Directorate for Engineering
Advisory Committee Meeting
November 16-17, 2006
National Science Foundation
Directorate for Engineering
Assistant Director for Engineering
Richard O. Buckius
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Topics
 New
Staff Introductions
 ENG Reorganization Update
 ACI and Trends
 ENG Education
 Research and Education Themes
 EFRI
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New Staff Introductions
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New Staff Introductions – CBET
 Chemical,
Bioengineering, Environmental, and
Transport Systems
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Cindy Lee
 Program Director, Environmental Sustainability, Clemson
University
Bob Jaeger
 Program Director, Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities,
NIT
Pat Phelan
 Program Director, Thermal Transport Processes, Arizona State
University
John Regalbuto
 Program Director, Catalysis and Biocatalysis, University of
Illinois, Chicago
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New Staff Introductions – CBET
 Chemical,
Bioengineering, Environmental, and
Transport Systems (continued)
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Bill Schultz
 Program Director, Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulics, University
of Michigan
Phil Westmoreland
 Program Director, Combustion and Plasma Processes,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Elizabeth Dow
 Science Assistant, Air Force Academy
Evanson Boodoo
 Student, College of South Maryland
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New Staff Introductions – CMMI
 Civil,
Mechanical, and Manufacturing
Innovation
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Haris Doumanidis
 Program Director, NanoManufacturing
Judy Vance
 Program Director, Engineering Design
Geri Farves
 Information Technology Specialist
Matthew Carnavos
 Science Assistant
Jaasad Hayer
 STEP Student
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New Staff Introductions – ECCS
 Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
 Rongqing Hui
 Program Director; Electronics, Photonics and Device
Technologies, University of Kansas
 Scott F. Midkiff
 Program Director; Integrative, Hybrid and Complex
Systems, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
 Olofemi Olowolafe
 Program Director; Electronics, Photonics and Device
Technologies, University of Delaware
 Schedir Illoldi
 Science Assistant
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New Staff Introductions – EEC
 Engineering Education and Centers
 Allen Soyster
 Division Director
 Deborah Jackson
 Program Director, Engineering Research Centers
 Barbara Kenny
 Program Director, Engineering Research Centers
 Tammie Jennings
 Acting Administrative Officer
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New Staff Introductions – IIP
 Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
 Ali Andalibi
 SBIR/STTR Program Manager, BioTech, House Ear
Institute
 Deepak Bhat
 SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Advanced Materials and
Manufacturing, University of Arkansas
 Rathindra DasGupta
 SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Advanced Materials and
Manufacturing, SPX Corporation
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New Staff Introductions – OAD
 Office of the Director
 Mary Juhas
 Program Director, Diversity and Outreach
 Marcia Rawlings
 Information Technology Specialist
 Donna Webb
 Secretary to the Deputy Assistant Director
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ENG Reorganization Update
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Directorate for Engineering
Previous
Office of the Assistant Director
Deputy Assistant Director
Bioengineering and
Environmental
Systems
BES
Office of
Industrial
Innovation
OII (SBIR/STTR)
Chemical and
Transport
Systems
CTS
Civil and
Mechanical
Systems
CMS
Senior Advisor
Nanotechnology
Electrical and
Communications
Systems
ECS
Design and
Manufacturing
Innovation
DMI
Engineering
Education and
Centers
EEC
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Directorate for Engineering
FY 2007
Emerging Frontiers in
Research and Innovation
(EFRI)
Engineering
Education and
Centers
(EEC)
Office of the Assistant Director
Deputy Assistant Director
(OAD)
Civil,
Mechanical, and
Manufacturing
Innovation
(CMMI)
Chemical,
Bioengineering,
Environmental,
And Transport
Systems
(CBET)
Electrical,
Communications
and Cyber
Systems
(ECCS)
Senior Advisor
Nanotechnology
Industrial
Innovation and
Partnerships
(IIP)
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Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental,
and Transport Systems
Deputy Division Director
Bob Wellek
Chemical,
Biochemical, and
Biotechnology
Systems
Division Director
Judy Raper
Transport and
Thermal Fluids
Process and
Reaction Engineering
Maria Burka
Thermal
Transport Processes
Pat Phelan
Catalysis and
Biocatalysis
John Regalbuto
Interfacial Processes
And Thermodynamics
Bob Wellek
Biochemical
Engineering
Bruce Hamilton
Particulate and
Multiphase Processes
Vacant
Biotechnology
Fred Heineken
Fluid Dynamics
Bill Schultz
Chemical and
Biological Separations
Geoff Prentice
Combustion, Fire, and
Plasma Systems
Phil Westmoreland
Senior Advisor
Marshall Lih
Biomedical
Engineering and
Engineering
Healthcare
Research to Aid
Persons
With Disabilities
Bob Jaeger
Biomedical
Engineering
Semahat Demir
Biophotonics
Leon Esterowitz
Environmental
Engineering and
Sustainability
Environmental
Engineering
Pat Brezonik
Environmental
Technology
Cindy Ekstein
Energy for
Sustainability
Vacant
Environmental
Sustainability
Cindy Lee
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Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Engineering
Infrastructure
Systems
Geoenvironmental and
Geohazard Mitigation
Richard Fragaszy
Division Director
Adnan Akay
Deputy Director
George Hazelrigg
Materials
Transformation
and Mechanics
Information Technology
And Infrastructure Systems
Edward Jaselskis
Geomechanics and
Geotechnical Systems
Richard Fragaszy
Infrastructure
Systems Management
and Hazard Response
Thomas Birkland
Infrastructure Material
And Structural Mechanics
Perumalsamy Balaguru
Manufacturing Machines
and Equipment
George Hazelrigg
Network for Earthquake
Engineering Simulation
Research
Joy Pauschke
Structural Systems
and Hazard Mitigation
of Structures
Douglas Foutch
Materials Processing
and Manufacturing
Mary L. Realff
Innovation Sciences
and Decision
Engineering
Control Systems
Mario Rotea
Dynamic Systems
Edward Misawa
Engineering Design
Judy Vance
Manufacturing
Enterprise Systems
Abhi Deshmukh
Operations Research
Stephen Nash
Mechanics and
Structures of Materials
Ken Chong
Service Enterprise
Engineering
Matthew Realff
Nano/Bio Mechanics
Jimmy Hsia
Sensor Innovation
and Systems
Shih Chi Liu
NanoManufacturing
Haris Doumanidis
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Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
Division Director
Usha Varshney
Electronics, Photonics and
Device Technologies
Optoelectronics; Nanophotonics;
Ultrafast and Extreme Ultra-Violet
Technologies
Rongqing Hui
Micro/Nanoelectronics;
Bioelectronics; NEMS/MEMS;
Sensors
Rajinder Khosla
Micro/Nanoelectronics; Molecular
Electronics; Spin Electronics;
Organic Electronics;
Micromagnetics; Power Electronics
Olofemi Olowolafe
Power, Controls and
Adaptive Networks
Embedded, Distributed and Adaptive
Control; Sensing and Imaging
Networks; Systems Theory;
Telerobotics
Radhakisan Baheti
Power and Energy Systems and
Networks; Interdependencies of Power
and Energy on Critical Infrastructures;
Power Drives; Renewable and
Alternative Energy Sources
Vacant
Adaptive Dynamic Programming;
Neuromorphic Engineering; Quantum
and Molecular Modeling and
Simulations of Devices and Systems
Paul Werbos
Senior Advisor
Lawrence Goldberg
Integrative, Hybrid and
Complex Systems
RF and Optical Wireless and
Hybrid Communications
Systems; Inter and Intra-chip
Communications ; Mixed
Signals
Leda Lunardi
Nano, Micro and Complex
Systems; Systems-on-a-chip;
System-in-a-Package;
Diagnostic and Implantable
Systems
Vittal Rao
Cybersystems; Signal
Processing
Scott Midkiff
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Engineering Education and Centers
Division Director
Allen Soyster
Deputy Director for
Engineering
Centers
Senior Advisor
for Engineering
Bruce Kramer
Lynn Preston
ERC Education
Win Aung
Stephanie Adams
Deputy Director for
Engineering
Education
Sue Kemnitzer
Bioengineering
Sohi Rastegar
Dawn Applegate
Barbara Kenny
ERC Assessment
Linda Parker
Barbara Kenny
Bob Norwood
Manufacturing
and Processing
Bruce Kramer
ERC Diversity
And Pre-College
Education
Mary Poats
Earthquake
Engineering
Vilas Mujumdar
Nanoscale Science
and Engineering
Bruce Kramer
Deborah Jackson
Barbara Kenny
Senior Staff
Associate
Win Aung
Microelectronics
Systems and
Information
Deborah Jackson
Barbara Kenny
Nanotechnology
Undergraduate
Education
Mary Poats
Engineering
Education
Sue Kemnitzer
Stephanie Adams
Bob Norwood
International
Research
and Education
in Engineering
Win Aung
Research
Experiences for
Teachers
Mary Poats
Research
Experience for
Undergraduates
Esther Bolding
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Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
Division Director
Kesh Narayanan
Industry University
Cooperative
Research Centers
Alex Schwarzkopf
Edward Clancy
Glenn Larsen
• Advanced Electronics (4)
• Advanced Manufacturing (3)
• Advanced Materials (7)
• Biotechnology (4)
• Civil Infrastructure Systems (3)
• Energy and the Environment (5)
• Fabrication and Processing
Technology (7)
• Health and Safety (4)
• Information and Communications (6)
• Quality, Reliability and
Maintenance (2)
• System Design and Simulation (1)
Grants Opportunities
for Academic
Liaison With
Industry
Senior Advisor
Joe Hennessey
Office of
Industrial
Innovation
SBIR/STTR
Donald Senich
Partnerships
for Innovation
Sara Nerlove
• Advanced Materials and
Manufacturing
Deepak Bhat, Rathindra DasGupta,
Joseph Raksis, Rosemarie Wesson
• Biotechnology
Thomas Allnutt, Ali Andalibi,
George Vermont
• Chemical Technology
Rosemarie Wesson
• Electronics
Juan Figueroa, Murali Nair,
T. James Rudd
• Information Technology
Errol Arkilic, Ian Bennett
• Special Topics
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Diversity and Outreach
Background
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New position 10/1/06 - Program Director for Diversity
and Outreach
Dr. Mary Juhas – Ohio State University
 Senior Assistant Dean for Diversity and Outreach,
College of Engineering
 Advocacy for women and all underrepresented ethnic
minorities from K-20, post-doc and faculty; and
oversight of:
 Minority Engineering Program (MEP)
 Women in Engineering Program (WiE)
 College of Engineer Diversity Council
 Goal: Develop a culture in which creating,
fostering and sustaining diversity in the CoE is an
ongoing priority.
 Thus, the College must establish coordinated and
systemic efforts at all level. Diversity is
everybody’s job.
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Diversity and Outreach
Goals for ENG
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Excellence and innovation through diversity
To enable the integration and success of a diverse STEM
workforce, both inside and outside NSF
To make the demographics in STEM disciplines
representative of the general population and to prepare for
the demographics of the future.
Tools to develop a roadmap for sustaining the programs
and preserving the culture
 ENG
Diversity Working Group
 Build and sustain relationships with NSF individuals/groups
outside ENG
 “Investing in America’s Future”, NSF Strategic Plan (9/06)
 Stewardship: partnerships, broadening participation,
diversify our community, mentoring, Human Capital
Management Plan, continuing education, promote flexibility
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ACI and Trends
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American Competitiveness Initiative
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The centerpiece of the American
Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) is the
commitment to double investment over
10 years in key Federal agencies that
support basic research programs in the
physical sciences and engineering (NSF,
DOE Science, and NIST).
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NSF expected to support
 More than 500 additional research
grants in 2007
 Opportunities for upward of 6,400
additional scientists, engineers,
students, post-doctoral fellow, and
technicians
 Enhanced STEM education and
workforce programs
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American Competitiveness Initiative
FY 2007 – FY 2016
Source: OSTP, Feb. 2006
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ACI-Driven NSF Budget Projections
$12.00
$11.00
$10.00
Dollars in Billions
$9.00
$8.00
$7.00
$6.00
$5.00
$4.00
$3.00
$2.00
$1.00
$0.00
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NSF
NSF Projections
FY 2006 through FY 2016 budgets are estimates based on White House data.
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NSF Research and Related Activities
FY 2007 Request by Directorate (Dollars in Millions)
Biological Sciences
Computer & Information Science &
Engineering
Engineering (includes SBIR/STTR)
Geosciences
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Social, Behavioral &
Economic Sciences
Office of Cyberinfrastructure
Office of International Science and
Engineering
U.S. Polar Research Programs
U.S. Antarctic Logistical Support
Activities
Integrative Activities
Arctic Research Commission
Total, R&RA
FY 2006
Preliminary
Actuals
$576.69
496.41
FY 2007
Request
Amount
Change
Percent
Change
$607.85
526.69
$31.16
30.28
5.4%
6.1%
580.92
702.83
1,085.45
199.91
628.55
744.85
1,150.30
213.76
47.63
42.02
64.85
13.85
8.2%
6.0%
6.0%
6.9%
127.12
34.52
182.42
40.61
55.3
6.09
43.5%
17.6%
322.68
66.66
370.58
67.52
47.9
0.86
14.8%
1.3%
137.12
131.37
-5.75
-4.2%
1.17
1.45
0.28
23.9%
$4,331.48
$4,665.95
$334.47
7.7%
Totals may not add due to rounding.
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Solicitation Actions with ENG Involvement
Number of Solicitations Per Fiscal Year
Proposal Generating Documents
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
FY 2007 est.
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Institution Submissions
Non-SBIR
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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PI and Co-PI Submissions
ENG Research Grants
10000
1.5
9000
1.45
8000
1.4
7000
1.35
6000
1.3
5000
1.25
4000
1.2
3000
1.15
2000
1.1
1000
1.05
0
1
FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Number of PIs and CoPIs
Average Number of Proposals per PI and CoPI
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ENG Proposals and Awards
Research Grants
ENG Proposals and Awards
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
ENG Proposals
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
ENG Awards
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ENG and NSF Funding Rates
Research Grants
7000
35%
6000
30%
5000
25%
4000
20%
3000
15%
2000
10%
1000
5%
0
0%
FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
ENG Proposals
FY 2003
ENG Awards
FY 2004
FY 2005
ENG Funding Rate
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
Request Projection
NSF Funding Rate
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Annual Award Size
Averages for ENG Research Grants
$130,000
$110,000 Ave +
• MRI
• NIRT
• PFI
• NEES Research
• HSD
$120,000
$110,000
$100,000
$90,000
$80,000
$101,000 Ave +
• BE
• NSF/Sandia
• BBSI
• NER
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$94,600 Ave
• Unsolicited
• CAREER
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
Award size data annualized.
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Average Award Duration in Years
ENG Research Grants
4
Average Duration in Years
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
FY 2000
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
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Research Collaborations
Percent of Single PI vs. Multiple Investigator Awards
100%
90%
90%
80%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
10%
0%
0%
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84
19
85
19
86
19
87
19
88
19
89
19
90
19
91
19
92
19
93
19
94
19
95
19
96
19
97
19
98
19
99
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
100%
Multi % by $
Single % by $
Single % by #
Multi % by #
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ENG Education
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NSF Investment Timeline
 President eliminates
education programs at NSF
1980
1985
 Coalitions
 ABET
 Graduate Engineering
Fellowships & Traineeships
 Course & Curriculum
Development
 Instrumentation &
Laboratory Improvement
 UG Faculty Enhancement
1990
 National Science Board
Homer Neal Report
 Presidential Young
Investigators
 Engineering Research Centers
 Calculus Reform
 Instructional Labs
 Research Experience
for Undergraduates
1995
 NAE Center for Advancement
of Scholarship in Engineering Education
 Science, Technology, Engineering &
Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
 Department Level Reform
 Research Experience for Teachers
 Centers for Teaching and Learning
2000
 Model Institutions
for Excellence
 ADVANCE
 Louis Stokes Alliances
for Minority Participation
 Alliances for Graduate
Education and the
Professoriate
 Advanced Technological
Education
2005
 American Competitiveness
Initiative
 NA Rising Above the
Gathering Storm
 NAE Engineer of 2020
and Educating the
Engineer of 2020
 Engineering Education
Departments
 Research Agenda for
Engineering Education
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates
REU Background
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To encourage U.S. citizens to pursue doctoral studies by
engaging them in research as undergraduates
Includes both REU sites and supplements
$20
35%
$18
30%
$16
25%
$14
$12
20%
$10
15%
$8
$6
10%
$4
5%
$2
$0
0%
FY 2003
FY 2004
ENG REU $
FY 2005
FY 2006
ENG REU as % of NSF
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Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Findings
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SRI evaluated the NSF-wide program in 2006
 Included almost 15,000 respondents
 Engineering-specific results were not obtained
 In general, there is significantly higher graduate school
attendance, increased understanding of research
processes, and increased awareness and interest of
academic and research careers
 For example,
 6 in 10 participants indicated that REUs were
important in their decision to apply to graduate
school
 Half to two-thirds of the respondents reported that
their REUs increased their interest in STEM careers
and research
 Recommendations include REUs and inquiry-based
activities earlier in student’s programs
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Research Experiences for Teachers
RET Background
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Supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and
community college faculty in engineering research
Brings knowledge of engineering and technological
innovation into pre-college classrooms
$6
80%
70%
$5
60%
$4
50%
$3
40%
30%
$2
20%
$1
10%
$0
0%
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
ENG RET $
ENG RET % of NSF
FY 2006
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Research Experiences for Teachers
Findings
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SRI completed an assessment of RET in selected fields
of engineering in 2006 finding:
 Teachers add engineering content and process to
their pre-college courses. 94 percent of teachers
reported increased motivation to find ways to
improve student learning, and 89 percent of teachers
reported increased confidence in teaching science
and math.
 Teachers report dramatic increase in understanding
of engineering. They are much better prepared to
counsel students to pursue engineering.
 Need to provide continuing opportunities for
teachers and faculty interactions.
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Engineering Education Research
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To increase our basic understanding of how
students learn engineering so that our
undergraduate and graduate engineering
education can be transformed to meet the needs
of the changing economy and society
Started in 2005 and the key topics are:
 engineering education learning systems
 engaging engineers in diversity
 engineering assessment methodologies
 engineering thinking and knowledge within
social contexts
ENG invest approximately $12 million per year
(in addition to REU and RET support noted
above)
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Research and Education Themes
FY 2007 – FY 2008
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Directorate for Engineering
Research and Education Themes FY 2007 – FY 2008
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To more effectively support fundamental
research and education, the Directorate
for Engineering (ENG) has identified five
Research and Education Themes for FY
2007 – FY 2008.
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The themes represent a convergence of
fields, disciplines, and frontier
opportunities that crosscut solicitations
and divisions, and give general guidance
on the potential future directions of
engineering research.
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Engineering spans the frontiers –
from nanotechnology to alternative
energy and complex systems.
Theme designations will evolve over
time, reflecting the maturation of certain
fields, the emergence of new fields, and
the shift in demand from society for
significant progress on grand challenges.
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Directorate for Engineering
Research and Education Themes FY 2007 – FY 2008
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Complex Engineered and Natural Systems:
Addresses unifying principles that enable
modeling, prediction, and control of emergent
behavior in complex systems.
This research also directly impacts a number of
specific ACI research goals, including materials
for improving structural performances during
natural disasters, overcoming barriers to quantum
information processing, and world-leading
Algorithm simulates complex
tornado behavior.
automation and control technologies.
This research enhances our ability to understand
 natural systems (e.g., ocean/atmosphere interactions, protein
folding),
 engineered systems (e.g., critical infrastructure, nanoscale selfassembly), and
 interface of natural and engineered systems (e.g.,
brain/machine interface, DNA-based computers).
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Directorate for Engineering
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Research and Education Themes FY 2007 – FY 2008
Energy and the Environment: Frontier research
to improve the cost, sustainability, and security
of our nation’s energy system. Topics may
include biofuels, hydrogen production, and
solar and fuel cells. This research closely
aligns with the ACI goals of hydrogen and solar
energy, and research critical to alternative
energy.
Bacterial fuel cell that produces
electricity as it cleanses
This research includes:
wastewater.
 performing fundamental research to discover new methods of energy
conversion and distribution,
 understanding reaction pathways for energy systems,
 developing quantitative understanding of energy/environment
interactions – including water – at the impact of these systems on
society, and
 evaluating energy workforce needs, and stimulating evolution of
education programs.
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Directorate for Engineering
Research and Education Themes FY 2007 – FY 2008
 Innovation: Enables national competitiveness
and the ability to foster and catalyze innovation,
and the research needed to move from
fundamental knowledge to societal benefit.
Activities in this area will integrate research,
education, and innovation – especially through
existing programs such as SBIR/STTR, GOALI, MP3 innovation based on broad,
integrated platform.
I/UCRC, and PFI.
 This theme includes three thrusts:
 Research in the fundamentals of innovation: What do we know
about the steps needed to move from knowledge to societal
benefit?
 Partnership opportunities: How can we provide new
opportunities for advancing this knowledge toward society
benefit?
 Education for innovation: Educating a technology-enabled
workforce with skills to excel in innovation.
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Directorate for Engineering
Research and Education Themes FY 2007 – FY 2008
 Manufacturing Frontiers: Research that
catalyzes multiscale manufacturing, from
fundamental metrology through atomic-scale
control of raw materials. This supports ACIrelated focus on nanofabrication and
nanomanufacturing, automation and control
technologies, and manufacturing innovations for “Craftsman-like” nanoparticle
assembly module.
more efficient production practices.
 These opportunities manifest most clearly in the emerging field of
nanotechnology and in the promise of nanomanufacturing.
 Create quality-engineered nanomaterials in necessary quantities.
 Perfect manufacturing on atomic and molecular scale.
 Enable the design and assembly of systems and sub-systems that
incorporate nanoscale elements and exploit functionality at the
macroscale.
 Facilitate the transfer of nanoscience discoveries to practical
applications.
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Directorate for Engineering
Research and Education Themes FY 2007 – FY 2008
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Nanotechnology: NSF, through the National
Nanotechnology Initiative, drives our nation’s
efforts to lead the world in fundamental
nanotechnology research. Topics span both
active and complex nanosystems, which are
critical for frontier technologies that harness
the integration of biology, neurology, energy,
and water resources.
Self-assembling materials align
to enable hydrogen storage.
Systematic control and manufacture at the nanoscale are envisioned
to evolve into four overlapping generations of nanotechnology
products:
 passive nanostructures,
 active nanostructures,
 systems of nanosystems with three-dimensional features, and
 heterogeneous molecular nanosystems.
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EFRI
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EFRI Office
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EFRI will support higher risk, higher payoff opportunities
leading to:
 new research areas for NSF, ENG, and other agencies
 new industries/capabilities resulting in a leadership
position
 significant progress on advancing a “grand challenge”
Successful topics would likely require:
 small- to medium-sized interdisciplinary teams
 the necessary time to demonstrate substantial progress
and evidence for follow-on funding through other
established mechanisms
The current investment for EFRI totals $25 million for 4year awards at $500k per year.
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EFRI Criteria
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Transformative - Does the proposed topic represent an
opportunity for a significant leap or paradigm shift in a
research area, or have the potential to create a new
research area?
National Need/Grand Challenge - Is there potential for
making significant progress on a current national need or
grand challenge?
Beyond One Division - Is the financial and research scope
beyond the capabilities of one division?
Community Response - Is the community able to organize
and effectively respond (but not in very large numbers;
i.e., it is an "emerging" area)?
ENG Leadership - Are partnerships proposed, and if so,
does NSF/ENG have a lead role?
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EFRI Annual Process
Sources
• Communities
• Workshops
• ENG AdCom
• Technical meetings
• Professional societies
• Academies
• Publications
• Proposals/Awards
• Panels
• COV
Continuous
Final Announcement
Completion
• ELT final
recommendations
• ENG finalizes
announcements
July – August
Program Director
Proposals
• Identify leading
frontier topic
• Identify significance
potential, and need
for research
• One page write up
September -- December
Announcement
Formulation
• Generate proposed
announcements
April – June
Program Directors
Retreat
• Organize by submitted
topical themes
• Presentations
• Create synergisms
• Identify near- and
long-term impact
• Prioritize topic
recommendations
December - February
EFRI Prioritization
• Identify proposed
investments
• ELT Retreat
• Form Working Groups
March
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EFRI Timeline
FY 2006- 2007
Solicitation
Release
Full
proposals
panels
Preproposal
Panels
Preproposals
due
Aug 06 Oct 06
Full
Proposals
due
Grantees
meeting
Awards
Dec 06 Feb 07 Apr 07 Jun 07 Aug 07 Oct 07
FY 2007- 2008
PD
Proposals
ENG
Advisory
Committee
PD
Working
Groups
PD
Retreat
ENG
Advisory
Committee
Solicitation
Release
ENG
Leadership
Retreat
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Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
FY07
Office Director
Sohi Rastegar (Acting)
FY 07:
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Engineered Systems
(ARES)
COORDINATOR:
Abhi Deshmukh, CMMI
TEAM MEMBERS:
Mario Rotea, CMMI
Maria Burka, CBET
Bruce Hamilton, CBET
Usha Varshney, ECCS
ENG
Programs
and
Divisions
Define
Topics &
Teams
FY 07:
Cellular and Biomolecular
Engineering
(CBE)
COORDINATOR:
Jimmy Hsia, CMMI
TEAM MEMBERS:
Fred Heineken, CBET
Lenore Clesceri, CBET
Lynn Preston, EEC
Robert Wellek, CBET
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Summary
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ENG will have significant impact on NSF’s ACI
activities.
ENG’s efforts are having the intended impact on
funding rates.
ENG has a new organization and EFRI process has
been initiated.
With these increasing opportunities, there are also
increasing responsibilities.
Clearly defined priorities will be essential for the
future of ENG, particularly where ENG can take a
leadership role.
ENG Advisory Committee input sought on the
frontiers of engineering.
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Questions
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