UCR Research and Economic
Development Newsletter: August 16, 2014
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research
and Economic Development
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Grant Opportunity Search: http://pivot.cos.com
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NSF Science and Technology Centers
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TEDxRiverside: Oct 16, 2014
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NEH/DFG Bilateral Digital Humanities Program
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NSF: Interdisciplinary Behavioral and Social Science
Research
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NIH: How Do Multi-PI Applications Fare?
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DOE: Web-based Portal for Research Findings
Dissemination
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DOE:
Early Career Research Program
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NSF:
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM
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CAL-BRAIN Delays
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Yellow-crowned Bishop
NSF Science and Technology
Centers
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) has released the solicitation for the next round of Science
and Technology Centers (STC). STCs support complex research and education
projects that require large-scale and long-term awards.
UCR can ONLY submit 3
proposals as lead. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEADING ONE, PLEASE LET MICHAEL
PAZZANI KNOW ASAP. There is no limit on the number we can participate
in as subawards from other universities.
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This
is a 5 Year award with a total of up $24M ($4M the first year and $5M
subsequent years). NSF intended to award 4 grants. Many
Centers are renewed for an additional 5 years.
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Centers
are often lead by a PI who has a track record of NSF funding for 6 or more
grants, including some grants above $1M. The lead university often
involved 4-6 faculty most of whom already have some NSF funding.
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Centers
usually involve 2-6 other universities including a minority serving
institution.
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An
international collaboration is often included.
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To
give an idea of the scope of a NSF STC, the existing centers are listed below
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Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST)
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Center for Multi-Scale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes
(MMAP)
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Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science (Center for
E3S)
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Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education
(C-MORE)
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Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI)
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Science and Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observation
and Prediction
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NSF Center for Layered Polymeric Systems
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Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS)
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NSF Science and Technology Center: Emergent Behaviors of
Integrated Cellular Systems
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Emerging Frontiers of Science of Information
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BEACON: An NSF Center for the Study of Evolution in Action
If there is not critical mass
in your area and you are interested in participating in a center led by another
university, consider contacting prominent researchers at other universities and
mentioning UCR is one of the few strong research universities that is a
Hispanic Serving Institution.
Preliminary
Proposals: Preliminary
proposals are required and are due December 11, 2014
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The
complete STC solicitation is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14600/nsf14600.htm.
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Complete
details of the STC program, including information on past awards, are available
on the NSF website at http://www.nsf.gov/od/iia/programs/stc/
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TEDxRiverside: Oct 16,
2014
TEDxRiverside will be held
Oct 16, 2014, from 9AM to 5PM at the Fox Performing Arts Center. Talks
will include two UCR alumni
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Richard
Schrock, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
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Steven
Breen, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Editorial Cartoonists from San Diego Union
Tribune
Additional Speakers or
Performers include Grammy Award Winner Melissa Manchester, Garner Holt, CEO of
the company that does animatronics for Disney, Former NSF player Kermit
Alexander, Performance Artist Gregory Adamson.
Rebeccah Goldware and I have
been planning TEDxRiverside with a group from the local community and the
organizers of TEDxUCR. Details at http://www.TEDxRivesride.com
Tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster on August 21. Groups of 5 or more may
purchase tickets from Rebeccah Goldware at goldware@ucr.edu.
Free tickets are being
provided to 500 high school students to encourage them to become the next
generation of innovators.
We can always use help
publicizing and getting sponsors. Contact Rebeccah or me if you have
ideas. Unfortunately, because UCR is a sponsors and TED rules prohibit
speakers from sponsors, no UCR faculty re featured, but we have arranged for
two prominent alumni to speak.
NEH/DFG Bilateral Digital
Humanities Program
The National Endowment for
the Humanities in the United States and the German Research Foundation
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) are working together to offer
support for projects that contribute to developing and implementing digital
infrastructures and services for humanities research. Due September
25.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/nehdfg-bilateral-digital-humanities-program
NSF: Interdisciplinary
Behavioral and Social Science Research
The Interdisciplinary
Behavioral and Social Science Research (IBSS) competition promotes the conduct
of interdisciplinary research by teams of investigators in the social and
behavioral sciences. Emphasis is placed on support for research that
involves researchers from multiple disciplinary fields, that integrates
scientific theoretical approaches and methodologies from multiple disciplinary
fields, and that is likely to yield generalizable insights and information that
will advance basic knowledge and capabilities across multiple disciplinary
fields.
Due DEC 2 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504832&org=SBE&sel_org=SBE&from=fund
NIH: How Do Multi-PI
Applications Fare?
In a recent blog post Sally
Rockey compared the acceptance rates of single PI and multi-PI applications to
NIH. The quick summary is that there is no disadvantage in submitting a
multi-PI application. Details are at
http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2014/07/11/how-do-multi-pi-applications-fare
DOE: Web-based Portal for
Research Findings Dissemination
The Department of Energy has launched a web-based portal called
the Public Access Gateway for Energy
and Science (PAGES),that will allow
free public access to peer reviewed documents and scientific articles that
resulted from DOE funding, within a year of publication.
The DOE Office of Science issued new requirements around the
management of digital research data by their supported researchers in that all
proposals for research funding submitted will be required to include a Data
Management Plan, describing whether and how the digital research will be shared
and preserved. This is effect for funding issued by the Office of Science
beginning later this year (October 1, 2014). Other DOE offices will implement
their data management plan within the next year.
DOE: Early
Career Research Program
The Office of Science of
the Department of Energy invites grant applications for support under the Early
Career Research Program in the following program areas:
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Advanced
Scientific
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Computing
Research (ASCR);
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Biological and
Environmental Research (BER);
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Basic
Energy Sciences (BES),
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Fusion Energy
Sciences (FES);
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High Energy
Physics (HEP), and
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Nuclear Physics
(NP).
The purpose of this
program is to support the development of individual research programs of
outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers
in the areas supported by the DOE Office of Science. Pre-Proposal Due
Date: 09/11/2014 at 5 PM Eastern Time.
Details at http://science.energy.gov/~/media/grants/pdf/lab-announcements/2014/lab_14-1170.pdf
NSF: Cultivating
Cultures for Ethical STEM
Cultivating Cultures for
Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) funds research projects that identify factors that are
efficacious in the formation of ethical STEM researchers in all the fields of
science and engineering that NSF supports. CCE STEM solicits proposals for
research that explores the following: ‘What constitutes ethical STEM research
and practice? Which cultural and institutional contexts promote ethical STEM
research and practice and why?' Factors one might consider include:
honor codes, professional ethics codes and licensing requirements, an
ethic of service and/or service learning, life-long learning requirements,
curricula or memberships in organizations (e.g. Engineers without Borders) that
stress social responsibility and humanitarian goals, institutions
that serve under-represented groups, institutions where
academic and research integrity are cultivated at multiple levels,
institutions that cultivate ethics across the curriculum, or programs that
promote group work, or do not grade. Do certain labs have a ‘culture of
academic integrity'? What practices contribute to the establishment and
maintenance of ethical cultures and how can these practices be transferred,
extended to, and integrated into other research and learning settings?
DUE Feb 17, 2015 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505027&org=SBE&sel_org=SBE&from=fund
CAL-BRAIN Delays
UC’s budget this year
includes $2M for Cal-BRAIN (the California Blueprint for Research to Advance
Innovations in Neuroscience). CAL-BRAIN is a coordinated statewide
program to award research grants and support, and integrate the search and
convergence on new technologies capable of monitoring wide-scale activity in
the brain. The goal is to develop new technologies to revolutionize the
understanding of the brain in health and disease by improving our ability to
monitor and analyze brain activity. Examples of Research areas eligible for
support include
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nano-scale,
biocompatible sensors of nerve cell activity
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micro- and
nano-scale, biocompatible devices for conveying sensor signals and for targeted
therapeutic stimulation
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ultrasound
technology for brain imaging
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prostheses for
diverse brain functions (e.g., memory, motor control, addiction control)
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tracers to
enhance current brain imaging technologies
Scientists from all
California non-profit research institutions are eligible to apply. Seed grants
in the first year will be a maximum of $120,000. Proposals will be a maximum of
5 pages.
The CALL FOR PROPOSALS was
expected August 15 with proposals due one month later. Unfortunately, we
received word late yesterday that the call for proposals (and due date) will be
delayed slightly.
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Here’s another bird in
Southern California with origins elsewhere. A few have been spotted in
Orange County. This one is from the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in
Irvine
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research
and Economic Development
Professor, Computer
Science & Engineering
University of California,
Riverside
200 University Office
Building
Riverside, CA 92521
Assistant: Lila
Basham-Casteloes
Email: VCREDadmin@ucr.edu