Award Abstract # 1907700
Workshop/Collaborative Research: NSF Proposal Writing Workshop at 47th SME NAMRC and ASME MSEC; Erie, Pennsylvania; June 10, 2019

NSF Org: CMMI
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
Initial Amendment Date: February 13, 2019
Latest Amendment Date: February 13, 2019
Award Number: 1907700
Award Instrument: Standard Grant
Program Manager: Khershed Cooper
khcooper@nsf.gov
 (703)292-7017
CMMI
 Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation
ENG
 Directorate for Engineering
Start Date: March 1, 2019
End Date: August 31, 2019 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $6,596.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $6,596.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2019 = $0.00
History of Investigator:
  • Tony Schmitz (Principal Investigator)
    tony.schmitz@utk.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 UNIVERSITY CITY BLVD
CHARLOTTE
NC  US  28223-0001
(704)687-1888
Sponsor Congressional District: 12
Primary Place of Performance: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte
NC  US  28223-0001
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): JB33DT84JNA5
Parent UEI: NEYCH3CVBTR6
NSF Program(s): AM-Advanced Manufacturing
Primary Program Source: 01001920DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 082E, 083E, 7556, 9102
Program Element Code(s): 088Y00
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.041

ABSTRACT

This award provides support for planning, organization and execution of a proposal-writing workshop to assist young faculty attending joint 47th Society of Manufacturing Engineers North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) and the ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2019). The attendees will learn how to better frame their research objectives and write competitive proposals to the National Science Foundation. The workshop is designed to engage the NSF academic research community, specifically, young faculty and graduate students aspiring an academic career. Quality proposals result in quality research, knowledgeable faculty and a well-trained workforce. This activity contributes to advanced manufacturing, which is an important sector in the nation's economy. An outcome of the workshop is to identify approaches for successful research and education in support of addressing technological and scientific challenges facing the advanced manufacturing field. The workshop encourages participation of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, early career faculty, and women and under-represented minorities. It stimulates ideas for future directions in research and career paths.

The workshop's overarching objective is to help potential principal investigators write and submit quality proposals to NSF. Participants learn guidelines for writing competitive proposals by communicating clear research objectives. The workshop also fosters partnerships and stimulates meaningful research collaborations among young and established faculty and graduate students. This activity positively impacts the attendees academic career and helps develop the nation's human resources. Well-written proposals result in informed reviews, which are essential to the development of a successful research project. The main activities of the workshop involve presentations by NSF program directors, breakout sessions to discuss example research objectives, a group question/answer period, and a conclusions session. Faculty and graduate students from across the US are invited to participate in the workshop.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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