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I2D-list NSF Convergence Accelerator Program Workshop
by Harbison, Diana 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Apologies for cross postings. From: weeklyfundingopps-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu <weeklyfundingopps-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu> On Behalf Of Grimes, Susan R. Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 1:13 PM To: weeklyfundingopps(a)lists.purdue.edu Subject: NSF Convergence Accelerator Program Workshop Importance: High Good afternoon! We would greatly appreciate your help in sharing the following opportunity with appropriate departments, faculty, staff and industrial partners. Dr. Douglas Maughan, Head of NSF's Convergence Accelerator (C-Accel) Program, will be at Purdue University on January 24th from 1:00 to 5:00PM in Stewart Center, room 218. We invite all interested faculty and research administrators to join us for this opportunity to learn more about the program in advance of the anticipated 2020 solicitation release. Industrial partners and economic development staff are also encouraged to attend. Dr. Maughan will present an overview of the C-Accel Program and discuss key elements to consider when preparing a proposal for this funding opportunity. Karthik Ramani, a Purdue professor of mechanical engineering and awardee of the C-Accel Program, will also share his experiences in preparing a successful proposal. Participants of this workshop will have the opportunity to discuss their proposal plans with Dr. Maughan in one-on-one meetings following the event. The workshop is free but registration is required at: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wXGagEZbA30ump. Those interested in a one-on-one meeting must contact Sally Bond (sbond(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sbond@purdue.edu>) to request a meeting slot. Please contact Sue Grimes (sgrimes(a)purdue.edu<mailto:sgrimes@purdue.edu>) with any questions about the workshop or logistics. About the Convergence Accelerator C-Accel identifies areas of research where investment in convergent approaches - those bringing together people from across disciplines, united to solve problems - have the potential to translate to high-benefit results and advance ideas from concept to deliverables. The Convergence Accelerator seeks to expand and refine NSF's efforts to support fundamental scientific exploration by creating partnerships that could potentially include stakeholders from industry, foundations, government, nonprofits and other sectors. Additional information is available at https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/index.jsp. Best wishes, Sue ________________________________ Sue Grimes, CRA Assistant Director of Research Development Services Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships Hovde Hall, Room 321 610 Purdue Mall West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040 (765) 494-5858

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I2D-list FW: research modeling postdoc opportunity
by Gupta, Pallavi 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

Reposting: In case this is of your interest. Thanks Pallavi From: <water-faculty-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu> on behalf of Venkatesh Merwade <vmerwade(a)purdue.edu> Date: Monday, December 16, 2019 at 11:46 AM To: "water-faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu" <water-faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu> Cc: "cehydro(a)lists.purdue.edu" <cehydro(a)lists.purdue.edu> Subject: FW: research modeling postdoc opportunity Hello water faculty: Please share this post-doc opportunity at US EPA with your graduating PhD students. The deadline to apply is January 10, 2020. Venkatesh Merwade Lyles School of Civil Engineering Purdue University Postdoctoral Research Opportunity: Modeling low-order aquatic systems and flow variability at watershed scales We are excited to share a postdoctoral research opportunity<https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-SED-2019-14> to model and characterize streams and their associated dynamic flows. This competitive postdoctoral opportunity is with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and is located at US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development in Cincinnati, Ohio. Application period ends at 3:00 PM ET on January 10th, 2020. Please share with those who may be interested. https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-SED-2019-14 Overview The EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) in association with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) announces a postdoctoral research opportunity collaborating with a team of EPA/ORD research scientists to model and characterize the spatial and temporal variability of surface water flows across multiple landscape settings in the U.S. The extensive stream and interacting riparian network play an integral part in maintaining clean and plentiful water for aquatic ecosystems and human beneficial uses. Yet modeling streamflow across the network is difficult as variable factors including precipitation, physiography and contributing area change in time and space, and gaged data to calibrate and verify model response is often limited. Recent advancements in remote sensors, data processing capacities, and statistical approaches may allow for bridging past technological barriers to improve simulations of surface water flows. The improved model outputs advance both the underlying scientific understanding of hydrology as well as aquatic resource management by providing a baseline for mapping flow permanence across local, state, and regional-scale watersheds. The focus of this research will be to apply ensemble watershed hydrological modeling approaches, in coordination with field and remotely sensed data, to improve surface flow estimates across multiple stream networks. A primary goal of the research is improved lateral and longitudinal mapping of flow permanence in low-order stream systems and associated riparian wetlands. The work will initially concentrate on selected watersheds within the conterminous United States where field and/or remotely sensed validation data are available. The preferred candidate will have a Ph.D. and experience in hydrology, environmental engineering, environmental science, ecology, geography, geology, or a related discipline. S/he will have experience in (1) numerical catchment-scale rainfall-runoff models (e.g., TOPMODEL, HBV, FLEX-Topo, others) or a combination of rainfall-runoff models (e.g., using the MARRMoT toolbox or others); (2) GIS/remote-sensing software and applications; (3) watershed hydrology; and (4) scripting (e.g., R, Python, MATLAB) languages. The candidate is expected to join our productive and driven research team of watershed hydrologists and systems ecologists for a one-year postdoctoral research appointment. The position is expected to be extended for up to a total of three years, contingent on sufficient advancement and Congressional funding. This opportunity is open for US citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals residing in the US for at least 3 years. For application and position information: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-ORD-NERL-SED-2019-14 . For visa-related information: https://orise.orau.gov/epa/applicants/default.html Feel free to reach out with any questions: Dr. Jay Christensen (christensen.jay(a)epa.gov<mailto:christensen.jay@epa.gov>), Dr. Heather Golden (golden.heather(a)epa.gov<mailto:golden.heather@epa.gov>), and/or Dr. Charles Lane (lane.charles(a)epa.gov<mailto:lane.charles@epa.gov>). From: Venkatesh Merwade <vmerwade(a)purdue.edu<mailto:vmerwade@purdue.edu>> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2019 7:55 PM To: Golden, Heather <Golden.Heather(a)epa.gov<mailto:Golden.Heather@epa.gov>> Cc: Lane, Charles <Lane.Charles(a)epa.gov<mailto:Lane.Charles@epa.gov>>; Christensen, Jay <Christensen.Jay(a)epa.gov<mailto:Christensen.Jay@epa.gov>> Subject: RE: research modeling postdoc opportunity Hi Heather: Good to hear from you! I do not have any student graduating soon so I will share this opportunity with my other colleagues and also share it via a tweet! Is there a link on the web for this? I hope you had a good AGU session. It was a busy week for me. Venkatesh From: Golden, Heather <Golden.Heather(a)epa.gov<mailto:Golden.Heather@epa.gov>> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2019 5:57 PM To: Venkatesh Merwade <vmerwade(a)purdue.edu<mailto:vmerwade@purdue.edu>> Cc: Lane, Charles <Lane.Charles(a)epa.gov<mailto:Lane.Charles@epa.gov>>; Christensen, Jay <Christensen.Jay(a)epa.gov<mailto:Christensen.Jay@epa.gov>> Subject: research modeling postdoc opportunity Hi Venkatesh – We have a new postdoc opportunity (two variations of advert attached; applications due January 10th) on modeling low-order stream systems across the US. You were so helpful in getting us linked to Adnan for his postdoc. If you have any students you can think of – or any colleagues that may have PhD students graduating soon – who would be interested, please send them our way! We are somewhat flexible regarding the start date. Thanks so much – and sorry I missed you (and Lilit) at AGU. Heather ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heather E. Golden, Ph.D.[orcid_16x16]<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-9444> Research Physical Scientist US EPA Office of Research and Development Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling Watershed and Ecosystem Characterization Division 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, MS-587 Cincinnati, Ohio USA 45268 1-513-569-7773/golden.heather(a)epa.gov<mailto:1-513-569-7773/golden.heather@epa.gov>

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I2D-list Shah Lab Seed Grant Awards: Phase 2 and 3 information
by Gupta, Pallavi 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Dear All, Thank you for your patience. Please note the next steps below: For selected problems: Phase 2: (Dec 16th – Feb 20th) * Faculty who submitted interest in the selected problems are now invited to submit full proposals. Please find attached proposal template with the mail. Deadline to submit proposal is Feb 20th 2020. * I will organize webinars where representatives from the selected partner organizations will answer questions from faculty. Faculty may use this opportunity to get additional information or data that they need for their proposal. (I will confirm webinar information in coming weeks) * Selection of Finalists will happen by March 6th, and will be announced on March 9th. The Jury Panel will include representatives from the partner organizations. * Feedback collected from this phase will be shared with the finalists for them to make any last-minute modifications/edits to their proposal. Phase 3 (Shah Lab Expo – April 2nd) * The finalists will be invited to present their proposal in-person in front of the judges during our Expo on 2nd April. * Seed grant awards will be announced during the Expo reception. For other problems I will connect the faculty to the organization representatives for them to explore opportunity of co-creating solution, pilot, or joint proposal together. I would be available for additional facilitation, if needed. Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_540413327] From: <water-faculty-bounces(a)lists.purdue.edu> on behalf of "Gupta, Pallavi" <gupta604(a)purdue.edu> Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 1:35 PM To: "i2d-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu" <i2d-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu>, "water_faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu" <water_faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu>, "water-faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu" <water-faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu>, "engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu" <engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu>, "engcs-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu" <engcs-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu>, "engap-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu" <engap-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Subject: Shah Lab Seed Grant Awards: Phase 1 results Dear All, Thank you for your responses and for your patience. Phase 1 of our seed grant awards process is now complete, and we have selected 10 problem statements to move forward to the Phase 2. The selection process included a panel of 17 jury members scoring problem statements on 12 parameters. These parameters assessed multiple aspects like - importance and severity of the problem, value to Purdue research, geographical and thematical importance in donor world, partner organization, solution feasibility and Purdue’s own relevant research capability. Problem statements that scored high on the assessment and also received higher number of submissions from faculty/researchers were selected to proceed to the next round. The selected problem statements are: NGO that submitted the problem - Country/ region of execution Problem statement World Concern - Bangladesh Solutions for Food Storage and Transportation National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) - India An Intelligent Early Warning System for Crop Diseases in Rice Cropping System Pan USA - Zimbabwe GirlEngage program in Zimbabwe CARE - Global Co-creating a solution/process to address rapid qualitative coding of data to support more informed and agile humanitarian programming WaterAid - India Affordable water meter at scale World Concern - Kenya Desalination of water in arid and semi-arid areas Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) - India Sensor technologies for real time monitoring of mosquito populations through heat maps N/Core - India Models to predict health behaviors for maternal and child health Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare (AMPATH) -Kenya Low-cost home-use oxygen tank device powered using renewable sources Social Alpha - India Monitoring Air Pollution and Pollution Control Congratulations to the practitioners, NGOs and faculty interested in these problem areas. Please note, while only the abovementioned problems will move forward in the seed grant awards process, Shah Lab will provide other facilitation and partnership support to experts interested in working on other problem areas. I will send a separate email to provide detailed information on next steps for Phase 2 and Phase 3. Please mark your calendar for the Shah Lab Expo on April 2nd Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you for all your support. Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_398107073]

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I2D-list Shah Lab Seed Grant Awards: Phase 1 results
by Gupta, Pallavi 10 Dec '19

10 Dec '19

Dear All, Thank you for your responses and for your patience. Phase 1 of our seed grant awards process is now complete, and we have selected 10 problem statements to move forward to the Phase 2. The selection process included a panel of 17 jury members scoring problem statements on 12 parameters. These parameters assessed multiple aspects like - importance and severity of the problem, value to Purdue research, geographical and thematical importance in donor world, partner organization, solution feasibility and Purdue’s own relevant research capability. Problem statements that scored high on the assessment and also received higher number of submissions from faculty/researchers were selected to proceed to the next round. The selected problem statements are: NGO that submitted the problem - Country/ region of execution Problem statement World Concern - Bangladesh Solutions for Food Storage and Transportation National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) - India An Intelligent Early Warning System for Crop Diseases in Rice Cropping System Pan USA - Zimbabwe GirlEngage program in Zimbabwe CARE - Global Co-creating a solution/process to address rapid qualitative coding of data to support more informed and agile humanitarian programming WaterAid - India Affordable water meter at scale World Concern - Kenya Desalination of water in arid and semi-arid areas Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) - India Sensor technologies for real time monitoring of mosquito populations through heat maps N/Core - India Models to predict health behaviors for maternal and child health Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare (AMPATH) -Kenya Low-cost home-use oxygen tank device powered using renewable sources Social Alpha - India Monitoring Air Pollution and Pollution Control Congratulations to the practitioners, NGOs and faculty interested in these problem areas. Please note, while only the abovementioned problems will move forward in the seed grant awards process, Shah Lab will provide other facilitation and partnership support to experts interested in working on other problem areas. I will send a separate email to provide detailed information on next steps for Phase 2 and Phase 3. Please mark your calendar for the Shah Lab Expo on April 2nd Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Thank you for all your support. Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_398107073]

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I2D-list FW: Shah Lab Seed Grant Awards 2020 - RFI
by Gupta, Pallavi 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Hi All, If you haven’t submitted your response, please do so by today end of the day. Thanks Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_381283032] From: "Gupta, Pallavi" <gupta604(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu>> Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 2:32 PM To: "i2d-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:i2d-list@ecn.purdue.edu>" <i2d-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:i2d-list@ecn.purdue.edu>>, "water_faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu<mailto:water_faculty@lists.purdue.edu>" <water_faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu<mailto:water_faculty@lists.purdue.edu>>, "water-faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu<mailto:water-faculty@lists.purdue.edu>" <water-faculty(a)lists.purdue.edu<mailto:water-faculty@lists.purdue.edu>>, "engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu>" <engfaculty-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engfaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu>>, "engcs-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engcs-list@ecn.purdue.edu>" <engcs-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engcs-list@ecn.purdue.edu>>, "engap-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engap-list@ecn.purdue.edu>" <engap-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:engap-list@ecn.purdue.edu>>, "coe-grad-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:coe-grad-list@ecn.purdue.edu>" <coe-grad-list(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:coe-grad-list@ecn.purdue.edu>> Subject: Shah Lab Seed Grant Awards 2020 - RFI Dear All, For Seed Grant Awards 2020, we reached out to multiple non-profit organizations and NGOs and have collected 37 problem statements from across multiple countries. The problems statements are outlined here- https://engineering.purdue.edu/GEP/ShahLab/seed-grants and<https://engineering.purdue.edu/GEP/ShahLab/seed-grants> are across following thematic areas: * Humanitarian Response / Disaster preparedness * Health and Wellbeing * Environment / Energy * Agriculture / Food Security * Education / Literacy * Water/ Waste management / Water scarcity / Irrigation If you have a technology or a solution that is relevant to any of the problem statements, please connect with us by filling a short form (3 questions) by Nov 25. https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5k8ryfbyr1Zm73 Based on the responses, as next steps, Shah Lab will identify problem statements for the Seed Grant Awards 2020 and will facilitate collaborations between organizations and interested faculty. Please let me know if you have any questions. P.S – Please consider sharing this with other faculty/researchers. Thank you Kind Regards, Pallavi Gupta Assistant Director of Programs Shah Family Global Innovation Lab Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships Office: 765-496-7311 | Mobile: 304 545 1525 | gupta604(a)purdue.edu<mailto:gupta604@purdue.edu> [/Users/gupta604/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1875329749]

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