Research NewsletterIssue: ORN-2022-08

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering. For more information, please see the Grant Opportunities section below under NSF or the website https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/research-experiences-undergraduates-reu-and-research-experiences-teachers-1.

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Implementation of the New SAM UEI to Replace DUNS in NSF Systems

Effective February 28, 2022, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will begin using the new System for Award Management (SAM) issued Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Research.gov and FastLane. This update is being made in accordance with the government-wide transition by April 4, 2022, away from the use of the Dun & Bradstreet issued Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and toward the new SAM UEI as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards. 

The new SAM UEI process eliminates the requirement for organizations to obtain an identifier from a third-party website and streamlines entity registration, identification, validation, and ongoing management in one place, SAM.gov. For information about NSF's SAM registration requirements for organizations with proposals for consideration and active awards, refer to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) Chapter I.G.2. For any question related to NSF proposal submission, please contact your college Director of Research as listed on the pre-award website https://research.njit.edu/pre-award-services

John McCarthy, NCE Director of Research; john.p.mccarthy@njit.edu
Cristo Leon, CSLA Director of Research; cristo.e.yanezleon@njit.edu
Monuel M. Aulov (Manny), YWCC Associate Director of Research; aulov@njit.edu
Iris Pantoja, Assistant Director, SRA (contact for CoAD and MTSM); irp3@njit.edu

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2022 AIChE Mid-Atlantic Student Conference: April 8-9th @ NJIT

https://aiche2022.njit.edu/

The 2022 AIChE Regional Student Conference is two days of career information, social events, competitions, and fun. Student engineers from ~35 AIChE's Mid-Atlantic region schools will celebrate the Chemical Engineering profession, along with young professional members, AIChE leaders, and industry professionals from numerous engineering specialties.  A highlight of the conference is the AIChE's Chem-E-Car Competition®, which engages college students in designing and constructing a car powered by a chemical energy source, that will safely drive over a given distance and stop within a specified time limit.  It will be broadcast for free in real time virtually, for interested individuals who are unable to attend in person.

NSF: Inviting Proposals Related to Information Integrity to the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program; Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR); Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining); Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (PEOSE); Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies (SWIFT); Algorithms for Modern Power Systems (AMPS); Future Manufacturing (FM); Research Visioning for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)

NIH: Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25); Development of Biomarkers or Biomarker Signatures for Neurological and Neuromuscular Disorders (R61/R33); NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54); BRAIN Initiative: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects- TargetedBCP (R01); Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R21); NIMH Instrumentation Program (S10)

Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI); The Department of Defense (DoD) Fiscal Year 2023 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP); Fiscal Year 2022 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program; Science & Technology for Advanced Manufacturing Projects (STAMP); Strategic Technology Office (STO) Office-wide; Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide; Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology

Department of Transportation: FY 2021 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Enhancing Mobility Innovation

Department of Agriculture: 2022 Soil Science Collaborative Research Proposals; Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

Department of Labor: Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) Grant Program

Department of Commerce/EDA:  Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP); FY2021 to FY2023 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

EPA: FY 2022 - FY2023 Pollution Prevention Grant Program Fy 2022 - Fy2023 Pollution Prevention Grant Program Funded By The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Department of Energy: Mining Innovations for Negative Emissions Resource Recovery (MINER); Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP); Chemical and Materials Sciences to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Low-Carbon Manufacturing; Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Funding Opportunity Announcement; FY22 Carbon Utilization Technology: Improving Efficient Systems for Algae

NASA: ROSES 2022: Solar System Observations; ROSES 2022: Heliophysics Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Ready Data; ROSES 2022: Heliophysics Innovation in Technology and Science

National Endowment of Humanities: Research and Development; Humanities Initiatives; Fellowships

Private Foundations: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Grants

DOE Gets Fresh Funding For Clean Energy Research: An additional $150 million of federal funding was awarded for fundamental science research projects that study energy efficient technology and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.  Announced by the Department of Energy on Tuesday, the funding will go toward the agency’s Energy Earthshots Initiatives, a program designed specifically to foster innovation in clean energy technology. Some of these technologies include hydrogen, long duration power storage and carbon capture.  “Rapidly deploying existing climate technology while cranking up investments in early-stage climate research is the one-two punch we need to build long-term resilience to emerging climate threats and meet our 2050 goals,” said Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in the press release.  Formally called the “Chemical and Material Sciences to Advance Clean Energy Technologies and Low-Carbon Manufacturing” opportunity, researchers will work within developing new clean energy solutions through biological processes to support enhanced solar and nuclear power development. 

Grants from this funding are available for individuals associated with a bevy of U.S. colleges and universities, national laboratories, nonprofits and private sector companies. The announcement notes that $50 million in funding is available for the fiscal year 2022, and $150 million is planned to be made available “contingent on Congressional appropriations.” More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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The Next Big Quantum Leap May Require Better Software: Quantum computers certainly seem like strange devices. For humans used to living in a world driven by Newtonian physics, having a device dip into the world of quantum physics—where the rules are different and sometimes even counterintuitive—can seem inexplicable. And when those same devices actually solve complex problems and provide answers, it almost begins to border on magic. 

Not too many years ago, there were still scientists who thought that quantum computing was a hoax. Quantum machines are built to run deep inside black boxes and must operate in a totally dark vacuum at temperatures close to absolute zero. So you can’t watch them as they work. They have to be designed that way, because their computing power is tied to putting atoms or electrons into a state called superposition, which is incredibly fragile. Almost anything can strip away that property and imprison atoms back into their normal, single state of being that makes up our Newtonian-physics based reality. Beams of light, heat, soundwaves, slight vibrations, air molecules or even radiation can devastate superposition in a process called decoherence. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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Strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Workforce: The US House of Representative Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a hearing to understand the critical workforce needs of the U.S. microelectronic manufacturing sectors as part of the ongoing investments in increasing domestic production. Science Committee Members examined current semiconductor workforce and training pipelines; explored gaps between current and future workforce needs; and discussed strategies to expand and diversify the microelectronics workforce. "Semiconductor manufacturing jobs are good, high-paying careers. The semiconductor industry hires from a wide range of educational backgrounds, with about half of the current workforce holding an associate’s degree or less. Semiconductor employees across all education levels make about 65% more than their peers in other sectors. These are also steady and safe careers with ample room for growth and widely transferable skills. Yet, we’ve heard from industry and educators alike about how students, veterans, and displaced workers just aren’t aware of semiconductor careers and so don’t pursue the training needed to enter this field."

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with several federal agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), released the 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise Technical Report. The report provides an update on sea level rise projections across the U.S. and its territories; the last sea level rise report was released in 2017. Among other key findings in the report, the interagency taskforce projects that sea levels will rise an additional 10-12 inches by 2050.

Question: How do I enter a cost share? For my salary? For other personnel and expenses?

Answer: Cost Share for personnel other than faculty is very similar to release time –

•  add the person under Key personnel

•  select the period (start and end dates) that the staff/admin will be devoted to the project

•  select percentage.

More FAQs on Streamlyne: Please visit http://www.njit.edu/research/streamlyne/