Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the May 2019 newsletter from the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research. Some news worth your attention:

Following the instructions of Federal Government agencies and the UM System we are strengthening our compliance:

To comply with the UM System Collected Rules and Regulations and the conflict of interest policy, a “Student Awareness Agreement” was introduced (you can find it at https://coi.mst.edu/).
There is increased emphasis on dealing with foreign influence in U.S. universities and companies. This article offers helpful background information on the changes that have been happening over the past 18 months:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/04/16/federal-granting-agencies-and-lawmakers-step-scrutiny-foreign-research. You can also find a UM System PowerPoint presentation regarding foreign influence at https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/highlights/research-information/ under “Foreign Influence.”
As part of dealing with foreign influence we will immediately start complying with Federal law that restricts NASA from entering into, or providing funding to any grant or cooperative agreement of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally with China or any Chinese-owned company (Public Law 112-10, §1340(a) and Public Law 112-55, § 539). You will soon hear from Karen Towns about the forms that NASA PIs will need to sign to be in compliance.

At the office of the VCR we don’t do compliance only; we also support research and inform S&T faculty about opportunities:

Our faculty in chemistry and physics may consider applying to the Cottrell Scholar Program. Scholars not only receive funding, but, more importantly, engage in an annual networking event that leads to collaborations and research opportunities. Check out the program at http://rescorp.org/cottrell-scholars
The same organization that offers the Cottrell Scholar Program – the Research Corporation for Science and Advancement (RCSA) – also supports the “Scialog Collaborative Innovation Awards program,” which has different topics each year. In 2018 the program was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the NIH, and the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group. This prestigious award comes with substantial funding and also leads to great networking opportunities. You can find more information at http://rescorp.org/scialog
Another great funding opportunity is with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), a funding agency not usually targeted by S&T faculty. Their “Director’s Innovation Initiative (DII)” program offers up to $500,000 for innovative research of relevance to the NRO. See https://www.nro.gov/Business-Innovation-Opportunities/ and visit https://www.nro.gov for more opportunities.
The NSF Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) topics have been announced. This year’s focus is on Distributed Chemical Manufacturing, and Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298348&org=EFMA
Finally, during a recent visit to Fort Leonard Wood, we were encouraged to look into the “Army Expeditionary Technology Search (XTechSearch).” While this looks as if it were focused very much on industry, it might create some interesting collaboration opportunities between S&T faculty and companies. Check out https://www.arl.army.mil/xtechsearch/

Some reminders of older announcements:

After consultations with the Policy Council, and discussions with Faculty Senate, my office has slightly amended the OSP Policy Memorandum-5, “Principal Investigator Eligibility.” The revised document can be found here: https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/resources/policies/
I encourage you to consider adding an REU supplement to your NSF grant. NSF estimates it awards around 1,600 new REU Supplements a year. If you are interested, first contact your NSF program director, and also check specific rules and deadlines of your directorate. For more information, please visit https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517
Not enough of our faculty are taking advantage of our program to visit funding agencies. Remember that my office will cover two-thirds of your costs (see http://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/resources/policies/ and the link, “Travel Grant to Visit Funding Agencies”). Visiting program managers and program directors is the most important first step toward receiving funding.
In the recent ASEE meeting for Associate Deans of Research held in D.C. in February, NSF, NRL, AFRL and ARL made some very informative presentations regarding research. The presentations highlight the different areas of research they fund, their mission and current focus, how to communicate with them, how to find research opportunities, how to apply for funding, etc. These PowerPoint presentations are available at https://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/highlights/research-information/
If you have read this far you deserve a bonus: This newsletter contains a typo. The first one to find it and email me will receive a free trip to a funding agency, with no need to identify the one-third match. Anyone who finds other typos beyond the one we have placed by purpose, also gets a free trip to a funding agency (although I don’t believe other typos exist). Bad syntax doesn’t count. Travel offer expires December 31, 2019.

Regards,

Costas Tsatsoulis

Vice Chancellor of Research

Recent Awards

February 2019

PI: Amy Belfi
Department: Psychological Science
Proposal Title: Age-related differences in voluntary and involuntary autobiographical memory
Sponsor: PSI CHI Honor Society in Psychology
Award: $1,500.00

PI: Douglas Bristow
Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: CAMT-Product Innovation and Engineering Membership
Sponsor: Production Innovation and Engineering, LLC
Award: $50,000.00

PI: Marco Cavaglia
Department: Physics
Proposal Title: Improving Data Quality of Advanced LIGO Gravitational-Wave Searches
Sponsor: NSF Division of Physics
Award: $228,181.00

PI: Genda Chen
Department: Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Mid-America Transport Center - Missouri S&T Partner
Sponsor: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Award: $464,935.00

PI: Sajal Das
Department: Computer Science
Proposal Title: MASTER: Missouri Advanced Security Training Education and Research
Sponsor: NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
Award: $106,070.00

PI: Sajal Das
Department: Computer Science
Proposal Title: MASTER: Missouri Advanced Security Training Education and Research -- Participant Support
Sponsor: NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
Award: $306,058.00

PI: Richard Dawes
Department: Chemistry
Proposal Title: Theoretical Prediction of Nitrogen Dioxide Potential Energy Surfaces and Asbsorption Spectra
Sponsor: Sandia National Lab
Award: $20,000.00

PI: Brooke Durbin
Department: Enrollment Management
Proposal Title: 2018-2019 Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
Sponsor: Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
Award: $32,300.00

PI: Gregory Hilmas
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Proposal Title: Joining of Ceramic Composites for Nuclear Applications
Sponsor: UES, Inc.
Award: $75,000.00

PI: Chulsoon Hwang
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership for Sony EMCS-RFI
Sponsor: Sony Global Manufacturing and Operations Corporation
Award: $70,000.00

PI: Chulsoon Hwang
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership for Deere & Company
Sponsor: Deere & Company
Award: $70,000.00

PI: Victor Khilkevich
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership for Laird
Sponsor: Laird Technologies
Award: $70,000.00

PI: Suzanna Long
Department: Engineering Managment & Systems Engineering
Proposal Title: Predictive Deep Learning for Flood Evacuation Planning and Routing
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Transportation
Award: $86,548.00

PI: Hongyan Ma
Department: Civil, Architectural & Environmental Enginnering
Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: In-situ Production of Calcium -- Participant Support
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $8,000.00

PI: Michael Moats
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Proposal Title: Influences of Nickel, Copper, and Total Sulfate in Electrolyte on Electrorefined Cathode Roughness and Quality
Sponsor: Multi-Sponsor Group
Award: $106,785.00

PI: Joseph Newkirk
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Proposal Title: Surface Residual Stress Resolution Study
Sponsor: Boeing Company
Award: $11,834.00

PI: Heng Pan
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Proposal Title: CAREER: Scalable Laser Direct Writing Functional Nanostructures with Multi-Materials
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $500,000.00

PI: David Pommerenke
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Sony EMCS
Sponsor: Sony Global Manufacturing and Operations Corporation
Award: $70,000.00

PI: Pourya Shamsi
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: Senior Design Project: Black and Veatch 120 MVA, 138/69kV Substation Design
Sponsor: Black and Veatch Corporation
Award: $1,000.00

PI: Jay Switzer
Department: Chemistry
Proposal Title: Epitaxial electrodisposition of Single-Crystal Metal Foils and Metal Oxide Thin Films for Energy Conversion
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Award: $33,322.00

PI: Robert Woodley
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: Senior Design Project: HVDC Power Supply System
Sponsor: ESDEMC Tech, LLC
Award: $1,000.00

March 2019

PI: Genda Chen
Department: Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Inspecting and Preserving Infrastructure through Robotic Exploration
Sponsor: Department of Transportation
Award: $1,400,100.00

PI: Richard Dawes
Department: Chemistry
Proposal Title: Electronic Structure Methods and Protocols with Application to Dynamics, Kinetics, and Thermochemistry
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Award: $135,924.000

PI: Richard Dawes
Department: Chemistry
Proposal Title: Theoretical Prediction of Nitrogen Dioxie Potential Energy Surfaces and Absorption Spectra
Sponsor: Sandia National Lab
Award: $53,258.00

PI: Mohamed Elgawady
Department: Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Recycled paint as an additive for concrete
Sponsor: Mid Missouri Solid Waste Management District
Award: $9,762.00

PI: Jun Fan
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Intel Corporation (Oregon)
Sponsor: Intel Corporation
Award: $70,000.00

PI: Xianbiao Hu
Department: Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Evaluation of Route 160 Widening Project: A Before-and-After Study with Driving Simulator
Sponsor: Crawford, Murphy and Tilly (CMT)
Award: $29,879.00

PI: Chulsoon Hwang
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: CEMC Membership Agreement for Samsung Corporation
Sponsor: Samsung Corporation
Award: $70,000.00

PI: Kamal Khayat
Department: Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering
Proposal Title: Enhanced Peformance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Construction and Repair
Sponsor: Euclid Chemical
Award: $75,000.00

PI: FueWen Liou
Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: MRI Supplement: Development of an Advanced Materials Additive Manufacturing (AM2) System for Research and Education--REU Supplement
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $16,000.00

PI: Jonghyung Park
Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Proposal Title: GOALI: Battery Health Dynamics and its Managment--REU Supplement
Sponsor: NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing Innovation
Award: $16,000.00

PI: Jay Switzer
Department: Chemistry
Proposal Title: Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Single-Crystal Metal Foils and Metal Oxide Thin Films for Energy Conversion and Storage
Sponsor: Department of Energy
Award: $198,761.00

PI: Linda Turner
Department: S&T Global
Proposal Title: Basic: Soil Mechanics Related to Earth Dams - Fixed Price
Sponsor: Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Award: $19,250.00

PI: Reza Zoughi
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal Title: Microwave-Based Guided Wave Impedance Assessment of Thin Resistive Coatings
Sponsor: Texas Research Institute of Austin
Award: $45,000.00

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

Department of State

DRL Labor Programs to Combat Slavery in West Africa

SFOP0005711
Application Due 05-22-19

FY 2019 U.S. Subject Matter Experts

DORSUS-19-CA-003
Application Due 06-03-19

FY 2019 Arts Envoy Program
SFOP0005701
Application Due 06-03-19

Public Affairs Abuja Annual Program Statement

DOS-NGA-PD-ABV-FY19-003
Application Due 06-15-19

World Affairs in Theory and Practice

ND-NOFO-19-110-REPOST
Application Due 06-23-19

Smart Cities Collaboration Competition

ND-NOFO-19-109-REPOST
Application Due 06-23-19

Conference "Opportunities for U.S.-Indian Higher Education STEM Collaboration"

M-NOFO-19-109
Application Due 06-29-19

Small Grants Program

PAS-FUKUOKA-FY2019-0001
Application Due 06-30-19

U.S. Embassy Brussels FY2019 Annual Program Statement - Organizations

PAS-BE200-FY19-01
Application Due 07-19-19

2019 U.S. Embassy Lisbon Annual Program Statement

PAS-LISBON-FY19-01
Application Due 07-31-19

National Science Foundation

Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Idea Incubator for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QII - TAQS)

NSF 19-532
Full Proposal Due 05-24-19

Faculty Development in the Space Sciences

NSF 19-558
Full Proposal Due 05-24-19

Ideas Lab: Cross-cutting Initiative in CubeSat Innovations

NSF 19-530
Full Proposal Due 05-30-19

Planning Grants for Engineering Research Centers (ERC)

NSF 19-1562
Full Proposal Due 06-03-19

Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)

NSF 19-559
Letter of Intent Due 06-03-19

Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG)

NSF 14-585
Full Proposal Due 06-04-19

Real-Time Machine Learning (RTML)

NSF 19-566
Full Proposal Due 06-06-19

EHR Core Research (ECR): Building Capacity in STEM Education Research

NSF 19-565
Full Proposal Due 06-07-19

CubeSat-based Science Missions for Geospace and Atmospheric Research

NSF 18-553
Full Proposal Due 06-13-19

Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex)

NSF 19-563
Preliminary Proposal Due 06-14-19

Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC)

PD 09-7252
Full Proposal Due 06-17-19

Harassing the Data Revolution (HDR): Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering - Ideas Labs (I-DIRSE-IL)

NSF 19-543
Full Proposal Due 06-19-19

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers

NSF 19-517
Preliminary Proposal Due 06-24-19

Science and Technology Center: Integrative Partner

NSF 19-567
Preliminary Proposal Due 06-25-19

NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF)

NSF 19-507
Preliminary Proposal Due 07-01-19

Operator Selection for a Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV #3)

NSF 19-573
Full Proposal Due 07-01-19

EPSCoR: Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1: (RII Track-1)

NSF 19-580
Letter of Intent Due 07-02-19

Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Frontiers (SaTC Frontiers)

NSF 19-572
Letter of Intent Due 07-05-19

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

NSF 19-506
Full Proposal Due 07-10-19

Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC)

NSF 19-503
Full Proposal Due 07-12-19

Leading Engineering for America's Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI)

NSF 17-602
Letter of Intent Due 07-15-19

CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS)

NSF 19-521
Full Proposal Due 07-31-19

Department of Energy

Bioenergy Technologies Office Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity Announcement
DE-FOA-0002029
Concept Paper Due 06-03-19

Nuclear Data Intragency Working Group/Research Program
DE-FOA-0002114
Application Due 06-28-19

Department of Agriculture

Rural Community Development Initiative
USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2019
Application Due 06-04-19

Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities
RD-RUS-HECG19
Application Due 06-24-19

USDA Forest Service - Great Lakes RFA 2019
USDA-FS-2019-GLRI
Application Due 06-28-19

Department of Labor

Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
BS-2019-1
Application Due 06-09-19

Department of Defense

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-Wide
HR001118S0045
Full Proposal Due 06-11-19

TrojAI
W911NF-19-S-0012
Application Due 07-25-19

National Institutes for Health (NIH)

NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration

May 15-17, 2019
Baltimore, MD

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Spring 2019 Grants Conference

May 20-21, 2019
Los Angeles, CA

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

Department of State

DRL Labor Programs to Combat Slavery in West Africa

SFOP0005711
Application Due 05-22-19

FY 2019 U.S. Subject Matter Experts

DORSUS-19-CA-003
Application Due 06-03-19

FY 2019 Arts Envoy Program
SFOP0005701
Application Due 06-03-19

Public Affairs Abuja Annual Program Statement

DOS-NGA-PD-ABV-FY19-003
Application Due 06-15-19

World Affairs in Theory and Practice

ND-NOFO-19-110-REPOST
Application Due 06-23-19

Smart Cities Collaboration Competition

ND-NOFO-19-109-REPOST
Application Due 06-23-19

Conference "Opportunities for U.S.-Indian Higher Education STEM Collaboration"

M-NOFO-19-109
Application Due 06-29-19

Small Grants Program

PAS-FUKUOKA-FY2019-0001
Application Due 06-30-19

U.S. Embassy Brussels FY2019 Annual Program Statement - Organizations

PAS-BE200-FY19-01
Application Due 07-19-19

2019 U.S. Embassy Lisbon Annual Program Statement

PAS-LISBON-FY19-01
Application Due 07-31-19

National Science Foundation

Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Idea Incubator for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QII - TAQS)

NSF 19-532
Full Proposal Due 05-24-19

Faculty Development in the Space Sciences

NSF 19-558
Full Proposal Due 05-24-19

Ideas Lab: Cross-cutting Initiative in CubeSat Innovations

NSF 19-530
Full Proposal Due 05-30-19

Planning Grants for Engineering Research Centers (ERC)

NSF 19-1562
Full Proposal Due 06-03-19

Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)

NSF 19-559
Letter of Intent Due 06-03-19

Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG)

NSF 14-585
Full Proposal Due 06-04-19

Real-Time Machine Learning (RTML)

NSF 19-566
Full Proposal Due 06-06-19

EHR Core Research (ECR): Building Capacity in STEM Education Research

NSF 19-565
Full Proposal Due 06-07-19

CubeSat-based Science Missions for Geospace and Atmospheric Research

NSF 18-553
Full Proposal Due 06-13-19

Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex)

NSF 19-563
Preliminary Proposal Due 06-14-19

Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC)

PD 09-7252
Full Proposal Due 06-17-19

Harassing the Data Revolution (HDR): Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering - Ideas Labs (I-DIRSE-IL)

NSF 19-543
Full Proposal Due 06-19-19

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers

NSF 19-517
Preliminary Proposal Due 06-24-19

Science and Technology Center: Integrative Partner

NSF 19-567
Preliminary Proposal Due 06-25-19

NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows (QCIS-FF)

NSF 19-507
Preliminary Proposal Due 07-01-19

Operator Selection for a Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV #3)

NSF 19-573
Full Proposal Due 07-01-19

EPSCoR: Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1: (RII Track-1)

NSF 19-580
Letter of Intent Due 07-02-19

Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Frontiers (SaTC Frontiers)

NSF 19-572
Letter of Intent Due 07-05-19

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

NSF 19-506
Full Proposal Due 07-10-19

Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers (ERC)

NSF 19-503
Full Proposal Due 07-12-19

Leading Engineering for America's Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI)

NSF 17-602
Letter of Intent Due 07-15-19

CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS)

NSF 19-521
Full Proposal Due 07-31-19

Department of Energy

Bioenergy Technologies Office Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity Announcement
DE-FOA-0002029
Concept Paper Due 06-03-19

Nuclear Data Intragency Working Group/Research Program
DE-FOA-0002114
Application Due 06-28-19

Department of Agriculture

Rural Community Development Initiative
USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2019
Application Due 06-04-19

Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities
RD-RUS-HECG19
Application Due 06-24-19

USDA Forest Service - Great Lakes RFA 2019
USDA-FS-2019-GLRI
Application Due 06-28-19

Department of Labor

Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
BS-2019-1
Application Due 06-09-19

Department of Defense

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-Wide
HR001118S0045
Full Proposal Due 06-11-19

TrojAI
W911NF-19-S-0012
Application Due 07-25-19

Department of the Interior

BOEM FY 2019 Environmental Studies Program
M19AS00017
Application Due 06-17-19

Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2019
BOR-DO-19-F017
Application Due 06-25-19

Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI) Cooperative Agreement Program
S19AS00005
Application Due 07-08-19

BLM-CO: Forests and Woodlands Resource Management Program
L19AS00040
Application Due 07-09-19

Environmental Studies Program 2019
M19AS00014
Application Due 07-09-19

BLM-CO: Strengthening Partnerships for Invasive and Noxious Plant Management
L19AS00042
Application Due 07-09-19

BLM WY Invasive and Noxious Plant Management
L19AS00032
Application Due 07-31-19

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ROSES 2019: Decadal Survey Incubation Study Teams: Planetary Boundary Layer and Surface Topography and Vegetation

NNH19ZDA001N-DSIST
Notice of Intent Due 06-17-19

ROSES 2019: Planetary Science and Technology Through Analog Research
NNH19ZDA001N-PSTAR
Preliminary Proposal Due 07-25-19

ROSES 2019: Global Navigation Satellite System Research
NNH19ZDA001N-GNSS
Notice of Intent Due 07-31-19

Department of Homeland Security

Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program

DHS-19-MT-045-04-01
Application Due 06-18-19

National Endowment for the Humanities

Digitial Humanities Advancement Grid
20190619-HAA
Application Due 06-19-19

National Institutes of Health

Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary, Environmental, health Research (RIVER) (R35 Basic Experimentation Studies with Humans Required)
RFA-ES-19-008
Application Due 06-20-19

Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary, Environmental, health Research (RIVER) (R35 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
RFA-ES-19-007
Application Due 06-20-19

Department of Justice

BJA FY 19 Student Computer and Digital Forensics Educational Opportunities Program
BJA-2019-16290
Application Due 06-25-19

BJA FY 19 The Intellectual Property Enforcement Program: Protecting Public Health, Safety, and the Economy from Counterfeit Goods and Product Piracy
BJA-2019-15148
Application Due 07-02-19

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