Faculty Research Opportunities

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Title:
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Description:
This program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create, adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. Specifically excluded are projects that address solely professional training in clinical fields such as medicine, nursing, and clinical psychology. The program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development, ranging from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects. The phases reflect the maturity of the proposed educational innovation and the number of academic institutions, students, and faculty involved in the project.
Deadline:
May 21, 2009
Eligibility:
Academic Institution
Amount:
$5,000,000

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Title:
Cooperative Research Programme (CRP) - Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems - Research Fellowships
Sponsor:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Deadline:
September 15, 2009
Eligibility:
Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional
Description:
The new Co-operative Research Programme: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems was established to strengthen cooperative efforts among research scientists and institutions in participating countries to the Programme. The programme promotes two types of activities annually: the awarding of research fellowships and sponsorship of conferences. The 2005-2009 Programme promotes international co-operation in priority areas of basic and applied agro-food research through the sponsorship of conferences and research fellowships in one of 3 themes- The Natural Resources Challenge, Sustainability in Practice, The Food Chain.
Amount:
The programme pays transportation costs and subsistence. The fellowship period may range from 2 to 26 weeks.

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Title:
Energy for Sustainability
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
Description:
This program supports fundamental research and education in energy production, conversion, and storage and is focused on energy sources that are environmentally friendly and renewable. Most world energy needs are currently met through the combustion of fossil fuels. With projected increases in global energy needs, more sustainable methods for energy production will need to be developed, and production of greenhouse gases will need to be reduced. Sources of sustainable energy include sunlight, wind, and biomass.
Deadline:
September 15, 2009
Eligibility:
Academic Institution
Award:
See Project Website.

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Title:
Environmental Sustainability
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
Description:
This program supports engineering research with the goal of promoting sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems, which provide ecological services vital for human survival. The long-term viability of natural capital is critical for many areas of human endeavor. Research in Environmental Sustainability considers long time horizons and incorporates contributions from the social sciences and ethics. This program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society's need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions. The Environmental Sustainability program supports four general research areas:
  • 1. Industrial Ecology
  • 2. Green Engineering
  • 3. Ecological Engineering
  • 4. Earth Systems Engineering
Deadline:
March 1, 2009, September 15, 2009
Eligibility:
Academic Institution
Award:
See Project Website

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Title:
Environmental Engineering
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
Description:
This program supports research and educational activities across the broad field it serves, with the goal of applying engineering principles to understand and reduce adverse effects of solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges into land, inland and coastal waters, and air that result from human activity and that impair the ecological and economic value of those resources. It fosters cutting-edge research based on fundamental science and four types of engineering tools--measurement, analysis, synthesis, and design. Major areas of interest include: developing innovative biological, chemical, and physical treatment processes to remove and degrade pollutants from water and air; measuring, modeling and predicting the movement and fate of pollutants in the environment; and developing and evaluating techniques to clean up polluted sites, such as landfills and contaminated aquifers, restore the quality of polluted water, air, and land resources and rehabilitate degraded ecosystems.
Deadline:
Mar 01, 2009, Sep 15, 2009
Eligibility:
Academic Institution
Award:
See Project Website

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Title:
Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies
Sponsor:
National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability
Description:
This program provides support to develop and test the environmental effects of new technologies. Fundamental and basic research is sought to establish and understand outcomes as a result of the implementation of new technologies such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, and information technology. The program also supports research on the development and refinement of sensors and sensor network technologies that can be used to measure a wide variety of physical, chemical, and biological properties of interest in characterizing, monitoring, and understanding environmental impacts. The program emphasizes engineering principles underlying technology impacts. Innovative production processes, waste reduction, recycling, and industrial ecology technologies are of interest. Current areas of support include
  • understanding and mitigating how new developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and information technology will interact with the environment;
  • nanotechnology environmental, health, and safety implications and applications;
  • predictive methodology for the interaction of nanoparticles with the environment and with the human body, including predictive approaches for toxicity;
  • fate and transport of natural, engineered, and incidental (by-product) nanoparticles;
  • risk assessment and management of the effect of nanomaterials in the environment;
  • evaluation of the effect of increased usage of renewable resources on water supply and land use; and
  • sensor and sensor network technologies as they relate to the measurement of these environmental implications.
Deadline:
Mar 01, 2009, Sep 15, 2009
Eligibility:
Academic Institution
Amount:
See Project Website

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