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0513777
This project aims to develop an Endoscopic Multimedia Information System (EMIS) to capture high quality endoscopy videos, analyze the captured videos, and provide efficient access to the content of these videos. The project will develop a new capturing system for endoscopy videos designed for patient's privacy and is n...
[ "Advances in video technology are being incorporated into today's healthcare practice.", "Various types of endoscopes are used for different medical procedures.", "A rapidly expanding number of formerly open surgical procedures are being converted to endoscopic procedures.", "Endoscopy videos are not systemat...
[ "Develop an Endoscopic Multimedia Information System (EMIS) to capture high quality endoscopy videos, analyze the captured videos, and provide efficient access to the content of these videos.", "Develop a new capturing system for endoscopy videos designed for patient's privacy, non-disruptive to endoscopic proced...
2,005
IIS
CSE
SEI: Collaborative Research: Endoscopic Multimedia Information System (EMIS)
9408019
9408019 Watson The sagebrush tribe, Anthemideae, of the sunflower family is the focus of extensive molecular phylogenetic analyses by Dr. Linda Watson of the University of Oklahoma, to acquire new data for taxonomic and genealogical study. Data from restriction enzyme mapping and gene sequencing of chloropl...
[ "The Anthemideae is a tribe of the sunflower family.", "The Anthemideae tribe consists of approximately 1740 species.", "The Anthemideae tribe is widespread.", "There is an existing morphology-based phylogenetic tree for the Anthemideae tribe.", "The Anthemideae is an economically and ecologically important...
[ "Conduct extensive molecular phylogenetic analyses on the Anthemideae tribe.", "Collect data from restriction enzyme mapping and gene sequencing of chloroplast DNA from representatives of the Anthemideae species worldwide.", "Assess mutational differences among species and genera of the Anthemideae tribe.", "...
1,994
DEB
BIO
Phylogeny of Tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae): Molecular and Morphological Data
0218313
A central tenet of evolutionary biology is that natural selection leads to adaptation. Studies of house finches in Montana and Alabama have documented that indeed, these birds have rapidly adapted to the local environment, despite having colonized these highly ecologically distinct areas only in the last few deca...
[ "Natural selection leads to adaptation.", "House finches in Montana and Alabama have rapidly adapted to local environments.", "House finches colonized Montana and Alabama only in the last few decades.", "Local adaptations in house finches include different sizes and shapes for males and females.", "Changes ...
[ "Test whether female allocation of hormones (testosterone and prolactin) varies across laying order and how it affects offspring growth and development.", "Examine if allocation of specific nutrients (carotenoids and lipids) varies across laying order and its impact on offspring growth and development.", "Inves...
2,002
IOS
BIO
Evolution of Maternal Effects in a Model Avian System
0106696
We are attempting to show that equilibrium iron-isotope fractionations among simple iron-bearing complexes and Fe metal can be accurately calculated using a combination of force-field modeling together with available measurements of vibrational frequencies from infrared and Raman spectroscopy. This is important becaus...
[ "Equilibrium iron-isotope fractionations can be calculated using force-field modeling and vibrational frequency measurements.", "High-precision iron isotope measurements have been made on natural materials and between species in aqueous solution and those bound to ion-exchange resins.", "Preliminary results hav...
[ "Show that equilibrium iron-isotope fractionations can be accurately calculated using force-field modeling and vibrational frequency measurements.", "Complete an oxygen and radiogenic isotope study of granitic plutons in Nevada and Utah.", "Complete the understanding of oxygen isotope patterns in phenocrysts an...
2,001
EAR
GEO
Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Studies of Igneous Rocks and Associated Hydrothermal Alteration
1923707
Marine protected areas can help recover a region's marine biodiversity and fisheries resources. This work will develop a systems-based model that spans multiple disciplines, including conservation biology, sociology, and political science, to holistically evaluate marine protected area effectiveness. Oriented towards ...
Marine protected areas can help recover a region's marine biodiversity and fisheries resources. However, establishing effective protected areas remains a challenge both ecologically and socially. In most marine systems, basic patterns and interactions between biological and social variables remain poorly understood. T...
[ "Marine protected areas can help recover a region's marine biodiversity and fisheries resources.", "Establishing effective protected areas remains a challenge both ecologically and socially.", "In most marine systems, basic patterns and interactions between biological and social variables remain poorly understo...
[ "Develop a systems-based model spanning multiple disciplines to holistically evaluate marine protected area effectiveness.", "Build a framework to quantify and qualify feedbacks within reef-based, marine, socio-ecological systems.", "Investigate the relationship between ecosystem health, fisheries targets, and ...
2,019
DEB
BIO
CNH2: Socio-Ecological Feedbacks of Marine Protected Areas: Dynamics of Small-Scale Fishing Communities and Inshore Marine Ecosystems
9818704
This grant provides continued support for the operation, maintenance and development of the Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM) at the University of Minnesota. The IRM is a cost-effective means for providing the U.S. and international geoscience, materials science and physics communities with access to both a knowledge ...
In terms of outreach, the IRM has been, and continues to be, perhaps the premier training ground for graduate students in applications of rock magnetic techniques to studies in tectonics, geomagnetic field behavior and paleoclimatology. State-of-the-art research and development at the IRM finds widespread dissemination...
[ "The IRM is a cost-effective means for providing access to a unique knowledge base and analytical arsenal.", "Rock magnetic techniques developed at IRM are used by faculty at Minnesota and international geoscientists.", "Techniques have been developed to identify biogenic magnetic minerals in marine samples.", ...
[ "Continued operation, maintenance, and development of the Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM) at the University of Minnesota.", "Application of rock magnetic techniques for low temperature, nondestructive characterization of magnetic mineral recorders.", "Improvement of techniques for accurate measurement of pal...
1,998
EAR
GEO
Continuation of a Facility: Institute for Rock Magnetism
0207407
The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) is funding the drilling of a 2km hole in the Chicxulub impact crater on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. NSF is funding US investigators to analyze core samples from the Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project (CSDP). The Chicxulub crater is one of the worl...
[ "The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) is funding the drilling of a 2km hole in the Chicxulub impact crater on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.", "NSF is funding US investigators to analyze core samples from the Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project (CSDP).", "The Chicxulub crater is ...
[ "Determine the age of the Chicxulub impact.", "Search for evidence of multiple impacts.", "Investigate environmental and biotic consequences of the impact(s).", "Analyze CSDP core samples to determine age, biostratigraphy, faunal turnover, and paleoenvironment of deposition based on planktic and benthic foram...
2,002
EAR
GEO
Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project: Age and Environmental Consequences of the Chicxulub Impact Event
0320976
0320976 Geiss Major Research Instrumentation Porgram (MRI) support will be used to acquire basic rock-magnetic instrumentation consisting of a JR-6A automated dual speed spinner magnetometer, a KLY-3 static Kappabridge, and a Magnon International AF demagnetizer. The instruments will allow undergraduate students at Tr...
[ "The MRI support will be used to acquire specific rock-magnetic instrumentation.", "The acquired instruments will allow undergraduate students at Trinity College and neighboring institutions to analyze rock and sediment specimens.", "The equipment will be used for studies in rock- and environmental magnetism.",...
[ "Study of loessic soils from the Great Plains.", "Paleomagnetic investigations of Triassic basalts.", "Multi-proxy paleoclimate studies of lake sediments from Connecticut and Alaska." ]
2,003
EAR
GEO
Acquisition of Equipment for Rock-Magnetism Laboratory Upgrade
9103530
The principal investigator will study the chemical compositions of fluid inclusions using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence techniques. Precise fluid inclusion analyses will eventually enable well-constrained pressure-volume-temperature and thermodynamic modeling of rock-fluid systems. Ultimately this will provide geologi...
[ "Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence techniques can be used to study the chemical compositions of fluid inclusions.", "Precise fluid inclusion analyses can enable well-constrained pressure-volume-temperature and thermodynamic modeling of rock-fluid systems.", "Fluid inclusion analysis can provide tools for unravelin...
[ "Study the chemical compositions of fluid inclusions using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence techniques.", "Develop well-constrained pressure-volume-temperature and thermodynamic modeling of rock-fluid systems based on fluid inclusion analyses.", "Create tools for geologists to unravel the geologic history of rock...
1,991
EAR
GEO
RUI: Analysis of Synthetic Fluid Inclusions in Quartz by Synchrotron X-Ray Fluorescence
9423339
Many biological systems can be adequately treated by assuming there is homogeneous mixing and reducing the system to a differential equation. In some systems, however, the spatial arrangement of individuals and stochastic effects are important. The principal investigators will use stochastic spatial models to ex...
[ "Many biological systems can be adequately treated by assuming homogeneous mixing and reducing the system to a differential equation.", "In some biological systems, spatial arrangement of individuals and stochastic effects are important.", "There is an unexpectedly low fraction of heterozygotes for t haplotypes...
[ "Use stochastic spatial models to explore the unexpectedly low fraction of heterozygotes for t haplotypes in the common house mouse.", "Investigate the dynamics of hybrid zones which are maintained by heterozygote unfitness using stochastic spatial models.", "Examine attempts at using a virus to control the spr...
1,994
DBI
BIO
Stochastic Spatial Models
0710713
The Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) is an interdisciplinary project that partners high-tech industry, cutting edge research, and inventive education to meet needs in astronomy, remote sensing, and other technology industries in Hawaii. The UCSC Center for Adaptive Optics, University of Hawaii-Maui Community College, ...
[ "The Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) is an interdisciplinary project partnering high-tech industry, research, and education.", "The AWI aims to meet needs in astronomy, remote sensing, and other technology industries in Hawaii.", "The project involves collaboration between UCSC Center for Adaptive Optics, Uni...
[ "Integrate aspects of Native Hawaiian culture, inquiry-based learning, and other innovative teaching practices into a new electro-optics engineering technology program at Maui Community College.", "Establish a collaboration of scientists, engineers, and educators to support the tech pipeline and design and teach ...
2,007
AST
MPS
Collaborative Research: Akamai Workforce Initiative
9101341
The plate boundary between the Easter and Juan Fernandez microplates appears to have the fastest known spreading rate on East Pacific Rise. The lack of transform faults suggests that a possible threshold spreading rate above which the classic spreading center/transform fault configuration is not stable. A proposed GLOR...
[ "The plate boundary between the Easter and Juan Fernandez microplates has the fastest known spreading rate on East Pacific Rise.", "There is a lack of transform faults in this area.", "There may be a threshold spreading rate above which the classic spreading center/transform fault configuration is not stable." ...
[ "Conduct a GLORIA/hydrosweep survey of the area between the Easter and Juan Fernandez microplates.", "Determine the present geometry of the plate boundary area.", "Investigate the tectonic evolution of the area over the past 4.8 million years." ]
1,991
OCE
GEO
GLORIA Investigation of the Fastest Spreading Segment of theGlobal Seafloor Spreading System
0811642
The PLASMA project lays the ground work for a new generation of dense linear algebra libraries that achieve the fastest possible time to an accurate solution on multicore systems by efficiently using all the processors that such systems make available. To work within this design space and leverage the power of million ...
[ "The PLASMA project aims to create a new generation of dense linear algebra libraries for multicore systems.", "PLASMA researchers have shown that algorithms like Cholesky, LU and QR factorizations can be expressed as algorithms by tiles.", "Expressing algorithms by tiles improves parallel performance on multic...
[ "Explore new, highly parallelizable algorithms for a broad range of linear algebra operations.", "Extend the concept of algorithms by tiles to a broader range of linear algebra algorithms.", "Develop high-level abstractions for algorithm description that make task dependencies explicit.", "Create a programmin...
2,008
CCF
CSE
CPA-ACR-T: PLASMA: Parallel Linear Algebra Software for Multiprocessor Architectures
0352557
All cells need to communicate with their environment in order to survive. Bacteria employ two-component regulatory systems to accomplish this objective. The simplest systems consist of a sensor kinase, responsible for sensing an environmental change and a response regulator, whose output is altered in response to the s...
The goal is to contribute to the training of the nation's scientists and inspire young people to become interested in science. After visiting the lab, an eighth-grader wrote: "I really enjoyed learning from you about E. coli. I had no idea that studying E. coli could lead to curing different diseases." The lab particip...
[ "All cells need to communicate with their environment in order to survive.", "Bacteria employ two-component regulatory systems for environmental communication.", "The simplest two-component systems consist of a sensor kinase and a response regulator.", "The EnvZ/OmpR system consists of EnvZ as the sensor and ...
[ "Understand how OmpR regulates gene expression.", "Identify the signal that EnvZ senses.", "Investigate how the signal is transmitted across the membrane and to OmpR.", "Examine the orientation of OmpR while bound to its target DNA using cysteine-substitutions and cross-linkers.", "Conduct a systematic exam...
2,003
MCB
BIO
The Role of EnvZ and OmpR in Osmoregulation
1461264
Student participants in the Marquette University (MU) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site, "Computation Across the Disciplines," form a research cohort for a 10-week summer program designed to tackle a variety of interdisciplinary, open research questions. Each student works closely with a faculty mentor ...
[ "Marquette University hosts a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site called 'Computation Across the Disciplines'.", "The program is a 10-week summer program.", "Students work with faculty mentors from the Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science department.", "The program focuses on recruiting ...
[ "Develop tools for managing high-performance computing infrastructure.", "Model oceanographic and volcanic fluid flows.", "Build novel embedded computer systems.", "Analyze the impact of species loss in a complex ecological food web.", "Discover biologically important pathways for gene regulation.", "Pred...
2,014
OAC
CSE
REU Site: Computation Across the Disciplines
1035627
Tens of thousands of the nation's bridges are structurally deficient. This project proposes to design a self sustaining, wireless structural monitoring system. The novel low-power Flash FPGA-based hardware platform and the corresponding software architecture offer a radically new approach to CPS design. A soft multi-co...
The technology will indicate structural problems before they become critical potentially saving human lives and averting late and extensive repairs. The impact of the vibration harvesting technique and the soft multi-core architecture will go beyond structural monitoring. A separate soft core dedicated to each software...
[ "Tens of thousands of the nation's bridges are structurally deficient.", "Bridges tend to vibrate due to wind and dynamic load conditions.", "Current energy harvesting techniques capture less energy than the proposed device.", "A soft multi-core platform with dedicated single-threaded soft processor cores ena...
[ "Design a self-sustaining, wireless structural monitoring system.", "Develop a novel low-power Flash FPGA-based hardware platform and corresponding software architecture.", "Create a soft multi-core platform for flexible power management in CPS design.", "Develop a novel vibration-based energy harvesting devi...
2,010
CNS
CSE
CPS: Medium: Self-Sustaining CPS for Structural Monitoring
0706928
The objective of this project is the analysis of wave propagation in networks of thin waveguides. Problems of this type cannot be solved explicitly and are poorly amenable to computational methods because of the complicated 3-dimensional geometrical structure of such a network. The goal of the project is to develop met...
The project will provide mathematical background for the investigation of information flows in complex optical networks. In particular, it will provide an efficient tool to construct necklace type devices for synchronizing the work of very fast optical elements and much slower electronics. The results and the methods t...
[ "Problems of wave propagation in networks of thin waveguides cannot be solved explicitly.", "These problems are poorly amenable to computational methods due to complicated 3-dimensional geometrical structure.", "The quantum graph is the limit of the network as the diameter of the waveguides tends to zero.", "...
[ "Develop methods to reduce the 3D problem to a simpler 1D problem on the quantum graph.", "Conduct asymptotic analysis of scattering solutions, spectrum, and resolvent for the Helmholtz equation for all frequencies.", "Analyze possible mechanisms for slowing down wave packages in optical networks.", "Study st...
2,007
DMS
MPS
Wave Propagation and Scattering in Networks of Thin Waveguides
1128954
This project at East Tennessee State University provides opportunities for Students to gain skills in biology and math through full participation in the research process. A major component of the Collaborative Research on the Arthropod Way of Life CRAWL program is long-term immersion in a research project, involving e...
The Undergraduate Biomathematics Program supported by NSF at the East Tennessee State Unvisersity provides opportunities to engage undergraduates in meaningful interdisciplinary research experiences. The CRAWL program aims to generate a research culture in biology and math at ETSU by building an infrastructure that wil...
[ "The project is based at East Tennessee State University.", "The program is called Collaborative Research on the Arthropod Way of Life (CRAWL).", "CRAWL involves students in every stage of the scientific process.", "The program emphasizes the hypothetico-deductive approach to problem-solving.", "The program...
[ "Study spatiotemporal dynamics of intraspecific interactions (aggression in spiders and flies, communication in honey bees).", "Investigate the neurohormonal underpinnings of arthropod behaviors.", "Explore the ecological implications of arthropod behaviors.", "Develop and apply mathematical models to biologi...
2,011
DMS
MPS
UBM-Group: Collaborative Research on the Arthropod Way of Life (CRAWL): Interdisciplinary Training in Mathematical Biology
1244534
The carboxysome is a microcompartment that, in cyanobacteria and chemoautotrophic bacteria, plays an important role as a component of the Carbon Concentrating Mechanisms of these organisms. However, the pathway for assembly of the carboxysome is not well understood, and in order to simplify this problem the assembly of...
The uptake of carbon dioxide by bacteria is important for our understanding of the global carbon cycle and the impacts of climate change, and knowledge of the carboxysome is relevant to our ability to engineer organisms to produce biofuels. Training opportunities will be provided for graduate and undergraduate students...
[ "The carboxysome is a microcompartment in cyanobacteria and chemoautotrophic bacteria.", "The carboxysome plays an important role in the Carbon Concentrating Mechanisms of cyanobacteria and chemoautotrophic bacteria.", "The pathway for carboxysome assembly is not well understood.", "The uptake of carbon dioxi...
[ "Study the assembly of the Halothiobacillus neapolitanus carboxysome in Escherichia coli.", "Extend understanding of carboxysome assembly, structure, and function.", "Provide insight into how cyanobacteria and chemoautotrophic bacteria regulate carbon dioxide fixation.", "Provide training opportunities for gr...
2,012
MCB
BIO
Towards an Assembly Pathway for the Carboxysome, the Prototype Bacterial Organelle.
1438385
The overarching goals of this project are to: (1) build a fundamental framework for understanding the behavior of ligand-functionalized metal nanoclusters as electrocatalysts and (2) leverage this understanding to create electrocatalysts by design. The team will explore the roles of metal type, nanocluster size, ligand...
Plants do a wonderful job of converting gases like carbon dioxide and nitrogen into products like cellulose and nutrients. The reactions are driven by sunlight and provide a critical balance to life - including oxygen in the atmosphere and our food supply. In the last century, man is responsible for significant changes...
[ "Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have risen by about 30% in the last century.", "More than 50% of the world population now relies on man-made fertilizers for food.", "There are no commercial processes that can duplicate the ability of nature to use sunlight, atmospheric gases and water to make fuels, plastics...
[ "Build a fundamental framework for understanding the behavior of ligand-functionalized metal nanoclusters as electrocatalysts.", "Create electrocatalysts by design.", "Explore the roles of metal type, nanocluster size, ligand chemistry and their behavior in electrolytic reactions.", "Explore reduction pathway...
2,014
CBET
ENG
GOALI: Engineered Metal-Ligand Interfaces for Selective Electrochemical Reactions
0235548
0235548 Sundaresan The control of cell division is an important feature of development in multicellular organisms. In higher plants, both the timing and the plane of cell division are regulated and responsive to developmental cues. Although there are extensive studies showing that the cytoskeleton is important in exe...
[ "The control of cell division is an important feature of development in multicellular organisms.", "In higher plants, both the timing and the plane of cell division are regulated and responsive to developmental cues.", "The cytoskeleton is important in executing the decision to divide in a predetermined plane."...
[ "Examine how plant development has been affected by the toz mutation, including the extent to which patterning and cell specification have been perturbed by the defect in cell division planes.", "Study toz mutant cells to determine possible functions of TOZ in the organization of the plant cytoskeleton for mitosi...
2,002
IOS
BIO
Function of the Arabidopsis Gene TORMOZ in Cell Division and Development
8516876
This research develops a micromechanically based constitutive theory for polycrystalline ceramic materials. The theory is consistent with the microstructure of the material and the kinetics of the microstructural changes. The theory will, therefore, allow for a systematic study of ways in which the microstructure (i.e....
[ "Polycrystalline ceramic materials have a specific microstructure.", "Microstructural changes in ceramics follow certain kinetics.", "Microstructure influences the mechanical performance of ceramic materials.", "Crack growing resistance in ceramics depends on grain size." ]
[ "Develop a micromechanically based constitutive theory for polycrystalline ceramic materials.", "Study how microstructure (grain size, distribution, defects, surface flaws) influences mechanical performance of ceramics.", "Investigate the dependence of crack growing resistance on grain size in ceramics.", "Ex...
1,985
CMMI
ENG
Constitutive Theory for Polycrystalline Ceramics
8804369
The recent discovery of isologs to the nuclear-coded subunits of cytochrome c oxidase has led to the hypothesis that these polypeptides play a role in the modulation of cytochrome c oxidase activity and that this modulation is affected by a differential expression of their genes in response to environmental (or develop...
Cellular energy production is necessary for the growth and division of cells and cytochrome c oxidase is a key component in the respiratory chain, a multienzyme complex. Mitochondrial oxidative phosphoylation is capable of supplying more than 95% of the total ATP requirement in respiring encaryotic cells. The respirato...
[ "Isologs to the nuclear-coded subunits of cytochrome c oxidase have been recently discovered.", "Preliminary studies suggest mutant cells carrying only Vb produce cytochrome c oxidase molecules with higher in situ turnover numbers than those carrying only Va.", "Cytochrome c oxidase is a key component in the re...
[ "Test the hypothesis that isologs play a role in modulating cytochrome c oxidase activity in response to environmental or developmental signals.", "Study the two isologs Va and Vb for subunit V of yeast cytochrome c oxidase.", "Examine the effects of Va and Vb on the binuclear reaction center in holocytochrome ...
1,988
MCB
BIO
Function of Subunit Isologs in Cytochrome c Oxidase
9522134
The proposed project is focused on developing a detailed understanding and quantitative models of the physics and fundamental mechanisms of cyclic fatigue damage and crack advance in monolithic ceramics at elevated temperatures. The central aim of the present study is to characterize and model the cyclic fatigue behavi...
With the scientific understanding gained, this work is intended to provide guidelines for the design of improved microstructures and compositions for flaw-tolerant ceramics with optimal combinations of low-temperature toughness and elevated-temperature resistance to subcritical fatigue-crack growth.
[ "Cyclic fatigue damage and crack advance occur in monolithic ceramics at elevated temperatures.", "Ceramics exhibit cyclic fatigue behavior at high homologous temperatures.", "Damage and crack advance mechanisms can be examined in both air and vacuum environments.", "Ultrahigh temperature (up to 1800C) creep ...
[ "Develop detailed understanding and quantitative models of cyclic fatigue damage and crack advance in monolithic ceramics at elevated temperatures.", "Characterize and model the cyclic fatigue behavior of ceramics at high homologous temperatures.", "Examine damage and crack advance mechanisms in both air and va...
1,995
DMR
MPS
Elevated Temperature Cyclic Fatigue Behavior In Monolithic Ceramics
0217552
Two methods, discriminant analysis of Fourier transform mid-range and near infrared spectra, have been developed as high throughput approaches to identifying mutations in plant cell wall polysaccharide components and wall architecture. These methods will be employed to identify in insertion tagged populations of maiz...
[ "Two methods have been developed to identify mutations in plant cell wall components and architecture.", "The methods are based on discriminant analysis of Fourier transform mid-range and near infrared spectra.", "A systematic protocol has been devised to categorize defects in wall structure and architecture.",...
[ "Identify a broad range of mutants involved in plant cell wall biogenesis and alteration during growth and development.", "Use maize lines with Mu-insertions and Arabidopsis lines with T-DNA tags for forward and reverse screens.", "Generate plants with genetically defined variation in wall composition and archi...
2,002
IOS
BIO
Identification and Characterization of Cell Wall Mutants in Maize and Arabidipsis using Novel Spectroscopies
0342805
The prime objective of this exploratory project is to demonstrate that metal-oxide-metal spliced (MOMS) nanowires can be synthesize, and that they can be assembled into nanoelectronic circuits on substrates with metal contact-pad electrodes for nanosensor applications. The structure of these novel MOMS nanowire compris...
[ "MOMS nanowires comprise metal nanowire (Pt; 50-100 nm diameter; 1-100 um long) with a small segment (50-100 nm wide) replaced by a sensor oxide (SnO2).", "MOMS nanowire nanosensors are likely to have unprecedented sensitivity and selectivity.", "The high-surface area Nanoscale SnO2 provides highly responsive g...
[ "Demonstrate that metal-oxide-metal spliced (MOMS) nanowires can be synthesized.", "Demonstrate that MOMS nanowires can be assembled into nanoelectronic circuits on substrates with metal contact-pad electrodes for nanosensor applications.", "Explore the potential of assembling MOMS nanowires into arrays of high...
2,003
ECCS
ENG
SGER: Engineered Nanowires and Devices
0308583
This 3-year award to Duke University provides support for technical services during NSF-funded programs on R/V Cape Hatteras, a 135' general purpose research vessel operated by the Duke-UNC Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. DUNCO...
[ "R/V Cape Hatteras is a 135' general purpose research vessel.", "R/V Cape Hatteras is operated by the Duke-UNC Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC).", "DUNCOC is part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet.", "The award is for a 3-year period.", "The award is given to...
[ "Support seagoing research projects.", "Maintain, calibrate and provide shared-use research instrumentation for qualified users." ]
2,003
OCE
GEO
Oceanographic Technical Services 2003-2005, R/V Cape Hatteras
1211142
Protected areas such as national and state parks and nature reserves play a vital role in biological conservation. They also strongly affect human societies because they entail economic costs and confer social benefits through recreation and provision of natural resources. While numerous studies have focused on how t...
This project is specifically intended to help policy makers and land managers increase the economic efficiency and ecological effectiveness of protected areas. The research will be done in close collaboration with The Natural Conservancy, the largest non-governmental land trust in the U.S. Partnership with this and o...
[ "Protected areas play a vital role in biological conservation.", "Protected areas affect human societies through economic costs and social benefits.", "Little research has been done on designing reserves to minimize costs and maximize benefits to local residents or society.", "The central and southern Appalac...
[ "Investigate how reserve design affects both the natural system within a reserve and the human system outside it.", "Examine how the costs of delivering improvements in the ecological objectives of protected areas respond to their size.", "Combine econometric analyses of land acquisitions with analyses of conse...
2,012
DEB
BIO
CNH-Ex: The Influence of the Size of Protected Areas on Their Ecological and Economic Effectiveness
0624627
Deep-sea seamounts provide benthic habitat in otherwise pelagic realms. Distance, physical oceanography, and life history strategies of seamount fauna combine to make seamounts "islands in the sea." These submerged islands provide model systems to study evolution, endemism, and speciation in the marine environment, jus...
[ "Deep-sea seamounts provide benthic habitat in otherwise pelagic realms.", "Seamounts act as 'islands in the sea' due to distance, physical oceanography, and life history strategies of seamount fauna.", "Seamounts provide model systems to study evolution, endemism, and speciation in the marine environment.", ...
[ "Identify and elucidate the extent of co-evolutionary relationships and dispersal processes of four pairs of seamount coral and epifaunal associate species through phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies.", "Address whether the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts are promoting the formation of sub-species.", ...
2,006
OCE
GEO
Collaborative Research: Stepping Stones Across the Atlantic: Co-evolution and Dispersal of Deep-Water Corals and Their Associates on NW Atlantic Seamounts
0535112
In spoken dialog systems, interpreting user speech input is still a significant challenge due to limited speech recognition and language understanding performance. This problem is further amplified if a user has an accent or is speaking in a noisy environment. However, previous research has shown that, in multimodal ...
The technologies to be developed in this interdisciplinary project can be applied to many applications such as virtual training systems where users can see the interface and talk to the computer system at the same time. The technologies will benefit a variety of diverse users, and particularly individuals who are unab...
[ "Interpreting user speech input is still a significant challenge in spoken dialog systems due to limited speech recognition and language understanding performance.", "The problem of speech interpretation is amplified if a user has an accent or is speaking in a noisy environment.", "Fusing two or more informatio...
[ "Investigate the role of eye gaze in human machine conversation, particularly in salience modeling for robust spoken language understanding.", "Improve spoken language understanding in conversational interfaces through a new salience-based framework.", "Better understand the role of eye gaze in human language p...
2,005
IIS
CSE
Eye Gaze in Salience Modeling for Robust Spoken Language Understanding
1834324
A longstanding problem in the design of cyber-physical systems is the inability and ineffectiveness in coping with software and hardware evolutions over the lifetime of a design or across multiple versions in the same product family. The objective of this project is to develop a systematic framework for designing exten...
The project's broader significance and importance are (1) enabling engineers to cope with continual changes in cyber-physical design components or operating conditions, thereby significantly reducing redesign and re-verification cost, (2) providing a general framework for designing extensible systems that is applicable...
[ "Many cyber-physical systems today are one-off designs -- systems designed without future changes in mind.", "A longstanding problem in the design of cyber-physical systems is the inability and ineffectiveness in coping with software and hardware evolutions over the lifetime of a design or across multiple version...
[ "Develop a systematic framework for designing extensible cyber-physical systems that can enable efficient and correct updates with minimal redesign and re-verification efforts.", "Create a new and unified framework that optimizes system extensibility by addressing both functional correctness and platform feasibil...
2,018
CCF
CSE
CPS: Breakthrough: Collaborative Research: A Framework for Extensibility-Driven Design of Cyber-Physical Systems
9415282
This award in the Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Program will provide partial support for the International Conference of Carbon Dioxide Utilization (I.C.C.D.U.) to be held at the University of Oklahoma, April 30-May 4, 1995. Dr. Kenneth M. Nicholas is co-chair of the organizing committee and a member ...
[ "This is the third International Conference of Carbon Dioxide Utilization, with previous meetings held in Italy and Japan.", "This is the first such meeting to be held in the United States.", "Dr. Kenneth M. Nicholas is co-chair of the organizing committee and a member of the international scientific committee....
[ "Exchange of latest research and development findings pertaining to the utilization of carbon dioxide.", "Exploration of new developments in using carbon dioxide as a feedstock for industrial chemicals production.", "Investigation of new technologies for carbon dioxide fixation.", "Research on the utilization...
1,994
CHE
MPS
International Conference of Carbon Dioxide Utilization (April 30 - May 4, 1995)
8418392
While integer programming problems are known to be hard (NP-hard) in general, there is a great practical need to solve such problems. In the last decade or so, operations researchers have looked at integer programming problems from a computational complexity viewpoint and a polynomial time algorithm was devised for any...
[ "Integer programming problems are known to be hard (NP-hard) in general.", "There is a great practical need to solve integer programming problems.", "A polynomial time algorithm was devised for integer programming problems with any fixed number of dimensions.", "The approach involved solving a well-defined pr...
[ "Devise more efficient algorithms for lattice problems.", "Apply these algorithms to solve integer programming problems.", "Apply these algorithms to solve other combinatorial optimization problems." ]
1,984
ECCS
ENG
Lattice Algorithms and Their Applications to Combinatorial Optimization
1248242
A plasmaspheric plume is a region of dense cold ionospheric plasma extending outward into the magnetosphere from the nominal location of the plasmapause. It has a limited width in azimuth. This study will use and improve the dynamic-fluid-kinetic-plasmasphere-ionosphere (DyFKPI) model. This model combines self-consiste...
While the research is rather narrowly focused on the structure and impact of the plasma plumes the resulting formulas will be valuable in other studies of magnetospheric physics. The grant will support a graduate student.
[ "A plasmaspheric plume is a region of dense cold ionospheric plasma extending outward into the magnetosphere from the nominal location of the plasmapause.", "Plasmaspheric plumes have a limited width in azimuth.", "The DyFKPI model combines a fluid based model of the ionosphere with a particle based model of th...
[ "Use and improve the dynamic-fluid-kinetic-plasmasphere-ionosphere (DyFKPI) model.", "Determine the density distributions of electrons and ions (H+, He+, and O+) along plume magnetic field lines.", "Provide formulas to determine the density along the flux tube.", "Quantify the plasmaspheric plasma mass delive...
2,012
AGS
GEO
Simulation Studies of Plasmaspheric Plume Density Structure/Ion Composition and Plume Plasma Transport to Dayside Magnetopause and Polar Cap
0556020
The powerful computational, experimental and analytical techniques available to engineering researchers in the 21st century will allow geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineers for the first time to model and understand the extremely complex and important phenomenon of swelling of clays. The swelling response of expa...
[ "Swelling of clays is an extremely complex and important phenomenon.", "Swelling response of expansive clays and development of swelling pressure is a result of complex clay-water interactions.", "Swelling behavior in expansive clays causes tremendous damage to infrastructure in the United States and around the...
[ "Model the influence of interactions of clay particle-particle, clay-fluid, and interlayer on swelling characteristics in expansive clays.", "Develop models bridging molecular level clay-fluid interactions to macroscale response of swelling clays using a hierarchical multiscale modeling approach.", "Use molecul...
2,005
CMMI
ENG
Modeling Effect of Molecular Interactions on Evolution of Microstructure and Swelling and Swelling Pressure Responses in Montmorillonite Expansive Clays
9020408
This is a theoretical study of the dynamic processes shaping mantle flow beneath mid-ocean spreading centers. Three dimensional numerical models of flow beneath a spreading center will be constructed to try to explain observed bulls-eye gravity anomalies along slow-spreading ridges and their absence along intermediate ...
[ "Bulls-eye gravity anomalies are observed along slow-spreading ridges.", "Bulls-eye gravity anomalies are absent along intermediate and fast spreading ridges.", "Melting has irreversible effects on shaping the density structure of the mantle.", "Mantle rheology is dependent on spatial factors, temperature, an...
[ "Construct three-dimensional numerical models of flow beneath a spreading center.", "Attempt to explain observed bulls-eye gravity anomalies along slow-spreading ridges.", "Attempt to explain the absence of bulls-eye gravity anomalies along intermediate and fast spreading ridges.", "Include the irreversible e...
1,990
OCE
GEO
Three-Dimensional Upwelling Beneath A Mid-Ocean Ridge
0920196
At the molecular level, new proteins have typically been thought to evolve by subtle tweaks of existing proteins, not by radical changes. New genomic data, however, are challenging this traditional view. Genomes are, in fact, dynamic and saltational; genes arise, evolve, and die much more rapidly than previously though...
Improving our understanding of what new genes do, how they arose, or why they emerged will give insight into how organisms genetically respond to environmental pressures. It is increasingly clear that man-made environmental change presents a challenge to all living things, including humans. New genes may be one type of...
[ "New genomic data are challenging the traditional view of protein evolution.", "Genomes are dynamic and saltational.", "Genes arise, evolve, and die more rapidly than previously thought.", "Drosophila are uniquely suited for studies on new gene functions and origins.", "Scientists have a deep understanding ...
[ "Determine how new genes are formed in Drosophila.", "Identify the genetic mechanisms underlying the origination of new genes in Drosophila.", "Investigate how organisms genetically respond to environmental pressures.", "Explore how genetic potential has been and can be realized in response to environmental c...
2,009
MCB
BIO
Collaborative Proposal: De Novo Genes in Drosophila: Functions, Origins, and Polymorphisms
0916584
This project studies optimal deployment patterns in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), which are those patterns that achieve desired coverage and connectivity requirements with the fewest sensor nodes. The project comprehensively studies them in both theoretical and practical settings for WSNs in 2- and 3-dimensional spa...
This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Deployment is a fundamental issue in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). In many missions today, sensors are deployed deterministically in a planned manner. Instances include airport/harbor monitoring, intruder tracking on go...
[ "Deployment is a fundamental issue in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs).", "In many missions today, sensors are deployed deterministically in a planned manner.", "Optimal deployment patterns achieve desired coverage and connectivity requirements with the fewest sensor nodes.", "Knowledge of optimal deployment p...
[ "Explore optimal deployment patterns for 1-coverage and k-connectivity in 2-dimensional space.", "Explore optimal deployment patterns for connected m-coverage (m > 1) in 2-dimensional space.", "Explore optimal deployment patterns for connected coverage in 3-dimensional space.", "Establish theoretical foundati...
2,009
CNS
CSE
NeTS: Small: Connected Coverage of Wireless Sensor Networks in Theoretical and Practical Settings
9303479
The principal investigator will study embeddings of Cauchy-Riemann manifolds, and their deformations. This subject has ramifications in perturbation theory and singularity theory. He will also study loop spaces on Cauchy-Riemann manifolds in complex geometry.
[ "Embeddings of Cauchy-Riemann manifolds and their deformations have ramifications in perturbation theory and singularity theory.", "Loop spaces on Cauchy-Riemann manifolds are relevant to complex geometry." ]
[ "Study embeddings of Cauchy-Riemann manifolds.", "Study deformations of Cauchy-Riemann manifolds.", "Investigate loop spaces on Cauchy-Riemann manifolds in complex geometry." ]
1,993
DMS
MPS
Mathematical Sciences: Research in Several Complex Variablesand Applications
9314674
The potential of osmium isotopic ratios of marine sediments as a geochemical tracer was demonstrated by Pegram et. al. (1992). They showed that there has been a large increase in the 187 Os/186 Os ratio of osmium leached from Pacific red clays over the past 58 million years. They proposed that the leachable osmiu...
[ "Pegram et. al. (1992) demonstrated the potential of osmium isotopic ratios of marine sediments as a geochemical tracer.", "There has been a large increase in the 187 Os/186 Os ratio of osmium leached from Pacific red clays over the past 58 million years.", "Leachable osmium is hydrogenous in origin and reflect...
[ "Evaluate the spatial and temporal variability of osmium in sea water by analyzing the hydrogenous (leachable) fraction of marine carbonate sediments.", "Elucidate the processes that control osmium isotope ratios in the oceans on various time scales.", "Lay the groundwork for the use of osmium as a tracer for w...
1,993
OCE
GEO
Osmium Isotopes as a Paleoweathering Tracer
9200230
The project is to address the area of human-computer interaction. The program will involve bringing ten students (five men and five women) to the university for a ten week period, with follow up in the academic year. The students will be from Nebraska and immediately surrounding areas, with the majority from institutio...
[ "The project addresses human-computer interaction.", "The program will bring ten students to the university.", "The student group will consist of five men and five women.", "The program duration is ten weeks with follow-up in the academic year.", "Students will be from Nebraska and surrounding areas.", "T...
[ "Conduct research in the area of human-computer interaction.", "Explore opportunities for graduate study in the field of human-computer interaction." ]
1,992
EIA
CSE
REU SITE: Human-Computer Interaction
9903095
9903095 Hendrickx The least understood component of the hydrologic cycle in arid environments is ground water recharge, which is controlled by climate, soils, and vegetation. Lysimeter data support the hypothesis that ground water recharge in arid regions may be more common than previously thought, but high concentra...
[ "Ground water recharge is the least understood component of the hydrologic cycle in arid environments.", "Ground water recharge is controlled by climate, soils, and vegetation.", "Lysimeter data suggests ground water recharge in arid regions may be more common than previously thought.", "High concentration of...
[ "Test the hypothesis that on the La Mesa and Las Canas surfaces in New Mexico, locations with negligible recharge resulting from diffuse recharge mechanisms are intermixed with spots that produce considerable recharge caused by localized recharge and preferential flow.", "Investigate if low chloride concentration...
1,999
EAR
GEO
Collaborative Research: Recharge Enhancement Through Indurated Calcic Horizons?
1420255
This research seeks both to understand the patterns and mechanisms of the diffusion of misinformation on social media and to develop algorithms to automatically detect misinformation as events unfold. Taking a novel and transformative approach, this project aims to utilize the collective intelligence of the crowd - the...
[ "Individuals increasingly utilize social media to disseminate, search for and curate event-related information during natural disasters and other hazard events.", "Eyewitness accounts of event impacts can be shared by those on the scene in a matter of seconds.", "The spread of misinformation via social media wa...
[ "Characterize the dynamics of misinformation flow online during crisis events.", "Develop a machine learning strategy for automatically identifying misinformation by leveraging the collective intelligence of the crowd.", "Identify distinctive behavioral patterns of social media users in both spreading and chall...
2,014
IIS
CSE
CHS: Small: Detecting Misinformation Flows in Social Media Spaces During Crisis Events
8916046
Professor Stuart Rice is supported by a grant from the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Program to continue his theoretical research involving dynamical selectivity of molecular processes, particularly those which are related to product formation in chemical reactions. Such studies will help in the development o...
[ "Professor Stuart Rice is supported by a grant from the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Program.", "The research involves dynamical selectivity of molecular processes.", "The research is particularly related to product formation in chemical reactions.", "The Tannor-Rice scheme exists for controlling t...
[ "Continue theoretical research involving dynamical selectivity of molecular processes.", "Develop experimental techniques to influence the course of chemical reactions using pulsed laser excitation.", "Refine and extend the Tannor-Rice scheme for controlling product formation selectivity in chemical reactions."...
1,989
CHE
MPS
Studies of Dynamical Selectivity
9505932
The PI will continue to use 6 unpowered submarine telephone Pacific cables and add 3 new ones to study the deep electrical structure of the earth, improve our understanding of the ocean's response to wind forcing, space physics, and the dynamo mechanism in the earth's core, as well as investigate the mid-mantle electri...
[ "The PI has been using 6 unpowered submarine telephone Pacific cables for research.", "3 new submarine cables will be added to the existing 6.", "Submarine cables can be used to study the deep electrical structure of the earth.", "Submarine cables can be used to study the ocean's response to wind forcing.", ...
[ "Study the deep electrical structure of the earth.", "Improve understanding of the ocean's response to wind forcing.", "Investigate space physics.", "Investigate the dynamo mechanism in the earth's core.", "Investigate the mid-mantle electrical structure of the Pacific basin." ]
1,995
EAR
GEO
Planetary Scale Geoelectric Measurements Using Abandoned Submarine Cables
0600830
Hacking's research focuses on moduli spaces of algebraic surfaces. These spaces are known to have complicated singularities in general. However, Hacking proposes to describe fundamental examples which are well-behaved and understand the many new phenomena which do not occur for moduli of curves. Jointly with Keel and T...
Algebraic geometry is the study of algebraic varieties, i.e., spaces defined by polynomial equations. Many of the spaces arising in nature are algebraic varieties, so algebraic geometry is important in theoretical physics. A moduli space is a space parametrising all varieties of a given topological type. Moduli spaces ...
[ "Moduli spaces of algebraic surfaces have complicated singularities in general.", "Hacking has shown that the moduli space of curves is rigid (cannot be deformed).", "Moduli spaces of curves have been intensively studied and are of fundamental importance in many contexts.", "Moduli spaces of surfaces are poor...
[ "Describe fundamental examples of well-behaved moduli spaces of algebraic surfaces.", "Understand new phenomena that do not occur for moduli of curves.", "Describe natural compactifications of the moduli spaces of del Pezzo surfaces (jointly with Keel and Tevelev).", "Construct an explicit example of deformat...
2,006
DMS
MPS
Moduli problems in algebraic geometry
1202833
This proposal will test the series of hypotheses that bats use adaptive beamforming for echolocation and that this adaptive beam provides more tracking information than a stationary transmit beam. The project will use a combination of biological, behavioral, acoustic, engineering, signal processing and statistical tech...
As part of the project, the postdoctoral fellow will create a bioacoustic curriculum on the biological, physiological, and ecological characteristics of bats that includes acoustic files and spectrograms and students will be encouraged via inquiry-based approaches to create bioacoustic experiments and mathematically in...
[ "Bats use echolocation for tracking.", "The big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) uses echolocation.", "A high-resolution, multi-element microphone array can measure echolocation beams from bats.", "The Cramér-Rao Lower Bound can be used to determine tracking accuracy for transmit beams." ]
[ "Test the hypothesis that bats use adaptive beamforming for echolocation.", "Test the hypothesis that adaptive beams provide more tracking information than stationary transmit beams.", "Investigate adaptive beamforming in the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus).", "Measure echolocation beams from stationary and ...
2,012
DBI
BIO
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2012
0615347
This project aims to assist the development of future embedded systems by automating the optimization process, thus allowing system developers to focus on functionality and spend much less time worrying about resource constraints such as limited memory or power. In particular, the project is creating a reusable optimiz...
Embedded systems have historically executed on primitive hardware and consequently have had limited functionality. Hardware developments have led to much more powerful platforms, and industrial and consumer demands have led to more powerful applications. This in turn has resulted in the delivery and use of systems that...
[ "Embedded systems have historically executed on primitive hardware with limited functionality.", "Hardware developments have led to more powerful platforms for embedded systems.", "Industrial and consumer demands have led to more powerful applications for embedded systems.", "Many embedded systems now contain...
[ "Create a reusable optimization framework for entire embedded systems (applications, library programs, and operating system kernel).", "Develop techniques to ensure complete knowledge of application/kernel interactions using profiling and static analysis.", "Optimize embedded systems to reduce code size, execut...
2,006
CNS
CSE
CSR---EHS: A Framework for Optimizing Embedded Systems
0902882
This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Does global warming increase the vigor of the hydrological cycle? This question forms the overall research theme of this study, which investigates the role of hydrological cycle feedbacks in climate change using a combinat...
[ "Global warming may increase the vigor of the hydrological cycle.", "The early Paleogene, particularly the Early and Middle Eocene Climatic Optima and the Eocene-Oligocene transition, were periods of extreme climate.", "Proxy reconstructions and Earth System Models can be used to investigate climate change.", ...
[ "Investigate the role of hydrological cycle feedbacks in climate change.", "Examine if global warming is associated with poleward extension of the Hadley circulation and subtropical dry zones.", "Study if mid-latitude storm tracks move poleward, carrying precipitation, water vapor, and latent heat.", "Analyze...
2,009
OCE
GEO
Collaborative Research: Integrating proxies and Earth System Models to elucidate water cycle dynamics:Did global warming cause an enhanced hydrological cycle in the Eocene?
1907700
This award provides support for planning, organization and execution of a proposal-writing workshop to assist young faculty attending joint 47th Society of Manufacturing Engineers North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) and the ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC 2019). The atte...
[ "The award supports a proposal-writing workshop at the 47th SME NAMRC and ASME MSEC 2019.", "The workshop is designed for young faculty and graduate students aspiring to academic careers.", "Quality proposals result in quality research, knowledgeable faculty, and a well-trained workforce.", "Advanced manufact...
[ "Identify approaches for successful research and education in addressing technological and scientific challenges in advanced manufacturing.", "Help potential principal investigators write and submit quality proposals to NSF.", "Foster partnerships and stimulate meaningful research collaborations among young and...
2,019
CMMI
ENG
Workshop/Collaborative Research: NSF Proposal Writing Workshop at 47th SME NAMRC and ASME MSEC; Erie, Pennsylvania; June 10, 2019
9116956
The problem of fluid flow within the Earth's core, and its resulting dynamo-generating capability, will be investigated from a new point of view, relying on a specific model of the fully developed flow in the core driven by compositionally buoyant fluid released at the base of the outer core as the iron-rich inner core...
[ "The Earth's core contains fluid flow.", "The Earth's core has dynamo-generating capability.", "The inner core of the Earth is iron-rich and continues to solidify.", "The outer core releases compositionally buoyant fluid at its base.", "The outer layer of the inner core is partially molten.", "The Earth's...
[ "Investigate fluid flow within the Earth's core from a new perspective.", "Study a specific model of fully developed flow in the core driven by compositionally buoyant fluid.", "Examine the nature of flow driven by small-scale compositionally buoyant plumes and blobs in a rotating, electrically conducting fluid...
1,991
EAR
GEO
Study of Buoyant Hydromagnetic Flow in Rotating Fluids
0222879
This is a collaborative project involving University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Boston University. The project will build, deploy, test and package a middleware-oriented distributed account management system. The system supports the information exchange between grid-enabled systems that are necessary to impl...
[ "This is a collaborative project involving University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Boston University.", "The ability to manage user accounts, provide access control over resources, manage allocations and generate usage reports in a distributed fashion is critical to the expansion of the grid.", "The prop...
[ "Build, deploy, test and package a middleware-oriented distributed account management system.", "Implement distributed account management, resource allocation, usage accounting, and monitoring functions in a heterogeneous grid environment.", "Couple the system to a grid transactions system to form a completely ...
2,002
OAC
CSE
Collaborative Research: Distributed Account Management Middleware
2102232
With the support of the Chemical Catalysis program in the Division of Chemistry, Professor Scott E. Denmark at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will conduct research to develop new methods for selective difunctionalizations of alkenes. Addition to alkenes and other unsaturated compounds is among the oldes...
[ "Addition to alkenes and other unsaturated compounds is among the oldest and most reliable transformations in organic chemistry.", "Controlling reaction selectivity remains a challenge in organic chemistry.", "There is a growing number of complex natural products, pharmaceutical, and agrochemical compounds cont...
[ "Develop new methods for selective difunctionalizations of alkenes.", "Address challenges in the design of enantioselective difunctionalization processes through a mechanism-based approach.", "Provide an alternative approach to alkene functionalization rooted in Main Group redox catalysis.", "Construct the me...
2,021
CHE
MPS
Leveraging Main-Group Redox Catalysis for Enantioselective Alkene Difunctionalization
1550501
This award provides funds for an early career development exercise using the Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin. The training will include a series of half-day, mini-courses on various aspects of Alvin dive operations, cruise planning and execution, and strategies for crafting successful Alvin proposals. The mini-courses wil...
[ "The award provides funds for an early career development exercise using the Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin.", "The training includes a series of half-day, mini-courses on Alvin dive operations, cruise planning and execution, and proposal strategies.", "Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a hal...
[ "Explore how participants' specific research objectives can be accomplished with Alvin.", "Gain an appreciation for the field of view from the submersible during simulated dives.", "Understand the time it takes to conduct manipulations for sampling and sensor/experiment deployment.", "Learn about the responsi...
2,015
OCE
GEO
Alvins New Users Workshop
9014601
The objective of this research is the development of a marine boundary layer model, which includes turbulent exchange, radiation, and teh micorphysical structure of low (stratocumulus) clouds, to investigate the diurnal evolution of these clouds which form along the coast of California.
[ "Low (stratocumulus) clouds form along the coast of California.", "Marine boundary layer includes turbulent exchange, radiation, and microphysical structure of low clouds.", "Stratocumulus clouds exhibit diurnal evolution." ]
[ "Develop a marine boundary layer model that includes turbulent exchange, radiation, and microphysical structure of low clouds.", "Investigate the diurnal evolution of stratocumulus clouds along the coast of California using the developed model." ]
1,990
AGS
GEO
The Role of Radiation in the Diurnal Variations of the Marine Stratus Near the Shoreline
1054150
The separation of CO2 from light gases is a very important environmental and energy issue. The state-of-the-art process for the purification of CO2 uses amine adsorption, which is a complex, and costly approach. Membrane separation technology is far less expensive and requires less energy consumption. Although polymeri...
A parallel objective of this proposal is to effectively integrate the proposed research activities with education and outreach programs to provide significant educational opportunities at the undergraduate, graduate and community levels. The educational outreach of the proposed career plan spans from a dual level cours...
[ "The state-of-the-art process for the purification of CO2 uses amine adsorption, which is complex and costly.", "Membrane separation technology is less expensive and requires less energy consumption than amine adsorption.", "Polymeric and zeolite membranes can separate CO2 from light gases.", "Zeolitic imidaz...
[ "Demonstrate the potential of ZIFs as membranes for the separation of CO2 from light gases.", "Establish a fundamental science program for the rational design of ZIF membranes for CO2 purification from light gases.", "Develop chemical synthesis strategies to modify the pore structure and functionality of ZIF me...
2,010
CBET
ENG
PECASE: Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework Membranes. Novel Materials for Carbon Dioxide Capture.
9113073
This proposal seeks funds to acquire a research microscope, computer, and digitizer to continue research into siliceous microfossils. The equipment will be used initially for a shore-based study associated with Ocean Drilling Program Leg 138 to the east Pacific to study silicoflagellates and minor microorganism groups....
[ "The proposal is for acquiring a research microscope, computer, and digitizer.", "The equipment will be used for studying siliceous microfossils.", "The initial study is associated with Ocean Drilling Program Leg 138 to the east Pacific.", "The study will focus on silicoflagellates and minor microorganism gro...
[ "Study changes in silicoflagellate skeletal morphology during the Miocene and Pliocene.", "Compare changes in silicoflagellate skeletal morphology to changes in the surrounding environment.", "Investigate other siliceous microfossil groups, such as sponge spicules.", "Conduct a shore-based study associated wi...
1,991
OCE
GEO
RUI: Acquisition of a Microscope and Associated Equipment for the Study of Siliceous Microfossils
1649199
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Texas at El Paso, Michigan State University, University of Georgia and University of California, Los Angeles will lead this Design and Development Launch Pilot to build the foundation for a national alliance that will pr...
The full participation of all of America's STEM talent is critical to the advancement of science and engineering for national security, health and prosperity. Our nation is advancing knowledge and practices to address a STEM achievement and the graduation gap between undergraduate STEM students who are women and men, ...
[ "The project is led by seven universities: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Texas at El Paso, Michigan State University, University of Georgia and University of California, Los Angeles.", "The project is created by members of the Center for the Integr...
[ "Build the foundation for a national alliance to prepare new national STEM faculty able to use evidence-based teaching, mentoring and advising practices.", "Deepen the preparation of future STEM faculty in teaching, mentoring and advising practices that promote the success of undergraduates who are women and URMs...
2,016
RISE
GEO
Collaborative Research: CIRTL INCLUDES - Toward an Alliance to Prepare a National Faculty for Broadening Success of Underrepresented 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Students
9701745
9701745 CARLSON Snails placed in the subfamily Nassariinae represent a significant portion of present-day snail diversity. Hundreds of living species are known; in addition, hundreds of species appear in a fossil record of at least 60 million years in age. The geneaology (phylogenetic history) of nassariine gastr...
[ "Snails in the subfamily Nassariinae represent a significant portion of present-day snail diversity.", "Hundreds of living nassariine species are known.", "Hundreds of nassariine species appear in a fossil record of at least 60 million years in age.", "The genealogy (phylogenetic history) of nassariine gastro...
[ "Reconstruct the phylogenetic history or family tree of the subfamily Nassariinae.", "Combine analysis of shell and anatomical traits with a comparative analysis of the fossil history of nassariine species.", "Obtain representatives of each major nassariine group from museum collections and examine them for inf...
1,997
DEB
BIO
Dissertation Research: The Effect of Stratocladistics on the Phylogenetic Analysis of Nassariine Gastropods
1041775
This RAPID (Rapid Response) project is a collaborative effort by scientists from University at Buffalo (UB), the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks (UAF-GI) and University to make an attempt to model the ash dispersal due to the volcanic eruption at Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland, that has wreaked...
[ "The Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in Iceland has disrupted European aviation since April 14, 2010.", "The volcanic ash plume is considered a serious hazard to aircraft, potentially damaging jet engines and abrading airplane leading edges.", "Past Eyjafjallajokull eruptions have lasted for over one year.",...
[ "Model the ash dispersal from the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption.", "Use ensemble forecasting to develop probabilistic ash cloud maps at different times.", "Hindcast the motion of the Eyjafjallajokull ash cloud from April 14, 2010, using the 'Puff' simulation code.", "Determine output variability due to u...
2,010
EAR
GEO
RAPID RESEARCH: Particle Trajectories in Volcanic Plumes: Tracking the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull Plume
2207269
With the support of the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program in the Division of Materials Research, professors David Jenkins (U. Tennessee) and Nathan Gianneschi (Northwestern U.) are studying metal organic nanotubes (MONTs), the 1D analogues of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Because the dimensionality of any...
With the support of the Solid State and Materials Chemistry program in the Division of Materials Research, professors David Jenkins (U. Tennessee) and Nathan Gianneschi (Northwestern U.) are studying metal organic nanotubes (MONTs), the 1D analogues of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Metal organic nanotubes are straw...
[ "MONTs are 1D analogues of metal organic frameworks (MOFs).", "The dimensionality of a material dictates its properties, functionality, and application scope.", "MONTs are tunable porous materials complementary to MOFs.", "MONTs are built from chemical bonds between metals and organic components (ligands).", ...
[ "Develop a method to control the pore size, tube packing, particle size, and composition of MONTs systematically.", "Study the formation processes of MONTs with electron microscopy.", "Investigate the effects of changing ligand design on pore size and structure.", "Explore the potential of MONTs as new nanoma...
2,022
DMR
MPS
Collaborative Research: Metal-Organic Nanotubes as Tunable Porous Fibers
1751720
The research approach is to extend and apply automated Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) software to create detailed kinetic models for combustion of any mix of hydrocarbons containing any combination of halogen atoms. Optimized decision-tree and novel convolutional neural network algorithms from the field of machine ...
Halogenated hydrocarbons (HHCs) are widely used as both refrigerants and fire suppressants. Driven by environmental and economic considerations, there is rapid innovation in the industry, but the next generation of HHC compounds raise fire safety concerns. Predicting the combustion behavior of these novel HHCs earlier ...
[ "Halogenated hydrocarbons (HHCs) are widely used as both refrigerants and fire suppressants.", "The next generation of HHC compounds raise fire safety concerns.", "Chemical kinetic models for describing HHC combustion are highly complex, comprising thousands of elementary reactions involving hundreds of chemica...
[ "Extend and apply automated Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) software to create detailed kinetic models for combustion of any mix of hydrocarbons containing any combination of halogen atoms.", "Extend optimized decision-tree and novel convolutional neural network algorithms to enable the necessary restructuring...
2,017
CBET
ENG
CAREER: Predictive kinetic modeling of halogenated hydrocarbon combustion
9905067
Cx43 gap junctions play an indispensible role in cardiac morphogenesis, as null mutant or knockout mice deficient in Cx43 gap junctions die at birth from cardiac defects involving the right ventricular outflow tract (Reaume et al., 1995). Using transgenic mouse models to manipulate Cx43 function, Dr. Lo has determined ...
[ "Cx43 gap junctions are essential for cardiac morphogenesis.", "Null mutant or knockout mice deficient in Cx43 gap junctions die at birth from cardiac defects involving the right ventricular outflow tract.", "The requirement for Cx43 gap junctions in heart morphogenesis involves the cardiac neural crest cells."...
[ "Investigate the hypothesis that in crest cells, signal transduction cascades triggered by growth factor/integrin signaling generate second messengers that are mobilized through Cx43 gap junction channels.", "Characterize the in vitro migratory behavior of cardiac crest cells upon growth factor stimulation and ma...
1,999
IOS
BIO
Analysis of Neural Crest Cells in the Cx43 Knockout Mouse
1206757
Museum collections of fossils, along with their associated locality data, provide millions of records representing data on the temporal and geographic distribution of species in deep time. However, to reach their greatest scientific potential, these collections data need to be available on-line and in a format that fac...
The museum collections and fossils provide large amounts of data useful for studying what causes species to migrate, go extinct, or evolve over long time periods. They are of great relevance for considering how global change has and will continue to affect life on this planet. Our study will make these data available o...
[ "Museum collections of fossils provide millions of records on the temporal and geographic distribution of species in deep time.", "Collections data need to be available online and in a format that facilitates quantitative biogeographic analyses to reach their greatest scientific potential.", "The project will d...
[ "Enter information about the age and precise location of fossil specimens from key paleontological collections into electronic databases.", "Improve computer programs for collections to integrate paleontological specimens with modern specimen data.", "Create online digital atlases illustrating and describing fo...
2,012
DBI
BIO
Digitization TCN: Collaborative Research: Digitizing Fossils to Enable New Syntheses in Biogeography - Creating a PALEONICHES-TCN
0903727
This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Quantum information processing holds the potential to revolutionize our understanding of computational complexity and solve problems in physics simulations, combinatorial analysis, and secure communications with unpreceden...
The scientific impact of the project will be twofold. In the short term, it will provide a low-level error control strategy for reducing physical errors per gate, with the potentially immediate implication of reducing overheads in quantum fault-tolerant architectures. Beside reliable quantum computation, tools for prec...
[ "Quantum information processing can revolutionize computational complexity and solve problems in physics simulations, combinatorial analysis, and secure communications with unprecedented efficiency.", "Quantum information is more fragile than classical information due to decoherence errors.", "Quantum fault-tol...
[ "Push dynamical error control to its full capabilities as a framework for analysis, synthesis, and optimization of high-fidelity quantum gates for realistic devices.", "Build suitable \"dynamically corrected gates\" to substantially reduce net decoherence compared to uncorrected gates.", "Obtain a full control-...
2,009
PHY
MPS
High-Fidelity Quantum Information Processing via Dynamical Quantum Error Control
0963702
Modern automobiles are no longer mere mechanical devices; they are pervasively monitored and controlled by dozens of digital computers coordinated via internal vehicular networks and bridged to external networks as well. While this transformation has driven major advancements in efficiency, safety and convenience, it ...
[ "Modern automobiles are pervasively monitored and controlled by dozens of digital computers.", "Automobiles have internal vehicular networks.", "Automobiles are bridged to external networks.", "The transformation of automobiles to digital systems has driven advancements in efficiency, safety, and convenience....
[ "Experimentally map the attack surface of the modern automobile.", "Identify architectural security vulnerabilities in modern automobiles.", "Identify privacy vulnerabilities in modern automobiles.", "Develop new defense methodologies that can provide safety within the existing automotive design ecosystem." ]
2,009
CNS
CSE
TC: Medium: Collaborative Research:Foundations, Architectures, and Methodologies for Secure and Private Cyber-physical Vehicles
9318848
The project consists on providing financial assistance for 5 leading American specialists in the mechanics and technology of brittle matrix composites for their participation at the next International Brittle Matrix Composites (BMC) Symposium in Poland, September 13-15, 1994. The participation of a representative group...
[ "The International Brittle Matrix Composites (BMC) Symposium will be held in Poland from September 13-15, 1994.", "The project will provide financial assistance for 5 leading American specialists in the mechanics and technology of brittle matrix composites.", "Research reports from European community (EC) joint...
[ "Enhance the role of the Symposium BMC through participation of American specialists.", "Stimulate international cooperation in the field of brittle matrix composites.", "Keep the American research community informed about European research and development in ceramic and cementitious composites." ]
1,993
CMMI
ENG
Travel Support for US Participants in the International Symposium on Brittle Matrix Composites, Warsaw, Poland
1034585
The objective of this proposal is to request funds for travel of about 20 faculty members to the International Mini-Workshop series on An Assessment of Options for Post-CMOS Emerging devices and Related materials that will be held in 2010. The workshops will be held in Braza, Italy-April 2010, San Francisco, CA July 20...
[ "The workshops will be held in Braza, Italy-April 2010, San Francisco, CA July 2010, and Seville, Spain September 2010.", "These meetings are held adjacent to international conferences.", "This set of mini-workshops is in continuation of the series of workshops that have been held in 2004, 2006 and 2008.", "S...
[ "Evaluate the status of nanoelectronics research.", "Discuss potential applications of post-CMOS technologies.", "Define promising future research directions in nanoelectronics.", "Enable the 2011 version of the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) to reflect an informed view on key scie...
2,010
ECCS
ENG
International Mini-workshop series on An Assessment of Options for Post-CMOS Emerging Research Devices and Related Materials to be held April - Nov. 2010
9020206
A collaborative project is proposed to produce illustrated keys to enable identification of all genera of Chalcidoidea (a large group of parasitic wasps) known from North America including temperate areas of Mexico. The Chalcidoidea are one of the largest groups of wasps, containing about 16,000 described species. Beca...
[ "Chalcidoidea is a large group of parasitic wasps.", "Chalcidoidea contains about 16,000 described species.", "All species of Chalcidoidea are parasites of other insects.", "Chalcidoidea are important to agriculture as natural enemies of insect pests.", "Chalcidoidea are important in ecological systems as r...
[ "Produce illustrated keys to enable identification of all genera of Chalcidoidea known from North America including temperate areas of Mexico.", "Create a single manual with introductory chapters including a key to chalcidoid families.", "Develop a section on anatomical terms explaining uniform terminology to b...
1,990
DEB
BIO
Keys to the Genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea: A Collaborative Project
1211132
The need for improved understanding and development of more reliable means to identify and provide advance warning of tornado formation are key motivations behind the joint NSF-NOAA sponsored VORTEX2 (Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes) project. Field operations during VORTEX2 encompassed multi-platf...
Broader impacts of this effort will include improved ability to detect, warn for and forecast tornadic events and thereby achieve decreased false alarm rates, as well as provide information that will aid structural engineers and emergency response communities. Collaborations will extend to multiple universities, and t...
[ "VORTEX2 is a joint NSF-NOAA sponsored project.", "VORTEX2 field operations provided radar and in-situ thermodynamic data within severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and their supporting environments.", "A successful two-year multi-investigator data collection campaign has been completed.", "There are prior indic...
[ "Specify mechanisms contributing to the genesis, intensification and evolution of tornadoes.", "Provide a more comprehensive description of near-surface winds in tornadoes and their relationship to built-structure damage.", "Improve climatological description of tornado characteristics using high-resolution obs...
2,012
AGS
GEO
A Multi-platform Kinematic and Thermodynamic Study of Tornado Genesis, Structure, and Evolution
0711599
The volumetric properties of non-crystalline materials relevant to Earth's interior are being studied using X-ray computed tomography and absorption at high pressures and temperatures. The results are applicable to differentiation of the magma ocean, core formation, and segregation and convection dynamics related to th...
[ "X-ray computed tomography and absorption can be used to study volumetric properties of non-crystalline materials at high pressures and temperatures.", "The study uses a rotating anvil apparatus and synchrotron X-ray radiation.", "Density can be determined by volume reconstruction and from Beer-Lambert law usin...
[ "Study volumetric properties of non-crystalline materials relevant to Earth's interior.", "Investigate simple and natural silicate melt compositions spanning a range of polymerization states.", "Study Fe-S-Ni-Si melts.", "Improve constraints on compressibility and thermal expansion for an accurate equation of...
2,007
EAR
GEO
Collaborative Research: Properties of Melts and Supercooled Liquids at High Pressure by In Situ X-ray Computed Tomography and Absorption
8505399
A new computer-based method for automated design sensitivity analysis of dynamic mechanical systems is developed. The equations of motion are formulated in terms of a minimal set of relative coordinates. An adjoint variable method is used to compute variations in dynamic performance measures due to changes in design. T...
[ "A new computer-based method for automated design sensitivity analysis of dynamic mechanical systems is developed.", "The equations of motion are formulated in terms of a minimal set of relative coordinates.", "An adjoint variable method is used to compute variations in dynamic performance measures due to chang...
[ "Develop a new computer-based method for automated design sensitivity analysis of dynamic mechanical systems.", "Formulate equations of motion using a minimal set of relative coordinates.", "Apply an adjoint variable method to compute variations in dynamic performance measures.", "Integrate differential-algeb...
1,985
CMMI
ENG
Research Initiation: A New Method to Compute Design Sensitivities of Dynamic Mechanical Systems
8802566
The objective of this research is to study the East Asian summer monsoon. It aims at a fundamental understanding and ultimately prediction of a diverse range of phenomena found in the East Asian monsoon region. Specific phenomena include the seasonal migration of the convection zone (Mei-yu), the abrupt-jump phenomena,...
[ "The East Asian summer monsoon includes diverse phenomena such as the seasonal migration of the convection zone (Mei-yu), abrupt-jump phenomena, 40-day and 20-day oscillations, monsoon intermittency, onset and breaks, and intraseasonal and interannual variabilities.", "The Asian Monsoon interacts with global weat...
[ "Study the East Asian summer monsoon to gain a fundamental understanding of its phenomena.", "Develop methods to predict the diverse range of phenomena in the East Asian monsoon region.", "Analyze the seasonal migration of the convection zone (Mei-yu).", "Investigate the abrupt-jump phenomena in the East Asia...
1,988
AGS
GEO
East-Asian Monsoon Studies
1027905
The objective of this research is to apply proven, robust tools from systems theory to develop accurate models of the financial market and to apply such models to the development of control laws and game-theoretic mechanisms that can be used by regulators to design practical regulatory policies that correctly balance r...
The recent financial crisis started as a banking crisis. As is typical with such crises, the resulting contraction of credit in the financial markets spread to the real economy. The effects of the crisis have been devastating: unemployment has skyrocketed and many people are struggling to make ends meet. Although the c...
[ "The recent financial crisis started as a banking crisis.", "The contraction of credit in financial markets spread to the real economy.", "The crisis has led to skyrocketing unemployment and financial struggles for many people.", "Financial crises occur frequently and are often characterized by rising asset p...
[ "Apply robust tools from systems theory to develop accurate models of the financial market.", "Develop control laws and game-theoretic mechanisms for regulators to design practical regulatory policies.", "Create a dynamic model of the market addressing sources of risks in a control and game-theoretic framework....
2,010
ECCS
ENG
A New Paradigm for Understanding and Controlling Systemic Risks in Financial Markets
9222466
This project represents a joint research program between the Dr. Len Muscatine of UCLA and Dr. Karl Va. Bil', Head of the Photobiotechnology Department, Institute of Soil Science and Photosynthesis, Russian Academy of Science. The research will determine the path of carbon flow produced in photosynthesis of symbioti...
[ "Dr. Len Muscatine of UCLA and Dr. Karl Va. Bil' of the Russian Academy of Science are collaborating on this research project.", "Symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) are present in sea anemones and corals.", "A host factor induces algal cells to release glycerol.", "Host factor is obtained in pure form ...
[ "Determine the path of carbon flow produced in photosynthesis of symbiotic dinoflagellates in sea anemones and corals.", "Investigate how the carbon pathway is altered by a host factor which induces algal cells to release glycerol.", "Detect changes in the carbon pathway induced by introducing cnidarian host fa...
1,992
OCE
GEO
Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis and Release of Glycerol by Zooxanthellae: A Proposal for a Joint Project with a Russian Colleague
9909383
John M. Hanchar (EAR 9909383) The Middle Triassic Latemar Limestone (Italy), a thick succession of hundreds of meter-scale shallow marine depositional cycles, is unique in that to date it is the only cyclic sedimentary deposit that has been intensively analyzed for Milankovitch forcing (Hinnov & Golldhammer, 1991) as w...
[ "The Middle Triassic Latemar Limestone is a thick succession of hundreds of meter-scale shallow marine depositional cycles.", "The Latemar Limestone is the only cyclic sedimentary deposit intensively analyzed for Milankovitch forcing and radiometrically dated using zircon single crystal technique.", "Published ...
[ "Re-examine the Latemar cyclostratigraphy for Milankovitch forcing using the latest time series modelling and analysis techniques.", "Determine U/Pb ages of zircon crystals from volcanoclastic interbeds, the source ignimbrites, and the Predazzo granite that cuts through the Latemar massif.", "Pre-screen zircons...
1,999
EAR
GEO
Collaborative Research: High Resolution Dating of Sedimentary Successions Using Cyclostratigraphic Methods and Zircon Dating: The Controversial Triassic Latemar Limestone ....
1349419
Alaska represents about 20% of the land area of the United States. It hosts diverse assemblages of New World and Old World birds and an endemic regional avifauna. The Bird Collection at the University of Alaska Museum (UAM) is one of growing national and international importance, representing many preparation types tha...
This project supports infrastructure that is critical to many types of studies requiring avian samples. It will enable the purchase and installation of 92 new specimen cabinets on a new mobile storage system, maximizing the use of space following the museum's expansion and renovation. This cabinet installation will ade...
[ "Alaska represents about 20% of the land area of the United States.", "Alaska hosts diverse assemblages of New World and Old World birds and an endemic regional avifauna.", "The Bird Collection at the University of Alaska Museum (UAM) is of growing national and international importance.", "UAM houses the 8th-...
[ "Install new specimen cabinets on a compactor system to address overcrowding and accessibility issues.", "Support student trainees to work with museum staff in rehousing the entire collection.", "Develop and implement public outreach activities.", "Purchase and install 92 new specimen cabinets on a new mobile...
2,013
DBI
BIO
CSBR: Natural History Collections: Critical infrastructure needs in the University of Alaska Museum's bird collection
2431370
The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) operates the Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF) program to enhance the scientific community's access to instrumentation that is otherwise too costly or complicated to operate for most institutions. This award is for two Doppler on Wheels mobile radars and ...
[ "The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) operates the Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF) program.", "The CIF program enhances the scientific community's access to costly or complicated instrumentation.", "This award is for two Doppler on Wheels mobile radars and an array of surface weath...
[ "Study severe and high impact weather using DOWNET.", "Investigate convective initiation using DOWNET.", "Examine storm transitions and upscale growth using DOWNET.", "Research winter storms using DOWNET.", "Study orographic precipitation using DOWNET.", "Investigate precipitation microphysics using DOWNE...
2,024
AGS
GEO
AGS-CIF: Doppler On Wheels Network and Ruggedized Array of Pods/Poles (DOWNET)
1642411
The STAMLA project aims at developing efficient and scalable tree algorithms inspired from high performance simulation codes for machine learning. Over the last few years, machine learning has become a popular technique in data mining to extract information from data sets, build models and make predictions across a wid...
The voluminous growth in data together with the burgeoning field of data science have greatly increased the demand for machine learning, a field of computer science that focuses on the development of programs that can learn and change in response to new data. With increasing access to large volumes of data, practitione...
[ "Machine learning can help improve the accuracy of weather and climate predictions, model the efficacy of drugs and their interactions, and identify specific features from large sets of images or videos.", "The speed of machine learning from data is decreasing with the growth of data volumes.", "Scikit-learn is...
[ "Develop efficient and scalable tree algorithms inspired by high performance simulation codes for machine learning.", "Create a library of fast bit manipulation tools for tree indexing.", "Develop a tree building blocks library using generative programming techniques.", "Create a contribution package to the s...
2,016
OAC
CSE
SI2-SSE: STAMLA: Scalable Tree Algorithms for Machine Learning Applications
9200361
This award provides funds to Northern Arizona University to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in the areas of neural and behavioral sciences. The research internship is complemented by an integrated educational program that provides training in research design statistics, reading complex scientif...
[ "Northern Arizona University will establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in neural and behavioral sciences.", "The program includes an integrated educational component.", "12 internships will be sponsored for Native American undergraduate students.", "Multiple departments are involved in the...
[ "Provide research experiences for undergraduates in neural and behavioral sciences.", "Train students in research design, statistics, and scientific literature comprehension.", "Introduce students to advanced technologies in research design and implementation.", "Conduct seminars on the history and philosophy...
1,992
BIO
BIO
Research Internships in the Neural and Behavioral Sciences
9907102
This project will be an empirical investigation of a novel approach to robot learning and its effect on searching in a dynamic and non-stationary environment. The robot will emulate an animal foraging for resources while avoiding threats. Foraging search is a general-purpose search method applicable to finding sparse r...
The research project will involve at least three undergraduate students in all phases of the work. It expects to stimulate students' interests in research and to enhance their learning experience in general.
[ "Foraging search is a general-purpose search method applicable to finding sparse resources in a vast, dynamic and non-stationary environment.", "The adaptrode has previously been shown to solve the destructive interference problem.", "In non-stationary environments, relations may change over time causing a lear...
[ "Empirically investigate a novel approach to robot learning and its effect on searching in a dynamic and non-stationary environment.", "Emulate an animal foraging for resources while avoiding threats using a robot.", "Learn causal relations between neutral cue stimuli and affective stimuli from resources (or th...
1,999
IIS
CSE
RUI: Investigation of Learning Way-finding Cues in Robot Foraging in a Non-stationary Environment
1437057
Fungi associated with plant roots play major ecological roles in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem, however, the factors that determine what species of mycorrhizal fungi are associated with a particular plant remain poorly understood. This project will test the hypothesis that the unique composition and low diversity ...
This project will build both scientific infrastructure and education. The combination of field and lab-based analyses will expose a post-doctoral researcher and undergraduate research assistants to a wide range of research techniques. Direct collaboration with investigators in France and Mexico will provide excellent o...
[ "Fungi associated with plant roots play major ecological roles in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem.", "The factors that determine what species of mycorrhizal fungi are associated with a particular plant remain poorly understood.", "Plants in the genus Alnus have a unique composition and low diversity of assoc...
[ "Test the hypothesis that the unique composition and low diversity of fungi associated with plants in the genus Alnus are driven by the presence of nitrogen-fixing Frankia bacteria.", "Examine the relative importance of host-plant selection and environment conditions in the structuring of mycorrhizal assemblages....
2,014
DEB
BIO
RUI: Ectomycorrhizal functioning and specificity in a global tri-partite symbiosis
1309459
Plasmonic near-fields can be used to increase exciton generation or emission rate in organic conjugated polymer semiconductor materials. However, to incorporate plasmonic effects in conjugated polymer-based optoelectronic devices, it is important to control and stabilize the surface electronic properties of the plasmon...
The electrodes developed in this project, that provide light management capabilities and that exhibit stable, controllable surface electronic properties, are expected to enable both more efficient and more durable organic polymer-based optoelectronic devices, making them more viable for energy efficiency and generation...
[ "Plasmonic near-fields can increase exciton generation or emission rate in organic conjugated polymer semiconductor materials.", "Control and stabilization of surface electronic properties are important for incorporating plasmonic effects in conjugated polymer-based optoelectronic devices.", "Vertically-oriente...
[ "Develop design principles for multifunctional plasmonic electrodes that are optically active.", "Develop design principles for multifunctional plasmonic electrodes that are efficient at charge carrier collection/injection.", "Develop design principles for multifunctional plasmonic electrodes that are stable un...
2,013
DMR
MPS
Theoretical and Experimental Design of Multifunctional Plasmonic Electrodes for Polymer-Based Optoelectronics
9802825
9802825 McNulty Subduction of the Nazca plate beneath South America has resulted in generation of the Andean continental magmatic arc, which often serves as the type locality of such arcs. However the interaction between plate relative motions, magmatic processes, and deformation are still poorly understood. This...
[ "Subduction of the Nazca plate beneath South America has resulted in generation of the Andean continental magmatic arc.", "The Andean continental magmatic arc often serves as the type locality of such arcs.", "The interaction between plate relative motions, magmatic processes, and deformation are still poorly u...
[ "Address a variety of needed parameters such as age, depth of emplacement, wall and roof rocks and a marginal shear zone of the batholith in north-central Peru.", "Integrate results with extensive data on the batholith.", "Formulate a general model for batholith emplacement in transtensional arc settings." ]
1,998
EAR
GEO
Tectonic Controls on Magmatism and Deformation in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru: Toward a Definitive Model for Andean-Type Magmatic Arcs
2236057
To promote the progress of science, systemic inequities must be addressed. For example, the disparate research-support infrastructures of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and Research I (R1) institutions create an imbalanced playing field for winning grants. Through additional funding and infrastructure building, M...
[ "Systemic inequities exist in scientific research support.", "Disparate research-support infrastructures exist between minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and Research I (R1) institutions.", "In 2022, no HBCU was ranked with an R1 classification.", "Only 11 HBCUs were R2 classified in 2022.", "MSIs need st...
[ "Organize and facilitate a workshop to examine current Research Development (RD) infrastructure at MSIs.", "Develop tangible plans to synergize growth in RD infrastructure at MSIs.", "Establish relationships among MSIs and between MSIs and research organizations.", "Create a network of institutions and indivi...
2,022
MCB
BIO
Conference: Identifying Strategies for Building Capacity among MSIs and HBCUs for Advancing Research and Research Impacts on Society
1236344
This award supports a workshop titled "Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials" at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on September 10-11, 2012. Intellectual Merit: This workshop will advance our understanding and ability to measure, mitigate, and prevent adverse ef...
[ "The workshop will be held at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on September 10-11, 2012.", "Approximately 100 occupational health experts from various sectors will attend the workshop.", "The workshop will address specific topics related to setting Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) for Engineer...
[ "Advance understanding and ability to measure, mitigate, and prevent adverse effects of nanotechnology in the workplace.", "Discuss new information and ideas for establishing OELs for ENMs.", "Explore what should trigger the need for setting an OEL for an engineered nanomaterial.", "Compare methods used and p...
2,012
CBET
ENG
Workshop on Strategies for Setting Occupational Exposure Limits for Engineered Nanomaterials, Washington, DC, September 10-11, 2012
9015496
Algorithmic complexity theory will be used to investagate 1) the correspondnece principle for quantum systems whose classical counterparts are chaotic 2) the concept of minimum error in measurement theory and 3) the smooth boundary limit of the quantum motion of polygonal billiards.
[ "Algorithmic complexity theory can be applied to physical systems.", "There exist quantum systems whose classical counterparts are chaotic.", "There is a correspondence principle for quantum systems.", "Minimum error is a concept in measurement theory.", "Polygonal billiards have quantum motion.", "Polygo...
[ "Investigate the correspondence principle for quantum systems with chaotic classical counterparts using algorithmic complexity theory.", "Explore the concept of minimum error in measurement theory using algorithmic complexity theory.", "Study the smooth boundary limit of the quantum motion of polygonal billiard...
1,990
PHY
MPS
Physical Applications of Algorithmic Complexity Theory (Physics)
9204149
The object of this research is the measurement of the radiative properties of water clouds near the Azores (June 1992) as a component of the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX). In particular, the University of Washington research aircraft will make measurements of the spectral absorption of solar radi...
[ "The research is part of the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment (ASTEX).", "The study will take place near the Azores in June 1992.", "The University of Washington research aircraft will be used for measurements." ]
[ "Measure the spectral absorption of solar radiation by water clouds.", "Measure the optical thickness of water clouds.", "Measure the effective particle size of water clouds.", "Measure the bidirectional reflectance of cloud tops.", "Measure the flux of ultraviolet radiation in and above the clouds.", "Me...
1,992
AGS
GEO
Measurements of the Radiative Properties of Marine Clouds inASTEX
9976645
This award will assist the Carnegie Institution in the acquisition of a cluster of Alpha workstations for use by researchers and students at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and the Geophysical Laboratory. The cluster will be used for a wide range of scientific research, principally in theoretical studies of the...
[ "The Carnegie Institution will acquire a cluster of Alpha workstations.", "The workstations will be used by researchers and students at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and the Geophysical Laboratory.", "The cluster will be used for theoretical studies of the origin of stars, planets, and life.", "Stud...
[ "Extend theoretical studies of the origin of stars to higher spatial resolutions and longer time scales.", "Extend theoretical studies of the origin of planets to higher spatial resolutions and longer time scales.", "Extend theoretical studies of the origin of life to higher spatial resolutions and longer time ...
1,999
AST
MPS
Acquisition of an Alpha Workstation Cluster for Theoretical Studies of the Origin of Stars, Planets, and Life
2012136
This award provides support for students and post-doctoral associates to attend the 6th Midwest Single Molecule Workshop being held in Omaha, Nebraska, August of 2020. Single molecule biophysics techniques make it possible to observe the transient interactions, multiple structural states, and dynamics of biological mol...
[ "The 6th Midwest Single Molecule Workshop is being held in Omaha, Nebraska, in August 2020.", "Single molecule biophysics techniques allow observation of transient interactions, multiple structural states, and dynamics of biological molecules and their assemblies.", "Applications of single-molecule techniques a...
[ "Provide support for students and post-doctoral associates to attend the workshop.", "Facilitate the exchange of ideas to ensure further developments in single-molecule techniques.", "Provide professional development opportunities for young scientists.", "Expose undergraduate students to timely research topic...
2,020
MCB
BIO
The 6th Midwest Single Molecule Workshop; August, 2020; Omaha Nebraska
9734807
The system developed in this project maps World Wide Web documents to Library of Congress subject headings. It contrasts with systems which accomplish classification of Web documents through voluntary classification by the public at large. This project is designed to automatically classify Web documents into subject he...
[ "The system maps World Wide Web documents to Library of Congress subject headings.", "The project automatically classifies Web documents into subject headings of the Science (Q) and Technology (T) portions of the Library of Congress classification system.", "The system is trained and tested on several thousand ...
[ "Scale up machine-learning methods combined with natural language processing and information retrieval techniques to address a larger problem domain.", "Investigate efficient use of contextual cues in natural language processing and information retrieval.", "Explore methods for reduction of errors due to encoun...
1,997
IIS
CSE
REU: Automated Acquisition of Domain Knowledge and Language Patterns, with Application to Language Metadata
0223754
The Electrodeposition Gordon Research Conference (GRC) is relatively new, started in 1996. It grew out of the Read Conference, one of the primary scientific forums for the electrodeposition community since the early 50's. The understanding of electrodeposition at the atomic scale has increased dramatically in recent ye...
[ "The Electrodeposition Gordon Research Conference (GRC) started in 1996.", "The Electrodeposition GRC grew out of the Read Conference.", "The Read Conference has been a primary scientific forum for the electrodeposition community since the early 50's.", "Understanding of electrodeposition at the atomic scale ...
[ "Continue developing the Electrodeposition GRC into the premier electrochemical materials conference." ]
2,002
CBET
ENG
2002 Electrodeposition Gordon Research Conference
9614492
The fundamental scientific question to be addressed by this research is: "How do different physical processes influence the response of sea ice to a heat flux perturbation?" A new 3-D sea ice model for climate applications will be developed. This research is motivated by large discrepancies between the response of the ...
[ "Large discrepancies exist between 1-D thermodynamic and 2-D dynamic/thermodynamic sea ice models in response to surface heat flux perturbations.", "Uncertainties regarding important physical processes in sea ice still remain.", "There is sufficient knowledge about individual physical processes to make progress...
[ "Develop a new 3-D sea ice model for climate applications.", "Improve a single-cell thermodynamic/dynamic sea ice model and test it against field and satellite observations.", "Conduct sensitivity studies using the single-cell model to assess simplifications for computational efficiency.", "Incorporate necess...
1,996
OPP
GEO
Development of a 3-D Sea Ice Model for Climate Applications
9602266
This award supports a new, multidisciplinary research training program focused on understanding the biological implications of small population size. A group of 18 faculty from the Departments of Zoology, Plant Biology and Entomology at the University of Maryland have joined with 5 colleagues from research units of the...
[ "Small, reproductively isolated populations are an increasingly common feature of the natural distribution of many wild plants and animals.", "The program involves 18 faculty from the University of Maryland and 5 colleagues from the Smithsonian Institution.", "The program integrates studies of population and co...
[ "Understand the biological implications of small population size.", "Provide important understanding of basic processes in biology.", "Develop knowledge useful in conservation biology and preservation of wild and captive endangered species.", "Integrate multiple disciplines in graduate and postdoctoral resear...
1,996
DBI
BIO
BIO Research Training Group Program: Biology in Small Populations
1515987
This program will develop a 2-dimensional map of the ionosphere of Mars using a combination of numerical models and MARSIS radar sounder measurements. The results will be used to explore the relationship between the structure of the ionosphere and crustal magnetic anomalies.
In terms of broader impacts, the work will train a female postdoctoral researcher of underrepresented ethnicity, a graduate student, and a succession of undergraduate students. It will stimulate comparative work involving Earth's auroral ionosphere, which will encourage the transfer of ideas and methods between terrest...
[ "Mars has an ionosphere.", "Mars has crustal magnetic anomalies.", "MARSIS radar sounder measurements of Mars' ionosphere exist.", "Earth has an auroral ionosphere.", "There are similarities between Earth's and Mars' ionospheres." ]
[ "Develop a 2-dimensional map of the ionosphere of Mars.", "Use numerical models and MARSIS radar sounder measurements to map Mars' ionosphere.", "Explore the relationship between the structure of the ionosphere and crustal magnetic anomalies on Mars.", "Conduct comparative work involving Earth's auroral ionos...
2,015
AST
MPS
Ionospheric electron densities above crustal magnetic anomalies on Mars
8912469
The tubular pinch phenomenon will be investigated for potential application to harvesting of bioparticles. A separation from a dilute suspension will be attempted using a branched flow path. Variables such as branch length diameter, angle and number will by systematically investigated. Systems where the bioparticle con...
[ "The Segre-Silberberg tubular pinch effect has been known for 40 years.", "The tubular pinch effect has not seen significant industrial application.", "The tubular pinch effect has been successfully applied in concentrating red blood cells.", "Successful application of the tubular pinch effect in biotechnolog...
[ "Investigate the tubular pinch phenomenon for potential application to harvesting of bioparticles.", "Attempt separation from a dilute suspension using a branched flow path.", "Systematically investigate variables such as branch length diameter, angle, and number.", "Examine systems where the bioparticle conc...
1,989
CBET
ENG
Cell Separation Based on Axial Migration in Laminar Tube Flow
1508048
Bimetallic catalysts composed of a group-10 metal (Ni, Pd, Pt) and a second more oxyphilic metal, such as Fe or Zn, will be chosen based on previous demonstration of HDO activity in aldehyde and aldose HDO. Specifically, the proposal will investigate how changes in the metal d-band resulting from the addition of a seco...
Bio-refining of lignin-based biomass results in production of oxygenated aromatic compounds that must be further processed by hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) to produce higher-value aromatic compounds. The study will involve molecular-level investigation of the adsorption and reaction of several oxygenated aromatics on bimeta...
[ "Bio-refining of lignin-based biomass produces oxygenated aromatic compounds.", "Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is necessary to convert oxygenated aromatic compounds to higher-value aromatic compounds.", "Bimetallic catalysts composed of a group-10 metal and a more oxyphilic metal have demonstrated HDO activity in al...
[ "Investigate how changes in the metal d-band resulting from the addition of a second more oxyphilic metal influence the interaction of aromatic rings with the catalyst surface.", "Examine the role of the oxyphilic metal in providing specific binding sites for oxygen atoms in aromatic oxygenates.", "Study the ro...
2,015
CBET
ENG
UNS: Mechanistic Studies of Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Oxygenates over Bimetallic Catalysts
0219338
There is a rapidly growing trend toward embedding wireless capability into a wide variety of information technology products; recently in the form of single chip transceivers, and in the future perhaps integrated on-chip with the main product function. These devices must have low power consumption to satisfy battery c...
Successful implementation will lead to improved range and life for wireless sensors, more reliable communications under adverse interference conditions, and ultimately to wider application of information technology in industry and science.
[ "There is a rapidly growing trend toward embedding wireless capability into a wide variety of information technology products.", "Wireless devices must have low power consumption to satisfy battery conservation and thermal considerations.", "Good receiver sensitivity and signal handling are essential in a crowd...
[ "Develop low power CMOS circuits that improve the trade-off between power consumption and RF performance.", "Reduce power consumption for a given level of performance.", "Allow a dynamic trade-off of power versus RF performance.", "Reuse amplifier stages at two different frequencies through reflex arrangement...
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Collaborative Research: Low Power CMOS Circuits and Systems for Next Generation Wireless Information Technology
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The effects of disorder and reduced symmetry on the equilibrium and dynamic magnetic properties of patterned magnetic thin-film metamaterials that exhibit frustration and spin ice behavior are studied. Attention is focused on artificial quasicrystals whose aperiodic, long-range positional order places them in a unique ...
Modern techniques for nanoscale patterning of thin films yield metamaterials that behave differently from those fabricated via traditional chemical techniques; and their fundamental properties can be markedly altered from bulk behavior, which involves the emergence of collective behavior from single-particle interactio...
[ "Modern techniques for nanoscale patterning of thin films yield metamaterials that behave differently from those fabricated via traditional chemical techniques.", "The reduction of film dimensions into the nanometer range traverses natural length scales such as ferromagnetic domain wall widths (7-100 nm).", "Ar...
[ "Investigate how control of periodic translational and point symmetries of wire networks results in strong changes in magnetic reversal and spin wave dynamics.", "Study the effects of disorder and reduced symmetry on the equilibrium and dynamic magnetic properties of patterned magnetic thin-film metamaterials tha...
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MPS
Collaborative Research: Controlled Disorder and Topological Defects in Magnetically Frustrated Thin Film Metamaterials
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9728762 Benian Actin is one of the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells It can polymerize into microfilaments that provide structure to eukaryotic cells, either as individual dispersed filaments or bundled together by actin binding proteins into cables. Together with its associated motor proteins, the myosi...
[ "Actin is one of the most abundant proteins in eukaryotic cells.", "Actin can polymerize into microfilaments that provide structure to eukaryotic cells.", "Actin microfilaments, together with myosins, form the basis for intracellular movement, including muscle contraction.", "The unc-60 gene in C. elegans enc...
[ "Determine the sequence alterations of 12 unc-60 alleles and interpret their effects on phenotype and protein structure.", "Determine the spatial and temporal expression patterns of the two proteins encoded by unc-60.", "Evaluate the hypothesis that one UNC-60 protein is muscle-specific and the other is embryon...
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Molecular, Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the C. elegans Muscle Gene UNC-60