaging Networks; Systems Theory; Telerobotics Radhakisan Baheti Power and Energy Systems and Networks and their Inter- dependencies; Power Drives; Renewable/Alternative Energy Sources Dagmar Niebur Adaptive Dynamic Programming; Quantum and Molecular Modeling and Simulations; Neuromorphic Engineering Paul Werbos RF and Optical Wireless and Hybrid Communications Systems; Inter and Intra-chip Communications; Mixed Signals Andreas Weisshaar Micro and Nano Systems; Systems-on-a-chip; System- in-a-Package; Diagnostic and Implantable Systems Yogesh Gianchandani Cyber Systems; Signal Processing Scott Midkiff Acting Division Director Lawrence Goldberg Acting Division Director Lawrence Goldberg

21. Directorate for Engineering21 Bioelectronics Electromagnetics Flexible Electronics MEMS/NEMS Micro/Nanoelectronics Micro/Nanomagnetics Microwave Photonics Molecular Electronics Nanophotonics Optoelectronics Power Electronics Sensors and Actuators Spin 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 Processing Nano and Microsystems System-on-a-chip System-in-a-package RF and Optical Wireless and Hybrid Communications Systems Inter- and Intra-chip Communications Mixed Signals

22. Directorate for Engineering22 Multicore Chip Design and Architecture (MCDA)  Initiates research that leads to significant advances in state-of-the-art multicore chip design and architecture  Joint initiative between NSF and Semiconductor Research Corp.  Solicitation ends Oct. 17, 2008  Supported areas include: › Architectures for multicore systems › CAD for multicore systems › Interconnect and packaging technologies for multicores › Circuit techniques for multicore design MCDA Lawrence Goldberg MCDA Lawrence Goldberg

23. Directorate for Engineering23 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program  Offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of 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 division; ENG proposals due July 22, 2009 ENG Contacts Ken Chong Sharon Middledorf ENG Contacts Ken Chong Sharon Middledorf

24. Directorate for Engineering24 ENG CAREER Proposals and Awards Funding Rate Percent ENG and NSF CAREER Proposals and Awards

25. Directorate for Engineering25 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006 Number 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Percent Actions for ENGActions for WomenActions for Minorities ENG Funding RateWomen Funding RateMinority Funding Rate Funding Rates for Research Proposals among All ENG, Women, and Minorities

26. Directorate for Engineering26 Broadening Participation  Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)  ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

27. Directorate for Engineering27 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  Solicitation announced in September with a submission deadline in February

28. Directorate for Engineering28 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 2008

29. Directorate for Engineering29 Exploratory Research  Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER)  Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI)

30. Directorate for Engineering30 Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) SGER funds high-risk research in the fields of science, engineering, and education:  Preliminary work on novel, untested ideas  Ventures into emerging research areas  Application of new expertise or new approaches to research topics  Quick-response research on unanticipated events  Efforts to catalyze rapid and innovative advances

31. Directorate for Engineering31 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI)  EFRI supports higher-risk, higher-payoff opportunities with potential for: › New research areas › New industries and/or capabilities › Significant progress on a “grand challenge”  Successful topics usually require: › Small- to medium-sized interdisciplinary teams › Enough time to demonstrate substantial progress and evidence to obtain follow-on funding through other mechanisms  Current investment is $25 million for 4-year awards at $500K per year  Updates are available on the EFRI Web site: www.nsf.gov/eng/efri EFRI Sohi Rastegar EFRI Sohi Rastegar

32. Directorate for Engineering32 ENG Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Research  Engineering Education and Centers  Industrial Innovation and Partnerships

33. Directorate for Engineering33 Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Engineering Centers Lynn Preston Engineering Centers Lynn Preston Engineering Education Sue Kemnitzer Engineering Education Sue Kemnitzer Bioengineering Vacant Bioengineering Vacant Microelectronics Systems and Information Deborah Jackson Barbara Kenny Microelectronics Systems and Information Deborah Jackson Barbara Kenny Nanoscale Science and Engineering Deborah Jackson Barbara Kenny Nanoscale Science and Engineering Deborah Jackson Barbara Kenny Civil Infrastructure John Daniels Civil Infrastructure John Daniels Senior Staff Associate Win Aung Senior Staff Associate Win Aung ERC Diversity and Pre-College Education Mary Poats ERC Diversity and Pre-College Education Mary Poats Research Experiences for Teachers Mary Poats Research Experiences for Teachers Mary Poats Research Experience for Undergrads Esther Bolding Research Experience for Undergrads Esther Bolding Engineering Education Sue Kemnitzer John Daniels Engineering Education Sue Kemnitzer John Daniels Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Mary Poats Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Mary Poats Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes Mary Poats Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes Mary Poats International Research and Education in Engineering Win Aung International Research and Education in Engineering Win Aung Cross-Directorate Programs Sharon Middledorf Cross-Directorate Programs Sharon Middledorf Earthquake Engineering Vilas Mujumdar Earthquake Engineering Vilas Mujumdar Division Director Allen Soyster Division Director Allen Soyster

34. Directorate for Engineering34 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 Fall 2008  Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers › 6 of 10 are engineering › 2007 solicitation to establish a Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology

35. Directorate for Engineering35 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  New solicitation in Fall 2008

36. Directorate for Engineering36 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 proposals due Nov. 12, 2008; interdisciplinary proposals due Nov. 3, 2008

37. Directorate for Engineering37 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

38. Directorate for Engineering38 Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Rathindra DasGupta Glenn Larsen Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Rathindra DasGupta Glenn Larsen Partnerships for Innovation Sara Nerlove Partnerships for Innovation Sara Nerlove Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry Donald Senich Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry Donald Senich Small Business Partnerships Joe Hennessey Small Business Partnerships Joe Hennessey AAAS Fellow James Brown AAAS Fellow James Brown Academic Partnerships Donald Senich Academic Partnerships Donald 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 Manufacturing Cheryl Albus Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Cheryl Albus Biotechnology and Chemical Technology Thomas Allnutt, Vacant, Cynthia Znati Biotechnology and Chemical Technology Thomas Allnutt, Vacant, Cynthia Znati Electronics Juan Figueroa, Murali Nair, William Haines Electronics Juan Figueroa, Murali Nair, William Haines Information Technology Errol Arkilic, Ian Bennett Information Technology Errol Arkilic, Ian Bennett Special Topics James Rudd, George Vermont Special Topics James Rudd, George Vermont Division Director Kesh Narayanan Division Director Kesh Narayanan

39. Directorate for Engineering39 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 total funding by all NSF Directorates  Proposals accepted anytime; ~70 awards each year

40. Directorate for Engineering40 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  2 to 8 full center awards and 4-12 planning grant awards annually for $6-9M  Letters of Intent deadlines in Jan. and June each year

41. Directorate for Engineering41 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; full proposals due Dec. 31

42. Directorate for Engineering42 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs  SBIR and STTR encourage small firms to undertake cutting-edge research with the potential for significant economic and public benefits  STTR enables university researchers to spin off commercially promising ideas while remaining primarily employed by the research institution while playing a significant role in the project  Solicitations in areas such as › Advanced materials and manufacturing › Biotechnology › Electronics

43. Directorate for Engineering43 Crosscutting and NSF-wide Opportunities  Accelerating Discovery in Science and Engineering through Petascale Simulations and Analysis  Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)  Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/NSF Academic Research Initiative (ARI)  High-Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering  Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program  Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program (PASI)  Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)

44. Directorate for Engineering44 Accelerating Discovery in Science and Engineering through Petascale Simulations and Analysis (PetaApps)  Aims to develop the future simulation and analysis tools that can use petascale computing to advance the frontiers of scientific and engineering research  Seeks proposals that: › Capitalize on emerging petascale computing architectures › Emphasize implementation and exploitation of forefront techniques › Demonstrate that they have a research problem that requires and can exploit petascale computing capabilities › Are from or include junior researchers  ~$18M investment for 11–16 grants  Solicitation ends Oct. 30, 2008 In ENG Clark Cooper Scott Midkiff Phillip Westmoreland In ENG Clark Cooper Scott Midkiff Phillip Westmoreland

45. Directorate for Engineering45 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  Waiting for new solicitation In ENG Maria Burka Eduardo Misawa In ENG Maria Burka Eduardo Misawa

46. Directorate for Engineering46 Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/NSF Academic Research Initiative (ARI)  Focused on detection systems, individual sensors or other research that is potentially relevant to the detection of nuclear weapons, special nuclear 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 ENG Rajinder Khosla In ENG Rajinder Khosla

47. Directorate for Engineering47 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 ENG Scott Midkiff In ENG Scott Midkiff

48. Directorate for Engineering48 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 in Jan. In ENG Lawrence Goldberg In ENG Lawrence Goldberg

49. Directorate for Engineering49 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

50. Directorate for Engineering50 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 Engineering Edward Murdy Office of International Science and Engineering Edward Murdy

51. Directorate for Engineering51 Funding Success Credit: Top Row: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science; © 2004 Hybrid Medical Animation; Daniel Cardenas from Wikipedia Commons; Chris Jacobs, Rolf Mohr, and Dean Fowler; NASA. Middle Row: Latika Menon and Donald O'Malley, Northeastern University; Hatsukari715 from Wikipedia Commons; Vika from Wikipedia Commons; NASA. Bottom Row: NASA; DOE; Cohesion from Wikipedia Commons; NASA/MSFC; © 2005 UCLA Healthcare

52. Directorate for Engineering52 What Do Reviewers Look For?  Proposals that address one or more NSF goals: › Discovery › Learning › Research infrastructure › Stewardship  Intellectual merit  Broader impact

53. Directorate for Engineering53 Getting Started  Begin with › Dialog › White paper › Short biography  Get involved with NSF reviews  Spread your research wings  Deliver on your promises

54. Directorate for Engineering54 ENG and SBIR/STTR Budgets ($M)

55. Directorate for Engineering55 ENG Proposals and Awards Funding Rate Percent Funding Rates of Research Grants

56. Directorate for Engineering56 ENG Funding Rates for Prior and New PIs

57. Directorate for Engineering57 Proposal Submissions to ENG by Women * Source: ASEE, 2007, Engineering By the Numbers

58. Directorate for Engineering58 Proposal Submissions to ENG by Under-Represented Minorities * Source: ASEE, 2007, Engineering By the Numbers

59. Directorate for Engineering59 Comparison of Research Proposal Funding Rates among All ENG, Women, and Minorities

60. Directorate for Engineering60 Single vs. Multiple Investigator Awards ENG

61. Directorate for Engineering61 Resources  Directorate for Engineering: › [insert name and contact info here] › http://www.nsf.gov/eng  Funding Opportunities: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/