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Ali Khademhosseini

, homogeneity and shape suspension cultures microwellsPEGMA Microstructures Seeded cells Cells washed and cultured Lab on a Chip (2007); Biomaterials (2007); PNAS (2009); JACS (2011) EB size mediates stem cell differentiation into cardiac and endothelial cells150µm 300µm 450µm Hwang et al. PNAS (2009) * * * * * * * *Non-canonical Wnt Signaling

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Thomas L Doligalski

, engineers early in their independentTexas Tech Univ. research careers • Each recipient receives $200K per year for five years 100 thermite A log combustion wave speed (m/s

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Harriet Kung

Energy Outlook, 2009. 6 World Reserves of Oil There is a significant dislocation between fossil fuel supply and demandWho uses the oil?(thousands of barrels per day) (http://www.energybulletin.net/37329.html) 7 Nuclear and Renewable are ~15% of Energy Supply Hydroelectric and wood still dominate the renewable energies Coal 21%Petroleum Renewables 8% 37% Natural Gas 25

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William Heetderks

. NIDCD NLM NIMHD NIDCR NIBIB NCCAM Total = $31.2 B NHGRI NIAAA NINR FIC NEI NIAMS NIEHS NCI NIDA OD/CF NIAID NIA NCRR NHLBI NICHD NIGMS NIDDK NIMH NINDS Research Project Grants (RPGs): The Mainstay of NIH Sponsored ResearchAwards as percentage of all research

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Farnam Jahanian

Thank you very much for that kind introduction, X.I welcome the opportunity to spend next few minssharing with you my thoughts on the extraordinaryopportunities for the science and engineeringcommunity, in the areas of computing, communicationand broadly speaking information technology. 1We all recognize that … a breathtaking pace of advances has brought NIT intothe forefront of science, medicine, commerce, transportation, arts andentertainment in ways that were barely imagined twenty five years ago. Theseadvances have transformed the way we live, work, learn, play, andcommunicate.TODAY … Networking and Information Technology (NIT) is at the center of anongoing societal transformation

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John P Holdren

The 2013 Budget: Investing in Our Future John P. Holdren Assistant to the President for Science and TechnologyDirector, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy“Tonight, I want to speak about how we move forward, and lay out ablueprint for an economy that’s built to last – an economy built onAmerican manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers,and a renewal of American values.” - President Barack Obama January 24, 2012“The world is shifting to an innovationeconomy, and nobody does innovation betterthan America. In today’s innovation economy,we also need a world-class

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Sohi Rastegar

Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation EFRI Overview ASEE ERC 2012 Sohi RastegarOffice of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation www.nsf.gov/eng/efri MOTIVATION BASIC ……..TRANSLATIONALBUDGETSIZE EFRI- In One Slide• MANDATE - Serve a critical role in helping the Directorate for Engineering focus on important emerging areas in a timely manner.• EFRI TOPICS: FY 2007 Auto-Reconfigurable Engineered Systems (ARES) $32M Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) FY 13 FY 2008 Cognitive Optimization (COPN) Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructures (RESIN) Request FY 2009 Biosensing and

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Thomas W Peterson

additional funds towards three Signature Initiatives – Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond – Sustainable Nanomanufacturing – Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Collection and Conversion7National Robotics Initiative $10 M• ENG will support – Assistive mechanisms for those with physical disabilities and/or cognitive impairments – Systems integration that enables ubiquitous, advanced robotics to be realized – Next-generation robotics for manufacturing, healthcare and rehabilitation, surveillance and security, education and training, and transportation8ENG collaborates through OneNSF9ENG will be a major contributor toAdvanced Manufacturing• Advanced Manufacturing

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Kam Ng

) Spending Authority $577,372K ILIR Defense Research Sciences (ONR Core, NRL, Navy Warfare Centers)—Primarily investments in basic research URI $18,092 that will increase fundamental knowledge, foster opportunities for breakthroughs, and provide technology options for future NWC Naval capabilities and systems. A portion goes to S&E NRL education, career development, and outreach ONR University Research Initiatives (URI)—Wide

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Van Stephen Blackwood

Research Portfolio Though a principal source of new scientific opportunities is bottom up from the scientific community through AFOSR PMs, we also consider the assessment of opportunities by AF and OSD AF/ST “Technology Horizons” Inherently Intrusion- Trusted Highly-Autonomous Hyper-Precision Air Fractionated, Composable, Resistant Cyber Decision-Making Systems Delivery in Difficult Survivable Remote-Piloted Networks Environments Systems Physics &

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2012 ERC

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Steven McKnight; George Hazelrigg

Steven H. McKnightGeorge A. Hazelrigg Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation Directorate for Engineering CMMI Organization Division Director Program Support Mgt. Interdisciplinary and Steven McKnight Betty PersonCross-Divisional Activities Deputy Director Bruce Kramer George Hazelrigg Systems Engineering and

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Daniel Schmoldt

Awards anticipated in February/March 2012 FY 2012 solicitation announced March 2012Small Business InnovationResearch Research for the development of a profit-making technology, product, or service • Two-phase program - feasibility and development • $100,000 (Phase I); $400,000 (Phase II) • Small businesses of 500 employees or less • 2.5% set-aside of USDA extramural funding for research Topic areas • Forests and Related Resources • Plant Production and Protection - Biology • Animal Production and Protection • Soil and Water Resources • Food Science and Nutrition • Rural Development • Aquaculture • Biofuels and Biobased Products • Small Mid Size Farms • Plant Production and Protection - EngineeringNational

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Theresa Maldonado

Theresa A. Maldonado, Ph.D., P.E. Division DirectorEngineering Education and Centers The Madison Hotel Washington, DC March 6, 2012NSF has more opportunities to leverage. 2 Program Director for Evaluation & Assessment Alexandra Medina-Borja Senior Advisor for Emerging Frontiers in

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Reginald Brothers

• Better informed Affordable Adaptable • Faster engineering • Wider range of mission contexts Collaborative Analysis of Engineering Issues and Impacts ERS envisions an ecosystem in which a wide range of stakeholders continually cross-feed multiple types of data that inform each other’s activitiesEmerging