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SupportforSustainableManufacturingattheNSF

BruceM.KramerSeniorAdvisorforEngineering

DivisionofCivil,MechanicalandManufacturingInnova>on

MITManufacturingForumCambridge,MassachuseBs

April23,2010

MaterialsUse:Science,Engineering,andSociety(MUSES)

•  Approximately48awardsinENG•  FY2002–2007•  Represent~$34millioninsupport

•  21AwardsthroughCMMI,includingboththeformerDMIandCMSDivisions,whichweremergedinFY2007

DoesNSFs>llsupportthistypeofresearch?

MUSESResearchTopicsataGlance(fromprojectsummaries)…

SustainableEngineeringResearchManufacturingtheNextGeneraAonof

Infrastructure

•  SupportedbymanyCMMIPrograms(notexplicit)•  EmergingFron>ersinEngineering(EFRI)

–  ResilientandSustainableInfrastructures(RESIN)–  ScienceinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign(SEED):EngineeringSustainableBuildings

•  NanoscaleScienceandEngineeringCenters(NSECs)–  CenterforHierarchalManufacturing‐UMass–  CenterforHigh‐rateNanomanfuacturing‐Northeastern–  CenterforNanoscaleChemical‐Electrical‐MechanicalManufacturingSystems(UIUC)

–  CenterforScalableandIntegratedNanoManufacturing,UCBerkeley

–  CentersforNanotechnologyinSociety

CMMIAreasofInterest•  Advancedmanufacturing:researchleadingtotransforma>ve

advancesinmanufacturingandbuildingtechnologies,withemphasesonefficiency,economy,andsustainability

•  Mechanicsandengineeringmaterials:researchaimedatadvancesinthetransforma>onanduseofengineeringmaterialsefficiently,economically,andsustainably

•  Resilientandsustainableinfrastructures:researchtoadvancefundamentalknowledgeandinnova>onforresilientandsustainablecivilinfrastructureanddistributedinfrastructurenetworks

•  Systemsengineeringanddesign:researchonthedecision‐makingaspectsofengineering,includingdesign,control,andop>miza>on

•  Twosubmissiondeadlineseachyear:Oct.1andFeb.15

Directorate for Engineering 5

ENGInterdisciplinaryResearch(IDR)Proposals

•  ProposealevelofinterdisciplinarycontentnotcoveredinthecoreprogramsofENG

•  MustaBractfundingfromatleasttwodivisionsofNSF,withprimaryfundingfromENG.

•  Usuallyinvolveateamof2–4inves>gators.•  Typically$300–500Kforuptothreeyears,although

awardsupto$1Mareconsidered.•  NextdeadlineinDecember,2010?;2009submission

guidelinesathBp://nsf.gov/eng/general/IDR/index.jsp


EngineeringResearchCenters(ERC)

•  15ERCsinopera>on,including5newonesin2008

•  FY2010compe>>onunderway•  Nextcompe>>onstartsFall,2010?•  ~$4million/yearforupto10years


GrantOpportuniAesforAcademicLiaisonwithIndustry(GOALI)

•  Promotestheeffec>vetransferofknowledgebetweenacademeandindustry,studenteduca>on,andtheexchangeofculture

•  Supports:–  Facultyandstudentsinindustry(≤1year)–  Industryengineers/scien>stsinacademe(≤1year)–  Industry‐universitycollabora>veprojects(≤3years)

•  $5Mavailableforco‐fundingwithallNSFDirectorates

•  Proposalsacceptedany>me;~70awardseachyear


Industry/UniversityCooperaAveResearchCenter(I/UCRC)Program

•  Promoteslong‐termpartnershipsamongindustry,academe,andgovernment

•  CentersarecatalyzedbyasmallinvestmentfromNSFandareprimarilysupportedbyindustrycentermembersduringtheirdevelopmentandevolu>on

•  ~$9Mfor2‐8fullcenterawards($55‐80K/yearforupto5years)and4‐12planninggrantawards($10Kfor1year)

•  Twowindowsperyear:LeBersofIntentdueinJan.andJune;fullproposalsdueinMarchandSept.


SmallBusinessInnovaAonResearch(SBIR)Programs

•  Encouragessmallfirmstoundertakeculng‐edgeresearchwiththepoten>alforsignificanteconomicandpublicbenefits

•  Supports–  Nanotechnology,advancedmaterials,andmanufacturing–  Biotechnologiesandchemicaltechnologies–  Educa>onapplica>ons–  Informa>onandcommunica>ontechnologies

•  $45Mfor200–300awards•  FullproposalsdueinJuneandDec.


SmallBusinessTechnologyTransfer(STTR)Programs

•  Encouragessmallfirmstoundertakeculng‐edgeresearchwiththepoten>alforsignificanteconomicandpublicbenefits

•  Enablesuniversityresearcherstospinoffcommerciallypromisingideaswhileremainingemployedprimarilyattheresearchins>tu>on

•  $5Mfor~35awards•  Newsolicita>oninlatesummer2010


Cyber‐EnabledDiscoveryandInnovaAon(CDI)

•  CDIisafive‐yearini>a>vetocreaterevolu>onaryscienceandengineeringresearchoutcomesmadepossiblebyinnova>onsandadvancesincomputa>onalthinking

•  Seeksproposalswithinoracrossthefollowingthreethema>careas:–  FromDatatoKnowledge–  UnderstandingComplexityinNatural,Built,andSocialSystems–  VirtualOrganiza>ons

•  ~$36MinvestmentinFY2010for30grants•  FY2011duedatesexpectedtobeinearlyCY2011


ENGContactsMariaBurka

EduardoMisawa

PartnershipsforInternaAonalResearchandEducaAon(PIRE)

•  SeekstocatalyzeaculturalchangeinU.S.ins>tu>onsbyestablishinginnova>vemodelsforinterna>onalcollabora>veresearchandeduca>on

•  Otherobjec>vesincludeto:–  Provideinterna>onalresearchexperiencesforU.S.studentsand

faculty

–  Buildstronginterna>onalpartnerships–  Developnewreplicablemodelsforinterna>onalcollabora>veresearch

andeduca>on

–  Raisetheprofileandincreasetheimportanceofinterna>onalcollabora>veresearchandeduca>on

•  Newsolicita>oninfall2010


OfficeofInternaAonalScienceandEngineering

ElizabethLyons

SustainableNanomanufacturing

•  NSTCNNISignatureIni>a>ve(FY2010)•  ThreeThrustAreas:

– MaterialsDesign

– MeasurementTechnology– SustainableManufacturing

http://www.nano.gov/NNI_SigInit_Sustainable_Mfr_Feb_2010.pdf

MaterialsDesignScalableNanomaterials,Components,Devices

•  Newscalableprocesses/techniquesforgenera>ng&handlingnanostructuressafelyontheindustrialscale

•  Self‐assemblyofnanostructures– Newcontrolmethods:stochas>cversusdeterminis>c

– Noveldesignofindividualstructures

MeasurementTechnologyNanomanufacturingMeasurement

Technologies

•  Accuracy,precision,reproducibilitydictatedbyavailablemetrology

•  Abilitytotune/scalenanoscaleprocesseslimitedbylackofreal‐>me,in‐linecharacteriza>on

•  In‐line,fast,inexpensivetechniquesneedtobedeveloped– Op>mize/controlcomplex,mul>stepassemblyprocesses

SustainableNanomanufacturingRecyclingnanoscalematerials,components,

anddevices•  Nanomanufacturingfacili>eswithflexibilityfortailoringprocesses–  Invent/Evolveproductsbasedondemandofday–  Presentschallengeforsustainability

•  Canbe“green”intermsofmaterialsused;butneedsadvancesinrecovery/reclama>onaterproductlife,etc.– Newtools/methodsforrecyclingneededtopromotehumanhealth,environmentalsustainabilityofnanomanufacturingprocesses

SustainableManufacturingSelectedFundedResearch

•  A New Paradigm for Scalable Fabrica4on of Polymer Nanofibers by Bulk Shear and Phase Separa4on,OrlinVelev,NCStateUniv.–  Efficientandscalabletechniqueforthe

fabrica>onofpolymerfibersassmallas200nmindiameterfromanumberofsolu>on‐processedpolymers

–  Themethodallowsthecrea>onofbiodegradableandmulAfuncAonalfibersbyincorpora>onofinorganicandorganicparAclesandbiomolecules

NSF Award CMMI-0927554 , Materials Processing & Manufacturing Program

SustainableManufacturingSelectedFundedResearch

•  GOALI: Novel Low‐Pollu4ng Collagen‐Alkali Silicate,FredCannon,PennStateUniv.– Devisealowvola>leorganiccarbon(VOC)corebinderthatiscomprisedofacollagen‐alkalisilicatehybridforfoundryprocesses.

– AimtoreplaceconvenAonalpetroleum‐basedbinders,whichcausesignificantvolaAleorganiccarbonpolluAon NSF Award CMMI-0927967,

Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Energyandmanufacturing


Toward a Science of Sustainability Report from Toward a Science of

Sustainability Conference Airlie Center ~ Warrenton, Virginia

November 29, 2009 – December 2, 2009

A Planning Effort for the NSF-wide Science Engineering and Education for Sustainability

(SEES) Initiative

From the Executive Summary (page 4 of 164)


“A comprehensive assessment of research needs and opportunities for advancing sustainability would need to include a vast range of sector-specific and cross-sectoral problem-solving work in fields ranging from green technologies in energy and manufacturing to urban design to agriculture and natural resources. We report here on the results of a three-day workshop organized to contribute to a narrower but essential task: characterizing the needs for fundamental work on the core concepts, methods, models, and measurements that, if successful, would support work across all of those sectoral applications by advancing fundamental understanding of the science of sustainability.”

Need an Agenda for Sustainable Manufacturing

•  Focusedonfundamentalworkonthecoreconcepts,methods,models,andmeasurementsunderlyingsustainablemanufacturing

•  TakingabroadviewthatencompassessustainablebuildingandconstrucAon.

•  TreaAngtheenArelifecycleofmanufacturedproducts

•  PotenAallyprovidingtheunderlyingframeworkthatsupportstheotherelementsofsustainabilityscience


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