Research NewsletterIssue: ORN-2022-09

SVP-Research Open Hour

Have a Question or Need to Discuss Something?

Walk-In Open Hour Discussion with SVPR Over Coffee/Tea

Every Monday: 3.00 PM-4.00 PM; 350 Fenster Hall

The Office of Research is restarting the SVP-Research Open Hour for faculty and staff to explore and discuss active RFPs (Request for Proposals) and collaborative research opportunities for potential proposal development and submission. Faculty and research staff members are welcome to discuss any research related issues with Senior Vice Provost for Research Atam Dhawan at the open hour in the following, but not limited to, areas:

• Research funding opportunities and RFPs
• Proposal development and submission
• Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research collaboration and large program grants
• Proposal review criterion for specific RFP/program/agency
• Proposal draft review/discussion with respect to the RFP review criterion
• Research compliance and export control regulations
• Invention disclosures, patent applications and processing of intellectual property

Though walk-ins are welcome during the open hour, faculty members are encouraged to email SVPR Atam Dhawan (dhawan@njit.edu) about specific questions on research opportunities and needs for specific date in advance to help scheduling for a more detailed discussion.

To make or confirm an appointment, please send email to Ms. Jaimie Cooper, Administrative Assistant to SVPR at jc2484@njit.edu.

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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.

NSF: Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF); Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM); 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)

NIH: BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - eTeamBCP (U01); 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)

Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: ERDC Broad Agency Announcement; 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: Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)

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

Preparing for the Quantum Revolution Quantum technologies have the potential to produce breakthroughs in computing, sensing and communications during our lifetime. However, alongside the incredible opportunities they offer to enhance mission attainment, quantum technologies can introduce unprecedented threats. For example, federal consensus is growing that quantum computing will threaten mainstream encryption methods at the heart of our cybersecurity infrastructure by the end of the decade. Recent National Institute of Standards and Technology and Department of Homeland Security assessments highlight the potential difficulties of updating our nations’ cybersecurity posture before this threat fully emerges. Quantum Information Science enables fundamentally different approaches to processing information. These changes redefine what is possible, for better and worse, and are best illustrated by three key QIS technology clusters: computing, sensing and communications.

Computing: Quantum computers process information differently than today’s computers—also referred to as classical computers—and can significantly accelerate certain types of calculations.

Sensing: Quantum sensors capitalize on new ways of controlling and exploiting the relationship between particles to improve measurement accuracy and enable new modalities for sensors.

Communications: Quantum communications leverage quantum mechanical properties to improve information sharing and security. 

QIS investment is a strategic imperative, and we are seeing this race playing out on the world stage. The United States continues to pursue legislative and executive actions to ensure its leadership in QIS. Since its signing in 2018, the National Quantum Initiative Act has driven a coordinated QIS R&D strategy to ensure the United States’ economic and national security in the fast-approaching quantum era. The NQI Supplement to the President’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget shows that the United States is well on its way to meeting its goal to double its QIS R&D budgets by 2022 from its baseline of $435 million in 2020. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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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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Details on the FY22 Omnibus: As the Senate passed the CR and sent it to the President’s desk for his signature, negotiations for the FY22 omnibus continued. Reports indicate that progress is being made. There are a few considerations worth noting, especially surrounding additional spending beyond the twelve-bill package. Both Senators and the White House are floating a supplemental package. First, the White House is calling for a $30 billion supplemental for COVID-19 funding in talks with Congress. Congressional Republicans by and large oppose such spending, pointing to unspent relief funds. Second, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) is calling for a disaster relief supplemental to be included. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) opposes any such additions.

Question:       Can I change project start and end dates after I have submitted for approval?

Answer:         When a proposal is routed for approval certain information is locked to ensure that the information at the various approval levels (department, college, and university) remains constant.  This is intended to guarantee that the authority of academic leadership (e.g., chairs and deans) is recognized in the system.

The start and end dates are included in the data that is locked.  If you need to change the dates of a proposal already submitted for approval, you will have to recall the proposal, make the necessary changes, and resubmit for approval.

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