Applying to the NSF Major Research Implementation Program September 24, 2019

RIO Research Development FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING

Fall 2019 RIO Workshop Series Sept. 25th Mentoring Series (1/3): Understanding and Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns in the Classroom Oct. 2nd Finding Funding: SPIN, Dimensions Oct. 9th Applying to the David & Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Oct. 10th Mentoring Series (2/3): Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Mentoring Oct. 16th Proposal Budgeting 101 Oct. 17th Inside NSF’s Engineering Research Program with Division Director Kon- Well Wang Oct. 21st Conversation with VCRI Terri Fiez Nov. 5th Mentoring Series (3/3): Mentoring Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows Nov.6th Applying to CU Boulder’s Seed Grant Program Nov. 11th PI Academy Strategic Career Planning Lunch is provided. RSVP on the RIO website.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation Very competitive University is limited to three proposals Based on amount requested Limited to (2) Track 1 proposals: $100K to <$1M Limited to (1) Track 2 proposal: $1M to $4M Important to make it clear which track is being pursued Track 2 proposals require significant, novel changes Funding chances improve if the project: Benefits a variety of individuals Strong support from units (matching funds, space) Long term plan for support at end of NSF grant Meets strategic need

NSF Major Research Instrumentation Do not pursue MRI if you have another option Small requests can be done within a program Largest requests need to appeal to a variety of NSF directorates Need to explain value in a way to appeal to non-experts Recent Awards (with abstracts) Map of Recent Awards (with dollar amounts)

NSF MRI Internal Competition Necessary Components : Project Description (2-3 pages) PI Biosketch / CV (Up to 2 pages) Budget Overview (up to 1 page) Track 1 or Track 2 designation Important Dates: Internal Deadline: October 8th, 2019 NSF Deadline: January 20th, 2020 Online Application: colorado.edu/researchinnovation/nsf-major- research-instrumentation-mri-program

Dr. Juliet Gopinath Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering 2019 NSF MRI Recipient 2016 NSF MRI Recipient Professor Gopinath works at the intersection of electrical engineering, physics and materials science, with a focus on lasers and optical devices. Dr. Gopinath and her Co-PI’s received a 2016 NSF MRI for her project Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Dry Etching System for Highly Controlled Etching of Chalcogenides and Related Compounds. Dr. Gopinath and her Co- PI’s also received a 2019 NSF MRI for her project MRI Consortium: Development of Fiber-coupled Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy (STED)

Dr. Won Park Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Fellow, Materials Science & Engineering 2016 NSF MRI Recipient Dr. Park's research is centered at discovering new optical phenomena and applications using nanoscale materials and structures and currently has three major thrusts: energy harvesting, nonlinear optical devices and nanomedicine. Dr. Park and his Co-PI’s received a 2016 NSF MRI for his project Acquisition of an Inductively Coupled Plasma Dry Etching System for Highly Controlled Etching of Chalcogenides and Related Compounds.

Fall 2019 RIO Workshop Series Sept. 25th Mentoring Series (1/3): Understanding and Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns in the Classroom Oct. 2nd Finding Funding: SPIN, Dimensions Oct. 9th Applying to the David & Lucile Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering Oct. 10th Mentoring Series (2/3): Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Mentoring Oct. 16th Proposal Budgeting 101 Oct. 17th Inside NSF’s Engineering Research Center Program with Division Director Kon-Well Wang Oct. 21st Conversation with VCRI Terri Fiez Nov. 5th Mentoring Series (3/3): Mentoring Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows Nov.6th Applying to CU Boulder’s Seed Grant Program Nov. 11th PI Academy Strategic Career Planning Lunch is provided. RSVP on the RIO website.