Research NewsletterIssue: ORN-2021-34

2021 URI Summer Research and Innovation Symposium Student Presentation Session Video-Recordings https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JjILDQoO9tBTAfJuzuAifW9XnZn3FEo7... Undergraduate research provides students a unique opportunity to learn necessary and important skills to research and innovate towards taking a leadership role in the society. As a student-centered research institution, NJIT is committed to providing opportunities for research participation beginning at the undergraduate level. The 2021 NJIT Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation Symposium integrated with the Innovation Day was held on July 29-30, 2021. One hundred and thirty-four (134) undergraduate students presented 108 projects with their summer research work before the in-person and virtual audience 2 including URI External Advisory Board, faculty and students. About 200 faculty, students and staff members attended the symposium in-person over two days in Ballroom and Atrium at the Campus Center. The video recordings of the keynote talk and student presentation sessions held at the 2021 URI Summer Research and Innovation Symposium on July 29-30, 20231 are posted at the Google Drive link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JjILDQoO9tBTAfJuzuAifW9XnZn3FEo7.... The video recordings can also be accessed though the URI program website https://centers.njit.edu/uri/. The 2021 URI Summer Research and Innovation Symposium Book of Abstract is posted on the URI Programs website https://centers.njit.edu/uri/programs/index.php

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NSF fosters the National Innovation Network through new I-Corps Hubs https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/announcements/082521.jsp Building on the success of the decade-long NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program, the U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the establishment of five I-Corps Hubs that will scale the National Innovation Network and rapidly advance solutions benefiting society. Each I-Corps Hub is funded at $3 million per year for five years and comprises a regional alliance of at least eight universities. The I-Corps Hubs provide experiential entrepreneurial training to academic researchers across all fields of science and engineering. The I-Corps Hubs form the new operational backbone of the National Innovation Network, a network of universities, NSF-funded researchers, established entrepreneurs, local and regional entrepreneurial communities, and other federal agencies that helps researchers learn how to translate fundamental research results to the marketplace. The Hubs will work collaboratively to build and sustain a diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem throughout the U.S. NJIT received the NSF I-Corps Hub grant as a part of the Northeastern region hub led by the Princeton University. NJIT press release is posted on the website.

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NSF-BSF Funding Opportunities https://www.bsf.org.il/funding-opportunities/ The guidelines for proposal preparation for BSF and NSF-BSF programs are slightly different. Please check our regulations for both BSF regular grants and for NSF-BSF grants on our website: https://www.bsf.org.il/funding-opportunities/ • BSF Regular Research Grants Program (life and health sciences). Deadline for applications is November 17, 2021. The website is now open for submission. The regulations for proposal submission under this program are found here. These following NSF-BSF programs have deadlines as specified: • NSF-BSF program in Mathematical Biology. Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is September 6, 2021 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is September 12, 2021. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF programs in Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH). Deadline for application by the U.S. partner 3 to the NSF is November 10, 2021 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is November 16, 2021. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF programs in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS). Deadline for application by the U.S. partner to the NSF is November 23, 2021 and by the Israeli partner to the BSF is November 29, 2021. Call for Proposals can be found here. The following NSF-BSF programs have no deadlines and are open for submission throughout the year: • NSF-BSF programs in Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF programs in Computer and Network Systems (CNS) are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF programs in Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF programs in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF programs in Materials are open to receive applications anytime throughout the year, starting October 15th. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) division is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Earth Sciences is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Cyber Security is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Marine Geology and Geophysics is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Biological Oceanography is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here. • NSF-BSF program in Environmental Biology (DEB) is open to receive applications anytime throughout the year. Call for Proposals can be found here.

(National and Federal News Related to Research Funding and Grant Opportunities) Energy Awards $54 Million in Microelectronics Grants: The Department of Energy has awarded $54 million in grant money to ten microelectronics projects led by its national laboratories. Announced Wednesday, the funding is geared toward research efforts that could increase energy efficiency and functionality of microelectronics and subsequently stimulate innovation nationwide. The funding further aims to push microelectronics through challenges the technology faces keeping pace with Moore’s Law—the continued shrinking of microelectronics and processing devices—as energy usage required to make continually smaller devices has not decreased at the same rate. More information is posted on the NextGov website. White House Announcements to Focus on Advancing Cybersecurity Talent: Building a talented cybersecurity workforce and improving the security of foundational technology will be central to a set of concrete steps the government and leading private companies will commit to taking following a meeting at the White House today, according to a senior administration official. President Joe Biden and members of his national security team and Cabinet will meet with top executives from companies representing crucial critical industry sectors—technology, finance, energy, water and insurance—as well as relevant educational institutions to discuss collective action to improve cybersecurity. More information is posted on the NextGov website. Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Partisan Budget Resolution: Senate passing a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which has been hailed as major legislative milestone following years of more talk than action; 19 Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting its passage. Immediately after, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pivoted to a budget resolution that advances a broader $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” package that only has the support of Senate Democrats. If enacted, the $5 trillion in investments would represent the biggest increase in spending since World War II. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders released the following documents to help guide the process: 7 • Text of the FY22 Budget Resolution • One Page Summary of the FY22 Budget Resolution • A Detailed Summary of the Recommended Reconciliation Instructions for Committees Included in the FY22 Budget Resolution

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