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Home > Research > Research Updates > 2009 04 06

University of Houston Weekly Research News Bulletin

Week of 4/06/09

Research News:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

 

Message from Dr. Elizabeth G. Nabel

Re: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

 

I am pleased to update you on the NHLBI’s planning and implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).  I want to share with you how energized we are with this opportunity.  The investment of ARRA monies in the NHLBI allows us the unprecedented opportunity to accelerate the implementation of the NHLBI Strategic Plan: Shaping the Future for Research <http://apps.nhlbi.nih.gov/strategicplan/StrategicPlan_Appendix.pdf>  and to stimulate the economy.
 
The NHLBI intends to invest its ARRA funding in research that advances basic discoveries of the causes of diseases, promotes the translation of the basic discoveries into clinical practice, and fosters training and mentoring of emerging scientists and physicians. The funding plan strikes an important balance between our commitment to investigator-initiated research grants and “signature” projects.
 
A section of our website is dedicated to providing detailed information about the NHLBI’s participation in the ARRA, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/recovery. On these pages, you will find information on the funding mechanisms as well as two useful tools, the Frequently Asked Questions <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/recovery/faq.html>  section and Milestone Changes to the NHLBI’s Recovery Pages <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/recovery/milestone.html > , which is a log of updates to the ARRA-related web pages.  As new information becomes available, we will update these pages and therefore encourage you to check back periodically.
 
I look forward to continuing our work together during this historic opportunity. We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions at nhlbi.listens@nih.gov.
 
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Notices

National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

Energy & Natural Resources Funding Opportunities

American Chemical Society (ACS)

 

Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants

This program aims to promote the careers of young faculty by supporting research of high scientific caliber in the petroleum and energy fields, and to enhance the career opportunities of their undergraduate or graduate students (or both), and postdoctoral associates through the research experience.
URL:https://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/memberapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1251&use_sec=false

 

New Directions Grants

These grants aim to stimulate a new direction of research for established faculty, and to support the careers of their student scientists and engineers in the petroleum and energy fields.
URL:https://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/memberapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1251&use_sec=false

 

Undergraduate Research (UR) Grants

This program supports the research programs in the petroleum and energy fields of established scientists and engineers at non-doctoral research departments and provides financial support for students at those institutions - the next generation of scientists and engineers - to become involved in advanced investigative research activities, in preparation for continued study in graduate school or employment.
URL:https://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/memberapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1251&use_sec=false

 

National Science Foundation (NSF)

 

NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) - NSF 09-549*

This program provides funding for graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to bring their leading research practice and findings into K-12 learning settings.
URL:http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09549/nsf09549.htm
*Please Note:  This is a limited submission program.  Abstracts should be submitted to the Dean, Chair and DOR by the internal due date of April 16, 2009.  VP/Deans consideration period will be April 17 - 23, 2009. Notification will be sent to all candidates on April 24, 2009.

 

Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) - NSF 08-605

The primary goal of the OEDG Program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities.
URL:http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08605/nsf08605.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

 

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

 

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program

The purpose of this program is to support research, education, and extension grants and integrated research, education, and extension grants that address key problems of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of agriculture, including farm efficiency and profitability, ranching, renewable energy, forestry (both urban and agroforestry), aquaculture, rural communities and entrepreneurship, human nutrition, food safety, biotechnology, and conventional breeding.
URL:http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/agriculturalandfoodresearchinitiativeafri.cfm

 

U.S. Forest Service: Urban and Community Forestry National Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program Special Focus Grant: Storm Event Protocol

This special focus grant is for the development of a new storm event protocol that blends urban forest programs with emergency management operations.
URL:http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46347

 

United States Department of Defense (DOD)

 

Warfighter Systems Technologies – Biotechnology

A comparison of current capabilities versus Warfighter needs leads to interest in the following major areas of scientific knowledge and technological capabilities:  1) Novel biologically-based biocides for the generation of antimicrobial materials with nonleaching killing action; 2) Experimentation and theoretical research into the structural interactions and mode-of-action of peptides at interfaces; 3) Development and enhancement of sensor technologies for chemicals and biological materials; 4) Environmentally benign processes for production of materials; 5) Novel approaches to stabilizing enzymes and natural dyes for long-term use in a broad range of environments; 6) Real-time generation of biofuels from renewable resources; 7) Novel environmentally-friendly FR materials from renewable biological sources; and 8) Development of improved antimicrobial and antisporal test methods.
URL:https://www3.natick.army.mil/ssbaa.htm

 

Warfighter Advanced Technologies - Individual Warrior Technology

Operational capability gap analysis has indicated that the following technical areas warrant research and development efforts:  1) Individual cultural integration/interaction; 2) Internal tactical communications and control for teams; 3) Maintain situational awareness to both blue force and red force status; 4) Ability to locate, mark, illuminate and designate targets; 5) Move, dismounted, over open terrain; 6) Individual power providing high energy density, and high current density; 7) Navigate to and from objectives in high threat areas; and 8) Protect against improvised explosive devices, kinetic weapons, and fragmentation devices.
URL:https://www3.natick.army.mil/ssbaa.htm

 

Warfighter Systems Technologies - Lightweight Conformal Solar Cells

Research in cells composed of both organic "light-harvesting" materials and inorganic "nanocrystalline" (high surface area) materials is needed.
URL:https://www3.natick.army.mil/ssbaa.htm

 

Warfighter Systems Technologies - Soldier-Borne Power Sources

Power source solutions that can demonstrate through objective analysis substantial reductions in life cycle cost and logistics burden are of primary interest to the Army.
URL:https://www3.natick.army.mil/ssbaa.htm

 

United States Department of Energy (DOE)

 

Advanced SynchroPhasor Research

DOE is seeking applications for innovative applied research and development on the use of synchrophasor data to improve the reliability of the nation's electricity delivery.
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=46392

 

Nuclear Energy University Programs - Fellowship and Scholarship Support

The purpose of this FOA is to award five-year cooperative agreements (which may run up to eight years) in order to attract high-quality undergraduate and graduate students into nuclear science and engineering at universities.
URL:http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=nLFvJWfTzRcWGVYpJLR6ybkpVw5wKK4yvmHtJLyQK1hJcPNHQdGw!1092905380?oppId=46588&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

 

Radiochemistry and Instrumentation Research

DOE hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for pilot research project grants in two topic areas, Radiochemistry and Radionuclide Imaging Instrumentation.
URL:  http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN09-18.html

 

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

 

Joint US – UK Research Program: Environmental Behavior, Bioavailability and Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials

EPA and UK Environmental Nanoscience Initiative (UKENI) are soliciting research from an interdisciplinary consortium consisting of UK and U.S. partners to meet the following objectives:  1) Propose predictive, integrated hypothetical model(s) or tools of fate, behavior, bioavailability and effects for several important and representative nanomaterial classes over key environmental pathways; 2) Validate and refine these hypothetical model(s); 3) Use these outputs to support confident and more certain statements of environmental exposure, bioavailability, effects and risk; and 4) Develop effective tools and methods to detect, assess, and monitor the presence of nanomaterials in biological and environmental samples.
URL:  http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_uk_nano.html

 

Water Environment Research Federation (WERF)

 

Paul L. Busch Award

This award seeks to distinguish individuals poised for greater recognition of their innovative, ongoing contributions to water quality advancements.
URL:  http://www.werf.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Funding/PaulLBuschAward/AwardInstructionsandGuidelines/default.htm