TITLE:  Dear Colleague Letter: Reconfiguration of Interfacial Processes and
        Thermodynamics (IPT) Program in the Division of Chemical, 
	Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) 
	(nsf15106)
DATE:   8/6/2015


   NSF 15-106

Dear Colleague Letter: Reconfiguration of Interfacial Processes and
Thermodynamics (IPT) Program in the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering,
Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

   August 6, 2015

   Dear Colleague:

   Effective October 1, 2015 the Interfacial Process and Thermodynamics
   (IPT) program, PD 14-1414, will no longer exist as a separate program
   and will no longer accept proposals starting with the fiscal year (FY)
   2016 unsolicited proposal window (October 1-20, 2015). The science and
   engineering research foci within the IPT Program will be merged into
   other CBET Programs. Specifically, proposals with topic areas listed
   below should be submitted to the corresponding CBET program. These
   changes are reflected in revised program announcements on [1]CBET's
   webpage. Note that two of these programs have also undergone title
   changes.
   
     * Nano interactions & transport of biological and ecological media -
       now encompassed in [2]Nano-Bio Phenomena and Processes in the
       Environment (NPPE) (PD 15-1179; former program name was
       Environmental Health and Safety of Nanotechnology). Program contact
       is Nora Savage, [3]nosavage@nsf.gov.
	   
     * Molecular thermodynamics - now encompassed in [4]Process Systems,
       Reaction Engineering and Molecular Thermodynamics (PRM) (PD
       15-1403; former program name was Process and Reaction
       Engineering). Program contact is Maria Burka, [5]mburka@nsf.gov.
	   
     * Multiphase transport in biological systems and interfacial
       transport - Transferred to [6]Particulate and Multiphase Processes
       (PD 15-1415). Program contact is Bill Olbricht,
       [7]wolbrich@nsf.gov.

   Please refer to the respective Program Directors for any clarifications
   and additional information. Please note that proposals submitted in the
   CAREER solicitation window, which ended on July 22, 2015, are not
   affected by these changes.

   Sincerely,

   Pramod Khargonekar
   Assistant Director
   Directorate for Engineering

References

   1. http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=cbet
   2. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501030
   3. mailto:nosavage@nsf.gov
   4. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13361
   5. mailto:mburka@nsf.gov
   6. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13364
   7. mailto:wolbrich@nsf.gov