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Statement by Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the release of the National Strategy for Microelectronics ResearchMarch 15, 2024
“Microelectronics are essential to the economic and national security of the United States and the importance of this industry is evident through the…
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This week with NSF Director PanchanathanMarch 15, 2024
From engaging with national leaders on the importance of enhancing STEM innovation and education in the U.S. to welcoming international counterparts…
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Dear Colleague Letter: Innovative Use of Scientific Collections (IUSC)
03/18/2024
Dear Colleague Letter: Innovative Use of Scientific Collections (IUSC)
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Dear Colleague Letter: Nordic-U.S. Research Collaboration on Sustainable Development of the Arctic
03/20/2024
Dear Colleague Letter: Nordic-U.S. Research Collaboration on Sustainable Development of the Arctic
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Total eclipse livestream on April 8
03/20/2024
Total eclipse livestream on April 8
A total solar eclipse will be visible in some parts of the U.S. on April 8. Even if you're not in the path of the eclipse, you can still join in the fun with the U.S. National Science Foundation.
NSF will host an educational livestream on YouTube that's all about the eclipse and the science of the sun. Hear from real scientists and explore some of the high-tech facilities they use, including the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the largest solar telescope in the world.
NSF's livestream is a free resource that teachers can use in their classrooms to share the excitement of science. If you have a child or teacher in your life, please consider sharing this email with their school.
NSF Eclipse Livestream
Weather in space? Space weather, solar flares and sunspots explained
Did you know there's weather in space? And that the sun is a giant magnet? Join NSF Program Director Carrie Black to learn how the sun's titanic magnetic storms create space weather throughout the solar system — and how it affects life on Earth.
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Transitioning Support for Research on Integrated Human-Environmental Systems
03/20/2024
March 20, 2024
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Transitioning Support for Research on Socio-Environmental Systems
A message about the Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES) Program
Dear Colleagues,
The Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (DISES) Program has evolved since its initial beginnings as a part of the Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE) Program. The current iteration is a progression of the Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) program, which grew out of BE in Fiscal Year 2006. Nearly 20 years of impactful projects has spawned several new areas of research and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Recognizing the growth of research into human-environmental systems and analyzing how NSF supports this area of research, NSF has made the decision to conclude the DISES program after awards made in Fiscal Year 2024.
Although there will be no funding for new DISES awards in Fiscal Year 2025, support for research on interactions between human and environmental systems will continue through other programs across the Foundation.
Programs that may be of interest to researchers in this area include:
Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet (CHIRRP), which will support community champions and academic researchers to co-design projects that deliver evidence-based, actionable solutions that reduce the risk from earth system hazards to safeguard communities and ecosystems for a resilient planet.
Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a multi-agency program that supports the transition of foundational research to practice and emerging technologies into communities through civic-engaged research.
Centers for Research and Innovation in Science, the Environment and Society (CRISES), which supports interdisciplinary research to create evidence-based solutions that strengthen human resilience, security and quality of life by addressing seemingly intractable challenges that confront society.
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID), a multi-agency program that supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases, including through international collaborations.
Growing Convergence Research (GCR), which supports team research that integrates across disciplines to develop highly innovative solutions to complex research problems or societal needs.
Other programs that support aspects of the work supported by DISES include the Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) in collaboration with the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation; Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT); the Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program; Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI); and Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs).
Researchers can also find other programs, including relevant core programs, by using the NSF Funding Search tool.
Researchers wishing to submit proposals to these programs and/or in this area of research are encouraged to speak with Program Officers within the Directorates for Biological Sciences; Geosciences; and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, including those listed as contacts on the above linked program pages, about their proposed research to determine within which program it best fits. A one-page concept outline can help Program Officers determine if the proposed research is a good fit to the scope of their program and assist PIs in finding additional NSF funding opportunities they may wish to consider.
Sincerely,
Sylvia Butterfield, PhD
Acting Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)
Alexandra Isern, PhD
Assistant Director for GeosciencesDirectorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Susan Marqusee, MD, PhD
Assistant Director for Biological Sciences
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
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