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Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities

EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI): Distributed Chemical Manufacturing (DCheM) and Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics (E3P)  (EFRI-2020)


DEADLINE EXTENSION

Due to the COVID-19 situation, NSF has extended the deadline for full proposals to Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 2020 (solicitation 19-599) by two weeks to April 9, 2020. 


CONTACTS
Name Email Phone Room
Sohi  Rastegar srastega@nsf.gov (703) 292-8305   
Louise  R. Howe lhowe@nsf.gov (703) 292-2548   
TOPIC  1 tmountzi@nsf.gov (703) 292-2894   
Triantafillos  J. Mountziaris tmountzi@nsf.gov (703) 292-2894   
Carole  J. Read cread@nsf.gov (703) 292-2418   
Robert  McCabe RMCCABE@nsf.gov (703) 292-4826   
William  Olbricht wolbrich@nsf.gov 703-292-4842   
Karl  J. Rockne krockne@nsf.gov 703-292-5356   
Khershed  P. Cooper khcooper@nsf.gov (703) 292-7017   
Brigid  A. Mullany bmullany@nsf.gov (703) 292-4453   
TOPIC  2 cpayne@nsf.gov (703) 292-2895   
Christina  Payne cpayne@nsf.gov (703) 292-2895   
Bruce  K. Hamilton bhamilto@nsf.gov (703) 292-9054   
William  Olbricht wolbrich@nsf.gov 703-292-4842   
Steven  W. Peretti speretti@nsf.gov (703) 292-7029   
Khershed  P. Cooper khcooper@nsf.gov (703) 292-7017   
David  Rockcliffe drockcli@nsf.gov (703) 292-7123   
Suk-Wah  Tam-Chang stamchan@nsf.gov (703) 292-8684   

The following Program Officers may also be contacted for content-specific questions on the EFRI 2020 topics.

TOPIC 1: Distributed Chemical Manufacturing (DCheM), 

  • Topic Coordinator: Triantafillos J. Mountziaris, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2894, email: tmountzi@nsf.gov
  • Robert McCabe, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4826, email: rmccabe@nsf.gov
  • Carole Read, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2418, email: cread@nsf.gov
  • Christina M. Payne, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2895, email: cpayne@nsf.gov
  • Catherine Walker, Associate Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7125, email: cawalker@nsf.gov
  • James Jones, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4458, email: jwjones@nsf.gov
  • Steven Peretti, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7029, email: speretti@nsf.gov
  • William Olbricht, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4842, email: wolbrich@nsf.gov
  • Karl Rockne, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-5356, email: krockne@nsf.gov
  • Bruce Hamilton, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-9054, email: bhamilto@nsf.gov
  • José Lage, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4997, email: jlage@nsf.gov
  • Harsha Chelliah, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7062, email: hchellia@nsf.gov
  • Nora Savage, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7949, email: nosavage@nsf.gov
  • Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, Associate Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-8045, email: sshojaei@nsf.gov
  • Khershed Cooper, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-7017, email: khcooper@nsf.gov
  • Bruce Kramer, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-5348, email: bkramer@nsf.gov
  • Alexis Lewis, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-2624, email: alewis@nsf.gov
  • Brigid A. Mullany, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-4453, email: bmullany@nsf.gov
  • Anthony Kuh, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703) 292-2210, email: akuh@nsf.gov
  • John N. Parker, Program Director, SBE/SES, telephone: (703) 292-5034, email: joparker@nsf.gov
  • Kenneth Moloy, Program Director, MPS/CHE, telephone: (703) 292-8441, email: kmoloy@nsf.gov
  • Vyacheslav Lukin, Program Director, MPS/PHY, telephone: (703) 292-7382, email: vlukin@nsf.gov
  • Melissa Klembara, Technology Manager, US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office, email: melissa.klembara@ee.doe.gov

TOPIC 2: Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics (E3P),

  • Topic Coordinator: Christina M. Payne, telephone: (703) 292-2895, email: cpayne@nsf.gov 
  • Bruce K. Hamilton, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-9054, email: bhamilto@nsf.gov
  • T. J. Mountziaris, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2894, email: tmountzi@nsf.gov
  • William Olbricht, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4842, email: wolbrich@nsf.gov
  • Steven W. Peretti, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7029, email: speretti@nsf.gov
  • Carole J. Read, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2418, email: cread@nsf.gov
  • Karl J. Rockne, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-5356, email: krockne@nsf.gov
  • Nora F. Savage, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7949, email: nosavage@nsf.gov
  • Catherine Walker, Associate Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7125, email: cawalker@nsf.gov
  • Khershed P. Cooper, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-7017, email: khcooper@nsf.gov
  • Brigid A. Mullany, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-4453, email: bmullany@nsf.gov
  • David Rockcliffe, Program Director, BIO/MCB, telephone: (703) 292-7123, email: drockcli@nsf.gov
  • Anne-Marie Schmoltner, Program Director, MPS/CHE, telephone: (703) 292-4716, email: aschmolt@nsf.gov
  • Suk-Wah Tam-Chang, Program Director, MPS/CHE, telephone: (703) 292-8684, email: stamchan@nsf.gov
  • Andy Lovinger, Program Director, MPS/DMR, telephone: (703) 292-4933, email: alovinge@nsf.gov
  • Melissa Klembara, Technology Manager, US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office, email: melissa.klembara@ee.doe.gov
  • Nichole Fitzgerald, Technology Manager, US DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office, email: nichole.fitzgerald@ee.doe.gov
  • Kathryn L. Beers, Group Leader, NIST, email: kathryn.beers@nist.gov

 


PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  19-599

Important Information for Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after June 1, 2020. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 20-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.


DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date

    April 9, 2020

        Full Proposal Due Date


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:

·       Distributed Chemical Manufacturing (DCheM)
·       Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics  (E3P)           

This solicitation will be coordinated with the Directorate for Biological Sciences, the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.

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: The Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) Office will host an informational webinar on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 1:00pm Eastern to discuss the EFRI program and answer questions about the FY 2020 solicitation. Details on how to join this webinar will be posted on the EFMA website.


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