<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Rastegar, Sohi</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:srastega@nsf.gov">srastega@nsf.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:02 PM<br>
Subject: EFRI Topics for 2014 - Your Opportunity to Participate<br>To: <br><br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Submission Deadline:</span></u></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> September 14, 2012<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wiki Discussions (optional): July 15-September 14, 2012 </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12104/nsf12104.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12104/nsf12104.jsp</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The following announcement delineates an opportunity for the research community to suggest to NSF candidate topics at the emerging frontiers of research and innovation. These would be emerging interdisciplinary topics that are not currently supported by NSF and could potentially lead to transformative results that address national needs or a grand challenge. These ideas will serve as an important input to NSF/ENG's internal deliberations on defining and selecting research topics for the 2014 EFRI Solicitation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12104/nsf12104.jsp" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12104/nsf12104.jsp</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We plan to invite 10 of the submitters of candidate topics to come to NSF and present and discuss their ideas.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To submit your idea please go the following url and follow the instructions. <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/eng/efri/efri2014/" target="_blank">http://www.nsf.gov/eng/efri/efri2014/</a> (remember to include one-page pdf).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This year (NEW), we have also added an additional vehicle (wiki) for web-based discussion by any interested researchers in the community to openly present, discuss, and formulate their ideas before its formal submission. The wiki link is at </span><a href="https://extwiki.nsf.gov/display/efriwiki2014" target="_blank">https://extwiki.nsf.gov/display/efriwiki2014</a>.<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Warm regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sohi Rastegar<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sohi Rastegar, PhD<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Director, EFRI<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Senior Advisor for Emerging Technologies and <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Interdisciplinary Research<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Directorate for Engineering <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Science Foundation<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm 585<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Arlington, VA 22230<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:%28703%29%20292-8305" value="+17032928305" target="_blank">(703) 292-8305</a> (Phone)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:%28703%29%20292-9366" value="+17032929366" target="_blank">(703) 292-9366</a> (FAX)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:srastega@nsf.gov" target="_blank">srastega@nsf.gov</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nsf.gov/eng/efri" target="_blank">www.nsf.gov/eng/efri</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>
Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><p>
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