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Welcome! A message from the ENG AD


July 16, 2007

Colleagues:

Welcome to the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering (ENG), the premier source of federal support for university-based, fundamental engineering research.  By supporting the best ideas through a proven system of merit review, ENG helps to advance the frontier of research through education, discovery, and innovation.  The fruits of this research enable a brighter future, a more secure nation, and a prosperous society.  

As the past few years have demonstrated, the pace of engineering discovery and innovation is a rapid one.  With growing research investments by the United States and other nations, that pace will continue to accelerate.  To ensure that the NSF is best able to support the U.S. engineering enterprise and secure our international leadership in innovation, the Engineering Directorate has a new structure effective October 1, 2006.  This reorganization was critical to address the growing multidisciplinary nature of engineering, and to ensure that we are able to respond quickly to new opportunities and new horizons. 

A description of this process, its rationale, and anticipated outcomes can be found here: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/general/reorg/.

As NSF and the Directorate for Engineering look to the future, particularly in the context of the President’s American Competitiveness Initiative, we see great opportunities to advance the frontier in areas ranging from nanomanufacturing and bioengineering to new methods of earthquake and hurricane protection. 

The greatest advances, however, will most likely come from areas that are just now materializing on the horizon.   With that in mind, I want to stress that it is ENG’s mission to partner with the engineering research and education community in discovery and the pursuit of innovation. 

Sincerely,

Richard O. Buckius
NSF Assistant Director for Engineering

The U.S. National Science Foundation propels the nation forward by advancing fundamental research in all fields of science and engineering. NSF supports research and people by providing facilities, instruments and funding to support their ingenuity and sustain the U.S. as a global leader in research and innovation. With a fiscal year 2023 budget of $9.5 billion, NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 colleges, universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives more than 40,000 competitive proposals and makes about 11,000 new awards. Those awards include support for cooperative research with industry, Arctic and Antarctic research and operations, and U.S. participation in international scientific efforts.

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