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Ron Reger's Loss
by Schwartz, Melissa J 17 Feb '10

17 Feb '10

Ron Reger reported that his dear mother passed away last night. Mary Jo will be taking donations for flowers to send to Ron's family from his Birck family. Please give your donations by noon on 2/21/2010. Respectfully, Melissa Marris-Schwartz Secretary Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-7053 Fax: 765-496-8299 Email: lanem(a)purdue.edu www.nano.purdue.edu

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Central Machine Shop
by Lubelski, David A 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Central Machine Shop is scheduled to be shut down permanently this summer with no plans to replace the services they provide. I am representing Birck on the committee studying the issue. If the closing will affect your research programs, please send me a short email describing what effect this will have on your research. I would like to have your responses by 5pm on Monday, February 1. Please note that a high percentage of repairs to Cleanroom equipment is accomplished through CMS. Thank you, Dave Lubelski

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NanoDays! April 2 and 3, 2010
by Starewich, Deborah S. 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Graduate students and faculty are needed to support this activity. We will be inviting area schools, on Friday, 04.02, and the local community, on Saturday, 04.03, to participate in hands-on demonstrations to introduce the concepts of nanotechnology. The goal for this event is to educate target audiences and to have FUN! Please contact Caitlin Burger (cbburger(a)purdue.edu) to see how you may be involved with this activity. Note: Faculty are encouraged to get involved and are asked to announce this opportunity to your student groups. As always, thank you for your support of the Birck Nanotechnology Center! Deborah

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Funding Supplement for the SSTI Weekly Digest 1/26/10
by Starewich, Deborah S. 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

This message is being forwarded at the request of Candiss Vibbert. There are funding opportunities in the list that she thought might be of interest to many different centers. Funding Supplement to the SSTI Weekly Digest A Publication of the State Science & Technology Institute SSTI, 5015 Pine Creek Drive, Westerville, OH 43081 614.901.1690 . www.ssti.org <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.ssti.org> In the Jan 26, 2010 Funding Supplement: Guidelines for Redistribution/Republication of SSTI's Funding Supplement Federal R&D Funding Opportunities Department of Commerce <#Commerce> * Graduate fellowships in oceanography, marine biology or maritime archaeology * 2011 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside Program * Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Science Program * Joint Hydrographic Center * Engage the public in educational activities that utilize emerging and/or advanced technologies * NOAA Resident Research Associateship Program Department of Defense <#Defense> * Prostate Cancer Synergistic Idea Development Award * Prostate Cancer Idea Development Award * Ovarian Cancer Research Program Pilot Award * Multiple Sclerosis Idea Award * Multiple Sclerosis Concept Award * Automatic and dynamic cueing and collection of intelligence for situational awareness and assessment * Fine Detail Optical Surveillance Department of Energy <#Energy> * Modes of low frequency variability in a changing climate * Energy Innovation Hub in Modeling and Simulation for Nuclear Reactors Department of Health & Human Services <#Health> (including the National Institutes of Health) * Prevention and management of healthcare associated infections * NIDDK Central Repositories Non-renewable Sample Access * NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in MD-PhD programs * Systems biology and the interface of HIV/AIDS, substance use and abuse * Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions * Scalable distributed research networks for comparative effectiveness research * Improving patient safety through simulation research * Enhanced registries for quality improvement and comparative effectiveness research * Parkinson's Disease Data Organizing Center * Use of information and other technologies to improve nursing education & training Department of Transportation <#Transportation> * Research leading to transformational changes and revolutionary advances for transportation planning in the U.S Environmental Protection Agency <#Environmental> * Develop new cutting-edge engine technologies NASA <#NASA> * Research Opportunities in Space & Earth Sciences - 2010 National Science Foundation <#Science> * Strategic technologies for cyberinfrastructure * Major Research Instrumentation Program: instrument acquisition or development * Future Internet * Mechanics of Materials * Water sustainability and climate * Advancing theory in biology * Detection systems, individual sensors or other research that is potentially relevant to the detection of nuclear weapons Foundation Funding Opportunities Facebook <#Facebook> * Doctoral fellowship for social computing and other Internet technologies Motorola Foundation <#Motorola> * Innovation Generation grant NOTICE: All opportunities posted herein may be subject to change, modification, revision or cancellation at the discretion of the originating source. SSTI is not an originating or authoritative source for any of the announcements posted herein. Readers are advised to address all questions and concerns about a particular opportunity to the appropriate point(s) of contact in the detailed solicitation or request for proposals. Readers also are strongly encouraged to monitor any new developments released by the originating sources. Copyright State Science & Technology Institute 2010. Guidelines for Redistribution/Republication of SSTI's Funding Supplement Preparation of SSTI's Funding Supplement is only possible because of the financial support of dues-paying member organizations to SSTI. Redistribution and republication is limited. Each recipient must agree and comply with the following guidelines in order for your entire SSTI member organization to receive future issues of the Funding Supplement: · Under no circumstances should the Funding Supplement be placed on a website accessible to the general public. · If the Funding Supplement is redistributed, SSTI should be included in that distribution list. Please include <skinner @ ssti dot org> in the list. · Only original recipients of the Funding Supplement may post back-issues and only on internal/password-protected sites - with prior permission from SSTI. If you have any questions, please contact Noelle Sheets, director of membership services, at <sheets @ ssti dot org>. Federal R&D Funding Opportunities Department of Commerce The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invites applications for Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships. The program provides support for independent graduate-level studies in oceanography, marine biology or maritime archaeology, particularly to women and minorities. The award includes yearly stipends of $42,000. Up to 10 awards may be made. Eligibility is limited to U.S citizens pursuing advanced degrees in the target disciplines at U.S. accredited institutions. Applications are due Mar 17. More information regarding NOAA-SEC-OED-2010-2002142 is available at: http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/UpdateOffer?id=15983 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/apply07.grants.gov/apply/…> . The National Marine Fisheries Service, under the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside Program, invites proposals that address research priorities concerning the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Loligo squid, Illex squid, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, bluefish, and tilefish fisheries. Several species-specific and multiple-species priorities are outlined in the announcement. No funds are provided through the program but rather compensation for research quotas. Eligibility is unrestricted domestically with the exclusion of federal agencies. Proposals are due Mar 22. More information regarding NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC-2011-2002247 is available at: http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/UpdateOffer?id=15966 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/apply07.grants.gov/apply/…> . The National Marine Fisheries Service Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Science Program invites proposals for projects that address multiple species interactions and stock assessment research. Eligibility is unrestricted. Approximately $500,000 is available for up to 10 awards. Projects may last up to one year. Proposals are due Mar 5. More information regarding NOAA-NMFS-NCBO-2010-2002225 is available at: http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/UpdateOffer?id=15970 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/apply07.grants.gov/apply/…> . NOAA invites proposals for a single cooperative agreement with an institution of higher learning to operate and maintain a Joint Hydrographic Center. The center's activities will include: R&D of hydrographic technologies necessary to ensure safe and efficient navigation; R&D into innovative ocean and coastal mapping technologies, equipment, and data products; mapping of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf and other regions; data processing for nontraditional data and uses; advancing the use of remote sensing technologies, for related issues, including mapping and assessment of essential fish habitat and of coral resources, ocean observations, and ocean exploration; and providing graduate education and training in ocean and coastal mapping sciences. Proposals are due Mar 5. More information regarding NOAA-NOS-OCS-2010-2002245 is available at: http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/UpdateOffer?id=15978 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/apply07.grants.gov/apply/…> . NOAA invites proposals for projects that engage the public in educational activities that utilize emerging and/or advanced technologies and leverage NOAA assets to improve understanding, and stewardship of the local and global environment. Up to 10 awards may be made from total funding of $7.5 million. Eligibility is generally unrestricted (for profit and foreign organizations may be partners only). Proposals are due Feb 16. More information regarding NOAA-SEC-OED-2010-2002248 is available at: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/funding_opps.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.oesd.noaa.gov/funding…> . On or about Feb 5, NOAA will issue the invitation for applications its Resident Research Associateship Program. Up to 90 associates may be funded in the fields of meteorology, climate and air quality, earth sciences, hydrology, oceanography, limnology, space sciences, fisheries and marine mammals, toxicology, quantitative ecology, environmental modeling, molecular biology, and physiology and microbiology. Applications will be due 30 days after posting. More information regarding EA133F-10-RP-0022 is available at: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/EASC/EA133F-10-RP-0022/listing.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/…> . return to the top of the page <#top> Department of Defense The Prostate Cancer Research Program within the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program invites applications for the Prostate Cancer Synergistic Idea Development Awards. The awards support new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research involving two or three independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) Principal Investigators. Six awards may be made from total funding of $7.2 million. Eligibility is limited to investigators at or above the Assistant Professor level or its equivalent.Pre-proposals are due Mar 3. More information regarding W81XWH-10-PCRP-SIDA is available at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.htm <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pc…> . The Prostate Cancer Research Program within the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program also invites applications for the Prostate Cancer Idea Development Awards. The awards support new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and have the potential to make an important contribution to eliminating death and suffering from prostate cancer. Proposals must address at least one of six PCRP focus areas. Up to 54 awards may be made from total funding of $38.9 million. Eligibility is limited to investigators at or above the Assistant Professor level or its equivalent (which the exception of a new, separate eligibility category for new investigators). Pre-proposals are due Mar 3. More information regarding W81XWH-10-PCRP-IDA is available at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.htm <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pc…> . The Ovarian Cancer Research Program within the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program invites applications for the Ovarian Cancer Research Program Pilot Awards. The awards support conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will drive the field of ovarian cancer forward. Up to 20 awards may be made from total funding of $6.8 million. Investigators at all levels from academia, research institutions, industry, government agencies, and private foundations are eligible to submit applications. Pre-proposals are due Mar 11. More information regarding W81XWH-10-OCRP-PA is available at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.htm <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/cdmrp.army.mil/funding/oc…> . The Multiple Sclerosis Research Program within the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program invites applications for the first-ever Multiple Sclerosis Idea Awards. The award is designed to promote new ideas that are in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation. Clinical trials are not allowed. Four awards may be made from total funding of $2.7 million. Eligibility is limited to investigators at or above the Assistant Professor level or its equivalent. Pre-proposals are due Mar 11. More information regarding W81XWH-10-MSRP-IA is available at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/msrp.htm <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ms…> . The Multiple Sclerosis Research Program within the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program also invites applications for the first-ever Multiple Sclerosis Concept Awards. The awards are intended to support high-risk studies that have the potential to reveal entirely new avenues for investigation for MS research. Up to 12 concept awards are anticipated from a total funding pool of $1.3 million. Eligibility is unrestricted. Pre-proposals are due Mar 25. More information regarding W81XWH-10-MSRP-CA is available at: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/msrp.htm <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ms…> . The Air Force Materiel Command invites proposals to research innovative, disruptive technologies and methods for the automatic and dynamic cueing and collection of intelligence for situational awareness and assessment, with an emphasis on Machine-to-Machine capabilities. Four specific focus areas are described in the announcement. Up to $24.5 million may be available to support multiple awards over three years. Eligibility is unrestricted. White paper proposals are due Feb 22. More information regarding BAA-10-07-RIKA is available at: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLRRS/BAA-10-07-RIKA/listing.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC…> . DARPA invites research proposals for the Fine Detail Optical Surveillance program to develop a fundamentally new optical ISR capability that can provide ultra high-resolution 3D images for rapid, in-field identification of a diverse set of targets. Eligibility is open. Multiple awards are anticipated. Proposals are due Mar 12. More information regarding DARPA-BAA-10-24 is available at: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-BAA-10-24/listing.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA…> . return to the top of the page <#top> Department of Energy The DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research, under the Regional and Global Climate Modeling program, invites research proposals on modes of low frequency variability in a changing climate. High risk/high pay-off research ideas that explore innovative new directions that further the understanding of the modes of low frequency variability are encouraged. Up to 10 awards may be made from total funding of $3 million. Eligibility is unrestricted with the exception of FFRDCs and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations. Pre-applications are due Feb 18. More information regarding DE-FOA-0000242 is available through: https://www.fedconnect.net <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.fedconnect.net> . The Idaho Operations Office has issued an RFP for an Energy Innovation Hub in Modeling and Simulation for Nuclear Reactors. A Hub should be designed to accelerate the current state-of-the art energy science and technology toward their fundamental limits and support high-risk, high-reward research projects that produce revolutionary changes in how we produce and use energy. Ideally, the Hub will have a central location housing many investigators, who likely will span multiple disciplines. It may be led by universities, private for-profit or non-profit firms, or government laboratories. A single award of $22 million is anticipated. Pre-applications are due Feb 1. More information regarding DE-FOA-0000170 is available through: https://www.fedconnect.net <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.fedconnect.net> . return to the top of the page <#top> Department of Health & Human Services (including the National Institutes of Health) Note on award terms: The various funding mechanisms supported in the announcements below (e.g., R01, R03, R21, etc.) adhere to the conditions and limitations described at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm. Specific funding information (e.g., anticipated funding amount, number of awards, project duration, etc.) will depend upon the quality, duration and costs of the applications received, unless specified otherwise. Application deadlines follow the standard NIH schedule of submission dates described at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm, unless specified differently below. All terms are subject to change by the federal government. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites R18 proposals for research, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation grants that propose to prevent and more effectively manage healthcare associated infections. Individual awards may not exceed $500,000 annually for entire project length. Eligibility is limited domestically to: public or nonprofit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of tribal, local or state government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Proposals are due Mar 29. More information regarding PA-10-089 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-089.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NDDK) invites applications from investigators for access to non-renewable samples from one or more major clinical studies stored in the NDDK Central Repositories. Information about the samples available can be found at https://www.niddkrepository.org <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.niddkrepository.org> . No funding is available through this announcement to assist in the research. Eligibility is unlimited. Applications are due Jul 1 or Nov 1 for 2010. More information regarding PAR-10-090 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-090.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invites F31 applications for NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in M.D.-Ph.D. programs. The purpose of the individual predoctoral research training fellowship is to provide support for promising doctoral candidates who are enrolled in combined M.D.-Ph.D. programs, who will be performing dissertation research and training in scientific health-related fields relevant to the NINDS mission. Eligibility is limited domestically to public and private institutions of higher education, units of the federal government, for profit businesses and nonprofit organizations. Standard F31 submission dates and guidelines apply.More information regarding PAR-10-091 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-091.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites R01 research proposals utilizing systems biology approaches to interrogate and integrate multiple complex databases in order to discover new paradigms that may lead to unanticipated avenues of research at the interface of HIV/AIDS and substance use and abuse. Up to eight awards may be made from a total pool of $4.5 million. Eligibility is unrestricted. Letters of intent are due Mar 29; full proposals are due Apr 29. More information regarding is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-10-014.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . Three institutes collectively invite U01 applications for the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. The network will conduct research, both independently and in collaboration with existing research networks and individual investigators, in HIV-infected and HIV-at-risk pre-adolescents, adolescents, and young adults up to age 25 years. A combined total of $24.5 million will support up to 19 new and continuing grants. Eligibility is unrestricted domestically. Letters of intent are due Mar 14; full proposals are due Apr 14. More information regarding RFA-HD-10-015 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-10-015.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . As part of its plan to distribute ARRA funding, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites R01 grant applications for scalable, distributed research networks for comparative effectiveness research. The goal is to enhance electronic health networks designed for distributed research to conduct prospective, comparative effectiveness research on outcomes of clinical interventions. Three awards, each lasting up to three years, may be made from a total pool of $25 million. Eligibility is limited domestically to: public or nonprofit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of tribal, local or state government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications are due Mar 10. More information regarding RFA-HS-10-015 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-015.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites R18 grant proposals for improving patient safety through simulation research. The goal is to support a diverse set of projects that develop, test and evaluate various simulation approaches for the purpose of improving the safe delivery of health care. Up to $4.2 million may be available to support 12 awards. Eligibility is limited domestically to: public or nonprofit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of tribal, local or state government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications are due Mar 26. More information regarding RFA-HS-10-018 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-018.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . As part of its plan to distribute ARRA funding, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality invites R01 grant proposals to enhance existing registries for quality improvement and comparative effectiveness research. A total of $24 million is available to support two grants over three years. Eligibility is limited domestically to: public or nonprofit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of tribal, local or state government; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications are due Mar 29. More information regarding RFA-HS-10-020 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-020.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invite U24 cooperative agreement applications to develop a redesigned and enhanced Parkinson's Disease Data Organizing Center. The goal is a resource that will serve the Parkinson's disease (PD) research community by developing an ongoing repository for data from clinical trials and clinical studies, including epidemiologic and genetic studies, related to PD, and sharing of these data to enhance research. One five-year award worth $6 million is anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted domestically. Letters of intent are due Mar 30; full proposals are due Apr 30. More information regarding RFA-NS-11-001 is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-11-001.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/grants.nih.gov/grants/gui…> . The Health Resources and Services Administration invites contract proposals to support nursing collaboratives for faculty development in the use of information and other technologies in order to expand the capacity of collegiate schools of nursing to educate students for 21st century health care practice. Up to two awards may be made from total funding of $600,000. Eligibility is limited to U.S. accredited collegiate schools of nursing. Applications are due Feb 25. More information regarding HRSA-10-061 is available at: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=D1… <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/grants.hrsa.gov/webExtern…> =. return to the top of the page <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/manage_campaign_items_html.a…> Department of Transportation The Federal Highway Administration invites proposals for research projects that could lead to transformational changes and revolutionary advances for transportation planning in the U.S. The objective is to identify new tools, techniques, and approaches that respond to national transportation planning priorities. Seven focus areas are described in the announcement. Up to $1.5 million is available for multiple awards. Cost-share of 50 percent is required. Eligibility is unrestricted. Pre-proposals are due Feb 15. More information regarding DTFH61-10-R-00013 is available at: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/DTFH61-10-R-00013/listing.html <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LS/www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/…> . return to the top of the page <#top> Environmental Protection Agency The EPA Advanced Vehicle Program invites research proposals utilizing state-of-the-art experimental techniques and numerical simulations focusing on comprehensive research to develop new cutting-edge engine technologies that improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. Five elements, outlined in the announcement, must be incorporated in the proposal. One $200,000/year cooperative agreement award is anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted domestically with the exception of federal agencies and 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations. Proposals are due Mar 5. More information regarding EPA-OAR-OTAQ-10-03 is available at: http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/OTAQ_1_10.pdf <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.epa.gov/air/grants/OT…> . return to the top of the page <#top> NASA On or about Feb 12, NASA will release the 2010 general solicitation for Research Opportunities in Space & Earth Sciences (ROSES). ROSES will invite proposals for supporting basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements relevant to one or more of the following NASA Research Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. Award sizes and deadlines will vary by individual research opportunity. Eligibility will be generally unrestricted domestically. More information regarding NNH10ZDA001N is available at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/nspires.nasaprs.com/> . return to the top of the page <#top> National Science Foundation NSF invites proposals for strategic technologies for cyberinfrastructure to support activities that lead to innovative cyberinfrastructure but are not funded currently by other programs or solicitations. Projects may include development, deployment, research, and education necessary to create cyberinfrastructure, or creation of cyberinfrastructure that will enable innovative science and education. Investigators are strongly encouraged to contact program prior to developing their proposal. Applications are due Apr 21. More information regarding PD 10-7684 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503475&WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT… <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_s…> . NSF invites applications for the Major Research Instrumentation Program: instrument acquisition or development to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in U.S. institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. Approximately $90 million may be available to support 150 awards. The maximum budget request is $4 million. Ph.D. granting institutions must provide a 30 percent cost-share. Applications are due Apr 21. More information regarding NSF 10-529 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10529/nsf10529.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_… <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf…> . The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering invites research teams to submit innovative and creative proposals that describe projects to conceive, design, and evaluate trustworthy Future Internet architectures. Up to four awards may be made from total funding of $30 million. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Apr 22. More information regarding NSF 10-528 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10528 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/publications/…> . The Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Division invites proposals for the mechanics of materials program to support fundamental research on solid mechanics including theoretical, analytical, and computational approaches, model-based simulation, and the development of constitutive models. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Feb 15 or Oct 1. More information regarding NSF PD 10-1630 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13355 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_s…> . NSF invites proposals for research into water sustainability and climate to understand and predict the interactions between the water system and climate change, land use, the built environment, and ecosystem function and services through place-based research and integrative models. Three specific topics of interest are described in the announcement. Up to 14 awards may be made from total funding of $16 million. Eligibility is limited to U.S. institutions of higher education and nonprofit, non-academic institutions. Required letters of intent are due Mar 15. More information regarding NSF 10-524 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10524 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/publications/…> . The Biological Sciences Directorate invites submission of proposals that advance our conceptual and theoretical understanding of living systems. The Advancing Theory in Biology program supports the development of new theoretical approaches that will improve our understanding of general biological principles that account for phenomena that occur independently across levels of biological organization. Up to 10 awards may be made from total funding of $5 million. Awards will not exceed a total of $750,000 over a three year period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Apr 13. More information regarding NSF 10-525 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10525 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/publications/…> . NSF and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office within the Department of Homeland Security will invest in transformational research effort focused on detection systems, individual sensors or other research that is potentially relevant to the detection of nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, radiation dispersal devices and related threats. Up to 8 new awards may be made in FY10 with total first-year funding of $3 million. Only U.S. institutions of higher education may apply. Proposals are due Apr 15. More information regarding NSF 10-526 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10526 <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.nsf.gov/publications/…> . return to the top of the page <#top> Foundation Funding Opportunities Facebook Facebook is accepting fellowship applications from U.S. graduate students working toward Ph.D.s in fields related to social computing and other Internet technologies, including Internet Economics, Cloud Computing, Data Mining and Machine Learning, Systems, and Information Retrieval. Students must be nominated by a faculty member and must be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Architecture, or a related area. The award will include $40,000 for a nine-month stipend, new computer, and conference related travel. Applications are due Feb 15. More information is available at: http://www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.facebook.com/careers/…> . return to the top of the page <#top> Motorola Foundation The Motorola Foundation through its Innovation Generation grants aims to inspire students to learn about science and generate interest in science-related careers. Up to $7.5 million is available for awards ranging between $25,000 to $50,000 to U.S. science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs. Any U.S. non-profit organization, school or school district may apply. Programming must have nationwide and/or online reach or take place near communities where Motorola has an employee presence (list provided on website). The deadline is Mar 1. More information is available at: http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Business/Corporate/US-EN/corporate-resp… <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LH/www.motorola.com/staticfi…> . return to the top of the page <#top> Unsubscribe <http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/620427.1/LU/> from all SSTI publications ©2009 State Science and Technology Institute. All rights reserved. ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Argonne trip rescheduled for Feb 26, 2010
by Schwartz, Melissa J 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

Dear BNC faculty, Professor Yong Chen is organizing a faculty delegation from Purdue to visit Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM: http://nano.anl.gov/ ). The 1-day (full day) visit (originally scheduled in early January but cancelled due to snowstorm) is now rescheduled to Feb. 26 Friday. The purposes of the trip are to: 1) tour CNM user facilities 2) meet group leaders from various CNM research thrusts to explore possible future research collaboration (including pursuing joint funding). 3) discuss a planned Purdue-ANL nanoworkshop in the near future Any faculty member interested in attending this trip should email Melissa Marris (lanem(a)purdue.edu) Deborah Starewich (dstarewi(a)purdue.edu<mailto:dstarewi@purdue.edu>) before Feb. 1, and also please indicate if you are US citizen/permanent resident or non-permanent resident in the email. Thank you! Sent on behalf of Professor Yong Chen I look forward to hearing from you. Melissa Marris-Schwartz Secretary Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: 765-494-7053 Fax: 765-496-8299 Email: lanem(a)purdue.edu www.nano.purdue.edu

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RCHE seed grants: DEADLINE is TOMORROW, Wednesday, 01.20
by Starewich, Deborah S. 19 Jan '10

19 Jan '10

------ Forwarded Message From: "Wable, Jill L" <jwable(a)purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:59:50 -0500 To: "Gotham, Barbara J." <barb(a)purdue.edu> Subject: FW: RCHE seed grants [cid:3346761456_43412826] Please distribute within your centers, areas, and departments as appropriate. Thanks! From: Schultz, Mary G Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:04 PM Subject: RCHE seed grants Letters of Intent due tomorrow, January 20th for RCHE seed grants. Nine grants, $40,000.00 each will be awarded. More information available at http://www.purdue.edu/dp/rche/research/rfps.php (flyer attached) Mary Mary Schultz project Coordinator Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering schultm(a)purdue.edu 765-494-9828 Mann Hall, suite 225 Discovery Park ------ End of Forwarded Message ------ End of Forwarded Message

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Sent on behalf of Dr. Monica Allain: Managing Director of Birck Nanotechnology Center
by Marris, Melissa J 21 Dec '09

21 Dec '09

Dear BNC faculty, Professor Yong Chen is organizing a faculty delegation from Purdue to visit Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM: http://nano.anl.gov/ ). The 1-day visit will be scheduled during the week of Jan 4-8, 2010. The purposes of the trip are to: 1) tour CNM user facilities 2) meet group leaders from various CNM research thrusts to explore possible future research collaboration (including pursuing joint funding). 3) discuss a planned Purdue-ANL nanoworkshop in the near future Any faculty member interested in attending this trip should email Melissa Marris (lanem(a)purdue.edu) Monica Allain (mallain(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mallain@purdue.edu>) , and indicate their available dates during the week of Jan 4-8. Thank you. ~ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. ~ ************************************************************ Monica M. Cortez Allain, Ph.D. Managing Director Birck Nanotechnology Center 1205 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 Phone: (765) 494-5138 Fax: (765) 496-8299 ************************************************************

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You're invited to the Annual Faculty and Staff Holiday Carry-in December 18th 2009
by Marris, Melissa J 09 Dec '09

09 Dec '09

Let's enjoy an International Holiday together by embracing each other's holiday traditions. A Christmas Tree will be set up in the atrium however we encourage and welcome everyone to please incorporate your holiday favorites by bringing in items that best represents your holiday tradition. We will use them to decorate the atrium [cid:image003.png@01CA78DF.9CEC9170] Birck Nanotechnology [cid:image004.png@01CA78DF.9CEC9170][cid:image005.png@01CA78DF.9CEC9170]Center Holiday Party Carry-In For Faculty & Staff Join your colleagues for Holiday fun Friday, December 18, 2009 11:00 to 1:30 BIRCK ATRIUM * Don't be left out in the cold. Join in the White Elephant Swap at 12 Noon. * Bring A fun, gift-wrapped item if you wish to participate in the White Elephant Swap (if a new item please limit to $5). Any questions: Please see rules of white elephant game posted at the Atrium Front Desk [cid:image006.png@01CA78DF.9CEC9170]Please Bring a Dish to Share: Main course will be proved by Tim Sands and Monica Allain Last Name Beginning With: A-F = Desserts / Beverages G-Q = Appetizers/Dips R-Z = Side dishes/Casseroles >From Wikipedia: Gifts are wrapped, but are not labeled to reflect a specific sender or recipient. Gifts are typically inexpensive, humorous items or used items from home; the term white elephant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant> refers to a gift whose maintenance cost exceeds its usefulness. All participants draw a number (from a hat, perhaps) to determine their order. The participant with #1 unwraps any gift from the pile and then shows it to everyone. Each successive participant, in the order determined from the drawing, can either 1) "steal" an already opened gift (if there's one they really like) or 2) be adventurous and go for a wrapped gift from the pile. If the participant chooses to steal, the person whose gift is stolen now repeats his turn and either 1) steals another person's gift (he cannot immediately steal back the gift that was just stolen from him) or 2) unwraps a new gift. This cycle of stealing can sometimes continue for a long time, until a new gift is chosen, at which point the turn is passed to the participant with the next number from the drawing. Since items can be stolen, the item in your possession is not yours until the game is over. However, we may amend the rule by declaring a gift "dead" or "safe" after it has been stolen a certain three times). The game is over once all the numbers have been called and everyone has had a turn.

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Facility Shutdown Spring 2010, ON BEHALF OF JOHN WEAVER
by Starewich, Deborah S. 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

[cid:3341905230_35593856] INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Birck Nanotechnology Center Plans are underway for the five-year preventive maintenance activity involving a one-week shutdown of the BNC. The tentative date for this shutdown is May 3-9, 2010. This is during Finals Week, chosen based on faculty input on the best time to shut the facility down. Please contact John Weaver jrweaver(a)purdue.edu <mailto:jrweaver@purdue.edu> if this week is a major problem for your research. If I do not hear any objections prior to December 4, 2009, we will schedule the shutdown for the week of May 3, 2010. This shutdown will be more serious and of longer duration that the normal semiannual shutdowns. It will involve the entire week, and on Monday, May 3, 2010, all power to the building will be shut off. This type of activity will occur only once in a five-year period, but is necessary for the testing and upgrade of the building systems. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this important preventive maintenance activity.

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Funding assistance available for Nanotechnology Seminar Speakers‹Apply for funding today, ON BEHALF OF DAVID JANES
by Starewich, Deborah S. 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Dear colleagues, I’d like to inform you of available funding assistance for Nanotechnology Seminar Speakers. This funding is available for several technical areas. Please visit the website to learn more about the funding assistance and how to apply. Website, with application: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/Nanotechnology/Resources/community-gran… *If possible, applications should be submitted 30-days prior to requested seminar date.. If you have any questions please contact the Managing Director, Dr. Monica Allain, by phone: 765-494-5138 or email: mallain(a)purdue.edu Best regards, David Janes Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering

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