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2015 ERC

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Matt Hourihan

) Basic (6.1) l  NSF: CEMMSS cross-agency initiative Source: DOD R-1 and historical data. Medical Research is boosted appropriated outside RDT&E title. © 2015 AAAS Agency Notes (Cont.) DOE Office of Science Budgetsl  Defense S&T flat, including DARPA Budget Authority in millions of constant FY 2015 dollars l  8.3% cut to basic research $2,000 $1,800 $1,600 $1,400l  Energy: Large increases, again, for $1,200 renewable and efficiency

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2015 ERC

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Mary Galvin

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Note that College costs increasing significantly faster than inflation Materials Research Science & Engineering Centers (MRSECs)•  1972 NSF established DMR with MRLs•  MRSECs must have 2 or more Interdisciplinary Groups (IRGs)•  Flexibility to develop new areas, support for ‘Seeds’•  Education and REU•  Shared experimental facilities•  Competition every 3 years – 6 year awardsPO: Dan Finotello MRSEC FY14 CompetitionØ  12 awardsØ  Columbia – new MRSEC – one IRG assembling materials from molecular clusters and another on 2D materialsØ  Three 1 IRG MRSECs went to 2 IRGs Ø  Brandeis – new IRG materials for artificial muscles, self-pumping fluids

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2015 ERC

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Frank W Gayle

  tools  to  the  U.S.  design  &  manufacturing   base  for  full-­‐scale  applica5on     Over  3:1  Industry  Cost  Share   9   4th  Pilot  Ins3tute:   Lightweight  and  Modern  Metals  $70M  public  investment,  $70M  match   Lead:  EWI   Hub  loca3on:  Detroit,  Michigan   Regional  loca3on:  I-­‐75  Corridor     •  34  Industry  Partners   •  9  Universi3es  and  Labs   •  17  Other  Organiza3ons   Mission

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2015 ERC

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Eric Rohlfing

demand:photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated ‣  (1) New hybrid solar energy converters to turn sunlightsolar power (CSP) technologies to into electricity for immediate use, while also producingensure solar power remains a heat that can be stored at low cost for later use (using theconsistent, cost-effective renewableenergy option. entire solar spectrum more efficiently than PV or CSP technologies) ‣  (2) New hybrid energy storage systems that acceptProgram heat and electricity from variable solar sources to deliver Dr. Howard Branz electricity when neededDirectorYear

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2015 ERC

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Robert Kraus

at Mid-Infrared Wavelength• Defense Univ Res Instrumentation Program (DURIP): • 1-year grants, up to $1.5M • Improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense by providing funds for acquisition of research equipment. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release. 9 Develop Next Generation S&Es (AFOSR STEM Programs)• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG) - Full tuition assistance + $31K/per year stipend - Fellows do not incur any service obligation - Supports over 550 PhD-track graduate students

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2015 ERC

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William Klingensmith

proposals accepted every other year, beginning 2015. The basic award is limited to $40,000 per year• Proposals Submitted annually September 1 – Oct 15• Selection Notification: Summer of following year• Grant award: Feb – May following notification – https://www.nsa.gov/research/math_research/index.shtml UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS• POLICY: The National Security Agency (NSA) encourages submission of unsolicited proposals in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (Subpart 15.6).• FAR: An "unsolicited proposal" is a written proposal for a new or innovative idea that is submitted to an agency on the initiative of the offeror for the purpose of obtaining

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2015 ERC

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Lawrence Schuette

  InnovaVons      Focus     (InnovaVve  Naval   Technology   Prototypes)     MaturaVon    ≈  12%   1-­‐2  years   ≈  45

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2015 ERC

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Thomas L Doligalski

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2015 ERC

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Anthony Boccanfuso; Jilda Garton; Dennis Fortner