Division of Engineering Research
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Apr 20, 2012
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Contents:
1. Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track (IGERT-CIF21) Crosscutting Programs - NSF
2. Biomechanical Investigations using Human Surrogates – Dept Transportation
3. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION PILOT INSTITUTE ON ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
4. Broad Agency Announcement for expeditionary technologies / methodologies that are either new, innovative, advance the state-of-the-art, or increase knowledge / understanding of a technology / method - Navy
5. ViSAR Proposer's Day - DARPA
6. System F6 On-Orbit Demonstration Testbed Proposers' Day - DARPA
7. Chip-Scale Combinatorial Atomic Navigator (C-SCAN) - DARPA
8. Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) - NSF
9. Arctic SEES (ArcSEES) - NSF
10. Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) - NSF
11. International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) NSF Wide Programs
12. Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) in Engineering (CDS&E-ENG) - NSF
13. Core Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering (BIGDATA) - NSF
1. Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track (IGERT-CIF21) Crosscutting Programs - NSF
Solicitation 12-555
Letter of Intent Deadline Date: June 4, 2012
Full Proposal Deadline Date: August 6, 2012 IGERT-CIF21 Full Proposal
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills. The program is intended to establish new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
Building upon the IGERT platform, the purpose of this IGERT solicitation is to support new models in graduate education in which students are engaged in an environment that supports innovation to learn through hands-on experience how their own research may contribute in new ways to benefit society and to learn the processes for the successful implementation of such contributions.Within the Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) and IGERT, NSF recognizes the need to educate and support a next generation of researchers able to address fundamental challenges in 1) core techniques and technologies for advancing big data science and engineering; 2) analyzing and dealing with challenging computational and data enabled science and engineering (CDS&E) problems, and 3) researching, providing, and using the cyberinfrastructure that makes cutting-edge CDS&E research possible in any and all disciplines.
Through this amendment to the IGERT solicitation NSF 11-533, a new IGERT-CIF21 track has been created as a mechanism to address the training and education needs in CDS&E and cyberinfrastructure research. The CIF21 activity is part of the NSF-wide IGERT activity, as described in
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504772&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
2. Biomechanical Investigations using Human Surrogates – Dept Transportation
SOL: 2012-0115
DUE: 050112
This is a Sources Sought Notice for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Applied Vehicle Safety Research to identify the availability and capability of sources to design, execute, and completely meet the objectives of the effort described herein. The following list of tasks represents four focus areas in which NHTSA would like to conduct research over the entire period of performance of this agreement. Specific work items shall be discussed and agreed upon by NHTSA and the contractor prior to the beginning of each year of this agreement. This approach provides NHTSA and the contractor flexibility to meet changing research needs throughout the period of performance. NHTSA may, based on research priorities and availability of funds, fund any number of the tasks in any given year. • Task 1. Oblique Impact Occupant Response and Biomechanics. Task 2. Advanced ATD and Instrumentation Support New dummy designs require significant evaluation testing before incorporation into Federal standards. Task 3. Lower Spine Biomechanics Synopsis
3. NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION PILOT INSTITUTE ON ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Background: On March 9, 2012, President Obama announced a new proposal for a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) to establish up to fifteen Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation around the country. These institutes will serve as regional hubs of manufacturing excellence that will help make U.S. manufacturers more competitive and encourage investment in the United States. When established, each institute will be part of the national network. NNMI will be a collaboration among the Departments of Defense, Energy, and Commerce, and potentially other civilian agencies.
NNMI Pilot Institute Background: The President also announced that the Administration will take immediate steps to launch a pilot institute for manufacturing innovation. The pilot institute will be co-financed by the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of Commerce (DoC), and potentially other civilian agencies. This initiative is anticipated to be funded in part with a $45 million federal contribution, which does not include anticipated 50/50 cost share from other sources. The goal of the pilot institute is to increase the successful transition and scale-up of the selected technology focus area, additive manufacturing, through advanced manufacturing innovation, further increasing domestic competiveness and meeting DoD and other participating civilian agency requirements. While no response is requested at this time, the Government anticipates releasing a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation for the NNMI Pilot Institute on or around 15 May 2012, with a proposers’ day to be held approximately a week later. https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6345b7b9254b6b5009236043c888f9e9&tab=core&_cview=0
4. Broad Agency Announcement for expeditionary technologies / methodologies that are either new, innovative, advance the state-of-the-art, or increase knowledge / understanding of a technology / method - Navy
SOL: N6258312R0755
This announcement seeks out technologies and methodologies to improve expeditionary logistics, and applies to Navy and USMC forward operating environments. NAVFAC ESC is interested in expeditionary technologies and methodologies that are either new, innovative, advance the state-of-the-art, or increase knowledge or understanding of a technology or methodology. To be eligible for consideration and possible contract award, the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of any proposed technology or methodology must be 6 or less (TRLs are defined at http://esto.nasa.gov/files/TRL_definitions.pdf). Furthermore, the technology or methodology shall address one of the following topic areas.
TOPIC NO. 1: ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE..
TOPIC NO. 2: ENHANCED SELF SUFFICIENCY FOR WATER.
TOPIC NO 3: ENERGY EFFICIENT EXPEDITIONARY FACILITIES.
TOPIC NO 4: MODELING TOOLS TO FORECAST EFFECTS OF ENHANCED TECHNOLOGIES.
TOPIC NO 5: ENHANCED NAVAL PORT SECURITY.
TOPIC NO 6: ENHANCED LOGISTICS TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES.
Synopsis
5. ViSAR Proposer's Day - DARPA
SOL: DARPA-SN-12-37
DUE: 042512
DARPA will host a Proposers' Day Workshop in support of the BAA 12-41, Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) program on April 30, 2012 at the Executive Conference Center at Liberty Center in Arlington, VA (4075 Wilson Blvd, Suite 350) from 1200 to 1730. The purpose of this conference is to provide information on the ViSAR program; promote additional discussion on this topic; and address questions from potential proposers.Synopsis
6. System F6 On-Orbit Demonstration Testbed Proposers' Day - DARPA
SOL: DARPA-SN-12-39
DUE: 043012
DARPA will host an in-person Proposers' Day to provide information on progress within the multiple efforts constituting the System F6 program and to describe the details of the System F6 On-Orbit Demonstration Testbed BAA. This event will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2012 starting at 8:00am Eastern Time at the Westin Arlington Gateway at 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. The registration deadline is 4:00pm Eastern Time on Monday, April 30, 2012. See the attached file "DARPA-SN-12-39 (F6 On-Orbit Demo Proposers' Day)" for registration details. Synopsis
7. Chip-Scale Combinatorial Atomic Navigator (C-SCAN) - DARPA
SOL: DARPA-BAA-12-44
DUE: 071012
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of co-integration of inertial sensors with dissimilar physics of operation in a single micro-scale Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). In this context, the program seeks to address challenges associated with the long-term drift, dynamic range, and start-up time of chip-scale components for positioning, targeting, navigation, and guidance tasks. Specific interest is in the development of a Chip-Scale Combinatorial Atomic Navigator (C-SCAN) that combines inertial sensors with dissimilar, but complementary, physics of operation into a single microsystem. The main objectives of the C-SCAN program are to (1) explore the miniaturization and co-fabrication of atomic sensors with high-performance solidstate inertial sensors, and (2) develop combinatorial algorithms and architectures that seamlessly co-integrate components with dissimilar physics in a single ensemble. The deliverable of this program is a miniature IMU that co-integrates atomic and solid-state inertial sensors in a single microsystem with a volume of no more than 20 cubic centimeters (20 cc) and power consumption of no more than 1 Watt (1 W). The performance of C-SCAN is expected to be above and beyond what is currently available, combining a high resolution of motion detection (10-4 deg/hour for rotation and 10-6 g for linear acceleration), exceptional long-term bias and scale-factor stability (1 ppm with respect to the full-scale of operation), and start-up time performance orders of magnitude better than available today (less than 10 seconds from a cold start). Synopsis
8. Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) - NSF
Solicitation 12-554
Full Proposal Window: January 12, 2012 - July 12, 2012 for HRD Design Project Proposals for a Broadening Participation in STEM Resource Network
Full Proposal Deadline Date: September 28, 2012 for AGEP-Transformation
Full Proposal Deadline Date: October 30, 2012 for AGEP-KAT and AGEP-BPR
AGEP is committed to the national goal of increasing the numbers of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (URMs), including URMs with disabilities entering and completing graduate education and postdoctoral training to levels representative of the available pool of URMs. Increased URM participation in advanced STEM education and training is critical for supporting the development of a diverse professional STEM workforce especially a diverse STEM faculty who serve as the intellectual, professional, personal, and organizational role models that shape the expectations of future scientists and engineers. To achieve this long term commitment, the AGEP program will support the development, implementation, study, and dissemination of innovative models and standards of graduate education and postdoctoral training that are designed to improve URM participation, preparation, and success.
AGEP projects must focus on URM U.S. citizens in STEM graduate education, and/or postdoctoral training, and their preparation for academic STEM careers at all types of institutions of higher education. STEM professional development more broadly may be included in projects with a strong and compelling argument. AGEP is interested in proposals that include any or all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields supported by NSF including the social, behavioral and economic sciences, and multi-, cross-, or inter-disciplinary STEM fields.
AGEP encourages community colleges, primarily undergraduate institutions, minority-serving institutions (Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities), women's colleges, and institutions primarily serving persons with disabilities to participate as lead institutions and as alliance partners in all three types of AGEP projects.
AGEP intends to support the following types of projects:
AGEP-Transformation –
AGEP-Knowledge Adoption and Translation (AGEP-KAT) –
AGEP-Broadening Participation Research in STEM Education (AGEP-BPR) - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5474&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
9. Arctic SEES (ArcSEES) - NSF
Solicitation 12-553
Full Proposal Deadline Date: September 14, 2012
In the twenty years since the Arctic Council first emphasized the need for science for sustainability in the high north, the Arctic environment and population has changed considerably. NSF's Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) investment highlights the changing Arctic as a priority area for research, “to meet the needs of present and future generations while substantially reducing poverty and conserving the planet’s life support systems.” (From the National Academy of Science report on Sustainability Science and Engineering, http://www.pnas.org/site/misc/sustainability.shtml)
ArcSEES is a multi-year, interdisciplinary program which seeks both fundamental research that improves our ability to evaluate the sustainability of the Arctic human-environmental system as well as integrated efforts which will provide community-relevant sustainability pathways and engineering solutions. For this competition, interdisciplinary research will be focused in four thematic areas: the natural and living environment, the built environment, natural resource development, and governance. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503604&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
10. Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) - NSF
Solicitation 12-552
Full Proposal Deadline Date: July 17, 2012
The Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program seeks to advance research at the frontiers of STEM learning and education, and to provide the foundational knowledge necessary to improve STEM learning and education in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, for all groups, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. The goals of the REESE program are: (1) to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning and education; (2) to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and (3) to coordinate and transform advances in education and learning research. In coordination with the Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) and Research on Disabilities Education (RDE) programs, REESE supports research on broadening participation in STEM education. REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning; it welcomes Fostering Interdisciplinary Research on Education (FIRE) projects, previously called for in a separate solicitation. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. Research questions related to educational research methodology and measurement are also central to REESE activities. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund