Funding Opportunity from NSF: Engineering and Systems Design (ESD)

NSF: Engineering and Systems Design (ESD)

This program supports fundamental research leading to new engineering and systems design methods and practices for specific global contexts.  In particular, ESD seeks intellectual advances in which the theoretical foundations underlying design and systems engineering are operationalized into rigorous and pragmatic methods for a specific context. 

NSF CAREER proposal workshop

NSF’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers support for early-career faculty seeking to build strong foundations for research and education in their respective fields. Those interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a three-session workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. Workshop sessions will be held at the Talley Student Union from 3 to 4:30 PM on March 8, 22 and 29. The three sessions include:

Session 1: Specific requirements, Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, and communicating with NSF Program Directors

Session 2: Strategies for writing strong Project Summaries and Project Narratives, as well as Research and Education plans

Session 3: NSF CAREER panel review process, peer reviews, and small group discussions led by previous CAREER awardees (organized by NSF Directorate)

Participants are encouraged to attend all three workshops as the information presented each day will build on previous sessions.

The CAREER workshop is open to all NC State faculty and will be coordinated by the Proposal Development Unit (Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development), College of Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and College of Textiles.

CAREER workshop registration

For more information please contact Matt Hooker (mwhooker@ncsu.edu) or Alexia Kelley (amkelley@ncsu.edu).

Cancellation of February 9 RED Talk with Dr. Emery Brown

The RED Talk with Dr. Emery Brown that was scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. We will post any information about a rescheduled presentation.

Due March 7 Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative

The 2017 Minerva Research Initiative topics have been released:
http://minerva.defense.gov/Research/Research-Priorities/

There is a general interest area and 4 special interest areas.  White papers are due March 7th.

The general interest area is  "Sociality, Security, and Interconnectivity," and the special interest areas are

Understanding the Social Impact of Autonomy
Societal Resilience and Sociopolitical (In)stability
Power and Deterrence for Shaping Operations
Military Cyber Defense

Duke-NC State Translational Research Grant

Applications due by March 9, 2017

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is partnering with The Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED), as well as NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI), to support new inter-institutional collaborative research teams.

This Duke/NC State Translational Research Grant offers $50,000 (half from each institution) for 12 months to fund novel clinical and translational research that applies or accelerates discovery into testing in clinical or population settings. 

Friday, February 10, 2017. Finding New Research Directions with Others

You are invited to a panel discussion on finding new research directions with others. This is part of the Full Professors' Community series, but all are welcome. Please register online:  Registration Form.

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia—Call for Proposals

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia are based on the premise that technological

innovations from the natural sciences are likely to have the most positive effects on society and the environment when their development into products is evaluated and guided by diverse, well informed, members of society.

Spring 2017 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration

Registration is open for the Spring 2017 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration in New Orleans.

NSF: Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)

Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR) Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 27, 2017 Program Guidelines: NSF 15-602 As part of NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) seeks to develop user-friendly large-scale next-generation data resources and relevant analytic techniques to advance fundamental research in SBE areas of study. Successful proposals will, within the financial resources provided by the award, construct such databases and/or relevant analytic techniques.

Data Science Initiative Spring 2017 RED Talks Series

After the jump, please see an announcement of the speakers for the 2017 RED talks on issues important in the field of "big data." All the speakers will be of interest to college faculty, including a talk by Kathleen Vogel on April 19. Please consider attending these important and stimulating talks.

Nagoya University-NC State Research Collaboration Seed Grants

International Affairs offers funding for NC State faculty to enhance research collaboration and academic exchange with colleagues at Nagoya University in Japan. NC State and Nagoya University are now accepting proposals for the development of research collaboration. Funds will support international travel and related activities leading to high-quality research collaboration. The intention is that these collaborations will result in high quality outputs, such as workshops/seminars, research collaboration, exchanges of researchers and graduate students, publication of joint papers from collaborative research, or follow-on joint research bids. More information here

Application Deadline: 2/17/17

Jan 2017 issue of Research Development & Grant Writing News

The January issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. 

The Research Development Office maintains an institutional-level subscription allowing us to distribute freely within NC State University. 

4th Annual Sustainability Fund Request for Proposals to Advance Sustainability on Campus

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What would you do with up to $140,000 to make NC State more sustainable?

Now is the time to turn your idea into reality on campus. Projects can focus on sustainability-related projects, education, improvements to campus, and more. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on February 19th, 2017.  Learn more at http://go.ncsu.edu/SustainabilityFund  

Science Outside the Lab: Opportunity for Graduate Students

The National Science Foundation has made available supplemental funds to improve graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce. NSF supports FY 2016 and FY 2017 funds to support science and engineering doctoral students gain additional educational opportunities and student training in order to help acquire experience, skills and knowledge in potential science, technology, engineering and mathematic careers. More information can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp 

Data visualization workshops at NCSU Libraries

Data visualization workshops return to the NCSU Libraries Hands-on classes throughout the spring cover everything from basic charts, graphs and infographics to visualizing statistical analysis and geospatial data

(Raleigh, NC) - The NCSU Libraries expands its Data Visualization Workshop Series this spring, offering free, hands-on workshops on tools and skills to meet the data visualization needs of students and faculty across the sciences and humanities.

Sarah Desmarais featured in story about her research

Prof. Sarah Desmarais (psychology) is featured in this story on the college's web page, about her outstanding work with the Wake County jails to improve mental health. In coming months, I will share more news about our colleagues' research achievements, and would encourage you to share any news with me. We're doing excellent work here, and it's good to spread the word!

Dr. Sylvester Jim Gates, Jr. on "Equity vs. Excellence: A False Dichotomy," February 9

Dr. Sylvester Jim Gates, Jr. is coming to NC State to give the 2017 College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Diversity Lecture on “Equity vs Excellence: A False Dichotomy in Science and Society” on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Talley Student Union, Room 3285 from 6-7:30pm. 

Graduate Training Event: ComSciCon - Science Communication Workshops for Graduate Students

Graduate students in science, technology, health, mathematics, and related fields fields are invited to apply for ComSciCon-Triangle 2017, a science communication workshop organized by and for graduate students in the Research Triangle.

The December issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The December issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. 

The Research Development Office maintains an institutional-level subscription allowing us to distribute freely within NC State University. Please forward this message to all interested parties within the NC State community.

Call for Proposals: 2017 Engagement Scholarship Consortium

The call for proposals for the 2017 Engagement Scholarship Consortium is now open. Proposals are sought for presentations and posters that will inform or advance the scholarship and practice of engaged scholarship and university-community partnerships through research findings, innovative program design and partnership models, proven community/institutional impacts, effective curriculum or service-learning models, collaborative policy development and integration, or successful civic engagement practices.