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Update from the NSF Directorate for Engineering
Update from the NSF Directorate for Engineering
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Michael ReischmanActing Assistant Director
Engineering Advisory Committee MeetingOctober 15–16, 2008
Michael ReischmanActing Assistant Director
Engineering Advisory Committee MeetingOctober 15–16, 2008
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AdCom Meeting Agenda
Directorate for Engineering Update ECCS Overview and COV ReportEmerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Update and Discussion of Emerging AreasBroadening Participation› EHR Programs › Subcommittee Report and ENG PlanDiscussion with Arden Bement, Director
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Directorate for Engineering Update
Action ItemsNew Staff IntroductionsBudget and TrendsResearch and Education ThemesBroadening Participation
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Action Items from AdCom
Developing EFRI topics› Invite community to submit ideas› Recognize importance of energy and the
environmentBroadening participation› EHR collaboration› Graduate student/post doc support› RET/REU› MetricsRecommendations of University–Industry Partnerships subcommittee
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Industry–University Partnerships
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Staff Introductions
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ENG Leadership
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
ManufacturingInnovation
(CMMI)Adnan Akay
Civil, Mechanical, and
ManufacturingInnovation
(CMMI)Adnan Akay
Electrical, Communications,
and Cyber Systems(ECCS)
Lawrence Goldberg*
Electrical, Communications,
and Cyber Systems(ECCS)
Lawrence Goldberg*
EngineeringEducation and
Centers(EEC)
Allen Soyster
EngineeringEducation and
Centers(EEC)
Allen Soyster
IndustrialInnovation and
Partnerships(IIP)
Kesh Narayanan
IndustrialInnovation and
Partnerships(IIP)
Kesh Narayanan
Office of the Assistant DirectorMichael Reischman*
Diversity and OutreachVacant
Office of the Assistant DirectorMichael Reischman*
Diversity and OutreachVacant
Senior Advisor forNanotechnology
Mihail Roco
Senior Advisor forNanotechnology
Mihail Roco
*Acting
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New Staff in ENG/OAD
Thomas Peterson, Assistant Director, University of Arizona (January 2009)Cecile Gonzalez, Science Writer–EditorStefan Little, Program Specialist
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New Staff in ENG/CBET
John McGrath, Division Director, University of ArizonaTheodore Bergman, Program Director for Thermal Transport Processes, University of Connecticut Ted Conway, Program Director for Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare Aleksandr Simonian, Bioengineering, Interdisciplinary, and Engineering Centers Activities, Auburn University
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New Staff in ENG/CMMI
Meghan Durham, Program AssistantCandace Owens, Secretary to Division DirectorRobert Smith, Program Director for Operations Research, University of MichiganAngela Speight, IT/Program Assistant
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New Staff in ENG/ECCS
Nergiz Knox, Program AssistantAndreas Weisshaar, Program Director for Integrative, Hybrid, and Complex Systems, Oregon State University
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New Staff in ENG/IIP
Gregory Baxter, Program Director for SBIR/STTR Biotechnology, Hurel Corp.James Brown, AAAS Fellow, Wabash CollegeDenise Hundley, Secretary to Division DirectorCynthia Znati, Program Director for SBIR/STTR Chemical Technology, EXPORTech Company
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Other New NSF Staff
Tim Killeen, Assistant Director for Geosciences, National Center for Atmospheric Research Edward Seidel, Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, Louisiana State University
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NSF/ENG Budget and Trends
Budget history and requestProposals, awards, and funding rates
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NSF Budget by Directorate ($M)
Directorate/Office
FY 2007 Actual
FY 2008Estimate
FY 2009Request
FY 2009 RequestChange over
FY 2007 ActualChange over
FY 2008 EstimateAmt % Amt %
BIO $608.54 $612.02 $675.06 $66.52 10.9 $63.04 10.3%CISE 526.68 534.53 638.76 112.08 21.3 104.23 19.5
ENG (less SBIR/STTR) 521.33 527.50 632.33 111.00 21.3 104.83 19.9SBIR/STTR 108.67 109.37 127.00 18.33 16.9 17.63 16.1
GEO 745.85 752.66 848.67 102.82 13.8 96.01 12.8MPS 1,150.73 1,167.31 1,402.67 251.94 21.9 235.36 20.2SBE 214.54 215.13 233.48 18.94 8.8 18.35 8.5OCI 182.42 185.33 220.08 37.66 20.6 34.75 18.8OISE 40.36 41.34 47.44 7.08 17.6 6.10 14.8OPP 438.43 442.54 490.97 52.54 12.0 48.43 10.9IA 219.45 232.27 276.00 56.55 25.8 43.73 18.8U.S. Arctic Research
Commission 1.45 1.47 1.53 0.08 5.5 0.06 4.1Research & Related
Activities $4,758.44 $4,821.47 $5,593.99 $835.55 17.6% $772.52 16.0%
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FY2007 Actual
FY 2008 Estimate
FY 2009 Request
Change over FY 2008 EstimateAmt %
CBET $128.27 $131.00 $173.34 $42.34 32.3%CMMI 157.30 159.81 201.88 42.07 26.3ECCS 83.24 83.50 94.36 10.86 13.0IIP 120.78 121.67 140.90 19.23 15.8Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 108.67 109.37 127.00 17.63 16.1EEC 115.16 115.89 119.85 3.96 3.4EFRI 25.00 25.00 29.00 4.00 16.0Total, ENG $630.00 $636.87 $759.33 $122.46 19.2%
(Columns may not total due to rounding.)
ENG FY 2009 Budget Request ($M)
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ENG and NSF Research Grant Proposals and Awards
ENG success rates have been maintained, while NSF success rates have declined.
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ENG Research and Education Themes
Cognitive engineering: Intersection of engineering and cognitive sciencesCompetitive manufacturing and service enterprisesComplexity in engineered and natural systemsEnergy, water, and the environmentSystems nanotechnology
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Developing ENG Themes
ENG Research & Education
Themes
National R&D Needs
(OSTP, America
COMPETES Act, American Competitive- ness Initiative)
Financial Guidance
(Office of Management and Budget)
Ideas and Capabilities of Engineering
Research Community (AdCom, Workshops, PDs,
PIs, other agencies)
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long-term memory
short-term memory
Credit: Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems ERC, University of Southern California
Cognitive Engineering
ENG invests in improving understanding of the brain and nervous system to enable the engineering of novel systems and machinesExamples include:› Devices that augment
the senses› Intelligent machines
that analyze and adapt
A neural prosthesis restores cognitive function lost due to damage or degenerative disease.
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Competitive Manufacturing and Service Enterprises
ENG enables research to catalyze and optimize multi-scale manufacturing (from fundamental metrology through atomic-scale control of raw materials), and service deliveryExamples include:› Achieving perfect atomic- and
molecular-scale manufacturing
Credit: James Gathany, courtesy of CDC.
The time needed for vaccine design, production, and administration must all be balanced.› Understanding & optimizing
decision-making in service industries
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Various sizes of high quality Fe3 O4 nanocrystals and Fe3 O4 beads.
Credits (L to R): Rice University Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN); Nanomaterials & Nanofabrication Laboratories.
Competitive Manufacturing and Service Enterprises
Commercial-scale production of affordable, high-quality, multi-use nanomaterials› Nanocrystals for
separations and pollution control
› Nanotubes for medical therapies and chemical and biological sensors
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Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems
ENG research addresses unifying principles that enable modeling, prediction, and control of emergent behavior in complex systemsEngineering seeks › Predictable behavior› Optimization› Consistency of
operation
Credit: Daniela Rus, MIT.
Complex robotic systems can self- assemble, self-organize, and exhibit emergent behavior. These structures will self-assemble at disaster sites.
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Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems
Infrastructure systems› How do complex systems respond to
unplanned events?› How can we
make infrastructure systems more resilient and sustainable?
Map and density of cell- phone usage (shown as red and yellow 3-D peaks) are combined. Dahleh, 0735956 .
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Energy, Water, and the Environment
ENG supports breakthroughs essential to the provision of energy and water in an environmentally sustainable and secure manner.Examples include:› Developing quantitative
understanding of energy– environment interactions
› Researching materials and systems to increase use of alternative energy sources
Dr. Efraín O'Neill-Carrillo describes solar energy and power quality to a group of Hispanic high school students. His CAREER project contributes to the research and workforce development needed to move towards a more sustainable energy future.Credit: Credit: University of Puerto Rico
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In one reactor, cellulose is broken up into sugar fragments which interact with a catalyst to become aromatic compounds used for gasoline.
Credits (L to R): DOE; George Huber, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Energy, Water, and the Environment
Biofuels› Catalysis› Synthetic biology
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Systems Nanotechnology
ENG supports research to develop active and complex nanosystems and integrate them into: › Biology and medicine› Computing› Communications› Energy
Examples include: › Nanomechanical systems
for control and sensing› Smart tools for medical
diagnosis and treatment
Integrated circuits that are smaller and faster are possible with microfluidics systems built from or incorporating nanocomponents. Ferreira, 0328162.
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Broadening Participation
Trends for Women and Under-Represented MinoritiesInitiatives in Engineering
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Women and under- represented minorities are now both funded at higher rates than the ENG average.
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Proposal Submissions to ENG by Women
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Broadening Participation in Engineering
Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)Directorate Plan for Broadening ParticipationERC Diversity PlanADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Graduate Research Fellowships for WomenGraduate Research SupplementsTribal Colleges Initiative
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
REU had a variety of significantly positive effects on the undergraduates who participated in them, including › Gains in awareness, confidence, skills, and
understanding; › Increased interest in related careers; and › Raised academic expectations.Among the several racial/ethnic groups, Hispanics were the most likely to report these various positive effects.
From “REU in ENG: 2003-2006 Participant Survey Executive Summary”
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Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)
Funding opportunity intended to increase the diversity of researchers through research program support early in their careersEncourages support of under-represented groups, engineers at minority-serving institutions, and persons with disabilities
BRIGE awardee Stephanie Luster-Teasley (L) and NC A&T students Desiree Gordon and Patrick Onochie discuss preliminary research for the development of controlled-release polymers for environmental remediation.
Credit: North Carolina A&T State University.
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AdCom Discussion Topics
EFRI› Process› Outreach› Emerging AreasBroadening Participation› Metrics› EHR Collaboration