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EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI): Chromatin and Epigenetic Engineering (CEE) and Continuum, Compliant, and Configurable Soft Robotics Engineering (C3 SoRo)  (EFRI-2019)


CONTACTS
Name Email Phone Room
Sohi  Rastegar srastega@nsf.gov (703) 292-8305   
Garie  A. Fordyce gfordyce@nsf.gov (703) 937-7917   
TOPIC  1 lesterow@nsf.gov (703) 292-7942   
Leon  Esterowitz lesterow@nsf.gov (703) 292-7942   
Louise  R. Howe lhowe@nsf.gov (703) 292-2548   
Karen  C. Cone kccone@nsf.gov (703) 292-4967   
Manju  Hingorani mhingora@nsf.gov (703) 292-7323   
Eric  Lyons erlyons@nsf.gov (703) 292-2282   
Shubhra  Gangopadhyay sgangopa@nsf.gov (703) 292-2485   
TOPIC  2 jberg@nsf.gov (703) 292-5365   
Jordan  M. Berg jberg@nsf.gov (703) 292-5365   
Atul  Kelkar akelkar@nsf.gov (703) 292-2162   
Usha  Varshney uvarshne@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339   
Siddiq  Qidwai sqidwai@nsf.gov (703) 292-2211   
David  Miller damiller@nsf.gov (703) 292-8930   

The following topic coordinators may also be contacted for content-specific questions on the EFRI 2019 topics:

  • TOPIC 1: Chromatin and Epigenetic Engineering (CEE), Leon Esterowitz, telephone: (703) 292-7942, email: lesterow@nsf.gov 

  • TOPIC 2: Continuum, Compliant, and Configurable Soft Robotics Engineering (C3 SoRo), Jordan Berg, telephone: (703) 292-5365, email: jberg@nsf.gov 

AFOSR CONTACTS:

  • Kenneth Goretta, Program Officer, USAF/AFOSR/GHz-THz Electronics & Materials, (703) 696-7349, email: kenneth.goretta@us.af.mil
  • B.L. (Les) Lee, Program Officer, USAF/AFOSR/Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials & Microsystems, (703) 696-8483, email: byung.lee@us.af.mil
  • Jaimie Tiley, Program Officer, USAF/AFOSR/Multi-scale Structural Mechanics & Prognosis, (703) 696-8427, email: jaimie.tiley@us.af.mil

 


PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  19-502

Important Information for Proposers

ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.


DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date

    April 25, 2019


SYNOPSIS

The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program of the NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) serves a critical role in helping ENG focus on important emerging areas in a timely manner. This solicitation is a funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research. For this solicitation, we will consider proposals that aim to investigate emerging frontiers in one of the following two research areas:

  • Chromatin and Epigenetic Engineering (CEE)
  • Continuum, Compliant, and Configurable Soft Robotics Engineering (C3 SoRo)             

This solicitation will be coordinated with the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE).

EFRI seeks proposals with transformative ideas that represent an opportunity for a significant shift in fundamental engineering knowledge with a strong potential for long term impact on national needs or a grand challenge.  The proposals must also meet the detailed requirements delineated in this solicitation.

FURTHER INFORMATION: Further information about the EFRI program may be obtained by viewing the slides from the FY18 EFRI informational webinar. Please click here to view the FY18 slides.


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