[CCoE Notice] NSF Creates New Computational Materials and Materials Design Programs

[Fritz Claydon]

*From:* Steinberg, Franklyn
[mailto:franklyn at lewis-burke.com<franklyn at lewis-burke.com>]

*Sent:* Friday, July 27, 2012 2:12 PM
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*Subject:* Funding Opportunity: NSF Creates New Computational Materials and
Materials Design Programs







One year after the announcement of the Obama Administration Materials
Genome Initiative (MGI), the National Science Foundation has created
newcore programs to address its goals.  As we have previously reported
(see
below), MGI aims to significantly reduce the time period to develop and
deploy new materials through integrated computational and experimental
research.  The new programs are:



·         Design of Engineering Material Systems (DEMS) – The Division of
Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) will support,
“innovative, fundamental research intended to lead to new paradigms of
design, development, and insertion of advanced engineering material
systems. Fundamental research that develops and creatively integrates
theory, processing/manufacturing, data/informatics, experimental, and/or
computational approaches with rigorous engineering design principles,
approaches, and tools to enable the accelerated design and development of
materials is welcome.”  Proposals may be submitted between September 1 and
October 1 and between January 15 and February 15 annually.  Program and
contact information is available at
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504809 and through a CMMI
Dear Colleague letter explaining the addition as well as other divisional
program changes: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12099/nsf12099.jsp.

·         Computational and Data driven Materials Research (CDMR) – The
Division of Materials Research (DMR) will support, “materials research
driven by computation, data, or theory. Areas of interest include but are
not limited to new materials design and preparation, structure development,
evolution and control, nanoscale materials, multi-scale properties and
optimization in all the topical, disciplinary, and interdisciplinary areas
represented in DMR programs.”  Proposals may be submitted between September
1 and October 31 annually.  Program and contact information is available at
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504827.



As core programs, both DEMS and CDMR will follow regular division practices
for unsolicited proposals.  These programs add to a suite of activities
related to MGI across several agencies (see previous reports below), and
further new opportunities are expected in fiscal year (FY) 2013.  Miriam
Quintal in our office put this information together and is a great resource
if you have questions.




-- 
Fritz Claydon Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
713.743.4204
fclaydon at uh.edu

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