Guangzhao Mao Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science College of Engineering Institute for Manufacturing Research

 Typical panel process in CBET  How NOT to write a GOOD proposal?  How to convert a VERY GOOD proposal into an Excellent proposal?  Recommended format by Dr. Stephen Russell

 Panel makeup and proposal assignment  Fastlane review submission  Panel meeting ◦ Proposals ranked according to submitted reviews ◦ Discussion of top proposals ◦ Final recommendations and panel summaries Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

 Lack of scientific underpinning/hypotheses  Incremental/work already done  Lack of supporting data  “Bait and switch”

 Example of an excellent proposal ◦ Strong science, strong publication record, new collaboration, preliminary data, believable broader impacts  What can you do? ◦ Milestones ◦ Proposal framed as a series of questions and solutions ◦ Emphasis on originality/uniqueness ◦ Alternative hypotheses and experimental approaches

 Overview and objectives  Expected significance  Relation to PI’s longer-term goal  Background (Prior NSF support, literature review, preliminary data)  Relation to other work in progress  Experimental plan (develop each specific objective, timetable, future directions)  Broader impacts