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NSF. Tom Brady, Division Director, IOB Tbrady@nsf.gov Anu Singh, Science Assistant, IOB Asingh@nsf.gov Maya Anderson, Program Technology Analyst, IOB Manderso@nsf.gov Grinnell College April 2, 2005 2005. National Science Foundation. National Science Board. Director - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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NSF
Tom Brady, Division Director, IOBTom Brady, Division Director, IOBTbrady@nsf.gov
Anu Singh, Science Assistant, IOBAnu Singh, Science Assistant, IOBAsingh@nsf.gov
Maya Anderson, Program Technology Maya Anderson, Program Technology Analyst, IOBAnalyst, IOB
Manderso@nsf.govManderso@nsf.gov
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell CollegeApril 2, 2005 April 2, 2005
20052005
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Engineering GeosciencesMathematica
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Social, Behavioral
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Education & Human Resources
Budget, Finance & Award
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Biological Sciences
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Institutions (RUI)
•Eligibility: must be Predominantly Undergraduate Institution (PUI)
– 2-yr and 4-yr colleges– master’s level and small doctoral colleges that
have undergraduate enrollment larger than graduate and award no more than 10/yr PhD degrees in all science fields (avg 2-5 yrs)
•RUI supports research of faculty from PUI– Research project funding to individual or
collaborative group– Purchase of shared instrumentation
Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
Impact Statement (maximum length 5 pages)
Impact of the proposed research activity on: The research environment of the institution
The career(s) of the faculty participants, and
The ability of the involved department(s) to prepare students for entry into advanced-degree programs and/or careers in science and engineering
Supports teacher-scholars who will become the academic leaders of the 21st century
Supports plans that effectively integrate research and education
BIO minimum of $100,000 per year for 5 years
New, broader eligibility criteria
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Deadline: Annually in Late July
Program Announcement: NSF-02-111
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Division ofChemistry
Division ofChemistry
Division ofMaterialsResearch
Division ofMaterialsResearch
Division ofMathematical
Sciences
Division ofMathematical
SciencesDivision of
Physics
Division ofPhysics
Division ofAstronomical
Sciences
Office of Multidisciplinary ActivitiesOffice of Multidisciplinary Activities
Directorate forMathematical and Physical
Sciences
MPS-1
Mathematical and Physical Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Home PageSciences (MPS) Home Page
Organic & Macromolecular Chemistry• Organic Dynamics• Organic Synthesis
Division of Chemistry
Division of Chemistry
Chemical Instrumentation Program
Physical Chemistry• Theoretical & Computational Chemistry
• Experimental Physical Chemistry
Analytical & Surface Chemistry
Special Projects
Inorganic, Bioinorganic, & Organometallic Chemistry
MPS-3
Division of Mathematical Sciences
Division of Mathematical Sciences
Cluster A• Applied Mathematics• Infrastructure
Cluster B• Topology & Foundations• Analysis
Cluster C• Statistics & Probability• Algebra & Number Theory• Computational Mathematics• Special Projects
MPS-5
Division of Physics
Division of Physics
Atomic, Molecular, Optical & Plasma Physics
Gravitational Physics
Theoretical Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Special Programs
MPS-6
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic
Sciences
Two Research Divisions
Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Social Behavioral & Economic Social Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Home PageSciences (SBE) Home Page
Goals in Supporting the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Increase fundamental understanding of human behavior and society
Provide societal relevance by providing information on critical national problems such as terrorism, business failures, global workforce, America’s educational system, and the implication of large-scale transformational changes for ethnic and cultural diversity and equality
Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Focuses on economic, legal, political and social systems, organizations, and institutions
Intellectual and social contexts that govern the development and use of science and technology
Social and Economic Sciences (SES)
Decision, Risk, & Management Science Economics Innovation and Organizational Change Law and Social Science Methodology, Measurement & Statistics Political Science Sociology Societal Dimensions of Eng., Science, & Tech. Science & Technology Studies
Programs
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Focuses on human cognition, language, social behavior, and culture
Interactions between human societies and the physical environment
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Archaeology & Archaeometry Cultural Anthropology Cognitive Neuroscience Developmental & Learning Sciences Geography & Regional Science Linguistics Perception, Action, & Cognition Physical Anthropology Social Psychology
Programs
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Population & Evolutionary Processes
Population & Evolutionary Processes
Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)
Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer
Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)
Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer
Information and Automation Resources Unit
(IAR)
Information and Automation Resources Unit
(IAR)
Division of Environmental
Biology(DEB)
Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director
Division of Environmental
Biology(DEB)
Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director
Ecological BiologyEcological Biology
EcosystemScience
EcosystemScience
Division of Integrative
Organismal Biology(IOB)
Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director
Division of Integrative
Organismal Biology(IOB)
Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director
BehavioralSystems
BehavioralSystems
Developmental Systems
Developmental Systems
Environmental &Structural Systems
Environmental &Structural Systems
ResearchResources
ResearchResources
HumanResources
HumanResources
Division ofBiological
Infrastructure(DBI)
Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director
Division ofBiological
Infrastructure(DBI)
Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
(MCB)
Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
(MCB)
Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director
BiomolecularSystems
BiomolecularSystems
Cellular SystemsCellular Systems
Genes and GenomeSystems
Genes and GenomeSystems
Emerging Frontiers (EF)
Plant GenomeResearch Program
Plant GenomeResearch Program
Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories
Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories
Functional & Regulatory Systems
Functional & Regulatory Systems
Biological Sciences Home Page
Major BIO Responsibilities
Long-Term Ecological Research Systematic Biology (Biodiversity) Evolutionary Biology Environmental Biology Plant Biology Bioinformatics Non-medical Microbial Biology
BIO Areas of EmphasisFY2005 Budget Request
NSF-wide Priority Areas Biocomplexity in the
Environment Nanoscale Science and
Engineering Mathematical Sciences Human and Social
Dynamics Increased award size and
duration
BIO Emphasis Areas Plant Genomics Microbial Biology Arabidopsis 2010 Project Broadening Participation
Major Research Equipment and Facilities
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Division of Environmental Biology
Ecological Biology Cluster Ecosystem Science Cluster Population and Evolutionary
Processes Cluster Systematic Biology and Biodiversity
Inventories Cluster
DEB Organization
DEB: Ecological Biology Cluster
Natural and managed ecosystems Terrestrial, wetlands and freshwater habitats Experimental, observational, theoritical &
modeling Conceptual and synthetic linkages Multiple scales – geographic and/or
ecological
DEB: Ecosystem Science Cluster
Biogeochemistry Decomposition of organic matter Belowground nutrient cycling and energy flow Primary productivity Radioactive gas flux Element budgets on watershed, regional, continental,
or global scales; Relationships between diversity and ecosystem
function Ecosystem services,Landscape dynamics Long-Term Ecological research
DEB: Population and Evolutionary Processes Cluster
Population processes Evolutionary ecology Evolutionary genetics Molecular population biology
DEB: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Cluster
Taxonomy Classification Phylogenetics Expeditionary work to discovery,
document and describe plant, animal, and microbial diversity
Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
Behavioral Systems Developmental Systems Environmental and Structural Systems Functional and Regulatory Systems
IOB Organization
IOB: Behavioral Systems Cluster
Focuses on the development, function, mechanisms, and evolution of behavior, biological rhythms, and interactions between organisms including animals, plants, and microbes: social and reproductive behavior behavioral ecology and physiology neural and hormonal mechanisms of
behavior; immunology of behavior biological bases of learning, cognition, and
communication
IOB: Developmental Systems Cluster
Focuses on the nature, control, and evolution of those processes that comprise the life cycle of organisms
mechanisms of gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis, differentiation, pattern formation, and morphogenesis
development, regeneration, and aging of the nervous system
genomic approaches, gene networks, integration of developmental gene pathways, and computational approaches are included.
IOB: Environmental and Structural Systems Cluster
Focuses on the function and evolution of organisms in their physiochemical and biotic environments physiological ecology, functional morphology, animal sensation and movement, molecular bases of tissue biomechanical
properties, environmental genomics.
IOB: Functional and Regulatory Systems Cluster
Focuses on fundamental physiological mechanisms and how they have evolved, with emphasis on organisms as integrated systems. comparative physiology Neurophysiology mechanisms of solute transport comparative or evolutionary immunology Includes research at the genetic, genomic,
cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal levels of organization.
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Biomolecular Systems Cluster
Cellular Systems Cluster
Gene and Genome System Cluster
MCB Organization
MCB: Biomolecular Systems Cluster
Structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and interconversions of biological molecules
Integrating theoretical, computational, and
experimental approaches to the study of biological molecules and their functional complexes
Mechanistic studies of the regulation and catalysis of enzymes and RNA
Higher-order characterization of the biochemical processes
MCB: Cellular Systems Cluster
Structure, function, and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, and their interactions with the environment and with one another
Studies of the structure, function, and assembly of cellular elements, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes
Intracellular and transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms and cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms
Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes
Genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus
Structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated
Genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information
Processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation.
MCB: Gene and Genome Systems Cluster
Division of Biological Infrastructure
Examples of Research Areas Supported by DBI
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites Undergraduate Mentorship in Environmental Biology Collaborative Research at Undergraduate Institutions Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Instrument Development for Biological Research Biological Databases and Informatics Living Stock Collections Biological Research Collections
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Effective for attracting and retaining undergraduates in careers in mathematics,
science and engineering
Incorporates active research experience
REU sites: NSF 04-584
REU supplements to PIs with existing awards
Sites Deadline: Aug. 17, 2004
Supplement Deadline: Contact your Program Officer for details.
Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology
Institutional awards to give students research experience in environmental biology - broadly defined
Proposals should emphasize factors that enable underrepresented groups to enter and remain in environmental biology
Major emphasis on direct student participation in research during the academic year and summer, with students remaining in program for > 1 year
Program Announcement: NSF 05-558Preliminary proposal Deadline: May 18th 2005
Full proposal Deadline: October 17th 2005
Field Stations & Marine Labs Program
Successful projects have: Demonstrated infrastructure need High potential biological impact Broad user base Educational outreach
Read the Program Announcement for more information.
Program Announcement: NSF 05-550
April 26, 2005
Major Research Instrumentation Program
NSF wide program, BIO managed review
Designed to improve the condition of scientific and engineering equipment and facilities for research and research training
Awards for instrumentation will range from $100,000 to $2 million.
Deadline: 3rd Thursday in January, annuallyProgram Announcement: NSF-05-515
1-year supplement to current NSF Awards
help build long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community
encourages researchers to form partnerships with teachers at inner city schools and less well- endowed school districts
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS
Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-524
Research Opportunity Award
Supplementary funding through ongoing NSF research grants to allow faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions or secondary schools to participate in research activities under the aegis of NSF-supported investigators
details located within the RUI program announcement
Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-548
Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students (RAMHSS)
Involves high school minority students in research
Provides funding supplements to PIs supported by NSF
Academic year and summer
Contact the Program Officer in the appropriate program
for details.
Plant Genome Research Program
Overall Program Goals Support research on the structure, organization and
function of plant genomes, elucidate fundamental biological processes
Accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative technologies
Focus is on plants of economic importance and plant processes of potential economic value.
FY’04-’05 Program (NSF 04-510) Virtual Center Awards in Plant Genome Research Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome
Research
Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome Research
(ISGA-PGR)
Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome Research
(ISGA-PGR)
$300,000 – $500,000 per year for up to 5 years
Projects can build on existing PGRP tools
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A continent-wide research tool consisting of geographically distributed regional observatories, networked via state of the art communications
A virtual lab for research to obtain a predictive understanding of the environment
Collectively, a network of networked environmental research facilities and instruments
What is ?
Emerging Frontiers - Virtual Division
An incubator for 21st century biology Multidisciplinary research and networking activities Synergy between disciplines New initiatives for later integration into core
programsCurrently includes: All NSF-wide Priority Areas Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research Tree of Life Microbial Genome Sequencing Project Ecology of Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Networks
Award Supplement Opportunities
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) Research Assistantships for Minority High
School Students (RAMHSS) Facilitation Award for Scientists and Engineers
with Disabilities
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