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Update from the NSF Directorate for Engineering

Update from the NSF Directorate for Engineering

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Michael ReischmanActing Assistant Director

Engineering Advisory Committee MeetingOctober 15–16, 2008

Michael ReischmanActing Assistant Director

Engineering Advisory Committee MeetingOctober 15–16, 2008

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AdCom Meeting Agenda

Directorate for Engineering Update ECCS Overview and COV ReportEmerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Update and Discussion of Emerging AreasBroadening Participation› EHR Programs › Subcommittee Report and ENG PlanDiscussion with Arden Bement, Director


Directorate for Engineering Update

Action ItemsNew Staff IntroductionsBudget and TrendsResearch and Education ThemesBroadening Participation


Action Items from AdCom

Developing EFRI topics› Invite community to submit ideas› Recognize importance of energy and the

environmentBroadening participation› EHR collaboration› Graduate student/post doc support› RET/REU› MetricsRecommendations of University–Industry Partnerships subcommittee


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Staff Introductions


ENG Leadership

Emerging Frontiers in Research and

Innovation (EFRI)Sohi Rastegar

Emerging Frontiers in Research and

Innovation (EFRI)Sohi Rastegar

Chemical, Bioengineering,Environmental, and Transport

Systems(CBET)

John McGrath

Chemical, Bioengineering,Environmental, and Transport

Systems(CBET)

John McGrath

Civil, Mechanical, and

ManufacturingInnovation

(CMMI)Adnan Akay

Civil, Mechanical, and

ManufacturingInnovation

(CMMI)Adnan Akay

Electrical, Communications,

and Cyber Systems(ECCS)

Lawrence Goldberg*

Electrical, Communications,

and Cyber Systems(ECCS)

Lawrence Goldberg*

EngineeringEducation and

Centers(EEC)

Allen Soyster

EngineeringEducation and

Centers(EEC)

Allen Soyster

IndustrialInnovation and

Partnerships(IIP)

Kesh Narayanan

IndustrialInnovation and

Partnerships(IIP)

Kesh Narayanan

Office of the Assistant DirectorMichael Reischman*

Diversity and OutreachVacant

Office of the Assistant DirectorMichael Reischman*

Diversity and OutreachVacant

Senior Advisor forNanotechnology

Mihail Roco

Senior Advisor forNanotechnology

Mihail Roco

*Acting


New Staff in ENG/OAD

Thomas Peterson, Assistant Director, University of Arizona (January 2009)Cecile Gonzalez, Science Writer–EditorStefan Little, Program Specialist


New Staff in ENG/CBET

John McGrath, Division Director, University of ArizonaTheodore Bergman, Program Director for Thermal Transport Processes, University of Connecticut Ted Conway, Program Director for Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare Aleksandr Simonian, Bioengineering, Interdisciplinary, and Engineering Centers Activities, Auburn University


New Staff in ENG/CMMI

Meghan Durham, Program AssistantCandace Owens, Secretary to Division DirectorRobert Smith, Program Director for Operations Research, University of MichiganAngela Speight, IT/Program Assistant


New Staff in ENG/ECCS

Nergiz Knox, Program AssistantAndreas Weisshaar, Program Director for Integrative, Hybrid, and Complex Systems, Oregon State University


New Staff in ENG/IIP

Gregory Baxter, Program Director for SBIR/STTR Biotechnology, Hurel Corp.James Brown, AAAS Fellow, Wabash CollegeDenise Hundley, Secretary to Division DirectorCynthia Znati, Program Director for SBIR/STTR Chemical Technology, EXPORTech Company


Other New NSF Staff

Tim Killeen, Assistant Director for Geosciences, National Center for Atmospheric Research Edward Seidel, Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, Louisiana State University


NSF/ENG Budget and Trends

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BIO $608.54 $612.02 $675.06 $66.52 10.9 $63.04 10.3%CISE 526.68 534.53 638.76 112.08 21.3 104.23 19.5

ENG (less SBIR/STTR) 521.33 527.50 632.33 111.00 21.3 104.83 19.9SBIR/STTR 108.67 109.37 127.00 18.33 16.9 17.63 16.1

GEO 745.85 752.66 848.67 102.82 13.8 96.01 12.8MPS 1,150.73 1,167.31 1,402.67 251.94 21.9 235.36 20.2SBE 214.54 215.13 233.48 18.94 8.8 18.35 8.5OCI 182.42 185.33 220.08 37.66 20.6 34.75 18.8OISE 40.36 41.34 47.44 7.08 17.6 6.10 14.8OPP 438.43 442.54 490.97 52.54 12.0 48.43 10.9IA 219.45 232.27 276.00 56.55 25.8 43.73 18.8U.S. Arctic Research

Commission 1.45 1.47 1.53 0.08 5.5 0.06 4.1Research & Related

Activities $4,758.44 $4,821.47 $5,593.99 $835.55 17.6% $772.52 16.0%


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CBET $128.27 $131.00 $173.34 $42.34 32.3%CMMI 157.30 159.81 201.88 42.07 26.3ECCS 83.24 83.50 94.36 10.86 13.0IIP 120.78 121.67 140.90 19.23 15.8Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 108.67 109.37 127.00 17.63 16.1EEC 115.16 115.89 119.85 3.96 3.4EFRI 25.00 25.00 29.00 4.00 16.0Total, ENG $630.00 $636.87 $759.33 $122.46 19.2%

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ENG Research and Education Themes

Cognitive engineering: Intersection of engineering and cognitive sciencesCompetitive manufacturing and service enterprisesComplexity in engineered and natural systemsEnergy, water, and the environmentSystems nanotechnology


Developing ENG Themes

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Ideas and Capabilities of Engineering

Research Community (AdCom, Workshops, PDs,

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long-term memory

short-term memory

Credit: Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems ERC, University of Southern California

Cognitive Engineering

ENG invests in improving understanding of the brain and nervous system to enable the engineering of novel systems and machinesExamples include:› Devices that augment

the senses› Intelligent machines

that analyze and adapt

A neural prosthesis restores cognitive function lost due to damage or degenerative disease.


Competitive Manufacturing and Service Enterprises

ENG enables research to catalyze and optimize multi-scale manufacturing (from fundamental metrology through atomic-scale control of raw materials), and service deliveryExamples include:› Achieving perfect atomic- and

molecular-scale manufacturing

Credit: James Gathany, courtesy of CDC.

The time needed for vaccine design, production, and administration must all be balanced.› Understanding & optimizing

decision-making in service industries


Various sizes of high quality Fe3 O4 nanocrystals and Fe3 O4 beads.

Credits (L to R): Rice University Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN); Nanomaterials & Nanofabrication Laboratories.

Competitive Manufacturing and Service Enterprises

Commercial-scale production of affordable, high-quality, multi-use nanomaterials› Nanocrystals for

separations and pollution control

› Nanotubes for medical therapies and chemical and biological sensors


Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems

ENG research addresses unifying principles that enable modeling, prediction, and control of emergent behavior in complex systemsEngineering seeks › Predictable behavior› Optimization› Consistency of

operation

Credit: Daniela Rus, MIT.

Complex robotic systems can self- assemble, self-organize, and exhibit emergent behavior. These structures will self-assemble at disaster sites.


Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems

Infrastructure systems› How do complex systems respond to

unplanned events?› How can we

make infrastructure systems more resilient and sustainable?

Map and density of cell- phone usage (shown as red and yellow 3-D peaks) are combined. Dahleh, 0735956 .


Energy, Water, and the Environment

ENG supports breakthroughs essential to the provision of energy and water in an environmentally sustainable and secure manner.Examples include:› Developing quantitative

understanding of energy– environment interactions

› Researching materials and systems to increase use of alternative energy sources

Dr. Efraín O'Neill-Carrillo describes solar energy and power quality to a group of Hispanic high school students. His CAREER project contributes to the research and workforce development needed to move towards a more sustainable energy future.Credit: Credit: University of Puerto Rico


In one reactor, cellulose is broken up into sugar fragments which interact with a catalyst to become aromatic compounds used for gasoline.

Credits (L to R): DOE; George Huber, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Energy, Water, and the Environment

Biofuels› Catalysis› Synthetic biology


Systems Nanotechnology

ENG supports research to develop active and complex nanosystems and integrate them into: › Biology and medicine› Computing› Communications› Energy

Examples include: › Nanomechanical systems

for control and sensing› Smart tools for medical

diagnosis and treatment

Integrated circuits that are smaller and faster are possible with microfluidics systems built from or incorporating nanocomponents. Ferreira, 0328162.


Broadening Participation

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Broadening Participation in Engineering

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)Directorate Plan for Broadening ParticipationERC Diversity PlanADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Graduate Research Fellowships for WomenGraduate Research SupplementsTribal Colleges Initiative


Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

REU had a variety of significantly positive effects on the undergraduates who participated in them, including › Gains in awareness, confidence, skills, and

understanding; › Increased interest in related careers; and › Raised academic expectations.Among the several racial/ethnic groups, Hispanics were the most likely to report these various positive effects.

From “REU in ENG: 2003-2006 Participant Survey Executive Summary”


Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)

Funding opportunity intended to increase the diversity of researchers through research program support early in their careersEncourages support of under-represented groups, engineers at minority-serving institutions, and persons with disabilities

BRIGE awardee Stephanie Luster-Teasley (L) and NC A&T students Desiree Gordon and Patrick Onochie discuss preliminary research for the development of controlled-release polymers for environmental remediation.

Credit: North Carolina A&T State University.


AdCom Discussion Topics

EFRI› Process› Outreach› Emerging AreasBroadening Participation› Metrics› EHR Collaboration

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